Building Inclusive Tech Ecosystems
How a room of five became a national movement — and what it takes to build the access, mentorship, and pipelines an ecosystem is missing.
Speaking & Press
Stories that move rooms to act
Johnnie speaks to conferences, companies, campuses, and community organizations about building an inclusive tech economy — with the energy, candor, and hard-won lessons of someone doing the work in real time.
On stage
Bring the Black Tech Saturdays story to your audience
A Detroit Policy Conference speaker and a familiar voice across Detroit media, Johnnie turns a hard truth — less than 1% of venture funding reaches Black and Brown founders — into a hopeful, practical playbook for change.
Audiences leave with a clear picture of how access, mentorship, and community wealth create real economic mobility — and what their organization can do to help.
Signature talks
What Johnnie speaks about
Keynotes, panels, and fireside chats — tailored to your audience.
Community Wealth → Generational Wealth
Why sharing the game is the fastest path to generational wealth, and how community wealth becomes a trampoline for everyone.
Youth, Representation & STEM
Planting seeds early: reaching students through summits, expos, and mentorship so they see themselves in tech and go further.
Detroit as the Next Great Tech Hub
Grit as a competitive edge — and the case for Detroit, built by the people who live here, as one of the country's great tech cities.
In the media
Press & features
Selected coverage of Johnnie and Black Tech Saturdays.
Links open each outlet's site.
Have a stage that needs a spark?
Conferences, corporate events, universities, and community gatherings — Johnnie would love to be part of it. Tell him about your event.