#TECHTOWEALTH
This is such an amazing opportunity, hope you all are able to make it out for your chance at a scholarship! Are you a person of color looking to get into the tech field? Flatiron School, Young Guru, and Jamilah Lamieux have launched a tech initiative to get 10,000 people of color coding over the next 12 months!
Young Guru is best known as Jay-Z’s legendary audio engineer; he graduated from Howard University and has worked with some of the worlds greatest artists. Young Guru will share is vision for the future of tech, its influence on culture, and how anyone (including you) can make it in this field.
There are some major influencers associated with Young Guru/FlatIron initiative: Daniel Waithe – Director of Quality Assurance for MailChimp, Chrissa McFarlane – Founder/CEO of Patientory, Rodney Sampson – CEO of Opportunity Hub, and Jamilah Lamieux – VP of news and men’s programming for Interactive One, part of Radio One, Inc, will all participate in this push to get more people of color coding.
The initiative is kicking off in Atlanta today, with a high energy celebration which will include, mingling, hors d’oeuvres, drinks, discussion, testimonials, and a Q&A. There will also be an after party with Young Guru bringing the latest beats. Come out today and get started on an exciting career in the tech field!
Syllabus Magazine, the Carolina’s source for Music, Culture and Fashion
