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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.
Last batch of photos from last weekend (9-16-23) The randoms of a weekend moto camping.🏕️ #photography #sonyzve10
Some of my photos from @themotosocial #sanfrancisco Tuesday night at @bmwmotorcycles_of_sanfrancisco with @saltflatmatt and @sosocycles. A big thank you to our host BMW Motorcycles and @baryakitchen for the great food. Fun times cohosting #themotosocialsanfrancisco with @aquamans_lens @alvin_dizon @changecatalysts . Thanks for coming out everyone!
Weekend (9-16-23) moto camping on a boat in a mountain recap part three. Ok, I’m not a fan of dispersed camping that’s why I book all my camping trips with @hipcamp so know what I’m getting into. Even so, sometimes hipcamp’s can be a hit or miss like Airbnbs. They always don’t look like the photos . Luckily this hipcamp was better than the photos and had extra items like an old fire truck and a boat looking over the mountain ledge that made for great photography practice. This place was a mood and would be great to host a small rally group in the future.🤔
Weekend moto camping on a boat in a mountain recap part two. 99.9% of the time when Melinda is traveling during a weekend and I plan a moto trip I go solo. My therapist has been advising me to get back being more social and participate in group activities or to invite friends to join me. I’m glad @aquamans_lens @willywong.ka & @mathyoumorales was part of the weekend adventures. Plus I was able to practice my moto photography 😂. We laughed, ventured out to unexpected mountain climbs, and learned new skills while improving our off road skills. Thanks! #photography #sonyzve10
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Epic ADV moto camping, + twisites,+ off roading + sun rises and sunsets weekend with @aquamans_lens @willywong.ka & @mathyoumorales from the Bay Area to Shelter Cove, down Usal Beach Road and back. The trip. was inspired by the @crotp Annual Camp a couple of weeks ago when we camped at Usal Beach but didn’t make it up to Shelter Cove. Since then I was itching to explore another dirt trail along the CA coastline up Usal Beach road, so I booked a @hipcamp and so glad the guys decided to join. We had blast and now can say we camped by a boat, a fire truck on a mountain! 😂. Note, this road is semi advanced and highly recommend knobbies and an Adv bike. There was little to no sand and we were fine! lol . More photos and videos from this adventure coming all week. #photography #sonyzve10
Staying adventure ready….Time for another adventure this weekend.
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REV’IT! Jacket Offtrack 2 H2O
REV`IT! Lombard 3 Jeans
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Ready for the next Adventure with @aventyrmoto #aventyrmoto #adventurerider #adventure
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Random #sonyzve10 photos from the weekend. #photography
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#SANFRANCISCO We’re one week away from our next The Moto Social at BMW Motorcycle of San Francisco @bmwmotorcycles_of_sanfrancisco with @saltflatmatt @sosocycles on Sept 19th with food provided by @baryakitchen.
Invite all your pals and come kick it with us at @TheMotoSocial. 👉 #TheMotoSocialSANFRANCISCO
EVENT DEETS:
WHEN: Tue. Sept 19th from 7-9PM
WHERE: BMW Motorcycle of San Francisco
Address: 790 Bryant 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
📸: @baryakitchen @alvin_dizon @waynesutton
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Head shots and food photography with @changecatalysts while eating at @longmeadowranch for the first time on Sunday. The food was amazing and we’ll most definitely be back! #photography #sonyzve10 #foodphotography #headshots
Wayne@socialwayne.com