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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.
We’re back! Thanks @mrpixelhead & @ohhappydaily for a great blueprint!
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#SANFRANCISCO!!!
WE’RE BACK AND WE’VE MISSED YOU SO MUCH!!! In addition to starting back up again, we’re also super stoked to introduce you all to your new SF Host Team.
But first, we’d like to give a HUGE SHOUTOUT to @mrpixelhead and @ohhappydaily, and acknowledge them for all the love and energy they’ve poured into building The Moto Social in SF into the beautifully warm and welcoming event that it is today. Thank you Erik and Sarah and thank you for helping us find such a rad new squad to keep the good vibes rollin’ in SF. We love you fam!!!!!
Please join us in welcoming @aquamans_lens, @waynesutton, @changecatalysts and @alvin_dizon to TEAM SF. These 4 beauties will be your local community hosts in SF and together we’ll start hosting our regular monthly social events this August to continue building community and connecting people.
Invite all your pals.
EVERYONE’S WELCOME.
EVERYONE’S INVITED.
BIKE OR NO BIKE.
GOOD VIBES ONLY.
EVENT DEETS:
▪️WHEN:
3rd Tuesday of every month from 7-9PM
▪️WHERE:
Different location each month.
- Follow along or visit our website for location updates.
- We announce our location of the month 2 weeks before each event.
THESE ARE FREE EVENTS / Rain or Shine ☀️/ 🌧️
It doesn’t matter what you ride or whether you ride at all. We’re all about people. Motorcycles are just the common thread. Ride down, walk down, cycle down, skate down, kite-surf down, or rollerblade down - it doesn’t matter. Just come, find a legit place to park, grab a coffee and a snack and chat it up with all your new pals.
@aquamans_lens, @waynesutton, @changecatalysts and @alvin_dizon are your local community hosts, so even if you come alone you’ll automatically have a few new friends to chat with.
WE’RE STOKED TO HANG WITH YOU ALL AGAIN!
Bring everyone you know!!!
#TheMotoSocialSANFRANCISCO
ONCE A MONTH
3RD TUESDAY
7PM - 9PM
MAY - SEPT
SAME TIME | DIFFERENT PLACE | EACH MONTH
For more info 👉 www.themotosocial.com
📸: @mrpixelhead
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Always the #mood… is it time for another adventure?
📸 by @changecatalysts
#revitadventure #revitriders #REVIT #revitrider
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Scramblers above the clouds and @karlthefog with @changecatalysts inspired by @motophotogirl & @z1kwnderer
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Ready for more adventures!
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🤔 Adjusting route plans, looking for my ear plugs or looking my keys or posing for the gram 🤷🏾♂️, either way a @revit_adventure m awaits … #mood
#revitadventure #revitriders #REVIT #revitrider
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Need more adventures like these! Hiking in Lake Tahoe a few weeks ago.
Have a great Monday humans!
#mood
✌🏾 Part ADV rider, part cafe racer, always the MOOD!
From off roading north of Tahoe a few weeks ago.
#revitadventure #revitriders #REVIT #revitrider
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Working on being present… the #mood
📸 by @changecatalysts
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The #mood always… when or where is the next adventure?
Wayne@socialwayne.com