On this weekly podcast, we’ll discover ways to increase representation in tech while sharing everyday stories of people of color in tech.
We’ll hear from advocates, recruiters, career strategists and leaders.
You’ll learn how to:
Get in the field
Grow in the field
Create the lifestyle of your dreams
Navigate corporate America
It also discusses light hearted topics about life as a technology professional.
Hosted by Joanna Udo
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On this weekly podcast, we’ll discover ways to increase representation in tech while sharing everyday stories of people of color in tech.
We’ll hear from advocates, recruiters, career strategists and leaders.
You’ll learn how to:
Get in the field
Grow in the field
Create the lifestyle of your dreams
Navigate corporate America
It also discusses light hearted topics about life as a technology professional.
Hosted by Joanna Udo
Episode 18: Tech & Social Entrepreneurship w/ Yulkendy Valdez
Diversity in Tech with Joanna Udo
37 minutes 57 seconds
5 years ago
Episode 18: Tech & Social Entrepreneurship w/ Yulkendy Valdez
Podcast - Yulkendy
On this episode I sit down to learn more about Yulkendy and her company Forefront.
Yulkendy is a Forbes 30 Under 30 social entrepreneur, storyteller, and TEDx speaker. As the Co-Founder and CEO of Forefront, she helps employers, schools, and nonprofits create low-barrier, culturally relevant virtual experiences for youth (ages 16-24) to facilitate their transition from education to career.
Yulkendy brings a diverse set of both corporate and nonprofit experience to the table. She’s worked with Bank of America, EY, Puma, and Innosight Consulting as well as the International Institute of St. Louis and Betty Jean Kerr People’s Centers. Yulkendy has received numerous fellowships, including the Resolution Project, Young People For, Opportunity Nation Leaders Program, Future Founders Fellowship, Net Impact Racial Equity Fellowship, Harvard Kennedy School Public Policy Leadership Conference, One Young World, StartingBloc, and PPIA Indiana University. She is a proud alumna of Babson College, #1 school for entrepreneurship. More recently, she was named one of the Latino 30 Under 30 honorees by El Mundo Boston and a top millennial in Boston by Get Konnected. With roots in her hometown of St. Louis, Missouri, Yulkendy has traveled to over 30+ countries for work and fun.
You can learn more about forefront at https://www.getforefront.co
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Diversity in Tech with Joanna Udo
On this weekly podcast, we’ll discover ways to increase representation in tech while sharing everyday stories of people of color in tech.
We’ll hear from advocates, recruiters, career strategists and leaders.
You’ll learn how to:
Get in the field
Grow in the field
Create the lifestyle of your dreams
Navigate corporate America
It also discusses light hearted topics about life as a technology professional.
Hosted by Joanna Udo