Amanda Spann
CMO of @blerdology + Founder of Glamobile; DMV’s 30 Under 30, BET “Blacks on the Brink of Greatness”, Black Enterprise's 5 Future Leaders in Tech
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Amanda Spann
Amanda Spann is a PR and Branding Consultant who writes and speaks on the topics of media, entertainment and technology. She is the CMO of STEM social enterprise Blerdology (formerly known as #BlackGirlsHack) and the owner of fashion tech hub, GLAMobile. She has been honored as one of the DMV’s 30 Under 30, One of 2013’s “Blacks on the Brink of Greatness” by BET and as one of 5 future leaders in technology by Black Enterprise Magazine.
A native of Jacksonville, Fl, Amanda studied in England, Italy and France before earning a BS in Merchandising, a BA in Communication Studies and a graduate certification in International Merchandising from Florida State University. She also has a masters’ from Georgetown University’s School of Continuing Studies.
Compelled by the fact that African American’s comprise less than 1% of tech entrepreneurs nationally; Amanda teamed with a fellow entrepreneur to spearhead the charge to change the face of innovation with Blerdology. The social enterprise aims to enhance, elevate and expand the black tech community by providing unmatched opportunities to network, meet and recruit black developers, designers, marketers and entrepreneurs. The organization is widely noted for its signature hackathon series #blackhack in which coders rally to help minority entrepreneurs build apps and tech startups for little to no costs in friendly overnight competition. The series will host its next installment at SXSW 2013 with a entertainment themed hackathon focusing on music and film related projects.
For her efforts Amanda has been featured in Black Enterprise, The Grio, Venture Beat and more and was recently invited to be a participant at the White House Tech Inclusion Summit.
Prior to forming Blerdology, the budding entrepreneur and media strategist has had the privilege of working for and with some of the world’s most esteemed brands including Atlantic Records, Sean John & Ciroc, Avon Products/Mark Cosmetics, OKA b. shoes, SNOBSWAP, the Financial Services Innovation Coalition, video and photo sharing app Mobli, dating app Hinge as well as a host of NFL athletes, Grammy & Emmy award winning talent, clothing lines and digital platforms.
Amanda is a nationally published writer and the founder of Tallatainment.com, Tallahassee’s premier entertainment and style portal. Boasting weekly inside-the-industry interviews, entrepreneurial spotlights, exclusive event and job listings Tallatainment grew to become a vessel of communication between college markets and larger metropolitan arenas. For her editorial contributions, Amanda was awarded the Bickel Charitable Trust for leadership in journalism.
Amanda currently resides in Washington, D.C. where she acts as the regional ambassador to professional organization, Women in PR. -
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