Developer on Fire
Developer on Fire
Episode 257 | The Hidden Genius Project - Whole Humans
Guest:
Sean Valentine and Landon Miller talk with Dave Rael about the Hidden Genius Project, mentoring and growing young black men, male role models, and human connections
The Hidden Genius Project was founded in 2012 by five black male entrepreneurs/technologists who were unnerved by the dramatic juxtaposition between the high unemployment of black male youth and the plethora of career opportunities within the local technology sector. To address this challenge, the founders established a program to connect underserved, young black males with the skills, mentors, and experiences that they need to become high-performing entrepreneurs and technologists in a 21st century, global economy.
Chapters:
- - Dave introduces the show and Sean Valentine and Landon Miller from the Hidden Genius Project
- - Sean's mentoring work
- - Landon's story of making a difference and getting involved with the Hidden Genius Project
- - How students get involved with the program
- - The motivations of the Hidden Genius Project
- - Helping young men find their community
- - The value of leveraging people with different experiences
- - The content of the program, both technical and non-technical
- - The many faces of diversity
- - The duration and mechanics of the Hidden Genius Project and alumni as junior educators
- - Success stories
- - Landon's experiences with positive male role models - especially Coach Tommie Lindsey
- - The reasons The Hidden Genius Project serves the population it serves
- - Book recommendations from Landon and Sean
- - Opportunities to fail and leaning on one another
- - Sean's love of people
- - Landon's top 3 tips for delivering more value
- - Sean's top 3 tips for delivering more value
- - Keeping with the Sean, Landon, and The Hidden Genius Project
Resources:
Hidden's book recommendation:
Hidden's top 3 tips for delivering more value:
- Listen first
- Diversify
- Have passion for what you are doing
- If you stay ready you don't have to get ready
- Make your mistakes out loud
- Share what you have with the world - be a giver rather than a taker
