Community Builder (DevX, DevRel, Startup)
Adventure Motorcycle Rider
Photographer
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.
Riding through #yosemitenationalpark is like being in a National Demographic movie!
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#revitadventure #revitriders #REVIT #revitrider
@revit_official @revit_adventure @revit_urban
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#mood #insta360 #insta360motorcycle #insta360x3 #adventure
Had an unforgettable weekend in #yosemitenationalpark! Witnessed some controlled burns that reshaped parts of the park. The Mist Trail hike was breathtaking. Drove down Tioga Road for the first time since 2019 – loved it so much, I did it again! Glacier Point was a sight to behold, and trust me, I’ve got pictures to last a lifetime. 😂 @aventyrmoto #adventures #yosemite.
Repost from @themotosocial
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#SANFRANCISCO We’re less than one week away from our end of season The Moto Social. Join us at Harmonic @harmonicbrewing on October 17th as we wrap up #TheMotoSocialSANFRANCISCO for 2023.
Invite all your pals and come kick it with us at @TheMotoSocial. 👉 #TheMotoSocialSANFRANCISCO
EVENT DEETS:
WHEN: Tue. Oct 17th from 7-9PM
WHERE: Harmonic Brewing
Address: 1050 26th St, San Francisco, CA 94107
EVERYONE’S WELCOME!
EVERYONE’S INVITED!
BIKE OR NO BIKE!
GOOD VIBES ONLY!
#DontBeADudBeABud
@aquamans_lens, @changecatalysts, @waynesutton 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.
THIS IS A FREE EVENT / Rain or Shine ☀️/ 🌧
It doesn`t matter what you ride or whether you ride at all. We`re more about the people and motorcycles are 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.
WE’RE STOKED TO HANG WITH YOU ALL!
Bring your friends!
Bring your kids!
Bring grandma and grandpa!
Bring your neighbors!
Bring your dogs!
Bring everyone you know!!!
ONCE A MONTH
3RD TUESDAY
7PM - 9PM
APR - OCT
SAME TIME | DIFFERENT PLACE | EACH MONTH
For more info 👉 www.themotosocial.com
📸: @alvin_dizon @waynesutton
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#TheMotoSocialSANFRANCISCO
#TheMotoSocial
#DontBeADudBeABud
(10-7-23) Weekend photo dump part 1 with Melinda @changecatalysts. It’s rare that we don’t ride motorcycles when the skies are this blue and the temps are warm this time of the year. But as we continue to explore our new backyard and surrounding destinations we skipped the bikes for wine tastings and great food at destinations we often rode by and saying “let’s go there one day”. This weekend we checked off two locations on our list @dirosaart and @domainecarneros. Both were great and we’ll have to revisit because there’s more art to see and more wine to be tasted. #photography #sonyzve10
#swipeleft 🚴🏾♂️🚴🏾♂️📸/ Melinda @changecatalysts and I are not car humans. We’re two wheels for life. It’s either motorcycles or bicycles. We haven’t rode bicycles in 25+ years but continuing with our fitness journey and enjoying our new town in Napa bicycles are back in our life. We ride them to the farmers market on Saturdays, or to Friday night dinners or just for an evening stroll. We went with the @rei CTY 2.1 bikes as they were light and comfortable. Here’s our golden hour sunset bicycle photo shoot 😂.
#photography #sonyzve10
(9-30-23) Some of my photos from @motophotogirl ‘s @benicerally. Such a fun event supporting a great cause.
#photography #sonyzve10
📸 I felt cute after shaving and a haircut 😂. Plus I wanted new social profile photos of what I look like now vs 2018. I’m currently down 42lbs from the beginning of 2023. I’ve been fluctuating between 155 and 153lbs with a new goal of being 152 lbs by the end of the year. When I reach 152lbs my total weight loss will be 45lbs for the year. I’m going to push through it these next few months with a lot of life, and work changes plus travel coming up.
These photos are self portraits and a #Mood as I work on my photography skills which I enjoy. If there’s a new lesson this year from my therapist, executive coaching and @noom coach is to love myself something I’ve haven’t thought of or really focused on in my life. I’m working on it and being in shape is part of that love. #onward #photography #sonyzve10 #portraitphotography #selfportrait
#swipeleft / 8-25-23 - The #slug series. During a weekend of moto camping with @crotp at Usal Beach I went on a hike and spotted this slug. The slug 🐌 kindly agreed to participate in a photo shoot to help me work on my photography skills. Thank you slug. #photography #sonyzve10
(9-23-23) Part 2. Photos from Aunt Susan’s visit. After brunch we ventured to Muir Woods for an afternoon of hiking. Then wrapped up the day watching the sunset over the bay post dinner in Tiburon. #photography #sonyzve10