I'm excited to share the inspiring story of Valériane Venance, a developer who found her passion for coding and community building through unconventional means. At 16, she joined her best friend's coding school in Paris without traditional classes or teachers, where she discovered her love for learning and collaboration. She later became involved with The Family, a start-up accelerator, and developed a passion for the tech ecosystem. After a life-changing phone call from a police inspector, Valériane took a break to work in humanitarian aid but eventually returned to coding and found her calling as a Developer Advocate. Her journey led her to Clever Cloud and now Twilio, where she's eager to empower French developers and share her knowledge with the community. Through her experiences, Valériane has learned that everyone can teach something to someone and that lifelong learning is key to finding one's passion.