Entrepreneur, startup & tech diversity & inclusion speaker Wayne Sutton

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Have Spoken At:

2015

February: Judge – My Brother’s Keeper Hackathon (#MBKHACK), Oakland, CA
March: SXSW – Why Black Leaders Matters Solo Talk, Austin, TX
March: Google Hangout – [VIDEO] Pathways To Tech
March: SXSW – Tech.co Startup Mentor, Austin, TX
March: SXSW – Tech.co Startup Pitch Contest Judge, Austin, TX
March: Keynote Speaker: LIFE Courses Youth Education Conference (YEC), Berkeley, CA
April: Keynote Talk – Innovate Your Cool – Diversity in Technology/Innovation, Durham, NC
April: Moderator – AMA in the #BlackMenInTech Community with Omar Wasow, Online at BlackMenInTech.com
April: Speaker – Diversity & Inclusion Workshop, Denver, CO
Panel – Fireside 2020: Innovation & Inclusion at Berkeley Engineering, Berkeley, CA
May: Moderator – [VIDEO] Fireside Chat with Chinedu Echeruo, Mountain View, CA
June: Panelist – DockerCon 2015 – Birds of Different Feathers Soar Together, San Francisco, CA
July – Panelist & Organizer, Before You Pitch The Sharks, Investor & Entrepreneurs Panel, San Francisco, CA
July – Panelist, HCI Conference, Diversity In Tech, San Francisco, CA
July – Judge, Silicon North Stars Demo Day
August – Panelist, #ILookLikeAnEngineer Community Gathering, San Francisco, CA
August – Speaker, [VIDEO] #ILookLikeAnEngineer Community Gathering, San Francisco, CA
September – Moderator and Co-Organizer, Tech Inclusion Conference, San Francisco, CA
September – Moderator, AMA with Charles Hudson, Online at BlackMenInTech.com
October – Panelist, Grace Hopper Conference, Accelerating and Funding Women EntrepreneursHouston, TX
October – Panelist, Play Conference, Design Thinking: Diversity in Tech Workshop
November – Keynote Speaker, Young Entrepreneurs Association during Gloabl Entreprenuership WeekKingston, Jamaica
November – Panelist, Entrepreneurship – Keys to Successduring Gloabl Entreprenuership Week Kingston, Jamaica
November – Round Table, Entrepreneurship – Creating an Entrepreneurial Ecosystemduring Gloabl Entreprenuership Week Kingston, Jamaica
November – Speake, U.S. Embassy Jamaica Entrepreneurship Reception during Gloabl Entreprenuership Week Kingston, Jamaica
November – Speaker, H3 Conference, Your Idea to MVP: Toolbox for Early Growth, Puerto Rico

2014

February: Moderator – Angel Investing Round Table Panel – SmartMoney Silicon Valley
February: Moderator: The State of Blacks In Tech Panel
February: Moderator: NSBE – Corner Office: Diversity and Innovation – Black History Month Panel
March: SXSW Panelist: Startup Star Power: Startups Backed by Celebrity Panel
March: Lessons from an Entrepreneur at Huston-Tilloston & the University of Texas, CS Students
March: Speaker – Lessons from an Entrepreneur at Huston-Tilloston & the University of Texas, CS Students – Austin, TX
July: Speaker & Organizer – Silicon Bayou Town Hall, New Orleans, LA
July: Keynote Speaker: Envision Career & Leadership summer program at UC Berkley, Berkley, CA
July: Speaker: BlackBox.VC Accelerator, Palo Alto, CA
May: Moderator & Organizer – Wearables, Drones,Hardware Startups and Patents, San Francisco, CA
September: Moderator – [VIDEO]Fireside Chat with Steve Blank
November: Moderator – [VIDEO]Fireside Chat with Actor & Entrepreneur Dulé Hill at Twitter HQ
November: Congressional Black Caucus – The Art of Social Entrepreneurship Panel, Washington, DC
November: BrandCamp Summit – Talk on BUILDING Mindset for Entrepreneurs, Detroit, MI
November: Speaker – Maroc Startup Cup in Casablanca, Morocco
December: Judge – Latino Startup Alliance 2nd Annual Global Innovator Summit, San Francisco, CA

2013

April: Skype: Panel: Social Media and Entrepreneurship – Texas Southern University
April: Stanford, CA -Panel – Venture Capitalism & Entrepreneurship – Stanford University
June: Entrepreneur 2.0 Podcast –
November: Paul Carrick Brunson Spreecast: – #MentorMonday EP: 8 w/ Wayne Sutton
November: Silicon Valley, CA – MEF Global Forum – Panel – What’s Hot? Trends from the Valley

2012

January: Raleigh, NC – Keynote – National Black Student Leadership Conference for the The Williams Leadership Education Foundation
March: Austin, TX – SXSW 2012 Panel – CNN’s Black in America / Silicon Valley: Aftermath
May: Chicago, IL- Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs Conference & Expo – Boot Camp – Going Mobile
October: Mountain View, CA – Panel – “Know Thy Market” – Astia’s Global Entrepreneur Program
November: Redwood City, CA – Panel – Analysis of latest angel deals and exits – Smart$Money Executive Program
December: Mountain View, CA – Speaker – Global Women Entrepreneurs Event – Women Can Be Jedi Masters: TEDx BayArea
December: San Francisco, CA – Mentor: The Lean Startup Conference

2011

March: Austin, TX – Moderator – SXSW 2011 – Future15 Online Video
May: Atlanta, GA – Panel – Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs Conference & Expo – Go Digital or Die Trying
September: Washington, DC – Panel- Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s 2011 Annual Legislative Conference Social Media & Entrepreneurship: Using Technology to Build a Successful Business
October: New York – O’Reilly Web 2.0 conference – Prepare for the 2012 Social Media Landscape
October: New York – Panel – Festival of the New Black Imagination – Art & Technology
November: Durham, NC – Panel – Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital Conference at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business – Growing a tech start-up in difficult economic times

2010

November: Wilmington, NC – Panel – UNC Cause 2010 – Social Media
November: Raleigh, NC – Panel – Internet Summit 2010 – Geo/Location
November: Raleigh, NC – Panel – Internet Summit 2010 – Social Networking Privacy
November: Chapel Hill, NC – Ninth Annual NC Public Relations & Marketing Seminar
October: Las Vegas, NV – BlogWorld & New Media Expo – Panel – Location, Location, Location
October: Las Vegas, NV – BlogWorld & New Media Expo – Panel –I’m nothing without my fans
October: Boston, MA – Panel – Geo M – The Future of Geo Marketing and Technology – Geo/Location
October: Boston, MA – Panel – Inbound Marketing Summit – Geo/Location
October: Greensboro, NC – ConvergeSouth – Panel – Branding, Community & Social Media
October: Southfield, MI – BrandCamp – What does your check-ins mean for your personal brand.
October: Miami, FL – Blogalicious – Location-Based Applications and Privacy
September: New York City, NY – Panel – Location-Based Marketing Summit
September: Raleigh, NC – aitpRTP Sept. Meeting – Social Media in 2010
September: Raleigh, NC – REBarCampRDU – Location based apps + Real Estate
August: Raleigh, NC – @Triangleama – Location-based marketing, it’s more than simply checking in!
August: Research Triangle Park, NC – Marketing Mondays,What is location-based marketing, and how can it help you?
July: Boston, MA – Panel – To Check-In or Not To Check-In? The Opportunities of Location Based Social Networking
July: Cary, NC – SAS – The core values of Social Media and personal branding for kids
July: Durham, NC – @TIMC_NC – Panel: Doing Business the hyper-local Social Media Way
July: Charlotte, NC – @SoFresh – Panel: The Evolution of Foursquare Marketing
June: Durham, NC – Triangle AMA Social Media Boot camp – Locating based marketing
May: Raleigh, NC – WordCamp Raleigh 2010 – Using WordPress To Build Your Brand
May: Charlotte, NC – Social Media Breakfast Charlotte – Social Media and Event Success Panel
May: Charlotte, NC – Search Exchange – Location Based Marketing, Why you should care about all of those check-ins
April: Raleigh, NC – WWW2010 / FutureWeb 2010 – The Future of Social Networks and the Web Panel
March: Austin, TX – SXSW – Becoming a Real-Time Video Blogger in 2010 [ slides]
March: Austin, TX – SXSW – Paypal Community Innovation Summit
February: Chapel Hill, NC – AnalyticsCamp – Panel – Location Based Apps and measuring check-ins
January: RTP, NC – North Carolina Economic Developers Association, Inc – Social Media 2010: The New Horizon Talk
January: Durham, NC – Science Online 2010 – 19 Reasons Why Triangle is better than the Silicon Valley
January: Nashville, TN – Social Fresh Nashville – Panel – Twitter & Facebook Success

2009

November: Raleigh, NC – Internet Summit – Online Video Panel
November: Cary, NC – ReBarCampRDU – http://www.rebarcamprdu.com – Personal Brand and Blogging
October: Las Vegas, NV – Blog World Expo – http://www.blogworldexpo.com
October: Durham, NC – Social Media Business Forum – socialmediabusinessforum.com – Social Media Listening and Monitoring Basics
October: Orlando, FL – IZEAFest- http://izeafest.com/screen-gems/ (Panel)
September: Chapel Hill, NC – North Carolina Literary Festival, Twitter as new form of written communication and how it is being used.
August: Charlotte, NC – SocialFresh – Moderator: Future of Social Media Technology Panel
August: Raleigh, NC – Triangle AMA’s August luncheon: ‘Building Your Personal Brand Through Social Media’
August: Carrboro, NC – Westend Tweetup – Twitter, the past, the present & the future.
August: Raleigh, NC – Ignite Raleigh – 19 Reasons why the Triangle is better than the Silicon Valley
July: Webinar: STR8 Talk: How to listen to your customers online using social media.
June: Wilmington, NC – Search Engine Optimization, Social Media Group – Social Media, why now?
June: Durham, NC – WordCampRDU – WordPress & Twitter: It takes 2 to make a blog go right
May: Raleigh, NC – Raleigh Social Media Breakfast – Social Networking Etiquette
May: Fox News 8, Interview – Social Networking Etiquette –
April: Chapel Hill, NC – TABJ – Panel Social Media: Role of Journalists in Social Media—is there one?
April: Raleigh, NC – Springstage, NCStartup Blog, – Panel: Networking, On-line and Off-line
March: Raleigh, NC – Raleigh Chamber – Topic: Using Social Media to Enhance Your Business with Martin Brossman
March: Austin, TX – SXSW Interactive – Panel: Digital Urbanites: How to Become Part of the New Social Capital
March: PubCon Austin, TX, Panel:Social Media & Business
February: Carrboro, NC – NC Comedy Arts Festival, Topic: Social Media Comedy Club [slides]
January: Boulder, CO – Chicks who click Conference – Panel: Using Your Social Toolbox

Here's @waynesutton on Community Innovations Panel — SXSW 2010: Community Panel: Photo by: Jeff Cohen

2008

December: Greensboro’s Final Cut Pro Users Group, via Tom Lassiter: Topic: Online Video Trends and what’s new.
November: UNC, Chapel Hill, NC, Technologies of Friendship, Topic: The Power of You; Social Networks
November: Cary, NC – Understanding and Proper Business Use of Micro-Blogs,
November: Charlotte, NC – WordCamp Charlotte – Panel: Promotion/Marketing Panel
October: Durham, NC – Inside Duke Medicine – Topic: Blogging and using video for reporting.
October: UNC, Chapel Hill, NC, – Computers and Society class – Topic: Social Networking, past, present and the future.
June: Greensboro, NC – Converge South, NC A&T – Topic: Citizen Journalism and new media tools.
June: Greensboro, NC – Society of Professional Journalists – Topic: Citizen Journalism and new media tools.
June: UMass-Lowell, MA – New England News Forum – Topic: Citizen Journalism and new media tools.
April: Raleigh, NC – WNCN – NBC17 – MyNC, Topic: Twitter in the Newsroom.
April Durham, NC – Next Newsroom Conference Duke University, Topic: Using Social Media to report the news
January: Durham, NC Refresh The Triangle -Topic: Twitter for fun and profit [slides]

Speaking Subjects

Include:

Founder Pitching
Startups
Tech Event Planning(conferences, meetups, hackathons)
Diversity & Inclusion in Tech
Personal Brands
Twitter

Quotes and recommendations:

Doug Erickson
“Wayne was a great speaker and knows his “Social Media”

David Gray
“ Most Impressive, informative. Wayne is am excellent speaker who gave us all valuable insight into the Social Media market. Our thanks to the Ty and the sponsors for having this meetup ”

Rhett King, DC
“ I thought Wayne was great I think I definitely walked away with more info than I had going in. Thanks ”

Jeff Tippett
“Wayne Sutton exhibits a natural passion to connect people. A social media guru, Wayne understands technology and helps people apply tools to meet their overall objective. Wayne has truly won the respect of all those with whom he works.”

Brian Russell, Consultant, Yesh Design
“Wayne is a very energetic and hard working collaborator. He strikes a great balance between serving others and getting ahead. THIS is why I trust him completely. Plus he knows his social tech!”

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