Episode 2 - Amanda Spann
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Listen in as guest Amanda Spann dishes invaluable advice on her journey from PR to the tech industry. We discuss the highs, lows, wins, and regrets of career development, as well as how coasting is not conducive to growth.
\\nAmanda Spann is a Chicago-based marketing consultant & app entrepreneur. Sitting at the intersection of product and promotion, she helps brands take their ideas from concept to creation and then build a buzz around them.
\\nPrior to her current roles, Amanda co-founded Tiphub, an impact-driven innovation community for entrepreneurs in Africa and the African Diaspora and the hosts of Diaspora Demo Day, once the largest US-based pitch competition for African led startups. She also served as CMO of Blerdology, a tech social enterprise to support and engage the black tech community and the first organization to host hackathons targeting African-Americans. The company helped to spark interest innovation and assisted minority entrepreneurs build their apps or web-based ventures for little to no cost.
\\nThe Florida State and Georgetown grad is a member of the Techstars network and has previously been honored as one of Business Insider\\u2019s 30 Most Important Women In Tech Under 30, Walker\\u2019s Legacy 2016 Power50, Rolling Out\\u2019s 25 Women you should know, as one of BET\\u2019s Blacks on the Brink of Greatness, as well as one of the 5 future leaders in technology by Black Enterprise Magazine.
\\nHer #TNWIDTakeaway? \\u201cOpportunity is everywhere.\\u201d For more information, check out the show notes here!
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