We’re proudly self-funded, with organic expansion plans for the foreseeable future. Because who wants investors pressuring us to make money before the time is right? We’re driven by two down-to-earth, approachable owners who have been best friends for decades. Because who wants a hierarchy of CEO’s and COO’s trying to blow out 100 schools at the expense of quality?
We’re parents ourselves, so we want to do you right. Have a problem with your coach? We’ll find you a better match. Sick and can’t make it? We’ll get you a makeup lesson. Did we screw something up? We’ll apologize profusely and get you an appropriate refund. See more about who we are below, and don’t hesitate to contact us for any reason!
Hansel spent much of his early career in the high tech corporate world in
and out of Silicon Valley, and struck out on his own in 2011. From
running his own rock music school for kids as a franchisee to developing
Bay Area real estate, Hansel dabbled in a few things before founding
theCoderSchool in 2014. He’s fluent in Cantonese (can fake it with Mandarin),
is a published co-author (with Wayne) of two children’s
coding books, and
is an avid endurance athlete, having run the
Western States 100 Mile race, and
is currently an active Ironman triathlete.
Hansel currently lives in
Palo Alto with his uber-supportive wife Lisa and three awesome kids.
Hansel is responsible for company strategy, branding, technology, and franchising,
and can be reached at hansel@thecoderschool.com.
Wayne graduated from WashU in St. Louis (same as Hansel so it must be the
best university in the world) with an EE degree and also has a masters in
computer engineering from the University of Southern California. He has a
vast amount of software experience in both large companies such as Oracle,
TRW Space & Defense, and Cambridge Technology Partners as well as many
smaller start-ups ranging from 2-200 employees. He played varsity tennis at
WashU and still enjoys it as well as other sports such as golf and basketball,
but rarely gets to play. Wayne currently lives in San Mateo with his wife
Winnie and two daughters, Ella and Emma. Wayne handles support for all
locations, and manages curriculum and technical platforms for the system.
He can be reached at wayne@thecoderschool.com.
