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Hello beauty And MadameBlack published a special issue highlighting amazing melanin makers in tech. The “Our Women To Know: Tech Titans” cover celebrates black women in tech who are making a difference in their communities and across industries.
Rooted in the idea that Black women are at the cornerstone of innovation in countless industries, Women to Know strives to celebrate these often overlooked agents of change who are paving the way for other women.
The Tech Titans highlighted and endowed with their flowers are:
Bozoma Saint John – Marketing Executive Hall of Fame Inductee, Author, Entrepreneur
Source: JD Barnes / for HelloBeautiful
“The air becomes very thin at the top. So my advice is to find your circle. Count on them. Tell them the truth. And this way you will have a corner where you can go and feel good.
Michelle James – Cultural and Community Marketing Director, Instagram and Facebook at Meta
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“I’m confident. I’m safe. I’m smart. I know what I’m talking about. I contribute to the environment. I have reinvented myself several times in my career. I can kind of take all the things that I’ve done in culture in these various industries and really have a big impact.
Kimberly Bryant – Founder and CEO Ascend Ventures and Black Innovation Lab / Founder of Black Girls CODE
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“I wanted to try and test those waters and create a way for other women like me to have the opportunity to participate as well. My sweet place to land is always centered around my role as a mother to my daughter.
Kelsey Davis – Founder/CEO of CLLCTVE
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“We know that the opportunities are not everywhere, even if the talent is. I truly believe that black founders, black people can probably solve 99% of the world’s problems because of the level of connectivity we have with them.
Rachel Spivey – Director, Stay and Thrive Team at Google
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“It’s what makes me proud every day to wake up, go to work, knowing that I’m serving my purpose and helping so many other people through their careers. As a person who started at Google and didn’t see a lot of people who looked like him back then, you can do that.
“I have an amazing group of friends and colleagues that I’ve cultivated over the years that I can reach out to, cry, laugh, vent, get frustrated, strategize, and I’m so grateful to them. “
Angel Rich – Founder/CEO of Credit Stacker
Source: JD Barnes / for HelloBeautiful
“Anyone with a dime in their pocket should also have the financial knowledge to go with it. I think anyone looking to enter the tech space should have the audacity to dream ridiculously. “
Mattie Reynolds – Senior Technical Talent Acquisition Partner
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“The personal challenges I’ve faced as a black woman in tech spaces, it starts at the door. Do your market research, see what competitors are paying, and negotiate your compensation.
Carrie Bernans – Actress, stuntwoman, filmmaker, venture capitalist
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“Investing in the tech space was something very important to me in an industry that was predominantly dominated by white males.”
What do you think of the Tech Titans issue? For more, click HERE.
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Bozoma Saint John @Badassboz
Kelsey Davis @directedbykels
Michelle James @Michellejjames
Angel Rich @angelrich27
Kimberly Bryant @ 6gems
Carrie Bernans @carriebernans
Mattie Reynolds – @themattiereynolds
Rachel Spivey – @rachelspiveygoogle
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VP of Content: @K_westsavali
Managing Editor, HelloBeautiful: @Shamika_Sanders
Editor-in-chief, MadameNoire: @hotpeeznbutta
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