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Kathryn Buford

As a scholar, social entrepreneur, and consultant, Kathryn has led and consulted on projects for The Embassy of Jamaica, Americorps, BBC, Sony Entertainment, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and various small businesses, creative agencies, nonprofits and media brands. Her writings and commentary have appeared in publications like BBC, GOOD, CNBC and Live Unchained -- her former blog (of 6 years) for women and creatives across the African Diaspora. She holds a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Maryland, College Park with concentrations in social theory and social and cultural entrepreneurship.


Latest from Kathryn Buford

Strata conference day 2 wrap-up | #BigDataSV

John Furrier, Dave Vellante and Jeff Kelly review key trends and insights from day 2 of the  2014 Strata Conference in theCUBE. Most notably, the panelists discuss key data partnerships, the rise of Pivotal and need for more big data apps. Discussing …

For Actian, Big Data 2.0 is all about simplicity | #BigDataSV

Time is the new gold standard for big data success. John Santaferraro, Vice President of Solutions & Product Marketing at Actian joins John Furrier and Dave Vellante in theCUBE, discussing the importance of rapid innovation. The co-hosts also explore the progression from Big …

MapR innovates so that users profit | #BigDataSV

Jack Norris, MapR CMO joins John Furrier and Dave Vellante in theCUBE. In their ongoing coverage of the 2014 Strata Conference in Santa Clara, California, the three discuss new MapR goals and strategies in addition to market innovations, in general. Norris says …

What it takes to be a business intelligence leader | #BigDataSV

Andre Boisvert, Actian Board Member, and long-time leader in Business Intelligence, joins John Furrier and Dave Vellante in theCUBE. The discussants explore Boisvert’s take on the future and significance of Big Data. Furrier and Vellante also glean insight from Boisvert’s 25 years …

ShareBuds’ simple solution for the headphone world

We live in a headphone world. From 50 Cent’s new sweat repelling sport earphones to Diamondz rhinestone encrusted headphones recently revealed at the CES 2014 trade show, big brands continue to capitalize on the luxury headphone trend. Average users, not connected to …

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