Building Techs New Legacy ft Aminka Belvitt

In today's episode, I chat with Aminka Belvitt, Aminka Belvitt was born in Wakefield, Jamaica, and raised in Kitchener, Ontario. She is a former Canadian Parliamentary Member’s Assistant turned digital marketing consultant, innovator, advocate, mentor, and speaker. She studied Public Administration & Political Science at the University of Ottawa then Public Policy & Public Affairs at the School of Community Policy and Public Affairs Concordia University followed by a Marketing Analytics, Campaigns & Engagement professional development certificate from Columbia Business School. Her career started in Canadian politics and expanded into the not-for-profit sector working for organizations like The Heart & Stroke Foundation and Montreal Institute for Genocide & Human Rights Studies before entering the corporate sector, in the field of Social Media Marketing. In 2015 she entered the tech industry working for a local tech start-up in Montreal, as the Marketing & Business Manager. In her role she contributed to the duties of IT project management, ensuring the delivery of project objectives and deadlines. Having this opportunity to manage tech projects sparked her interest in advancing opportunities for women within the tech industry. This led her to create her own tech start-up, Wofemtech; and A NEW REALITY: Tech Summit for Girls, in addition, to expand programs offered by her organization, The ForUsGirls Foundation. As the Founder and CEO of Wofemtech Solutions, a virtual collective platform empowering women and girls worldwide through the connectivity of learning and technology. This platform provides entrepreneurial and professional women tools & services to create their own online courses, masterclasses, webinars, and video conferencing. In 2018 she created A NEW REALITY: Tech Summit for Girls, in partnership with SAP Next-Gen. Connect with Aminka Online: Instagram | Twitter | Linkedin | Online | WOFEMTECH SOLUTION If you enjoyed this episode, make sure to subscribe, leave a comment, share, and rate on wherever you listen to Unfiltered. Connect with us on Instagram @unfilteredwithaisha and with our host, Aisha on LinkedIn | Instagram | Twitter | Online. This episode is edited and produced by David Dobo of Deluxe Sound Studio www.daviddobo.com/deluxesoundstudio --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/unfilteredwithaisha/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/unfilteredwithaisha/support