We’re talking technology today. Atlanta Tech Week is June 8th - 13th and there are a variety of activities taking place throughout the city from Peachtree Corners to Midtown. Kayla Life, a young woman who embraced technology at an early age, launched her own agency RebrandLand AI. Her company is a registered Apprentice Provider with the US Department of Labor, which has allowed her to create a culturally relevant pathway to a career in tech. This year in celebration of Atlanta Tech Week Kayla Life and RebrandLand AI are hosting an event in support of Tech Founders on June 11th at 6PM.
Life shares that her father worked in the Navy in the IT field. She was breaking down and building up computers as an 8 year old. She speaks about her first job as a teacher and watching the world open up for young people when they were introduced to technology and how it transforms opportunity. She speaks about wanting provide the privileges she had as a child growing up with an immersive tech experience.
RebrandLand AI is an Apprentice Provider with the US Department of Labor. Life shares that her program provides a way to use modern and traditional education models to learn skills while working. Life will host an event June 11th - Pitch and Support Day in support of founders who are often overlooked.
With a broad mission to bring equity to the tech industry, I asked Life how she hoped to change the stubborn numbers behind every DEI initiative that have kept the number of Black people in tech hovering around 5% and the number of women around 25%. She spoke about changing the ecosystem. She mused about tech students reaching out to business students about their ideas and urged them to become co-founders.