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The Black Enterprise Network podcast aims to showcase Black technologists and entrepreneurs and their stories. This includes students, industry leaders, investors and more.
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William A. Adams is a software engineering and startup trailblazer, philanthropist, and co-founder of Microsoft’s LEAP program. It was a diversity and inclusion apprenticeship that has trained more than 30 cohorts of developers and program managers around the world. Link to the program here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/leap/He’s passionate about helping every single Black person interested in the tech industry by means of what he calls tequity: Meaning his mission is to empower Blacks to build wealth and agency through equity ownership of tech companies. Support the show
In this episode I have a conversation with Brian Bristol: founder and CTO of pigeon loans - the platform that makes lending and borrowing money easy between friends and family. We talk about how Pigeon Loans got started in 2020 during the pandemic, what it means to have product market fit, and talk about why rejection is inevitable, but our path doesn’t have to end with those rejections. Support the show
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#22: Nikolai Francis - Vice President of Product Management at WePay [00:40]#23: Why this 23 year old turned down an offer at Google to start his own nonprofit ft. Jehron Petty [01:55]#24: The dream of becoming a hacker and escaping the traditional 9-5 ft. Samuel Bartels [03:48]#25: Serial entrepreneur protecting companies from unethical hackers ft. Tiffany Ricks [05:06]#26: The journey from "Hello World" to major tech executive ft. Nick Caldwell [08:45]#27: The power of community, leadership & work ethic ft. Gwladys Keubon [12:03]#28: Talking AI, AI ethics, and microinvesting ft. Chinasa T. Okolo [14:16] #29: The founding of Black Valley & the UK tech scene ft. Leke Sholuade [15:30] #30: How this vacuum salesman became a web developer ft. Cam Perry [16:55]Support the show
Cam started off as a salesman going door to door selling vacuums, but when he discovered coding he realized that he could open up new doors for himself and make more money. He was a student at the Lamdba school coding bootcamp and since then has been a full-time web developer with a podcast that similarly to this one - shares black stories in tech.In this episode Cam and I talk about how he went from being a salesman to a web developer and his thoughts on doing a coding bootcamp compared to other alternatives. Cam shares a lot of gems so you won’t want to miss out. I hope you enjoy it.Support the show
The death of George Floyd in 2020 was a catalyst for Leke, in which he was influenced to start Black Valley: a mentoring program and community that aims to provide tech industry access to the Black community. Black Valley aims to increase representation in tech and social mobility of the black community, in which those new to this space will have all the mentor support and network they need to thrive.Leke and I talk about how Leke got into this space, the founding of the Black Valley Program, and what the tech scene is like in the UK.Support the show
Chinasa is a computer science phd student at Cornell university with various research interests including health, computer vision, and AI ethics. She’s worked on a variety of projects related to AI and healthcare. And in her spare time she is a startup advisor and microinvestor.Support the show
Gwladys majored in Chemical engineering at UC Davis and is currently a human factors engineer at Boeing. Though at the time of this interview she was a materials and process engineer which she’ll be referencing later on in the episode. She discusses the importance of leadership and community and how it led her to where she is today. Support the show
Nick Caldwell is a tech executive, speaker, angel investor and is currently the General Manager for Core Technologies at Twitter. He previously worked at Microsoft for 13 years as General Manager of the Power BI product, was Chief Product and Engineering Officer at Looker (acquired by Google) and VP of Engineering at RedditNick’s charitable work includes being a board member for /dev/color: a non-profit whose mission is to maximize the impact of Black software engineers, and founding Color Code: a scholarship fund dedicated to future leaders of color in technology fields.Support the show
Tiffany Ricks has been in the tech industry for over 15 years with an expertise in software engineering and cybersecurity. Her love for cybersecurity originated when she worked at a company that built out technology for the United States Air Force and the Navy.Currently the founder and CEO of HacWare, Tiffany is passionate about protecting companies from unethical hackers. Join our free Facebook group community!Also be sure to check out the main podcast website for detailed show notes and ways to support the show.Support the show
In this episode, Sam and I talk about what is was like trying to learn how to code in Ghana, the reason why he's worked remotely for various companies outside of doing a traditional 9-5 at a tech company, and we get into balancing staying in a job for a steady income and eventually transitioning into doing something we're passionate about. Join our free Facebook group community!Also be sure to check out the main podcast website for detailed show notes and ways to support the show.Support the show
Jehron Petty graduated from Cornell University last year and instead of taking a product management job at Google he decided to follow his entrepreneurial passion. At just 23 years old, Jehron is the founder and CEO of Colorstack: a nonprofit that provides Black and Latinx computer science students with the support, community, and career development they need to reach their full potential in the tech space.Join our free Facebook group community!Also be sure to check out the main podcast website for detailed show notes and ways to support the show.Support the show
Nikolai Francis has been in product for over 15 years. He comes from a family of engineers and currently works at WePay as a Vice President of Product Management. Compared to what's considered to be traditional tech products, Nikolai loves the payments space because of how interesting the problems are.Join our free Facebook group community! Also be sure to check out the main podcast website for detailed show notes and ways to support the show.Support the show
Season 2 of The Black Enterprise Network is coming back this Summer and will feature 9 amazing black stories in tech! In the meantime, join our free Facebook group community! Also be sure to check out the main podcast website for detailed show notes and ways to support the show.Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/benpodcast)
In this episode I have a conversation with Daniel Jimenez: growth manager at SqlDBM and founder of Debtly. He talks about his deep interest in finance and how that interest sparked the founding of his company. We also discuss the difficulties that come with being a young startup founder and how you can outsource work without having what's considered a traditional founding team. Support the show
In this episode I have a conversation with Darius Gant, founder of Tesoro AI an artificial intelligence startup, investment professional, as well as a former professional basket player. He talks about how his passion for basketball would change and evolve into passion for the tech industry: especially as founder and investor. He also shares the impact that artificial intelligence has on our society and how it can be used for more than just self driving cars, but also for social good.Support the show
Shason Briscoe is a Software Engineer at Survey Monkey and advocate for growing diversity in the tech industry, especially for the black community. He shares how he got interested in Silicon Valley and tech, what it's like to be an intern vs a full timer, and how he's had an impact on black tech and engineering communities. Support the show
In this episode I'm joined by Jaimon Mcmillian, an incoming Associate Inside Sales Representative at Dell Technologies and a fellow MLTer. He shares his interest in the tech industry and how he got in from a non-technical standpoint, and we talk about the idea of betting on yourself and how it can potentially change your life for the better. Find episode transcript, resources, and specific chapter time stamps through the attached episode website link or at https://www.blackenterprisenetwork.fm/Support the show
In this episode of the podcast I'm joined by Dr. Stevens Bonhomme: a Client Success Manager at Microsoft. In this episode he shares what got him interested in economics, why he moved from Haiti to the United States, and describes his day to day work at Microsoft. Find episode transcript, resources, and specific chapter time stamps through the attached episode website link or at https://www.blackenterprisenetwork.fm/Support the show
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