Retro21 Studios Podcast

S2E8- A Conversation with Deena Pierott, CEO iUrbanTeen

As part of the Retro21 Studios podcast series - Brand Storytelling, we present S2E8- A Conversation with Deena Pierott, CEO iUrbanTeen.
As the CEO and Executive Director of iUrban Teen, Deena leads a nationally recognized program that brings STEM+C+A (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, Computing, Arts) education to historically excluded youth ages 13 to 18. 

S2E7 - A Conversation with Rose City Techies Co-Founders Annie Baker and Brooklyn Whittman

As part of the Retro21 Studios podcast series - Brand Storytelling, we present S2E7 - A Conversation with Rose City Techies Co-Founders Annie Baker and Brooklyn Whittman.
Rose City Techies
We're an inclusive community of techies dedicated to building, creating, and exploring the future of technology together. This is a place for those who want to find inspiration and forge meaningful connections, all focused on the central theme of our work.
Rose City Techies is founded on non-traditional and creative perspectives, offering a fresh approach to the tech and startup scene.
We welcome all tech centric perspectives - UX designers, developers, founders, digital marketers, product managers, graphic designers, students, career switchers, or whatever tech role you’re in! Come join—you can sit with us.
Brooklyn Wittemn, UX Designer & Researcher | AI Powered Automation | Digital Storyteller
Annie Baker, UX Designer | Marketing Manager
 

S2E6 - A Conversation with Andrew Lekashman, AI LLM/Infrastructure, Product Owner.

As part of the Retro21 Studios podcast series - Brand Storytelling, we present S2E6 - A Conversation with Andrew Lekashman, AI LLM/Infrastructure, Product Owner. 
Andrew is a technical product manager with expertise in AI, product management, and eCommerce. Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams, launch innovative products, and drive business growth through strategic planning and market analysis. Strong background in developing and managing technical product roadmaps, enhancing customer engagement, and optimizing product lifecycle management.

S2E5 - A Conversation with George Earle, Chief Growth Officer, Praxie, Inc.

As part of the Retro21 Studios podcast series - Brand Storytelling, we present S2E5 - A Conversation with George Earle, Chief Growth Officer, Praxie, Inc.
 
George is the Chief Growth Officer at Praxie, a leading software company that provides hyperscaler-based Event Stack architecture with embedded enterprise AI for digital manufacturing, strategy and innovation solutions. With over 25 years of experience in the software industry, George has a deep domain expertise in machine learning and AI, agile development, business case creation, and enterprise solution development.

S2E4 - A Conversation with Li Hong, AI Product & Solution Management

As part of the Retro21 Studios podcast series - Brand Storytelling, we present S2E4 - A Conversation with Li Hong, AI Product & Solution Management.
Li made a career switch from the software side to the hardware universe! 
He researchs and evaluates the latest development in AI / ML and develop technical solutions for targeted enterprise customers:- Developing ChatGPT-like prototype using Streamlit, Python and Llama-2-70b-chat ingesting PDF documents and providing a query interface- Setup online AI Test Beds based on Stable Diffusion via AUTOMATIC1111- Developing working prototype AI applications based on Llama-2 7b/70b and Falcon 40/180b pertained LLM.- Setup NVIDIA AI Enterprise suite to evaluate and integrate NVIDIA software suite - TAO, Triton, NeMo and more.
 

S2E3 - Part I - A Conversation with Erin Reddick, Founder of ChatBlackGPT

As part of the Retro21 Studios podcast series - Brand Storytelling, we present S2E3 - Part I - A Conversation with Erin Reddick, Founder of ChatBlackGPT
https://chatblackgpt.com/
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A word from the Founder…
 
"A technology built without Black voices told on the world. That technology is Artificial Intelligence. The racism and bias it echos, sings our song of sorrow in the language of privilege.
AI is our greatest opportunity to be believed. Even they know, the "data don't lie". For once, technology has become our ally, an unintended consequences of business as usual.
Black people are the sufferer and the solution to the future of technology. Beautifully made to renaissance, access is ours to start over again, this time in a realm not vulnerable to fire.
AI cannot unlearn, so show it the truth. While society politicizes Black skin, culture and history, we solidify it-digitally. The new privilege is permanence, and no permission is needed.
ChatBlackGPT is 1% of our story. Let us continue to create it together."
-The host, not Hero

S2E2 - A Conversation with Kurt Schrader, CEO and Co-Founder of Shortcut

As part of the Retro21 Studios series - Brand Storytelling, we present S2E2 - A Conversation with Kurt Schrader, CEO and Co-Founder of Shortcut
 
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A Focus on Outcomes, not Output
Shortcut is the only project management tool that lets you connect your company's Objectives (and Key Results) with your team's development work, together in one place. We call this The Shortcut Way, a new methodology that we've spent years researching and developing.   It's a fresh new approach to building products - one that addresses one of the biggest pain points in product development: ensuring everyone in the organization is aligned and driving towards the right objectives.

S2E1 - P2 - A conversation with D’Angelo Senat- Founder and CEO of Allpeep

Retro21 Studios podcast, introduces a second season by presenting S1E2 - Part 2 - A conversation with D’Angelo Senat, Founder and CEO of Allpeep
AllPeep is about giving Brands the power to engage with their communities on their own terms. We want to make it easier for your brand to talk regularly with your community and biggest supporters. We want your brand to build genuine relationships with your communities locally or around the world.
The AllPeep ecosystem empowers the connection between a brand having access to an ideal customer and leveraging their communities—because we believe in a brands’ village being the key to the Brands essential growth.

S1E16 - PI - A conversation with D’Angelo Senat, Founder and CEO of Allpeep

S1E16-  PI - A conversation with D’Angelo Senat, Founder and CEO of Allpeep
AllPeep is about giving Brands the power to engage with their communities on their own terms. We want to make it easier for your brand to talk regularly with your community and biggest supporters. We want your brand to build genuine relationships with your communities locally or around the world.
The AllPeep ecosystem empowers the connection between a brand having access to an ideal customer and leveraging their communities—because we believe in a brands’ village being the key to the Brands essential growth.

S1E15- PII - A conversation with Jason Brinkley, PhD, Biostatistician and Health Researcher

As part of our series on Responsible AI, please join us for S1E15-  PII A conversation with Jason Brinkley, PhD, Biostatistician and Health Researcher:
Auditing Algorithms: The Need for New Tools to Combat Bias in Artificial Intelligence
 NIST Publication
NIST AI Risk Management Framework
 
Dr. Jason Brinkley is a Biostatistician and Health Researcher out of Raleigh, NC. He maintains an Adjunct Professor of Public Health and a researcher with the NC Agromedicine Institute at East Carolina University. Dr. Brinkley has worked with a variety of individuals in the medicine, public health, business, education, and the natural and social sciences. He currently serves as NC Chapter Representative for the American Statistical Association and is on the Executive Committee for the Southeast SAS Users Group. He balances research time between theoretical ways to assess the impact of medical interventions on public health and the best practices for using statistical software. A member of the American Statistical Association, the American Public Health Association, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science; he recently served on the Customer Advisory Board of the JMP Division of SAS Institute.