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Wayne Sutton is a serial entrepreneur and founder of the Icon Project. The Icon Project mission is to build emotional intelligence to advance the success of Black and Brown men in tech. Wayne is also the co-founder of Change Catalyst and its Tech Inclusion programs. Change Catalyst builds inclusive tech ecosystems through strategic advising, startup programs and resources, and a series of events around the globe. Sutton’s experience includes years of establishing partnerships with large brands to early-stage startups. As a leading voice in diversity and inclusion in tech, Sutton shares his thoughts on solutions and culture in various media outlets where he has been featured in TechCrunch, USA Today, and The Wall Street Journal. In addition to mentoring and advising early-stage startups, Sutton’s life goal is to educate entrepreneurs who are passionate about using technology to change the world.
Wayne Sutton is a serial entrepreneur and founder of the Icon Project. The Icon Project mission is to build emotional intelligence to advance the success of Black and Brown men in tech. Wayne is also the co-founder of Change Catalyst and its Tech Inclusion programs. Sutton’s experience includes years of establishing partnerships with large brands to early-stage startups. As a leading voice in diversity and inclusion in tech, Sutton shares his thoughts on solutions and culture in various media outlets where he has been featured in TechCrunch, USA Today, and The Wall Street Journal. In addition to mentoring and advising early-stage startups, Sutton’s life goal is to educate entrepreneurs who are passionate about using technology to change the world.
Wayne has over 14 years of experience in technology, design and business development. Wayne has been recognized as one of the Silicon Valley 100 coolest people in tech, one of the 52 hottest new stars in Silicon Valley, one of the 46 Most Important African-Americans In Technology by Business Insider and one of the Top 100 most influential black people on social media in 2014.
In 2014 Wayne co-founded BUILDUP, a non-profit designed to support an inclusive ecosystem of entrepreneurs through educational workshops and fellows program for underrepresented tech founders. In 2011, Wayne co-founded the NewMe Accelerator, the first minority-led startup accelerator/incubator in Silicon Valley which was featured in CNN Black in America 4. Prior to NewMe he worked in media in Raleigh, NC for NBC17 and the News and Observer. In 2009 Wayne was the co-founder of TriOut, a mobile location-based startup in Raleigh, NC which exited. Wayne has worked with large brands, Inc 500 companies and advises several technology startups. With a passion for community, Wayne has organized Social Media Conferences, tech meetups, and hackathons such as the world’s first Food Hackathon, which assembled leading food innovators, chefs, developers, designers and entrepreneurs to collaborate on solutions in the food ecosystem.
Wayne has been featured on CNN, BBC, USA Today, TechCrunch, Mashable, Black Enterprise, and various online media outlets. Being an early adopter Wayne was one of the first 1000 users on Twitter which as lead to a loyal following not only on Twitter but Facebook and Google+. His blog SocialWayne.com has been ranked as one of the 50 best technology and social media blogs in the world over the years.
Wayne is a past TED attendee in 2012. With a passion for education and storytelling, Wayne has spoken at several universities and major internet and technology-focused conferences such as Stanford, UC Berkeley, Duke, UNC, NC State, TEDx, World Wide Web(WWW) Conference, O’Reilly Web 2.0 Expo, South By South West (SXSW), DockerCon 2015 and for the U.S. Embassy Jamaica during Global Entrepreneurship Week 2015.
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#tbt to just a few months ago to see @micahdsutton . Today Micah turned 11! Happy Bday dude!
#mood = lower back is feeling better, the T7 black out mods are looking 💯. Almost time to plan some off road adventures! Let’s do this 2022, one day at a time!
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#mood / Two and a half mounts ago I was riding 🏍 across country with a bulge disc in my lower back in a lot of pain. When I got back I thought I wouldn’t be able to ride for a long time. I did take about a month off from riding but since the trip I’ve changed my eating habits, had a lot of chiropractor visits, done tons of at home physical therapy, a lot of walking and time at the gym. I now ride with a lower back brace, stand up more and do my best to sit up straight while riding. I would say I’m 70% better and for now the weekend adventures continues along with rehab. Stay healthy and take care of your body and mind humans. 📸 by @changecatalysts
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New road adventure views with @changecatalysts. Grateful to live in CA where riding season never really ends besides some mild chilly temps in low 50s where you throw some @teamhippohands hippo hands on with some @revit_adventure gear + layers and go out and enjoy nature.
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Last day of 2021 was a solo ride to pick up New Years dinner for @changecatalysts and I while taking the long route up Hwy 1 to Point Reyes Lighthouse. It’s been about 2yrs since I been to the end of Point Reyes. Now is the time to go, it may be chilly but beautiful. Also I was testing out the T7 recent round of mods! Love this look. It’s 98% done 🧐.
When I got home Melinda surprised me with a card and a gift. A fancy scarf for the winter! Love her much! Onward to 2022! My theme, message is “do the best you can”. It’s also a note to self. It’s not about what anyone else thinks or says, don’t compare yourself to others, be present, and each and every day, just do the best you can! Onward humans!
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#swipeleft April 2021 recap looks epic if I say so myself. I need more months like this! April started off with me attempting my first desert off-road race at the @biltwell 100 where I crashed about 4 times not to far from the start. The Scrambler 1200 XE needed knobbies & I needed more seat time. But it was fun and I got a cool photo for the gram 😂. The rest of the month was AAPI ride against hate in SF along with @changecatalysts & I receiving our first vaccination 💉. Of course I had to have some coastline views as well. #grateful
March 2021 recap. #swipeleft . Looking at these post reminds me to be grateful. March is my bday month and since the pandemic started I started to value my bdays more. This year I planned a moto camping bday adventure for @changecatalysts and myself. Earlier in the month it was enjoying moto community events at @excelsiorcoffeesf . I was also modding adding more lights to deal with riding at night fears and added motoz knobbies at I was getting ready for the @biltwell 100 race in April so I thought. March 2021 was a great month!
#swipeleft February 2021 recap. It looked like @changecatalysts and I were chasing sunsets often a @marinspeedshop group ride along with some modding light testing. I miss sunset rides! More please in 2022.
Wayne@socialwayne.com