Creating Inclusive Tech Ecosystems: Leigh-Ann Buchanan, Founder and CEO of aīre ventures and the Nyah Project

Host Neha Sampat, CEO of Contentstack, and Leigh-Ann Buchanan, founder and CEO of aīre ventures and the Nyah Project, drink tea (saving their glass of Sancerre wine for later) and discuss inclusive tech ecosystems, sustainable non-profits, and community building.

aīre ventures is a social impact venture studio that scales technology and innovation solutions to systemic gaps in access, opportunity, and racial equity. Nyah Project is a program that provides transformative leadership fellowships abroad and tech-enabled college access strategy coaching for youth from underserved backgrounds.

 

Together, Neha and Leigh-Ann discuss:

• The systemic gaps that exist in tech and how to overcome them
• Becoming innovators that improve the human experience
• Broadening your perspective through breakfast, lunch, and dinner

 

Though the Dreammakers drank tea as they talked, later they will enjoy a glass of wine: Henri Bourgeois Sancerre La Cote des Monts Damnes 2020. It’s a medium-bodied wine with white flowers, fresh pear, sliced pineapple, lime zest, and passion fruit.

 

Other show notes:

• You Can Call Me Al is Leigh-Ann’s wake up song
• The Alchemist and The Four Agreements are the books she would recommend to her 19-year-old self
• Bombay East Gin is one of her favorite beverages

 

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