What if the reason you’re moving in silence isn’t strategy — but fear?

Before she was a software engineer with a large following on TikTok, Jovonne Cameron (@jovitalkstech) was quietly living a double life.

She told her friends and community she was going back to school for an advanced degree in English.

In reality, she was enrolled in a coding bootcamp — financing a major career pivot in silence.

This episode is about imposter syndrome, money, cultural conditioning, and the fear that if you say something too soon, someone will tell you it’s unrealistic. The conversation moves beyond career transition into the emotional and financial realities of becoming someone new before you feel ready to defend it.

What You’ll Hear in This Episode

• Why imposter syndrome convinces us to keep our plans private
• The cultural lesson of “fail in private” — and its unintended consequences
• Financing a career pivot: bootcamps, scholarships, and calculated risk
• When success changes the dynamics of friendships
• The difference between being good at something and being fulfilled by it

Listener Takeaways

• Moving in silence can protect focus — but it can also limit support
• Investing in yourself often feels scary and strategic at the same time
• You don’t need certainty to start — you need enough conviction to continue
• Outgrowing people doesn’t mean you betrayed them

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