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🎓 Back to Skool: Inside the BowTiedCyber Community
By Evan Lutz (@BowTiedCyber)
"The hiring gap doesn’t care about your background. It rewards momentum. And inside our Skool, that’s exactly what we’re building."
August’s launch of the BowTiedCyber Skool Community has already become something much bigger than a community wall- it’s a tactical command center for career changers, cert grinders, and Zero to Hoodie operators looking for their next win.
Here’s what’s happening inside right now:
🔑 Core Anchors: What We Built First
💬 Welcome Post
The welcome thread sets the tone: take action, track goals, ask smart questions. Every new member is encouraged to state their current status, where they’re headed, and book a strategy call if they want a mapped 90-day plan.
🎓 Bootcamp Giveaway
We’re offering a full ride to Zero to Hoodie. Not random. Not lucky. Earned.
Deadline: Sept 30
Winner: Announced Oct 1
Selection based on sincerity, momentum, and participation
Includes video interview and feature
🌱 Member Journeys: Who’s Showing Up
The intros are electric. These are real people betting on themselves:
🔐 Security Officer → Cybersecurity (Zelalem Addis)
📊 Data Analytics → Blue Team (Tariq Smith)
🔧 PC Repair → Full-time IT (Jaleel Chughtai)
🍳 Cook → Network+ student (Devon S)
🛰️ Tech Sales → Overseas Cyber Contracting (Baco Cisse)
📦 Delivery Driver → IT Contractor (Comcast) (Trevor Fredrick)
🤖 AI/Dev → Cybersecurity upskiller (Chase Edwards)
💻 Zero-experience grinders: Joshua, Axel, Edison, Aqib—here for the grind, not the hype
And it’s not just fresh faces.
🏅 Alumni like Kelsey Sotello are already contributing back! PROOF that the system scales.
📈 Momentum: Early Wins and Tactical Moves
✅ Bootcamp enrollment live – Kenny Rosario signed on after direct community engagement
🧠 Members are:
Sharing Sec+ and AZ-900 prep struggles
Posting lab progress (honeypots, AD configs, T-Pot, SIEM mock-ups)
Talking through real issues: age bias, unpaid internships, financial strain
🧓 One standout: Kevin Allen (64 y/o) is sitting for Security+ to prove that it’s never too late to pivot.
🧰 Top Resources Posted
We don’t do theory without action. Here’s what’s already dropped:
Cert prep → CertMasterAI.com
Résumé tuning → PlainTextResume.com
Roadmap access → FreeBootcamp.net
CTF playground → Custom BowTiedCyber Lab Server
Substack guides:
Land a Helpdesk Job in 30 Days
Make Shorts, Get Interviews (Short-form video = overlooked advantage)
This ecosystem supports both our 90-Day Hire-Readiness track and 36-Week Mastery Path.
💼 Real Jobs Posted by Members
This isn’t motivational fluff. Real leads are already surfacing:
📍 Griffin, GA – Tier 1 Helpdesk Tech ($17–22/hr)
📍 Chantilly, VA – IT Support, 0–2 YOE, ECS Group
The Skool is turning into a job board, networking hub, and talent pool—faster than we expected.
🧠 Culture: Support + Signal
We’ve got more than just grind:
🍻 Happy Hour Calls: underway for bonding and decompressing
🎯 Résumé Hot Seats: live editing, feedback, and real-world visibility
🤖 “Single Digit Hacker → Golfing?” meme poll. Because culture matters.
AND WE HAVE A FREE Q&A HAPPENING TONIGHT!!!
📌 What This Means
The BowTiedCyber Skool is creating a new lane for career changers and grinders:
Momentum > Experience
Certs + Labs + Strategy > Traditional School
Community = Accountability
We’re seeing daily examples of people learning in public, supporting each other, and moving fast toward that first hoodie-level role.
🧠 Want In?
Click the link below and join FOR FREE!
If you're serious about going from “zero” to a market-ready cyber professional, this is the corner of the internet you want to be in.
Click Here to Join The BowTiedCyber Hoodie Skool Community Now!
🧢 Stay humble.
⚔️ Stay dangerous.
📡 See you in Skool.
Cheers,
Evan Lutz (BowTiedCyber)