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Case Study · 2026 · Full-Stack Developer
Mind Step
Leadership brand site with a custom API and headless CMS.
Visit live site ↗ www.mindstepleadership.comOverview
A leadership-coaching brand site architected as three services — a Next.js frontend, a custom Express API, and a Strapi CMS — for editable content and secure user features.
Tech stack
Next.jsHeroUIRadix UIExpressJWT + bcryptAWS S3 (multer-s3)Strapi CMSPostgreSQL
What I built
- Built the frontend with HeroUI / Radix components and Lottie motion.
- Developed a custom Express API with JWT auth, bcrypt password hashing, rate limiting and S3 file uploads.
- Managed editorial content in a Strapi CMS backed by PostgreSQL.