Being a Black Man in Tech
Episode 1: What is it like being a black man in tech?
While resources exist to bring black women into tech, you may struggle to see or find active black men. In this episode Michelle Frechette talks to name, name, and name about operating on teams being black, the importance of mentorship for young black men, and more.
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Our Panelists
Jon Clark
Jon Clark is a Marketing Automation Manager at StellarWP and a growing Youtuber who talks about film marketing. In his spare time he can be found diving into all things data and analytics, playing sports with friends and hiking with his fiancee and dog.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/jonautomates
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFZq-1IvzH-mazdnJ0VUP2Q
Caleb Matteis
Caleb Matteis is an accomplished Associate Software Engineer at Penske Media Corporation, leveraging technology to drive innovation and meet business objectives. With a transformative journey from mailman to software engineer.
Hashim Warren
Hashim Warren is a Product Marketing Manager at Red Rabbit Solutions, specializing in helping developer tools cross the chasm. He is based in Greensboro, North Carolina.
Episode Transcript
What is it like being a black man in tech?
Crowd Favorite is a world-class business solutions agency that specializes in enterprise-grade digital strategy and developing in Open Source. Founded in 2007 by Alex King, one of the original contributors to the first WordPress release, Crowd Favorite was the first digital agency focused on scaling the WordPress platform for the enterprise. Through years of experience working on complex digital problems, Crowd Favorite has set the bar for world-class web engineering, systems integration, and heavily customized content management, and continues today by focusing on the future of technology with Digital Experience Platforms (DXP) for the enterprise.
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Michelle Frechette
Panelist and sponsorship organizer, moderator, and producer
Nyasha Green
Moderator and social media manager.
Allie Nimmons
Moderator, designer, editor and producer
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