Entrepreneurs and change makers increasingly rely on technology to fuel their work, but too many use old or inefficient tech. That’s why we’re giving 5 innovators Lenovo YOGA 9i laptops, powered by the Intel® Evo™ platform, to help realize their game-changing visions.
Shop ProductsWhen Kimberly’s daughter became interested in engineering, Kimberly realized that the other students in her classes resembled the tech sector itself – very white, and very male. Now, Kimberly is the Founder and Executive Director of Black Girls CODE, a non-profit organization dedicated to changing the face of technology by offering coding classes to girls between seven and seventeen. With chapters in fifteen cities, Black Girls CODE is on track to train over 1 million young women by 2040, forever changing the face of STEM fields.
When James sought counseling for the first time at age thirty, he saw a problem – there were not enough therapists of color that could identify with his experiences as a Black man. So James created a solution. Therify offers the most diverse team of providers in the entire industry, with 50% of Therify’s psychologists identifying as people of color. With James’ passion for inclusive mental health treatment and the technology to connect counselors and patients around the country, Therify’s footprint will only continue to grow.
A former TV producer with a passion for planet earth, Lindsay often found herself wasting plastic toothpaste tubes while traveling for work. So she founded Bite, a personal hygiene company that sells sustainable, eco-friendly products, including reinvented toothpaste bits that kick the plastic tube to the curb in favor of a refillable glass jar. With creativity, drive, and the aid of technology, Lindsay’s startup will continue to blossom into a successful business.
Who knew that playing a video game could launch an entire career? As an avid fan of the NBA2K series, Ronnie grew from an active participant on 2K message boards, to the boards’ forum leader, to the company’s digital marketing director. With over half a million followers on TikTok and Instagram, Ronnie now serves as the anchor of a passionate, inclusive digital fan community. With fast tech at his fingertips, Ronnie acts as a conduit between 2K fans, the game’s developers, and NBA players themselves.
Defying odds, Troy Carter dropped out of high school to pursue a career in the music industry and found great success. After building a business and managing some of the biggest talent in the world, Troy found a new path and has made a name for himself as a tech mogul. Today, Troy is the co-founder & CEO of Q&A, a music & technology company. Troy uses creativity and technology to increase representation and elevate new voices in the music and entertainment industries.
Intel Evo-based Yoga laptops sets the bar for advanced mobile performance to give you the best experience 1 no matter what you’re doing.
1 In thin & light Windows-based PCs. Intel's comprehensive laptop innovation program Project Athena ensures all designs with the Intel Evo brand have been tested, measured and verified against a premium specification and key experience indicators. Testing results as of August 2020, and do not guarantee individual laptop performance. See intel.com/Evo for details. Results may vary for advertised systems and power and performance vary by use, configuration and other factors.
2 Versus standard Wi-fi. Details at intel.com/PerformanceIndex (connectivity). Results may vary. Details at intel.com/evo.
3 Time taken to drain from 100% to critical battery level while performing typical workflows in a realistic environment. Results may vary. Details at intel.com/evo.
4 Charge attained from OEM-default shutdown level. Results may vary. Details at intel.com/evo.
