The MMTC Podcast features interviews with media, telecom, and tech thought leaders, professionals, entrepreneurs, and activists. It is hosted and produced by MMTC Chief Social Media Officer Ananda Leeke.
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Season 3, Episode 2: A. Shuanise Washington, President and CEO of the National Association for Multi-ethnicity in Communications (NAMIC) discusses her new leadership role and recent honor as one of Cablefax’s 100 influential professionals in the media, cable, and broadband industry. Washington also discussed NAMIC’s 2019 programming including its 33rd Annual Conference that will be held on September 17-18, 2019, in New York City. The conference theme is “Breaking Barriers: The Multicultural Media Agenda.”
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Season 3, Episode 1: Rahsan Lindsay, Executive Vice President of Ad Sales and Marketing at TV One, discusses TV One’s launch of CLEO TV. CLEO TV is a lifestyle and entertainment cable channel targeting millennial and gen X women of color. During the interview, Lindsay shares how and why CLEO TV was launched. He also discusses the types of short- and long-form programming CLEO TV will offer and how its launch partners Comcast, CURLS Beauty Brand, and others got involved.
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[box]Season 2, Episode 10: Charlyn Stanberry, the Chief of Staff for U.S. Congresswoman Yvette Clarke, discusses her current position as Congresswoman Clarke’s Chief of Staff, academic and career journey, work as the MMTC 2014 Cathy Hughes fellow and staff counsel, and service as the Co-Chair on the Telecom, Tech & IP Task Force for Women in Government Relations.
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Season 2, Episode 9: Dorrissa Griffin, MMTC Chief of Staff, discusses MMTC’s education and training programs and workforce development initiatives. Griffin also shares why you should invest in the next generation of diverse policy makers by supporting MMTC’s Henry M. Rivera Fellowship Program.
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Season 2, Episode 8: Michelle Ray, the newly installed Executive Director of the Walter Kaitz Foundation, discusses how the Kaitz Foundation serves as a catalyst for increasing diversity and inclusion in the telecommunications industry.
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Season 2, Episode 7: Ronald G. Marlow, Vice President for Workforce Development at the National Urban League (NUL), discusses NUL’s apprenticeship partnership with the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Wireless Infrastructure Association (WIA), and MMTC. During the interview, Marlow shares the successes NUL, WIA, and MMTC have been able to achieve this year, Urban League affiliates’ participation in the DOL apprenticeship contract, and the type of technical assistance the Wireless Infrastructure Apprenticeship Access Initiative consortium can provide to local and national employers to increase diversity in the workplace. At the end of the interview, he tells the listening audience about the key points he will address at MMTC’s upcoming Access to Capital and Telecom Policy Conference’s session on The Future of Work: Turning Innovation into Opportunity on July 19, 2018. https://www.talkshoe.com/episode/4860313 [/box][box]
Season 2, Episode 6: Deb Bennett, Director of Training and Apprenticeship at the Wireless Infrastructure Association (WIA), discusses WIA’s Connectivity Expo (ConnectX) that will be held on May 21-24, 2018, in Charlotte, North Carolina. During the podcast, Bennett discusses WIA’s apprenticeship partnership with the U.S. Department of Labor, National Urban League, and MMTC.
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[box]Season 2, Episode 5: Rosa Mendoza, Executive Director of the Hispanic Technology and Telecommunications Partnership, discusses the Digital 2020 Census and the impact of technology on the Latino community (March 2018).
https://www.talkshoe.com/episode/4860312[/box][box] Season 2, Episode 4: MMTC Vice President of Telecommunications and Spectrum Policy Dr. Rikin Thakker discusses the Wireless Infrastructure Association’s white paper, “Getting Ready for 5G: Preparing a Skilled Workforce for Future Wireless Networks.” Dr. Thakker helped prepare the white paper. During the podcast, he shares why it is crucial for the telecom industry to take steps now to provide the technical training needed for 5G to its existing workforce. He also talks about the role MMTC is playing in training and educating a skilled workforce for future wireless networks through its apprenticeship partnership with the National Urban League, the Wireless Infrastructure Association, and the U.S. Department of Labor (March 2018).
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[/box][box]Season 2, Episode 3: Maria Smith Dautruche, Vice President of Partnerships and Advancement, National Urban League, and Jeri Green, Senior Advisor for the 2020 Census, National Urban League, discuss the Digital 2020 Census and the impact of technology on communities of color (March 2018).
https://www.talkshoe.com/episode/4860310
[/box][box]Season 2, Episode 2: Wole Coaxum, the founder and CEO of Mobility Capital Finance, Inc., discuss his FinTech career and the Solutions in FinTech that Close the Wealth Gap and Empower Unbanked and Under-Banked Consumers session he participated in at the 9th Annual Broadband and Social Justice Summit (January 2018).
https://www.talkshoe.com/episode/4860304
[/box][box]Season 2, Episode 1: Kristal High Taylor, the founder of Politic365, discusses her career in media, telecom, and tech policy, and the Digital Town Hall on smart cities, elections, and the 2020 census she moderated at the 9th Annual Broadband and Social Justice Summit (January 2018).
https://www.talkshoe.com/episode/4860306
[/box][box]Season 1, Episode 3: MMTC Chief of Staff Dorrissa Griffin and MMTC Vice President of Telecommunications and Spectrum Policy Dr. Rikin Thakker discuss the 9th Annual Broadband and Social Justice Summit (December 2017).[/box]
[box]Season 1, Episode 2: MMTC Vice President of Telecommunications and Spectrum Policy Dr. Rikin Thakker discusses 5G and telecom apprenticeships (November 2017).[/box]
[box] Season 1, Episode 1: Former MMTC President and CEO Kim Keenan discusses net neutrality (October 2017).[/box]