My first episode with a very special guest. Ilyas Bakouch, who lives in Montreal, Canada, and works for AWS as a Solutions Architect.

I and Ilyas grow up in the same city (Fez, Morocco) and we had a somehow similar education background, we both went through the public school system and ended up in the private ones to get our degrees, although to be honest, I’m a bit jealous of Ilyas as he studies Economics and finance in high school. Now at 35, I wish I was taught how money works at a young age.

We discussed Ilyas’s background, careers, experiences, and how he ended up with AWS. We discussed the importance of focusing on the fundamentals of CS, helping others, and being genuine. I really enjoyed recording this one, I hope you will enjoy listening.