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Art.ļæ½Culture.ļæ½Community.
Thank you to @888creative_ for the video.
This is just the beginning.
#WildMinds #WolfConnect #SXSW
Some rooms shift things.ļæ½This was one of them.
Wolf Connect at @sxsw was built with one intention:ļæ½to create a space where creativity, culture, community, and conversation could actually meet.
Seeing so many brilliant people in one place ā connecting, sharing, discovering, and creating energy together ā meant everything.
Thank you to everyone who believed in the vision and helped make this first SXSW edition so special.
More than a moment.ļæ½The beginning of something bigger.
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#WolfConnect #WildMinds #SXSW2026
Presented to you by the City of Dearborn and the American Arab Chamber of Commerce, the Night of Innovation was a resounding success!
Thank you to everyone who joined us to celebrate the spirit of innovation in our community. The evening was a true testament to the creativity and drive that defines Dearborn.
We are proud to provide a platform for the local businesses and leaders whose established excellence continues to shape our community today and for years to come. This is just the beginning!
š Support our partners: Check out the full list of sponsors who made this night possible by visiting our website at betondearborn.com.
A piece of us belongs to those who have the courage to witness our humanity and vulnerabilities⦠Una parte de nosotros, pertenecerĆ” por siempre a aquellos que tienen el valor de ser testigo de nuestra humanidad ā¦. #gratitude #theclimb #thejourney #thankyou
This is what it looks like when access becomes infrastructure.
We are officially kicking off the first Black Tech Saturdays x Michigan Central Membership Cohort ā and the energy in the room already tells the story.
Founders from different industries. Different journeys. Different visions. But one shared belief: Detroit has the talent, the creativity, the culture, and the builders to shape what comes next.
Over the next six months, this cohort will be surrounded with community, strategy, storytelling, mentorship, resources, and real ecosystem connection. The goal is not just to gather founders in a beautiful space. The goal is to help them sharpen their vision, strengthen their models, expand their networks, and move closer to the outcomes they deserve.
Because when founders have the right room, the right relationships, and the right support, possibilities become plans ā and plans become traction.
Michigan Central represents one of Detroitās most powerful symbols of restoration, innovation, and future-building. To bring Black Tech Saturdays founders into that space is not just exciting. It is intentional.
We are building pathways. We are closing access gaps. We are helping founders turn belief into behavior, behavior into decisions, decisions into skills, and skills into wealth-building opportunities.
This is only the beginning.
Welcome to the BTS Michigan Central Cohort.
Detroit is not waiting for the future. We are building it together.
#BlackTechSaturdays #MichiganCentral #DetroitInnovation #TOGETHERWECAN
Behind the scenes for @math4success most recent content shoot day. Huge thank you to @dr.lightfoot for having us out capture stories of parents, students, and instructors that have been involved with the work being carried out for the last 8 years.
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āDefine yourself. Donāt let others write your story.ā ā Oprah Winfrey
Today isnāt just an event. Itās evidence.
Evidence of what happens when women buildāconsistently, collectively, unapologetically.
From Detroit to across the country, Black Tech Saturdays has been stitching together something real:
a network, a rhythm, a movement. Pop-ups. Conversations. Collaborations. Leaders rising in real time.
And todayāWomenās Founder Takeoverāwe center that power.
Not as a moment.
But as momentum.
This is where stories become strategy.
Where community becomes capital.
Where women donāt just participateā
they define the room.
So whether youāve been with us or this is your first step inā
welcome to what it looks like when clarity meets courage.
Happy Womenās History Month.
Letās build something that lasts.
@askwolf.agency Presents a day of culture, connection and growth.
A huge thank you to @evawolf.fr for inviting us out. We were delighted to attend and capture as well as our founder @devankar was one of the panelists on culture and market trends joined by @kevinadandrea@staygrayponyboy & @grocery_obsessed
Thanks again and to many more creative collaborations to come!
Every once in a while, someone walks into a room and the room changes.
Not because of titles.
Not because of status.
Because of presence.
Thatās what it felt like when Larry Brinker Jr. joined us at Black Tech Saturdays.
Larry didnāt come to impress the room.
He came to remind us what actually matters.
At one point he said something that landed deeply:
āItās not about what you have.
Itās not about where you went to school.
Itās about whatās in you.ā
In a world that often measures people by credentials and status, that message hits differently coming from someone who has built the kind of legacy Larry has built.
Because when he says that, itās not theory.
Itās earned wisdom.
He talked about belief.
About having passion for the work you choose.
About the pride that comes from doing what you say youāre going to do.
And he reminded us of something every builder eventually learns:
āThere will be hard times.ā
But then he grounded the room with a deeper truth:
āThe world keeps spinning.
God wonāt give you things you canāt get past.ā
That kind of perspective only comes from someone who has carried real responsibility and still believes the most important thing you can do is take care of the people around you.
And then he left us with something simple but powerful:
āIf you put the work in, the work matters.
Good things are going to happen.ā
That message matters in rooms like ours.
Because Black Tech Saturdays was built on a belief that talent is everywhereāeven when opportunity isnāt.
And when leaders like Larry Brinker show up to pour into the next generation of builders, they arenāt just sharing advice.
Theyāre strengthening belief.
Detroit has always been a city of builders.
And Larry Brinker reminds us what that spirit looks like at its best.
Put the work in.
Take care of people.
Stand on your word.
Everything else will follow.
#BlackTechSaturdays #Brinker #Belonging
The future of innovation will be written by women who refuse to wait for permission.
Because the truth is simple:
Our digital destiny isnāt something we discover.
Itās something we invent.
And history shows something powerful:
Innovation moves forward when women lead.
Across industries and communities, women have proven that when they step into leadership, organizations grow stronger, cultures deepen, and innovation accelerates.
The data tells the story.
⢠Companies with women on executive teams are 25% more likely to outperform on profitability.
⢠Startups founded or co-founded by women generate more than double the revenue per dollar invested.
⢠Gender-diverse leadership teams see up to 19% higher innovation revenue.
⢠Women reinvest up to 90% of their income back into families and communities.
⢠Companies with diverse leadership are 36% more likely to outperform their peers.
But numbers alone donāt capture the full story.
Behind every statistic is a woman building something bigger than herself.
A founder turning an idea into a company.
A community organizer turning a vision into a movement.
A technologist building tools that shape the future.
A leader creating space so others can rise.
Women donāt just participate in innovation.
They expand what innovation can be.
They build teams.
They build ecosystems.
They build cultures rooted in collaboration, empathy, and long-term impact.
And maybe the most powerful thing they buildā¦
is the story that helps the rest of us imagine whatās possible.
Because the truth is simple:
Simplicity moves people.
Storytelling moves the world.
When women lead, we donāt just see companies grow.
We see communities strengthened.
We see new pathways created.
We see the future redesigned.
And if our digital destiny is something we inventā
then the future will be shaped by the women bold enough to build it.āØ
#WomensHistoryMonth #BlackTechSaturdays #togetherwecan