(bit) Blacks In Technology

In this episode of the Blacks In Technology #BITTechTalk podcast our guest is Camille Eddy, Mechanical Engineer student at Boise State University.

On this episode of the Blacks In Technology #BITTechTalk podcast our guest is Chrystal Banks, Per Scholas graduate and aspiring web developer. We sit down with Chrystal to discuss how a career in technology changed her life, about the Per Scholas training program and her aspirations to be a web developer.

On this episode of the Blacks In Technology #BITTechTalk podcast Greg sits down with several women from the Step It Up America program, and speaks with them how their lives have changed by entering the tech industry.We’ll be joined by Phylesha Bullard and Manuela Davila. Each woman will share their fascinating and compelling stories about entering the tech industry and how the SIUA program changed their lives. Also joining us on the podcast will be R. Kimberly Grigsby, Step It Up America City Lead for the City of Chicago and Nikki Arora, Chief Marketing Officer for Step It Up America.

On this episode of the Blacks In Technology #BITTechTalk podcast we sat down and spoke with Jenifer Daniels of Colorstock. Colorstock is a stock photo destination filling the growing need for authentic depictions of people of color. The company offers images of Black, Asian, Latino, and other ethnically diverse people at work and at play, reflecting their nuanced lives in realistic ways.

In this episode of the Blacks In Technology #BITTechTalk podcast episode #80, we’ll be speaking with Bjorn Simmons, VP of Sales and Marketing for the startup Wyzerr, a customer data analytics company.

On this episode of the Blacks In Technology #BITTechTalk podcast Greg welcomes to the show Lisa Caywood of Brocade Communication Systems to talk about SDN (Software Defined Network).We will explore what SDN is, it’s impact on the industry and what businesses and engineers need to be doing to prepare for it.Lisa Caywood is a Senior Product Marketing Manager with Brocade Communication Systems, focused on orchestration and SDN initiatives. She is known for her straightforward, jargon-free approach to explaining complex technology concepts and market dynamics to the educated layperson. Lisa also held a variety of security and data center marketing roles at Cisco between 2004-2011, with previous marketing and business development experience in the business analytics and semiconductor sectors.Lisa holds a BA from Tufts University, where she researched the role of technology transfer in the political economy of Greater China. She continues to address the organizational aspects of technology transfer and technology t

On this edition of the Blacks In Technology #BITTechTalk podcast we are joined by tech entrepreneur/startup founder/CEO of LISNR, Rodney Williams. Rodney Williams, Founder/CEO of LISNR, leads one of the hottest companies in the IoT space that intends to disrupt the mobile industry with a new communication protocol that is the most efficient way to connect any device with a speaker or microphone. Fresh out of the R/GA Accelerator powered by Techstars, and a recent Upstart 100 honoree, Williams is an innovative and out-of-the-box strategic thinker who is always looking for new ways for brands to have the greatest impact on their consumers.LISNR is a new communication standard between devices that connects any device with a speaker or microphone using high frequency “data over audio”. Called “Smart Tones”, these silent audio files can broadcast from television, live events, radio, or any standard speaker and then interact with LISNR’s coder base (SDK, API, Java, etc). Client and strategic partners include, Roc N

On this episode of the Blacks In Technology #BITTechTalk podcast we are joined by LaVita Tuff, Policy Analyst for the Sunlight Foundation and we’ll be talking about Open Data and Civic Engagement through technology.

On this episode of the Blacks In Technology #BITTechTalk podcast Greg is joined by guest Yolanda Conyers, Vice President, Worldwide Functions and Human Resources ,Chief Diversity Officer at Lenovo, Author and Speaker.Yolanda is vice president of worldwide functions HR and chief diversity officer at Lenovo, providing overall leadership toa global team of HR business partners to support Lenovo’s Executive Committee level leaders of Strategy, Legal, Ecosystem,Research and Technology, I/T and Business Transformation, Human Resources, Finance, Worldwide Services, and Marketing.Yolanda received her bachelors degree in computer science from Lamar University and an MBA in International Business from Our Lady of the Lake University. She also completed the University of Michigans Advanced Human Resource Executive Program, graduating in 2012.