#BITTechTalk by Blacks In Technology

#BITTechTalk podcast ep. #93 w/ Darell Austin Co-Founder of Bluurp

#BITTechTalk ep. #92 w/ Tameika Reed and Dionne Parler "Women In Linux"

#BITTechTalk ep. #91 w/ Annyce Davis "Crush Code at the Washington Post'

#BITTechTalk ep. #90 w/ Camille Eddy "Conquering Engineering and Space"

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

#BITTechTalk ep. #89 w/ Natasia Mailahollo CEO of Wyzerr

#BITTechTalk ep. #88 “Technically, An Apprentice: How Reebok and Adidas Fill Their Talent Pool” w/ Nia Allen-Lee

#BITTechTalk ep. #87 "Changing Lives Through Careers In Tech" w/ Chrystal Banks

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.

#BITTechTalk ep. #86 "Failure and Rejection" w/ Curtiss Pope

#BITTechTalk ep. #85 "Changing lives through careers in tech"

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 Ci...

#BITTechTalk ep. #84 w/ Jenifer Daniels of Colorstock

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.

#BITTechTalk episode #83 w/ Rod Robinson CEO of ConnXus

#BITTechTalk ep. #82 with Roye Okupe of YouNeek Studios

#BITTechTalk ep. 81 w/ Zakiya Harris

#BITTechTalk ep. #80 w/ Bjorn Simmons

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.

#BITTechTalk ep. #79 w/ Lisa Caywood

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 ap...

#BITTechTalk ep. #78 w/ Brandon Terrell

#BITTechTalk ep. #77 w/ Rodney Williams

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, Willia...

#BITTechTalk ep. #76 w/ Lavita Tuff

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.

#BITTechTalk #75 w/ Tiffani Ashley Bell

#BITTechTalk ep 74 w Dr Nicki Washington

#BITTechTalk #73 w/ Dr. Damon Williams

#BITTechTalk ep. #68 w/ Sian Morson

#BITTechTalk ep. 72 w/ Yolanda Conyers

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 to a global team of HR business partners to support Lenovo’s Executive Committee level leaders of Strategy, Legal, Ecosystem, Research and Technolo...

#BITTechTalk ep #71 w Dr. Danielle Smith

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! Dr. Smith is a Human Factors psychologist specializing in user research, marketresearch, and user experience design. Her academic research focused on risk perception, medical Human Factors, Human-Systems Integration proce...

#BITTechTalk ep. 70 w/ Nnena Ukuku

#BITTechTalk ep. #69 w/ Jibril Sulaiman

#BITTechTalk ep. 67 w/ Jordan Sissel

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. So what do we do? We usually set up a centralized log server like syslog and send all of our logs to it. At least this takes away some of the issues. No more remoting into multiple...

#BITTechTalk ep. #66 "Dev Bootcamps"

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. Krista is currently a software engineer at Zipcar. She received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Pittsburgh in Linguistics in 2010. While working at a language services agency during her fir...

#BITTechTalk ep. #65 Bitcoin

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.

#BITTechTalk ep. 64 w/ Many Mentors

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.

#BITTechTalk ep. 63 w/ Mary Scotton

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. Joining us on this podcast is our guest Mary Sco...

#BITTechTalk ep. 62 "Summer End Splash"

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. Joining us on this edition is #BITTechTalk alum Daphne Larose, founder of the Black Female Coders website. Topics c...

#BITTechTalk ep. 61 "A Dive into DevOps"

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. Resources mentioned: Arrested DevOps podcast: http://www.arresteddevops.com/ Shades of DevOps e-book: http://devopsebook.com/shades-of-devops/ The Phoenix Project: http://www.amazon.com/The-Phoenix-Project-Helping-Business/dp/0988262592 The Ship Show: http://theshipshow.com/ & http://theshipshow.com/dive...

#BITTechTalk ep. 60 #FoundersHour

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. Tune in as we discuss their journey through the startup world, their vision for the hair care industry and being women of color in technology.

#BITTechTalk ep. 59 w/ Bryan Smith

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. Take a look at the average technology conference speaker list and you'll see much of the same and even worse when it comes to people of color. Take an even closer look at the attendees of tech conferences and....well you get the point. So what do we do? How can we increase diversity at tech c...

#FoundersHour with guest Lanise Block

#BITTechTalk ep 57 w/ Leah McGowen-Hare

In this episode of the Blacks In Technology podcast, Greg and Ayori speak with Master Technical Trainer at Salesforce Leah McGowen-Hare. Listen as we talk about diversity in tech, demistifying technology, staying relevant in tech and Soul Train lines at home. About Leah McGowen-Hare: Leah has more than twenty years of tech experience under her belt mastering roles ranging from Consultant, Developer, Manager and Technical Trainer She is an inspiration to communities of color through orga...

#BITTechTalk ep. 56 w/ Charles Nwatu

#BITTechTalk ep. 55 w/ guest Alex Miller

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. http://www.thestrangeloop.com Follow Alex on Twitter: @puredanger His blog: http://tech.puredanger.com/

#BITTechTalk ep. 54 w/ Nigel Kersten

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. Follow Nigel at @nigelkersten

#BITTechTalk ep. 53 w/ Kelsey Hightower

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. Current projects include: Packer: Where he is a core committer and has developed a number o...

#BITTechTalk ep. 52 Ras Pi's and Robots

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. Follow Dr. Williams: @outofthebox1 Follow Dawn C. Hayes: @cool_labs

#BITTechTalk ep. 51 Hackathons pt. 2

#BITTechTalk ep. 51 Hackathons pt. 1

#BITTechTalk ep. 50 Founders Hour

#BITTechTalk ep. 49 University Edition

#BITTechTalk ep. 48 Our Youth In Tech

#BITTechTalk episode 48 Greg and Ayori speak with Rebecca and Maya, two young African American females who code and create.

#BITTechTalk ep. 47 How to raise a coder

#BITTechTalk episode 46 w Maurice Cherry

In this episode of #BITTechTalk, Greg and Ayori welcome Maurice Cherry, a web developer and graphics designer, to the podcast to share his story of founding Revision Path the largest database of African American Designers. Maurice shares valuable tips on learning the fast developing skill of design, the tools you need, and his opinions on what drives inspiration. We had a really fun time getting to know Maurice and we encourage you to listen and follow him on twitter @revisionpath and @mauric...

#BITTechTalk ep. 45 w/ Joshua Hoskins

In this episode of #BITTechTalk, Greg and Ayori welcome Joshua Hoskins to the podcast to talk about his journey to becoming a salesforce.com consulting MVP. Joshua shares valuable tips on driving your career, taking risks, starting his own company, relationship management, life hacking, work-life balance and how to get a job offer while attending dreamforce. We even manage to get into the nitty gritty details of data modeling on cloud platforms! Tune in because won’t want to miss this podcast...