STEMedia Podcast Nehemiah J. Mabry, Ph.D. (STEMedia)

James Sampson is the Vice President/Chief Operating Officer of One Day Came Inc., a Black-owned construction company in Florida. He has over ten years of construction industry experience managing projects ranging from $500,000 to $50 million. He has been in business at One Day Came, Inc since 2007. Holding an Electrical Engineering degree, James has been able to master his craft and make the transition to successful businessman. Take a moment to enjoy this episode!

Alex Merritt is the creator and host of Dessert & Discussion who is affectionately known as The LOVE Engineer --- Dessert and Discussion is an engaging unscripted discussion between men and women about love, sex, and relationships. Ms. Merritt earned her bachelor’s in mechanical engineering at the Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T). In 2010, Missouri S&T and the Sacramento Observer named her one of “30 Future Leaders under 30.” As an author and speaker, Ms. Merritt has been featured in several leading publications such as the NSBE magazine, Sparkman, and St. Louis American.

Felecia Hatcher is on a mission to rid our communities of innovation deserts by working with community leaders and government officials to create inclusive and diverse startup ecosystems as the Co-Founder of Code Fever and Black Tech Week. Code Fever work is at the intersection of economic development and inclusive innovation. As an Author, Social Entrepreneur and the Chief Popsicle of Feverish Ice Cream, Hatcher was named one of the Empact 100 Top 100 Entrepreneurs under the age of 30 by the White House and Kauffman Foundation in 2011, a 2014 White House Champion of Change for STEM Access and Diversity, a Black Enterprise Innovator of the Week, Essence Magazine Tech Master, and featured on the NBC Today Show, The Cooking Channel, & Grio’s 100 African American’s Making History.
Listen to some of her creative and insightful experiences in entrepreneurship in this episode!

A technologist at heart, Angela connects people with
technology in a humorous and non-intimidating manner. Angela is Founder and CEO
of LiveWire Collaborative, a social media consultancy. Their services includes
Social Media Training for corporations or organizations, one-on-one Executive
Coaching, Social Media Analysis, as well as Strategy Development and
Implementation for mid-size businesses. Additionally, Angela has trained
several hundred professionals on hot topics such as “How to” Facebook, LinkedIn,
Twitter and There’s an App for That!

Prior to LiveWire
Collaborative, Angela spent the past 20 years in high-tech and brings extensive
experience leading global teams and products to market. Angela has spoken at
the Massachusetts Conference for Women and was featured on the TV series, Our World.


Listen in on some of the value she has to share from her experience; here on the podcast!

Melerick
“Mel” Mitchell believes we all have the power and obligation to influence the
world for the better. In 2009, Mel founded Drive Influence to serve current
executives as well as their rising talent, teams, and organizations in a wide
range of industries including start-us, NGOs governments, and corporations to
accelerate performance through his Kinetic philosophies. He also has a wide
range of volunteer and leadership experience including serving as the 2014-2015
National Professionals Chair of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE).Listen to him share his story about how he began to Drive Influence of his own!

Dr. Maria T. Earle is CEO and Founder of IntelliFunda.  Intellifunda designs motivational practice tutoring apps.  IntelliFunda’s vision is to become known as a world-class Tech-Ed company offering superb customer-facing products at an affordable price. The first offering is called MathFunda; a math practice app that helps middle school students with math proficiency.
Listen to this episode and find out how her previous experiences in entrepreneurship led her to this exciting new venture!