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'''Regina Gwynn''' (born in 1979) is an [[African Americans|African American]] tech entrepreneur, and co-founder of Black Women Talk Tech, as well as [[Chief executive officer|CEO]] of TresseNoire.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=February 24, 2021 |title=Regina Gwynn '09 MBA helps Black women tech entrepreneurs build profitable businesses |url=https://www.alumni.northwestern.edu/s/1479/02-naa/16/interior_1col.aspx?sid=1479&gid=2&pgid=36883 |access-date=2024-03-14 |website=Northwestern Alumni {{!}} Working for Change |language=en}}</ref> Black Women Talk Tech (BWTT) is a collective that helps [[women of color]] entrepreneurs finance and build tech companies.
'''Regina Gwynn'''


== Early life and education ==
'''Regina Gwynn''' ( born in 1979) is an African-American tech entrepreneur and co-founder of Black Women Talk Tech and TresseNoire.
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Gwynn was born in 1979 in [[Fayetteville, North Carolina|Fayetteville]], [[North Carolina]].<ref name=":0" /> At the age of nine, she began her entrepreneurial career by selling [[Avon Products|Avon]] products.<ref name=":0" />


Gwynn attended the [[Fashion Institute of Technology]] from 1996-1998, where she studied fashion buying, marketing, and merchandising. She also attended [[Rutgers University]] from 1998- 2009, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Science in marketing. She simultaneously received an MBA in marketing, entrepreneurship, and strategy in 2009 from [[Kellogg School of Management|Northwestern University-Kellogg School of Management]].<ref name=":0" />
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== Early Life ==
== Career ==
In 2009 Gwynn started her career in the Product Development Executive Training program at [[Macy's, Inc.|Macy's Inc.]] From 2010-2011, she became a management consultant at the [[Monitor Deloitte|Monitor Group.]]<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=Regina Gwynn – Council of Urban Professionals |url=https://cupusa.org/catalyst/regina-gwynn/ |access-date=2024-03-16 |website=cupusa.org}}</ref> From 2011-2015 she transitioned into becoming a marketing executive at The Apparel Group in [[New York City]].<ref name=":4" />
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Gwynn was born in 1979 in North Carolina. In 1988, at the age of nine, she began her entrepreneurship in the sales of Avon products. <ref name=":0" />


In 2014 during her tenure at the Apparel Group, she launched her very own hairstylist on-location beauty booking app platform, TresseNoire which ended in 2020.<ref name=":1" />
== Academic Life ==


In 2017, Gwynn met and collaborated with tech founders Esosa Ighodaro and Lauren Washington.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Marcano |first=Ray |date=May 15, 2022 |title=Stiffed by investors, ignored by recruiters, these Black people in tech create support for themselves and others |url=https://thegrio.com/2022/05/15/stiffed-by-investors-ignored-by-recruiters-these-black-people-in-tech-create-support-for-themselves-and-others/ |website=The Grio}}</ref> Where their interaction led to the creation of Black Women Talk Tech (BWTT). BWTT is a collective that has 500 plus women of color tech entrepreneurs, focusing on engineering and full-stack development.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
== Career ==


In 2018, Gwynn with other tech collaborators Lauren Washington and Esosa Ighodaro was invited to be guest speakers at the Hustle House for SXSW.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Pryor |first=Mary |date=March 13, 2018 |title=SXSW: 5 priceless business tips from Black women start-up founders |url=https://thegrio.com/2018/03/13/sxsw-5-priceless-business-tips-for-black-and-brown-start-ups/ |website=The Grio}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> The main topic of discussion was how to circulate wealth within the community.<ref name=":5" />
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== Awards and Nominations ==


In 2020, BWTT, hosted its fourth annual conference, pairing more than 1,300 participants to potential viable resources.<ref name=":0" /> BWTT gained sponsorships from leading brands such as [[Walmart]] Connect and [[Shea Moisture|SheaMoisture]] to fund their 7th annual conference "Roadmap To Billions".<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Turner |first=Rachelle |date=May 17, 2023 |title=Black Women Talk Tech Presents the 7th Annual 'Roadmap To Billions' Conference |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/black-women-talk-tech-presents-the-7th-annual-roadmap-to-billions-conference-301827294.html |access-date=May 17, 2023 |website=P R Newswire}}</ref> BWTT is the largest conference for women of color in the tech industry.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Francis |first=Alannah |date=2019-10-14 |title=Collective helping black women tech founders secure funding expands to London |url=https://www.voice-online.co.uk/news/tech/2019/10/14/collective-helping-black-women-tech-founders-secure-funding-expands-to-london/ |access-date=2024-04-01 |website=Voice Online |language=en}}</ref>
== Selected Publications ==


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== Awards and nominations ==


* In 2019, Gwynn received the award "100 Most Powerful Women" by [[Entrepreneur (magazine)|Entrepreneur Magazine]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Editorial |first=Staff |date=July 5, 2022 |title=Esosa Ighodaro-Johnson and Regina Gynn are changing the landscape in Tech for Black Women! |url=https://www.theofficialblackmagazine.com/landscape-in-tech-for-black-women/ |archive-date= |access-date=July 5, 2022 |website=The Official Black Magazine}}</ref>
== Article Draft ==
* She also in 2020, received the award "Top Ten Women in Tech" from [[Essence (magazine)|Essence Magazine]].<ref name=":3" />


=== Lead ===
== Selected publication ==
Regina Gwynn's entrepreneurship began with her father and grandfather, they both started as well as owned their own businesses so from an early age, Regina knew she wanted to run her own business like them someday. Because of this, her entrepreneurship and business adventure began in North Carolina. She was only 9 years old when she started selling Avon products to her teachers and neighbors. Eventually, in 2009 she started her marketing career at Macy's Inc. while earning her MBA at Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=February 24, 2021 |title=Regina Gwynn '09 MBA helps Black women tech entrepreneurs build profitable businesses |url=https://www.alumni.northwestern.edu/s/1479/02-naa/16/interior_1col.aspx?sid=1479&gid=2&pgid=36883 |access-date=2024-03-14 |website=www.alumni.northwestern.edu |language=en}}</ref> After her time at Macy's Inc., she continued her career as a management consultant at Monitor Deloitte from 2010- 2011, then transitioned to being a marketing executive at The Apparel Group in New York City from 2011-2015<ref>{{Cite web |title=Regina Gwynn – Council of Urban Professionals |url=https://cupusa.org/catalyst/regina-gwynn/ |access-date=2024-03-16 |website=cupusa.org}}</ref> before meeting Esosa Ighodaro and launching Black Women Talk Tech just two years later in 2017.<ref name=":0" />


* Gwynn, Regina, "Building a Two-Sided Marketplace With Regina Gwynn." 2021. New York<ref>{{Cite web |last=Saldana |first=Andy |date=May 5, 2021 |title=Building a Two-Sided Marketplace With Regina Gwynn |url=https://nytechalliance.medium.com/building-a-two-sided-marketplace-with-regina-gwynn-8b2fc02ec7fb |access-date=May 5, 2021 |website=Medium}}</ref>
=== Article body ===
* Gwynn, Regina, "Esosa Ighodaro-Johnson and Regina Gynn are changing the landscape in Tech for Black Women!" 2022. New York<ref name=":3" />
Later, in 2014 Regina Gwynn launched a digital platform to connect mobile hairstylists to their targeted consumer, TresseNoire.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Marcano |first=Ray |date=May 15, 2022 |title=Stiffed by investors, ignored by recruiters, these Black people in tech create support for themselves and others |url=https://thegrio.com/2022/05/15/stiffed-by-investors-ignored-by-recruiters-these-black-people-in-tech-create-support-for-themselves-and-others/}}</ref> Gwynn aligned herself and began in-depth conversations with other tech founders Lauren Washington and Esosa Ighodaro. Inspired by the interactions, she alongside Washington and Ighodaro created Black Women Talk Tech, a conglomerate of 500-plus women of color tech entrepreneurs.<ref name=":0" /> Black Women Talk Tech is a company that contains full-stack development and engineering.<ref name=":1" /> While understanding the tribulation of other people of color in technology. Her mission is to assist women of color in the everchanging dynamics of the tech and entrepreneur industries. As 2018 progressed, Black Women Talk Tech was invited to Hustle House and SXSW as guest speakers to facilitate conversations about circulating wealth within the community.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pryor |first=Mary |date=March 13, 2018 |title=SXSW: 5 priceless business tips from Black women start-up founders |url=https://thegrio.com/2018/03/13/sxsw-5-priceless-business-tips-for-black-and-brown-start-ups/}}</ref> BWTT, in 2020, hosted its fourth annual conference, pairing more than 1,300 participants to potential viable resources. <ref name=":0" />


=== References ===
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Latest revision as of 11:41, 1 September 2024

Regina Gwynn
BornBorn in 1979 in Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States
NationalityAfrican-American
Known forCo-Founder and CFO Black Women Talk Tech (BWTT), Co-Founder and CEO TresseNoire, Roadmap to Billions Conference
AcademicsNorthwestern University-Kellogg School of Management

Rutgers University

Fashion Institute of Technology
Awards and Nominations100 Most Powerful Women by Entrepreneur Magazine 2019, Top Ten Women in Tech by Essence Magazine 2020.
Websitehttps://www.blackwomentalktech.com/

Regina Gwynn (born in 1979) is an African American tech entrepreneur, and co-founder of Black Women Talk Tech, as well as CEO of TresseNoire.[1] Black Women Talk Tech (BWTT) is a collective that helps women of color entrepreneurs finance and build tech companies.

Early life and education

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Gwynn was born in 1979 in Fayetteville, North Carolina.[1] At the age of nine, she began her entrepreneurial career by selling Avon products.[1]

Gwynn attended the Fashion Institute of Technology from 1996-1998, where she studied fashion buying, marketing, and merchandising. She also attended Rutgers University from 1998- 2009, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Science in marketing. She simultaneously received an MBA in marketing, entrepreneurship, and strategy in 2009 from Northwestern University-Kellogg School of Management.[1]

Career

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In 2009 Gwynn started her career in the Product Development Executive Training program at Macy's Inc. From 2010-2011, she became a management consultant at the Monitor Group.[2] From 2011-2015 she transitioned into becoming a marketing executive at The Apparel Group in New York City.[2]

In 2014 during her tenure at the Apparel Group, she launched her very own hairstylist on-location beauty booking app platform, TresseNoire which ended in 2020.[3]

In 2017, Gwynn met and collaborated with tech founders Esosa Ighodaro and Lauren Washington.[3] Where their interaction led to the creation of Black Women Talk Tech (BWTT). BWTT is a collective that has 500 plus women of color tech entrepreneurs, focusing on engineering and full-stack development.[1][3]

In 2018, Gwynn with other tech collaborators Lauren Washington and Esosa Ighodaro was invited to be guest speakers at the Hustle House for SXSW.[4][3] The main topic of discussion was how to circulate wealth within the community.[4]

In 2020, BWTT, hosted its fourth annual conference, pairing more than 1,300 participants to potential viable resources.[1] BWTT gained sponsorships from leading brands such as Walmart Connect and SheaMoisture to fund their 7th annual conference "Roadmap To Billions".[5] BWTT is the largest conference for women of color in the tech industry.[6]

Awards and nominations

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Selected publication

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  • Gwynn, Regina, "Building a Two-Sided Marketplace With Regina Gwynn." 2021. New York[8]
  • Gwynn, Regina, "Esosa Ighodaro-Johnson and Regina Gynn are changing the landscape in Tech for Black Women!" 2022. New York[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Regina Gwynn '09 MBA helps Black women tech entrepreneurs build profitable businesses". Northwestern Alumni | Working for Change. February 24, 2021. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
  2. ^ a b "Regina Gwynn – Council of Urban Professionals". cupusa.org. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
  3. ^ a b c d Marcano, Ray (May 15, 2022). "Stiffed by investors, ignored by recruiters, these Black people in tech create support for themselves and others". The Grio.
  4. ^ a b Pryor, Mary (March 13, 2018). "SXSW: 5 priceless business tips from Black women start-up founders". The Grio.
  5. ^ Turner, Rachelle (May 17, 2023). "Black Women Talk Tech Presents the 7th Annual 'Roadmap To Billions' Conference". P R Newswire. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
  6. ^ Francis, Alannah (2019-10-14). "Collective helping black women tech founders secure funding expands to London". Voice Online. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  7. ^ a b c Editorial, Staff (July 5, 2022). "Esosa Ighodaro-Johnson and Regina Gynn are changing the landscape in Tech for Black Women!". The Official Black Magazine. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  8. ^ Saldana, Andy (May 5, 2021). "Building a Two-Sided Marketplace With Regina Gwynn". Medium. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
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