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On this episode of the BIT Tech Talk podcasts, Greg sits down with Dennis Campbell, an entrepreneur, executive and innovator with over 13 years of experience in tech, business, and emerging industries. Our discussion focuses on his path to tech, his first entrepreneurial ventures as well as what he’s working on in XR (Extended Reality), media, and more!

On this episode of the BIT Tech Talk podcasts, Greg sits down with Dr. Marquicia Pierce, the Founder and Principal Consultant at Ruby Leaf Media, a science media and communications company. 

In this episode of the BIT Tech Talk podcast, Greg is thrilled to have Andrea Parker joining us as our special guest. Andrea brings a wealth of experience as a Marketing Project Manager at Cisco Systems in Morrisville, NC, and holds the esteemed title of Certified Scrum Master.

On this episode we chat with the President of Blacks In Technology Chicago, Vera Dureke. Vera chops it up with Greg to share her journey as a dynamic professional based in Chicago pursuing her Bachelor's degree in Data Science and Mathematics from Indiana University East.

On this episode Greg chats with Dominique Carney, a multi disciplined technologists who went from studying and obtaining a degree in Anthropology to earning her Masters in Human Computer Interaction.

On this episode Greg Greenlee speaks with Web3 Entrepreneur and BIT Foundation Twin Cities chapter President, Marlaina Love.

On this episode of the BIT Tech Talk podcast, Greg Greenlee sits down with Bobby McNeil, Technology recruiter , author, speaker, and Chapter President of Blacks In Technology RDU (Raleigh-Durham). Bobby Jr. is an experienced Tech Recruiting Leader, with over a decade of delivering successful talent acquisition strategies across various Fortune 500 companies. 

On this episode of the BIT Tech Talk podcast, Entrepreneurship Edition, our host Natasha Walwyn Robinson chats with Dawn Nicole Mcilwain, Co-Founder of Skilldora, an eLearning platform that uses AI instructors.

On this episode of the BIT Tech Talk podcast Greg speaks with Cyber Security expert, Malik Girondin. They discuss Maliks transition from a Customer Service rep in the retail space to his ascent in tech from working in a NOC (Network Operations Center) to a Cyber Security expert and teacher.

On this episode of the BIT Tech Talk podcast, Greg explores the world of user experience (UX) with Imani Nichols. Imani Nichols is the founder and senior UX researcher at Yzzi (pronounced Yizzee) Research. Based in New York City,

On this episode of the BIT Tech Talk podcast, Greg sits down with Maliya Baxter, founder of Sister Scripters, an organization focused on amplifying Black women’s voices in technology, encourages the participation of other Black girls to join tech, supports Black women’s goals and educates Black women on the career readiness skills needed to land jobs and internships in various tech environments.

On this episode of the BIT Tech Talk podcast Entrepreneurship edition, our host, Natasha Robinson speaks with Oladosu Teyibo, CEO and Founder of Analog Teams.

We've got another banger for you all! On this episode of the BIT Tech Talk podcast, Greg sits down and chops it up with Deshe (pronounced Deh-Shay) Woods. Deshe is a recent Tech Elevator bootcamp graduate. Tech Elevator is an intensive in-person and online education provider helping individuals and companies acquire in-demand technology skills for the modern workforce.

On this episode of the BIT Tech Talk podcast our host, Greg Greenlee, sits down and chats with Founder, Chemist, Mathmetician, Software Engineer and BIT NYC Chapter leader (whew!), Chanel Power.

On this episode of the BIT Tech Talk podcast, Entrepreneurship Edition, our host Natasha Robinson speaks with bitcoin educator, author and founder, Justin Rhedrick. Justin has an amazing story that chronicles his college experience, serving time in prison to being released and becoming an entrepreneur, bitcoin educator and published author.

On this episode of the BIT Tech Talk podcast Entrepreneurship edition, our host, Natasha Robinson, sits down and chats with student, technologist and entrepreneur, Samuel Bailey, founder of Hot Sparks Electronics. 

On this episode of the BIT Tech Talk podcast entrepreneurship edition, Natasha sits down and chats with Jordan Turner, Co-Founder of Global Games, an app that uses GPS/Location to match you t0 available businesses/trainers that fit your health and fitness needs.

On this episode of the BIT Tech Talk - Entrepreneurship Edition podcast, Natasha Robinson sits down and chops it up with entrepreneur and founder, Angela Fisher.

On this episode of the Blacks In Technology BIT Tech Talk podcast, Greg sits and kicks it with Alexandria (Lexi B) Butler. Greg discusses Lexi's journey in the tech space as well as her venture Sista Circle - Black Women In Tech, a community that supports Black women in tech companies and tech related professions.

On this episode we welcome Natasha Walwyn Robinson as the new host of the Blacks In Technology BIT Tech Talk podcast - Entrepreneurship Edition, as she sits down and entrepreneur and founder, Marcus Medley.

On this episode of the Blacks In Technology BIT Tech Talk podcast, Greg sits down and speaks with technologists, founder and author, Neil Thompson. Neil and Founder of Teach The Geek, an online platform for STEM professionals. Teach the Geek to Speak Society, is a membership that offers ongoing support to those in the STEM fields on public speaking.

On this episode of the Blacks In Technology BIT Tech Talk podcast, Greg sits down and speaks with Ian Taylor Schlitz. Ian is the CEO and Founder of Kidlamity Gaming. Kidlamity is a company that allows you to organize and host a custom and private video game tournament.

On this episode of the Blacks In Technology BIT Tech Talk podcast we sit down with Kellye Dash, BIT Tampa board member, technology management and solutions professional and entrepreneur who owns and operates her own technology services firm.

This episode of the Blacks In Technology podcast is sponsored by Amazon Nashville.

On this episode of the Blacks In Technology BIT Tech Talk podcast we sit down with blogger, author, Engineer, speaker and BIT supporter Steve Buchanan. Steve is a Microsoft MVP and an author of six technical books. We sit down with Steve and talk about his journey in tech from a job in high-school as a PC technician to a Microsoft MVP and respected DevOps/Cloud Engineer.

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In BIT Tech Talk episode #125 Greg sits down with Ken Granderson and Dale Dowdie of Blackfacts, the Internet’s first Black History Encyclopedia, serving hundreds of millions of Black History facts to its global audience .

The Blacks In Technology Foundation (https://www.foundation.blacksintechnology.net) is the official 501c3 designated non-profit entity of Blacks In Technology and in this episode we sit down with the Executive Director of BIT Foundation and New York City chapter lead organizer, Dennis Schultz.

On this episode of the Blacks In Technology BIT Tech Talk podcast, our guest is Shola Salako, Founder of BomaLink. a global business community and professional networking service platform whose mission is to connect all African individuals and companies to real world, global opportunities in Africa.

On this episode of the Blacks In Technology BIT Tech Talk podcast we sit down with LeTonya F. Moore, JD , an attorney-entrepreneur with almost twenty years of experience

Join us on this latest BIT Tech Talk podcast as we sit and speak with Nadiyah Johnson. Nadiyah is the Founder of the Milwaukee based software company Jet Constellations.

In this podcast we talk with Mandy Price, CEO and Cop-Founder of Kanary's, a Dallas-based web platform that incorporates data and AI to foster diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace.

On this episode of the Blacks In Technology BITTechTalk podcast we sit down and speak with Engineer and speaker Afua Bruce.

On this episode of the Blacks In Technology #BITTechTalk podcast we sit down with Derrick Johnson and Kabah Conda, Co-Founders of Encounter AI. Encounter AI is an artificial intelligence

On this episode of the Blacks In Technology BITTechTalk podcast we sit down and talk with Daigo Fujiwara, Founder of Baseball Hack Day. Baseball Hack Day is a one day hackathon for sports enthusiasts, coders, builders and creatives. The annual event is held in 10 different cities across the United States! Check out http://www.baseballhackday.com/.

In this episode of the Blacks In Technology BITTechTalk podcast, we sit down with Dawn Dickson, CEO of PopCom, an automated retail company that uses facial recognition, A.I, and blockchain technology to help retailers collect valuable customer insights.

On this episode of the Blacks In Technology BITTechTalk podcast we welcome Saritta Hines, Founder of Trustabit, a block chain fueled tech startup company that is disrupting the airline industry with its use of "smart contracts".

On this episode of the Blacks In Technology #BITTechTalk podcast we are joined by Kanika Tolver, engineer, entrepreneur, career coach, speaker and author. Kanika offers her insightful wisdom on a variety of topics focused on Women in tech including tips on personal branding, career progression, being your authentic self, and achieving the pay and role they deserve.

On this episode of the Blacks In Technology #BITTechTalk podcast we are sit down and talk IoT (Internet of Things) with Bryan Smith.

On this episode our guest is Mckeever Conwell, Deal Team Coordinator for Tedco, an independent organization that strives to be Maryland’s lead source for entrpreneurial business assistance and seed funding for the development of startup companies in Maryland’s innovation economy. We will be discussing venture capitalism, startup life, entrepreneurship and more!

Back at it again with another exciting Blacks In Technology #BITTechTalk podcast. On this episode sit down and chat with the Leadership team of the Black Tech Women organization.

On this episode of the Blacks In Technology #BITTechTalk podcast we sit down with Sherrell Dorsey, Founder of ThePlug daily, a source for daily black tech news and Founder of Black Tech Charlotte, an interactive event designed to immerse black tech entrepreneurs, professionals, venture capitalists, and enthusiasts in the Charlotte, NC. startup ecosystem

Happy New Year everyone! We are back after a long hiatus and a change of venue. On this exciting episode of the Blacks In Technology #BITTechTalk podcast we will be speaking with social entrepreneur and founder of BlackTech Week, Derick Pearson.

On this episode of the Blacks In Technology #BITTechTalk podcast we are joined by Courtney and Tye Caldwell, Founders of the startup ShearShare, an app that connects salon and barbershop owners to individual beauty operators to fill unused salon suites and stations on a temporary basis.

On this special edition of the Blacks In Technology #BITTechTalk podcast we are celebrating our epic milestone of reaching 100 episodes, and having a “two parter” which will include 3 guests.

On this episode of the Blacks In Technology #BITTechTalk podcast we are joined by Marquett Burton. Marquett is an entrepreneur, a speaker, an educator and the founder of Fletch a college retention app empowering students to form study groups & easily get academic support.

On this episode of the #BITTechTalk podcast we will be speaking with Makinde Adeagbo, Software Engineer and Founder of the /dev/color organization. /dev/color is a non-profit organization on a mission to advance the careers of black software engineers.

On this episode #97 of the Blacks In Technology #BITTechTalk podcast we are joined by Melissa James, President and CEO of The Tech Connection, which is a premier marketplace for purpose driven, diverse technical talent. Their mission is to help people reach their highest potential by accelerating their individual pathway to success.

On this episode of the Blacks In Technology #BITTechTalk podcast we are joined by our guest Kory Campbell, an HBCU graduate with a degree in Quantitative Analysis, about his journey from being an HBCU graduate to participant in the General Assembly DC Web Dev Immersive bootcamp to becoming a Full Stack web developer and working as a software engineer.

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.

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).

On this edition of the Blacks In Technology #BITTechTalk podcast we are joined by tech entrepreneur/startup founder/CEO of LISNR, Rodney Williams.

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.

On this episode of the #BITTechTalk podcast we are joined by UI/UX (User interface/User eXperience) expert, Dr. Danielle Paige Smith. Check it out as we discuss UI/UX as a career in technology and the research that goes on in the field. This is one you don’t want to miss!

Looking at server logs, or any type of logs for that matter, can be a tedious and painstaking task for any sys admin. Most often we have to remote into each individual server and then if we have to piece together time lines and logs from other servers just to get somewhat of a picture as to what happened and when.

On this episode of the Blacks In Technology #BITTechTalk podcast as we discuss Dev bootcamps. What are they? Are they worth the money? These are some of the questions we’ll answer as we speak with our guest, Krista Williams, a dev bootcamp graduate, and Maurice Rabb, a dev bootcamp instructor.

On this episode of the Blacks In Technology #BITTechTalk podcast we delve into the world of bitcoins and crypto-currency. Joining us to answer questions about crypto-currency, it’s potential impact in the black community and their digital wallet application, Pheeva, is our guests Lafe Taylor and Lamar Wilson, co-founders of Love Will Inc, a software company that develops applications for the crypto-currency market.

On this episode of the Blacks In Technology #BITTechTalk podcast “Founders Hour” Greg speaks with Tiffany St. Bernard and Keshia Ashe of Many Mentors as they answer questions about their startup, mentoring and running a non-profit company.

In this episode of the Blacks In Technology #BITTechTalk podcast we are revisiting the topic of diversity at tech conferences. Given our recent partnerships with PuppetLabs, StrangeLoop, O’Reilly and DevOpsDays Chicago, as well as our attendance at some of these events, we felt it was worth another podcast to talk about increasing participation at these cons as well as why attending tech conferences is important to a tech professionals career.

Yes, once again it’s that time of year. Time for the leaves to begin changing colors. Time for the us to start breaking out our jackets and coats. Time for the pools to close up shop. It’s the end of summer and Blacks In Technology is ending it off with a bang! We broadcasted live from the StrangeLoop conference in St. Louis and talked about what’s ahead for BIT in the future.

On this episode of the #BITTechTalk podcast, Greg and Ayori speak with Matt Stratton (Solutions architect at Chef) and Michael Lanyon (VP of Engineering for Critical Mass) about DevOps.

We are continuing our monthly #FoundersHour series by speaking with entrepreneurs and startup founders Candace Mitchell and Chanel Martin of Techturized, a startup company whose focus is to provide innovative solutions to the hair care industry through science and technology.

Diversity issues in technology are nothing new and given the recent diversity reports released by tech giants Google, Facebook and Twitter we all know that there is a lot of work that needs to be done.

In this episode of the Blacks In Technology podcast, Greg and Ayori speak with Master Technical Trainer at Salesforce Leah McGowen-Hare.

In this episode of the Blacks In Technology podcast, Greg and Ayori are joined by Clojure developer and StrangeLoop conference founder, Alex Miller. We discuss creating more diverse tech conferences, functional programming, a day in the life of a Clojure language maintainer, offline computer science, and, yep you guessed it, the StrangeLoop conference.

In this episode of the Blacks In Technology podcast, Greg and Ayori are joined by CIO/VP of Operations at Puppet Labs, Nigel Kersten. Listen as we talk about the Puppet configuration management tool, diversity and hiring practices in technology, DevOps and much more.

This episode we welcome our guest Kelsey Hightower. Kelsey is the former Director of Operations at PuppetLabs and is now the Director of Engineering at Monsoon Commerce. Kelsey manages a team of 14 across QA, Software Developement, UX and Tech Docs. He's curerntly involved in the Go programming language and is a contributor to the Go project itself along with many open source projects written in Go.

This episode Greg and Ayori talk with Dr. Andrew Williams (Marquette University) and Dawn C. Hayes (Founder of Coollabs http://www.coollabs.org) about Robots, Spelbots, Raspberry Pi's, Arduinos and much more hardware goodness.