Working on Being a Black Woman in Tech with Dayo Akinrinade

Dayo Akinrinade started as an IT Management Consultant at Accenture and Deloitte. Then, driven by the lack of diversity in London’s tech ecosystem, she joined the founding team of OneTech, London’s largest diversity in startups program, backed by the JP Morgan Chase Foundation.  Subsequently, after spotting a gap in the market, she went on to found Africlick, a cultural dating app targeting 1 billion Africans globally. In 2019 she was named in the Financial Times Top 100 Most Influential Ethnic Minority Leaders in Tech. She has spoken on panels and lectured on diversity in technology at various organizations including, Uber and Google and Oxford Said Business School.  Dayo holds a B.Sc. in Computer Science from the University of Manchester and a M.Sc. in Technology from University College London. Dayo is the creative genius behind the social audio app Wisdom.  Wisdom is a social audio app which connects knowledge-seekers to mentors. Wisdom’s mission is to democratize access to mentoring.  Wisdom lets you talk live with experts on dozens of topics like wellness, business, food and fitness.  The sessions you record on Wisdom can also be downloaded for use on your podcast. Many podcasters also find it a great way to meet and connect with guests.  Wisdom is an emerging platform in an emerging multi-billion dollar social audio category.