What motivates someone to go on stage to give a talk once, twice… 50 times? When you are an artist, it is part of the job. But when you are a developer?

In this talk, I will walk you through my journey from developer to DevRel and share both the how and the why. What keeps me going, flying to the next event over and over, sometimes every day. I will talk about the unexpected consequences, good and bad, of constant travel and living out of a suitcase. I will also share what DevRel means to me personally, both as a DevRel and as one of the founding members at a startup, and what it means in general beyond the free travel and conferences.

I will also share my perspective on the mental blockers I often see in people who want to try public speaking but never take the first step, and how to overcome them. So if you have always wanted to get on stage but do not know what to talk about, or maybe never even considered it before, I hope this session will give you a clearer picture of what DevRel really looks like, whether it might be for you, and some practical ways to start speaking even when your mind tries to talk you out of it.