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On this episode Greg Greenlee speaks with Web3 Entrepreneur and BIT Foundation Twin Cities chapter President, Marlaina Love.

Marlaina is the Founder and CEO of Pipe Dream Ventures, a web3 venture studio committed to helping visionaries transform innovative concepts into fundable, scalable market solutions, bridging the gap between vision and reality. 

Marlaina has over seven years of corporate leadership experience, with a reputation for strategic leadership, effectively guiding high-profile, global, cross-functional software teams.

Marlaina is at the forefront of the digital revolution. Her presence is felt in the web3, blockchain, and XR ecosystem, where she's known for immersive storytelling through digital arts, technology, and culture.

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On this episode of the BIT Tech Talk podcast, Greg Greenlee sits down with Bobby McNeil, Technology recruiter , author, speaker, and Chapter President of Blacks In Technology RDU (Raleigh-Durham). Bobby Jr. is an experienced Tech Recruiting Leader, with over a decade of delivering successful talent acquisition strategies across various Fortune 500 companies. 

About Bobby McNeil:

Bobby's journey includes playing college basketball as a member of the 2007 NCAA Division II National Championship Barton College Bulldogs and mentoring young men and women on life after college athletics. Bobby is a nationally recognized leader within Blacks In Technology, holding the role of President of the award-winning Blacks In Technology Raleigh-Durham Chapter, winners of the organization’s 2023 IMPACT Award. Bobby has deeply dedicated his career to empowering Black professionals in the tech sector through mentorship, consulting, and fostering valuable community and corporate partnerships. 

He also shares his insights on prominent tech podcasts and speaking at some of the largest tech conferences in the country. Bobby was recently named to the Power 50’s Top Black Creators on LinkedIn, a peer-voted platform recognizing the best and brightest Black Creators on LinkedIn. 

Bobby actively contributes to organizations such as the North Carolina Technology Association, where he serves on the Board of Advisors. As a new author, Bobby is scheduled to release his very first book in the summer of 2024, an honest and candid narrative addressing the most common pitfalls of job seekers while providing honest and candid insights on today’s corporate job market.

On this episode of the BIT Tech Talk podcast, Entrepreneurship Edition, our host Natasha Walwyn Robinson chats with Dawn Nicole Mcilwain, Co-Founder of Skilldora, an eLearning platform that uses AI instructors.

Founded in 2022, Skilldora is at the forefront of the eLearning industry and one of the first companies in the United States to use A.I. digital humans to deliver all of it's online courses.

On this episode of the BIT Tech Talk podcast Greg speaks with Cyber Security expert, Malik Girondin. They discuss Maliks transition from a Customer Service rep in the retail space to his ascent in tech from working in a NOC (Network Operations Center) to a Cyber Security expert and teacher.

Malik possesses a bachelors degree in Business Administration with a specialization in Information Technology Management from Western Governors University as well as many additional certifications.

On this episode of the BIT Tech Talk podcast, Greg explores the world of user experience (UX) with Imani Nichols. Imani Nichols is the founder and senior UX researcher at Yzzi (pronounced Yizzee) Research. Based in New York City,

Imani founded Yzzi Research to help businesses understand the pain points, desires, experiences, and journeys of their end users and customers. She provides research-based insights that enable
businesses to design and engineer products and services that their customers enjoy.

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On this episode of the BIT Tech Talk podcast, Greg sits down with Maliya Baxter, founder of Sister Scripters, an organization focused on amplifying Black women’s voices in technology, encourages the participation of other Black girls to join tech, supports Black women’s goals and educates Black women on the career readiness skills needed to land jobs and internships in various tech environments.

Maliya has a Bachelors in Computer Software engineering and is planning to turn Sister Scripters into a non profit organization and expanding to other Universities across the nation.

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