STUDENT STORY
From Law to No-Code: A New Chapter Begins
He swapped courtrooms for cloud tools—and found a new calling.
Meet Everton Barbosa
Lawyer. Survivor. Tech dreamer turned builder.
Everton Barbosa, 35, grew up in São Paulo, Brazil, in a humble home shaped by love, grit, and big dreams. Trained in law, he spent years handling cases in civil and digital rights. But deep down, tech had always whispered to him. He just never gave it a real chance.
Then came 2020. Everton was working at a major insurance firm when COVID hit—and hit hard. In the early days of the pandemic, with no treatment or vaccine in sight, he got infected. He nearly died.
“I told God—if I make it out of this, I want to do something I love. I want to work with technology.”
He made it. And true to his word, Everton left his job in law, opened his own small office, and began his transition—one course, one step, one new skill at a time.
"I built something for my family we never could’ve paid for. That alone made the whole course worth it.”
Everton Barbosa
Academia de Novos Talentos Digitais, 2024
Behind the scenes
Favourite tool
Airtable (followed closely by Wix!)
Favourite mission
Real client project with Falta e dois
Biggest challenge
Learning Glide under pressure
Most valuable learning
“Done is better than perfect”
What’s Next for Everton?
Project Highlight
In the final stage of the Cohorts, students have the opportunity to create a Capstone Project to showcase what they have learned across the journey. They have the liberty to use whichever tool they want or even explore new ones, promoting their critical thinking and proactivity. Always with the support of our Mentors.
Amigurumimania: A heartfelt business built with tech and love.
Everton created a full e-commerce site for his family’s handmade crochet dolls.
✅ Built on Softr
✅ Payments powered by Gumroad
✅ Backend connected via Zapier + Airtable
Project Feedback
The feedback from his family? Proud, grateful, and a little demanding.
“Working with my mom and sister,” he laughed, “was tougher than the client work!”
