Build Generational Wealth Using Tech w/ William A Adams
How can we use technology to build generational wealth?William A Adams is the Founder of WAAV Studios LLC. As the Technical Advisor to the CTO at Microsoft, he considered himself to have had a strange job. Instead of working full-time on technical initiatives, he worked mostly on people's problems. A number of years ago, he went through a personal transformation that gave him new clarity and intention. As a Black leader, he is on a mission not just to find technical talent of color but to grow them. Pursuing that purpose inside and outside of the company has led me to co-found Microsoft’s LEAP apprentice program designed to help Blacks, women, and other underrepresented communities get technical jobs. (They have graduated 26 cohorts around the world now, and 98% of graduates get jobs in high tech.). He also decided that Microsoft needed to grow talent in primarily Blacks areas like Kenya, Nigeria, and the U.S. Virgin Islands and make it happen.As a philanthropist, Williams has personally donated $200,000 to the U.S. Virgin Islands to kickstart technology initiatives. He found and funded The EV3NT, which is a collaborative, community-based hackathon that will use technology to solve critical real-world problems. His believes in not striving for a seat at the table, but to own the table in order to own the wealth. He coined the term #tequity, meaning building prosperity for Blacks through an equity stake in technology. He believes an ownership stake in technology is the fastest, surest way to create generational wealth for any underserved group. William's company WAAV Studio LLC is a tech company, founded by the brilliant patent inventor in order to bring technology of the future to the present. WAAV Studio will find tech talent and provide them with seed financing in order to develop new companies and technologies. Its ultimate plan is to create and grow companies owned by minorities, people of color, and women.Enter #tequity - the goal of empowering Blacks and underrepresented groups to build wealth and agency by owning a stake in technology development. Williams believes that this is part of democratizing generational wealth for communities who have been systematically excluded from means of sustained financial empowerment. On this episode, William explains how ownership is a necessary step towards creating generational wealth for Black Americans. Listen to this episode as he discusses:- how to participate in Microsoft's apprenticeship program- how the apprenticeship program is transforming lives- how to invest in tech for long-term wealth- why licensing is better than selling- how kids can start early in tech- his philanthropy through funding tech initiatives- how companies who implement DE&I are more profitable- how business and society can collaborate and make an impact- how to pass on more than money to future generations...and so much more!Connect with William:WebsiteAdditional Resources:"How To Become A Software Engineer" with Bobby DorlusConnect with me on:FacebookInstagramEmail: roberta4sk@gmail.comYouTubeKindly subscribe to our podcast for notifications on future episodes.Leave a rating and a review on iTunes and Spotify:iTunesSpotify
How can we use technology to build generational wealth?
William A Adams is the Founder of WAAV Studios LLC. As the Technical Advisor to the CTO at Microsoft, he considered himself to have had a strange job. Instead of working full-time on technical initiatives, he worked mostly on people's problems. A number of years ago, he went through a personal transformation that gave him new clarity and intention.
As a Black leader, he is on a mission not just to find technical talent of color but to grow them. Pursuing that purpose inside and outside of the company has led me to co-found Microsoft’s LEAP apprentice program designed to help Blacks, women, and other underrepresented communities get technical jobs. (They have graduated 26 cohorts around the world now, and 98% of graduates get jobs in high tech.). He also decided that Microsoft needed to grow talent in primarily Blacks areas like Kenya, Nigeria, and the U.S. Virgin Islands and make it happen.
As a philanthropist, Williams has personally donated $200,000 to the U.S. Virgin Islands to kickstart technology initiatives. He found and funded The EV3NT, which is a collaborative, community-based hackathon that will use technology to solve critical real-world problems. His believes in not striving for a seat at the table, but to own the table in order to own the wealth. He coined the term #tequity, meaning building prosperity for Blacks through an equity stake in technology. He believes an ownership stake in technology is the fastest, surest way to create generational wealth for any underserved group.
William's company WAAV Studio LLC is a tech company, founded by the brilliant patent inventor in order to bring technology of the future to the present. WAAV Studio will find tech talent and provide them with seed financing in order to develop new companies and technologies. Its ultimate plan is to create and grow companies owned by minorities, people of color, and women.
Enter #tequity - the goal of empowering Blacks and underrepresented groups to build wealth and agency by owning a stake in technology development. Williams believes that this is part of democratizing generational wealth for communities who have been systematically excluded from means of sustained financial empowerment.
On this episode, William explains how ownership is a necessary step towards creating generational wealth for Black Americans.
Listen to this episode as he discusses:
- how to participate in Microsoft's apprenticeship program
- how the apprenticeship program is transforming lives
- how to invest in tech for long-term wealth
- why licensing is better than selling
- how kids can start early in tech
- his philanthropy through funding tech initiatives
- how companies who implement DE&I are more profitable
- how business and society can collaborate and make an impact
- how to pass on more than money to future generations
...and so much more!
Connect with William:
Website: https://www.william-a-adams.com
Additional Resources:
"How To Become A Software Engineer" with Bobby Dorlus
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Leave a rating and a review on iTunes and Spotify:
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c502PynIqe4
William A Adams is the Founder of WAAV Studios LLC. As the Technical Advisor to the CTO at Microsoft, he considered himself to have had a strange job. Instead of working full-time on technical initiatives, he worked mostly on people's problems. A number of years ago, he went through a personal transformation that gave him new clarity and intention.
As a Black leader, he is on a mission not just to find technical talent of color but to grow them. Pursuing that purpose inside and outside of the company has led me to co-found Microsoft’s LEAP apprentice program designed to help Blacks, women, and other underrepresented communities get technical jobs. (They have graduated 26 cohorts around the world now, and 98% of graduates get jobs in high tech.). He also decided that Microsoft needed to grow talent in primarily Blacks areas like Kenya, Nigeria, and the U.S. Virgin Islands and make it happen.
As a philanthropist, Williams has personally donated $200,000 to the U.S. Virgin Islands to kickstart technology initiatives. He found and funded The EV3NT, which is a collaborative, community-based hackathon that will use technology to solve critical real-world problems. His believes in not striving for a seat at the table, but to own the table in order to own the wealth. He coined the term #tequity, meaning building prosperity for Blacks through an equity stake in technology. He believes an ownership stake in technology is the fastest, surest way to create generational wealth for any underserved group.
William's company WAAV Studio LLC is a tech company, founded by the brilliant patent inventor in order to bring technology of the future to the present. WAAV Studio will find tech talent and provide them with seed financing in order to develop new companies and technologies. Its ultimate plan is to create and grow companies owned by minorities, people of color, and women.
Enter #tequity - the goal of empowering Blacks and underrepresented groups to build wealth and agency by owning a stake in technology development. Williams believes that this is part of democratizing generational wealth for communities who have been systematically excluded from means of sustained financial empowerment.
On this episode, William explains how ownership is a necessary step towards creating generational wealth for Black Americans.
Listen to this episode as he discusses:
- how to participate in Microsoft's apprenticeship program
- how the apprenticeship program is transforming lives
- how to invest in tech for long-term wealth
- why licensing is better than selling
- how kids can start early in tech
- his philanthropy through funding tech initiatives
- how companies who implement DE&I are more profitable
- how business and society can collaborate and make an impact
- how to pass on more than money to future generations
...and so much more!
Connect with William:
Website: https://www.william-a-adams.com
Additional Resources:
"How To Become A Software Engineer" with Bobby Dorlus
Kindly subscribe to our podcast for notifications on future episodes.
Leave a rating and a review on iTunes and Spotify:
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/build-generational-wealth-using-tech-w-william-a-adams/id1614151066?i=1000621957472
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5M7pdcQCUKn9fcLQ5XZ6UU
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c502PynIqe4
