The Black Enterprise Network
A podcast featuring black professionals in tech and entrepreneurship
Featured Episodes
#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
#25: Serial entrepreneur protecting companies from unethical hackers ft. Tiffany Ricks
Aug. 12, 2021
Tiffany Ricks has been in the tech industry for over 15 years with an expertise in software engineering and cybersecurity. Her love for cybersecurity originated when she worked at a company that built out technology for the …
#24: The dream of becoming a hacker and escaping the traditional 9-5 ft. Samuel Bartels
Aug. 10, 2021
In this episode, Sam and I talk about what is was like trying to learn how to code in Ghana, the reason why he's worked remotely for various companies outside of doing a traditional 9-5 at a tech company, and we get into bal…
#23: Why this 23 year old turned down an offer at Google to start his own nonprofit ft. Jehron Petty
July 22, 2021
My guest for this episode is Jehron Petty. Jehron graduated from Cornell University last year and instead of taking a product management job at Google he decided to follow his entrepreneurial passion. At just 23 years old, J…
#22: Nikolai Francis - Vice President of Product Management at WePay
July 6, 2021
My guest for this episode is Nikolai Francis. Nikolai has been in product for over 15 years. He comes from a family of engineers and currently works at WePay as a Vice President of Product Management. Compared to what's cons…
Season 2 Launching This Summer!
May 28, 2021
Season 2 of The Black Enterprise Network is coming back this Summer and will feature 9 amazing black stories in tech! In the meantime, join our free Facebook group community ! Also be sure to check out the main podcast websi…
#21: Daniel Jimenez - Product Manager and Founder of Debtly
April 21, 2021
My guest for this episode is Daniel Jimenez. Daniel is a growth manager at SqlDBM and founder of Debtly. In this episode, he talks about his deep interest in finance and how that interest sparked the founding of his company.…
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.