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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.
The adventure is always calling even while chasing weekday sunsets!
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Our weekend rides have grown from #couplewhorides to #goodpeopleride ❤️
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Over the last year @waynesutton and I, and sometimes @motodoggo too, have been leading group rides of fun, diverse, good humans. Saturday our ride was into 27 riders in total!
Good for the soul, to be around these humans exploring the backroads of our amazing California backyard!
Glad everyone joined us. ✌🏼❤️
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@z__3__b @906adam @batcatforever @fluffybananachunks @steveyayo @jonesn_5o @whensbrunch @soundshinedj
@kudegras @ppuurr @_martinaquino @vishwacorp @sfkravist @aquamans_lens @ceezzzmk5 @ride_with_grease @jessapplesauce
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#motorcyclesofinstagram #motorcycles #motorcycle #motolife #groupride #scramblerducati #ride @downtown_local
#tbt to February 2018 in Australia on a hike to see the Wedding cake rock with @changecatalysts / #throwbackthursday
Sometimes during a stressful /busy week you just need to go catch a sunset 🌅 with the ones you love... @changecatalysts 😍👍🏾 / 🏍
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#swipeleft / some photos from the @marinspeedshop monthly ride yesterday. I didn’t do the whole route for some introvert time but what part I did, it was fast fun adventure! Thanks for organizing!
@marinspeedshop @chukles416 @motophotogirl
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#triumph #ducati #vespa #bmwmotorrad #ktm #yamaha #piaggio #hondamotorcycles #scrambler #yamaha #norton #allarewelcome #shopride #februaryride #motolifestyle #goodpeople #ridemotorcycleshavefun #fortheride #makelifearide #landofjoy #justride #hwy1 #ridenorcal #norcalriders #sfbayarea #sfbayareamoto #sfbam #motorcyclelife #motofamily #scramblerducati
Cloud city vibes. #sanfrancisco
City vibes, blue skies and thinking of the next ride! 🍫 /
Enjoy & ride safe everyone this weekend!
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Group Ride: Scrambler and friends #goodpeople group day ride. Saturday February 22 with @changecatalysts & I.
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#GoodPeople = nice, respectable, safe good humans. Meetup location at Excelsior Coffee, then 28 miles of 280, then 47 miles mostly of 1 lane road twistes. Taking a break at Downtown local for coffee/snacks/food. Then ride up hwy 1 to 84 ending at Alice's restaurant. From there feel free to split off.
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Group Ride Details
Date: Saturday, February 22nd
Meetup Location: @excelsiorcoffeesf , 4495 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94112
Meetup Time: 10:00 AM
KSU: 10:30 AM
Brunch/cafe location: @downtown_local .
Route vibe:
SF to 280 (28 miles hwy)
Then 47 miles of twistes !
Group ride ends at Alice's restaurant
Feel free to split off after Alice’s
Total one way group ride around 75Miles.
Please arrive with a full tank of gas.
Pace: Medium and safe
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Google Maps Link of the route: http://bit.ly/gmap222route
GPX link of the route: http://bit.ly/gpx222route
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With: Melinda Epler (@changecatalyst on IG) & I
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#goodpeopleride #bayareascramblers #motomeetup #ScramblerDucati #scrambler #caferacer #motorcycles #ducatiscrambler #motorcycle #motorcyclesofinstagram #bikelife #ridetheworld #ontwowheels #instamoto #advrider #explore #motoadventure #meettheworld #instabike #instamotorcycle #bikestagram #motorcyclelife #moto #motorbike #motorcyclist #ducatiscrambler #triumpscrambler #blackandredscramblers @scramblerducati @ducatiusa @ducati @bayareaducatiriders @crotp @sfbayareamoto @_badoc
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🎥 am evening ride up to #twinpeaks a couple of nights ago to snap a #selfie 😎
#tbt May 6, 2018 when @changecatalysts we’re newbie scrambler riders and attended our first moto event, the @californiamotomarket hosted by @caitmadethat at @rolandsandsdesign And I used to wear colors. #throwbackthursday #bikercouple #interracialcouple
1335 Market Street, #488
San Francisco, CA 94103
Wayne@socialwayne.com