Building Your Skills Doesn’t Have to be Limited to Your Day Job: Leveraging Your Side-Hustle to Fill Your Cup

Peg Scofield

Building Your Skills Doesn’t Have to be Limited to Your Day Job: Leveraging Your Side-Hustle to Fill Your Cup

When I began my transition to a career in IT, I threw out a wide net of trial balloons to see what career path would fit best and bring me the creative and intellectual stimulation I was looking for. I landed on a core career in Front End Development because it allowed me to fold in other skills and interests. When my base of clients became repetitive and I felt my skills getting stale, I decided to freelance again and pivot to looking for an in-house position. My goal was a collaborative environment with a career path in Front End. Clarus is a perfect fit. While I expand my development and managerial skills at Clarus, PurpleDog allows me to maintain a connection to design and direct contact with clients.

You will walk away from this chat with:

A better understanding of the balance between your day job & side hustle
Tips for leveraging your skills from your side hustle to fill your cup

Meet The Speaker

Peg Scofield

Peg Scofield is a Senior Software Developer at Clarus Commerce, based in Rocky Hill, Connecticut. After completing a Masters Degree in Interactive Media from Quinnipiac University, she started a career in web development, journalism, and graphic design. Following freelancing stints as a web developer, she started her own shop and built a healthy base of website clients while expanding into collateral offerings in logo development, photography, and print work. She has been at Clarus for five years and still maintains a small client base as PurpleDog Web Productions.