Chevas Balloun

Director of Marketing & Brand

Chevas has spent over 15 years inventing brands, designing interfaces, and driving engagement for companies like Microsoft. He is a practiced writer, a productivity app inventor, board game designer, and has a builder-mentality drives entrepreneurship.

Latest blogs from Chevas

Featured: Open House Bremerton

By Chevas Balloun, on September 9th 2018

OPEN HOUSE BREMERTON You are cordially invited to attend the Nucamp Open House in Bremerton on March 6, 6:30 p.m. at the Bremerton Bar and Grill. Come and see how Nucamp Bremerton can help you learn the skills you need for the career you want. We ... Read more

New Website Live!

By Chevas Balloun, on September 9th 2018

Two great things are beginning this week: springtime, and Nucamp Coding Bootcamp fall student enrollment. Enroll now for the web development bootcamps that begin in August and September to receive your sweet early bird DISCOUNT!... Read more

Only three weeks left before the end of the journey (and the beginning of a new one)

By Chevas Balloun, on September 9th 2018

Only three weeks left before the end of the Full Stack Web + Mobile Development bootcamp! Some students began their journey back in November, others in January. They have stayed committed, even in the face of adversity (a.k.a. Angular!!). Big kudos t... Read more

Final workshops for the January cohort in Tacoma

By Chevas Balloun, on September 9th 2018

As of today, the cohort that started back in January has finally completed the Full Stack Immersive program. What a challenging six months of balancing coding and life. Congrats everyone on crossing the finish line. We look forward to sharing the gra... Read more

Hello Spokane and Marysville!

By Chevas Balloun, on September 9th 2018

Today I am pleased to announce the launch of Nucamp in the Spokane and Marysville - Everett communities. Starting in October 2018, we will provide Spokane and Marysville - Everett with the unique opportunity to access the same quality coding and web ... Read more

Scouting workshop locations in Marysville and Everett

By Chevas Balloun, on September 8th 2018

Paul Turner, Ben Meredith, and Ludo Fourrage spent all day yesterday in Marysville and Everett, scouting for workshop locations in preparation for the October 22 opening later this year. In the next blog posts, you'll read about their journey: their ... Read more

Is it possible to make a successful career shift from behavioral counseling to IT using a coding boot camp, particularly if I have little to no expertise in IT?

By Chevas Balloun, on Invalid Date

Yes! I would suggest a few things: 1. First, test that it’s really something you like before jumping in. Some bootcamps will give you a preview of the experience with shorter courses, at a much lower cost. Take one that would introduce you ... Read more

How do you stay ahead of the curve in the front-end development world?

By Chevas Balloun, on Invalid Date

I’m not sure that “staying ahead” of the curve is really what’s needed. There are so many new technologies coming out that one could easily spend too much time studying them all, and run the risk to make the wrong bets. That said I would suggest: 1... Read more

When will the coding bootcamp bubble burst?

By Chevas Balloun, on Invalid Date

I do not believe the bootcamp bubble will burst, but we can expect the formula to evolve and be disrupted to better serve the needs of all aspiring developers. The options available to this audience are so limited at the moment that it will change o... Read more

Are MOOCs worth the effort when most of the users don't even complete it?

By Chevas Balloun, on Invalid Date

Love the question, as it validates why gamification works- and why some learners respond very well to a leaderboard and the prospect of earning an extra point. The biggest challenge with MOOC is to help everyone find a way to stay committed to their... Read more

Welcome to the Nucamp blog!

By Chevas Balloun, on Invalid Date

nucamp has a blog! We'll talk about technology, careers, learning and education in general. Thanks for chiming in!... Read more

Veteran's Day

By Chevas Balloun, on Invalid Date

We recognize that some gave all and all gave some. It is through your individual sacrifices for our freedoms that we have the ability to follow our dreams. At Nucamp, we honor our Veterans in word and deed. How do we honor your service? We tirelessly... Read more

Additional session in January!

By Chevas Balloun, on Invalid Date

We have exciting news to share with you! 1) We are adding a second class for the Full Stack program scheduled in January. This second class will meet on Friday afternoons for the in-person workshops, while the first class will continue to meet on S... Read more

Happy Holidays!

By Chevas Balloun, on Invalid Date

Thank you everyone for joining our open house last Thursday! It was great to meet with the community and hear how much our approach to providing flexible and affordable education is resonating with everyone. With that, we'd like to announce that our ... Read more

Announcing new monthly payment options

By Chevas Balloun, on Invalid Date

Let me start by saying THANK YOU for all the fantastic feedback we've received in the last few weeks regarding nucamp's approach. We were hoping that our focus on affordability while preserving the quality of in-person, instructor-led curriculum woul... Read more

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