Creating Coding Careers
As founder and CEO, I build earn-and-learn pathways into technology careers. The work brings employers and emerging talent together through apprenticeship.
Explore Creating Coding CareersA technologist.
A teacher.
A talent builder.
I’m Mike Roberts. I help organizations build pathways into technology careers—and help leaders see what becomes possible when people get the chance to learn by doing.
Founder & CEO, Creating Coding Careers
40+ years in technology and education
A perspective built
in the real world.
On stage, I connect the future of work to the decisions leaders make today: who gets hired, how people learn, and where opportunity begins.
Keynotes, workshops, and conversations about apprenticeships, skills-based hiring, and an AI-native workforce.
Find a topic for your audienceBuilding access.
Creating opportunity.
My work connects technology, education, and employers around a practical idea: people develop skills by putting them to use.
Apprenticeships that work
I help organizations connect program design, training, funding, and skills-based hiring—so apprenticeship becomes part of how they build their workforce.
Explore the practical workIdeas people can use
Through speaking, workshops, and the Podclass, I share practical thinking on AI, talent development, and making careers in technology more accessible.
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A short bio for event introductions and speaker listings.
Mike Roberts is a technologist, educator, and the founder and CEO of Creating Coding Careers. With more than four decades in technology and education, he helps organizations build earn-and-learn pathways into technology careers. His work connects apprenticeships, skills-based hiring, and workforce development with the practical needs of employers and learners. Through keynotes, workshops, and consulting, Mike shares strategies for developing talent, navigating training incentives, and preparing teams for an AI-native future of work.
Request speaker materials“Mike brings deep practical experience of building and running apprenticeship programs together with thought leadership on work-based learning, the labor force, and the technology sector.”
Harry LeechApprenticeships for America
In the room.
In the conversation.
From a keynote stage to a hands-on workshop, the goal is to leave people with a useful next step.
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