Modern Figures Podcast
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Corporate-ish. Identity, Retention: Her Passion, Our Mission.-Episode 025
Guest: Dr. Denae Ford Robinson
Educating the Tech Workforce – Episode 023
Here’s a secret: you don’t have to get a degree in computing to have a career in the tech industry. Our next guest has degrees in physics, optical engineering, and engineering education, but none in computing. Today,
Ask Us Anything – Diversity and Inclusion Edition- Episode 022
In late 2019 we asked our followers on social media what they wanted to know. At the time, it was a chance to encourage participation from attendees at the Grace Hopper Celebration in Orlando in a social media challenge.
The “Secret Sauce” – Episode 021
Dr. Juan Gilbert is passionate about diversifying computer science and the professoriate. He is a first generation college student whose parents instilled in him the value of education. Juan purposefully chose to be a scholar-athlete but by serendipito...
Blazing Trails: Catch this Smoke – Episode 020
Dr. Nicki Washington is unapologetically dope. She literally wrote the book. No, seriously! Her book entitled, Unapologetically Dope: Lessons for Black Women and Girls on Surviving and Thriving in the Tech Field,
Lessons from a 14 Year Old Tech Boss – Episode 019
At 14 years of age, Jeremy and Kyla couldn’t have imagined being the CEO of a tech company. Today’s guest, Moria Bowman, has been working on businesses since she was 10! Growing up in an entrepreneurial family inspires her drive to create and sustain h...
Ask Us Anything – Higher Education Edition – Episode 017
In late 2019 we asked our followers on social media what they wanted to know. At the time, it was a chance to encourage participation from attendees at the Grace Hopper Celebration in Orlando in a social media challenge.
Holding Space and Interrogating Privilege – Episode 016
Big Goals and Big Data - 015