Google Code Next Inglewood at Hollywood Park
The technology revolution is going to be driven by young minds. Google Code Next Inglewood, adjacent to SoFi Stadium, is giving local high school students the tools to be creators within that revolution.
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Careers in cybersecurity
High school students are attaining the technological skills and professionals are making career switches to the cybersecurity field.
TEC Leimert Spotlight: Diana Simmons
A Leimert Park native, Simmons is a sales executive for Microsoft, overseeing a team of technical sellers in a $65 million sales territory.
TEC Leimert Spotlight: Gene James III is getting to the next level
James, a View Park Prep and UCLA grad, used TEC Leimert’s NXT LVL social media incubator program to land a job at XX Artists.
Cassie Betts’ “Talk Tech to Me Uncut”
Betts hosts a tech show on KBLA Talk 1580, and she helps locals enter into the field with tech bootcamps hosted by Made in South LA.
Tech increases business sales for African Image Beauty Supply and Salon
The use of social media and a stronger online presence has helped this Black-owned business connect with their customers and create new business.
Girls in robotics
With only seven percent of robotic engineers being female, leaders from the Engineer Factory and SoLA Robotics are encouraging high school and middle school girls to enter the STEM field.
Vision Lab South LA
The inaugural class of 15 entrepreneurs participated in a 12-week business program at the Brotherhood Crusade.
Black business renaissance is happening in Los Angeles
Attorney Almuhtada Smith is helping local Black founders take their businesses to the next level.
TEC Leimert Spotlight: LA Create Space’s Terell Johnson
The Watts native has opened LA Create Space, a co-working space in Inglewood which features an audio and video production studio.