The Black Enterprise Network
A podcast featuring black professionals in tech and entrepreneurship
Featured Episodes
#26: The journey from "Hello World" to major tech executive ft. Nick …
My guest for this episode is Nick Caldwell. Nick and I talk about what motivated him to get into the tech space, what it takes to…
#16: Moby Howeidy - Internal Communications Specialist at Slack
My guest for this episode is Moby Howeidy. Moby is an internal communication specialist at Slack and one of my many amazing mento…
#14: Whitney Griffith - Pre-Med Student Turned Software Engineer at M…
My guest for this episode is Whitney Griffith. Whitney originally had plans to get into medicine, but her path took a different t…
#9: Tia Caldwell - From Software Engineer at Microsoft to Director of…
My guest for this episode is Tia Caldwell, who is a great mentor and leader. She has eleven years of professional experience at M…
#2: Emmanuel Acheampong - AI/ML Technologist and Online Learning Enth…
Emmanuel is an Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning enthusiast/hobbyist. His love for technology and math has influenced …
Recent Episodes
Talking Tech w/ K&J #1: Show Intro
May 2, 2022
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Reasons to Get Out of Your Comfort Zone - Season 2 Key Highlights
April 11, 2022
#22: Nikolai Francis - Vice President of Product Management at WePay [00:40] #23: Why this 23 year old turned down an offer at Google to start his own nonprofit ft. Jehron Petty [01:55] #24: The dream of becoming a hacker an…
#30: How this vacuum salesman became a web developer ft. Cam Perry
March 29, 2022
Cam started off as a salesman going door to door selling vacuums, but when he discovered coding he realized that he could open up new doors for himself and make more money. He was a student at the Lamdba school coding bootca…
#29: The founding of Black Valley & the UK tech scene ft. Leke Sholuade
March 21, 2022
My guest for this episode is Leke Sholuade. Leke and I talk about his passion for tech, what influenced him to start the Black Valley program and what's the tech scene like in the UK. Leke started mentoring at University and…
#28: Talking AI, AI ethics, and microinvesting ft. Chinasa T. Okolo
Jan. 24, 2022
My guest today is Chinasa T. Okolo. In this episode, Chinasa and I talk about her experience in tech, artificial intelligence, and most importantly, artificial intelligence ethics. She also goes over micro investing and how …
#27: The power of community, leadership & work ethic ft. Gwladys Keubon
Jan. 21, 2022
My guest for this episode is Gwladys Keubon. Gwladys and I talk about what it means to be a leader, how her leadership experiences led her to Boeing, and what she does as an engineer. Gwladys majored in Chemical engineering …
About the Host
Kimmiko James
Host and Producer
Kimmiko has a non-traditional background when it comes to getting into the tech industry. She doesn't major in Computer Science or Engineering, and landed two Software Engineering internships at Slack and recently a Product Management internship at WePay. She is also the host of the Black Enterprise Network podcast and aims to feature and amplify black voices in tech.