New Episode Alert! Today’s very fun and high energy episode brings my fellow Terp Alum Bukola Somide to tell her journey to create the FIRST EVER BLACK INTERACTIVE STEM DOLL. Listeners learn how she developed interest in computer science, her career as a Software Engineer, and how her technical background mixed with her passion to help others resulted in becoming an entrepreneur.
Bukola Somide is a loving mom, software engineer, inventor, author, inspirational speaker, founder/CEO of Innovant Technologies LLC and 501(c)3 nonprofit, CompSci ABC. She is passionate about creating fun Computer Science educational products to inspire, educate, engage, and boost the confidence of children in underrepresented communities. Her work has been featured on many media outlets such as ABC15 Arizona, Ebony, AfroTech, Black Enterprise, KTAR 92.3FM, & Good Morning - Baltimore radio, just to name a few. Ms. Somide is best known for creating the first interactive educational doll on Computer Science and Cyberbullying awareness. She's also the author of five-star rated books: "Somi the Computer Scientist: Princess Can Code", and Computer Science Activity Books for Girls & Boys.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bukolasomide/
