Angela Benton
Angela Benton’s experience spans a variety of industries and roles. She has worked at several InterActive Corp businesses including RealEstate.com, LendingTree.com, and RushmoreDrive.com. Additionally she has held roles at Bizjournals.com, UPS, and Homes of Color Magazine. Throughout her career she has worked in a variety of roles in design, marketing, development, and digital strategy. Her expertise lies in New Media.
Presently Angela is the CEO of Black Web Media, which publishes BlackWeb20.com the leading online publication for African-Americans interested in Technology and New Media. Black Web media also publishes Young, Black, Professional Guide and rising political powerhouse Politic365. Black Web Media’s mission is to be a catalyst for innovation and inclusive ideas on the web for African-Americans. She also founded and Chairs’ the New Media Entrepreneurship Conference, who’s goal is to steer the Internet economy to be more diverse and inclusive.
She is one of Fast Company Magazine’s Most Influential Women in Technology for 2010 and one of Ebony Magazine’s Power 150 for 2010. She is also the youngest Hall of Fame inductee of Minority Media and Telecommunications Council and a 2010 Woman of Power honoree by the National Urban League.
Angela graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Communications with a specialization in Digital Design. She has also completed postgraduate coursework in Graphic Design from Savannah College of Art and Design.
Wayne Sutton
With over 10 years experience in technology and the social media sector Wayne Sutton, helps individuals, startups and businesses succeed in understanding how to communicate online via brand strategy, social networks and mobile marketing. He has provided counsel to business leaders ranging from Inc 500 companies, founders of small start-ups and representatives of nonprofit organizations to CEOs of large and small corporations. Wayne is an technology journalist and his blog SocialWayne.com has been recognized as one of the Top 50 Social Media and Technology blogs of 2010 and ranks among the AdAge Power 150.
Wayne has been active in the Triangle, NC community as an event organizer of Ignite Raleigh, Triangle Startup Weekend, Triangle Tweetup, the Social Media Business Forum and the past Triangle Social Media club chapter president. As an entrepreneur Wayne has cofounded a various startups and spoken at technology conferences and events such as SXSW, Social Media Breakfast, BrandCampU, Triangle American Marketing Association, TIMA, PRSA, FutureM/GEOM, Pubcon Austin and Blog World. Staying current with the ever changing trends in the technology community, Wayne loves blogging, educating and inspiring others.
Wayne is the cofounder of TriOut where he manages business development and marketing.
Toby Morning
Toby Morning is an artist, and serial entrepreneur who founded Urban Technology Ventures in 2001. Toby was previously VP of business development for Destiny Media Technologies, and worked on the MPE DRM system. Toby is the founder of Blue Monitor Systems, a managed IT, and creative services company from India. Urban Technology Ventures is the owner ofCitizen Space coworking spaces, and is a seed investor in several other minority founded technology company’s. Toby is the director of the Semantic Seed program, and global organizer forStart Up Camps.
