About Magda Sokol - face behind Shedevelops

I'm Magda: Webflow developer, yoga teacher, and your tech translator

I burnt out. Then I built something better.

My mix:

front-end and automations skills, project management logic,

a therapist-level emphatetic ear.

Here’s the real story behind SheDevelops

How did it all start:

June 1992 – Born in Lithuania

Came out with strong opinions and a need for artistic performance. When asked what I wanted to be when I grow up:

"Artystka ze spalonego teatru." - An actress from a burned-down theatre.
(Yeah, we still don’t know what that means either.)

a little girl posing on a beach in one-piece swimwear

2000s – Camping, teaching, scheming

Childhood = tent life, Slovakian mountains, and trying to sell my homemade "magazine" in first grade for 50 cents. It failed when the assistant principal shut it down.

A full-length portrait of sassy, 5-year-old Magda smiling with sunglasses and weating blue swimming suit on the beach

2009–2013 – Studying English Philology

No idea what to study, so picked what I was already good at: languages and essays. Vilnius University taught me how to survive academic nonsense and gave me opportunity for Erasmus program in Italy and work in Hawaii.

Also: a lot of hostel, shop, and hotel customer service jobs in Lithuania, the U.S., and Canada.

Learned how to talk to anyone. Also learned I never wanted to work reception again...

Magda Sokol with Bozena smiling on the beach in Hawaii

2017 – Berlin & First Yoga Class

Moved to Berlin and stepped into my first Vinyasa class. Instantly hooked - started the "yoga chapter."
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Did two yoga teacher trainings in India, taught yoga in Indonesia, Goa, the Philippines since then

one girl and two men sitting in inflatable boat on the road

2020 – Rishikesh + Full-Stack Dev

2020 was definitely a weird year....
Started it in Rishikesh doing a yoga teacher training.
Then pandemic kicks in.
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Ended up backin Berlin doing a 1-year full-stack coding course via Agentur für Arbeit.
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Life change? 100%.

check out Magda's linkedin for more detailed experience

professional portrait of Magda with a bright green and purple eye make-up

2021 – First tech job (and burnout)

Landed my first web dev job at a digital agency.
Quickly realized being a junior dev = endless debugging and mental exhaustion.

Switched to project management.
Got a burn-out.

But started to be interested in no-code tools.
Especially Webflow. Fell in love with how it made ideas real without needing to code from scratch

smiling Magda Sokol sitting in the office in front of computer

2023 – Awwwards conference + Webflow love story

A corporate-sponsored trip to Amsterdam turned into a revelation: No-code is the future. Webflow can do almost everything.
And it looks good.
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Slowly getting obsessed.

learn more about magda's last full-time job here

A portrait of freelance no-code Webflow developer Magda lying down in a camper van's bed reading her e-book

2024 – Yin yoga, fake it til you make it, and freelancing

🚀 “I’m an introvert who lives an extrovert’s life.”

Got a start-up grant from the German government.

Started building websites and giving SEO advice to friends, family, and anyone who needed help getting found online.

Figured out how to turn a mix of emotional intelligence (hi empathy!), tech skills, and a love of clarity into real, paid client work.

I stopped thinking about ‘doing what I love,’ and started thinking about how to manage my energy and give more. Without burning out.

Magda is doing supported shoulder headstand with 2 black chairs

Can’t do a headstand? Use a chair.That’s the same approach I use in my work: props like AI, friends, systems, and partnerships to support my freelancing journey.

2025 – Real clients, real invoices, real freedom

Birth of SheDevelops:

Got my first big gig with Giang - a mother of two and spiritual female coach.
She sent €1000 upfront. I almost cried from happiness. And realized: I can make this work.
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Now I build websites for women-led businesses with too many ideas, too little time, and a tendency to overthink.
(Trust me, I know the type. I am one of them.)

I also started teaching Yin yoga and sound at the fanciest studio in Berlin, Ohia.
I said YES without a certification. Action comes first. Confidence follows.

That’s balance, baby.

Magda and Verena and Marcelina smiling in co-working session, all holding white coffee mugs

I work with women who have too many ideas, too little time, and too much going on in their heads.I turn that chaos into websites that actually convert.

Magda Sokol

SOKOL 🦅

noun

[so-kohl]
Falcon, in many Slavic languages.
A symbol of strength, freedom, and vision.
Maybe I was meant to fly high all along :)
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(My last name, Sokolovič, includes “Sokol”. Makes sense now, right? )

Today, I work where I feel most alive.

Libraries & coworking spaces in Berlin. Beach cafés in Goa.

This is what SheDevelops was built for:
Freedom. Flow. And function that supports your vision.

This is the freedom I always wanted.
And now I help other women-led businesses create it for themselves.

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I'm Magda: Webflow developer, yoga teacher, and your tech translator

I burnt out. Then I built something better. My mix: front-end and automations skills, project management logic, a therapist-level emphatetic ear.

Here’s the real story behind SheDevelops

Libraries & coworking spaces in Berlin. Beach cafés in Goa. This is what SheDevelops was built for:Freedom. Flow. And function that supports your vision.

This is the freedom I always wanted.And now I help other women-led businesses create it for themselves.

I burnt out. Then I built something better.

My mix:

front-end and automations skills, project management logic,

a therapist-level emphatetic ear.

Libraries & coworking spaces in Berlin. Beach cafés in Goa.

This is what SheDevelops was built for:
Freedom. Flow. And function that supports your vision.

This is the freedom I always wanted.
And now I help other women-led businesses create it for themselves.