Want to know why Tech Needs a Kardashian? The health, beauty and travel industries have successfully used influencers to shape the minds and behaviors of women around the world. Imagine if technology companies embraced the power of influencers to encourage more women to pursue careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). Phylecia Jones is a former Scientist and Engineer turned Market Research Founder who is on a mission to remind people that Math is the gateway to confidence, innovation, and could change the way girls, and women, live their lives for the better. In her second TEDx talk, Phylecia picks up from her talk “All Girls are Great at Math,” and continues advocating for women in STEM, by asking tech companies how far they are willing to go to increase the representation of women.

Phylecia is a two-time TEDx speaker, national TV financial contributor for Daily Blast Live, women in STEM advocate and Founder of iFind You Close helping speakers research and book more speaking engagements around the world. Phylecia holds a degree in Computer Science, a master’s degree in Systems Engineering and is a former scientist for the US Navy. She has had the honor of presenting on such platforms as NPR’s TED Radio Hour, NBC 9 News, FinCon, iThemes and a host of organizations that trust her ability to educate, inspire and transform. When Phylecia isn’t deep into researching the internet, she blogs about her eclectic list of ever-growing life experiences including travel, baton twirling, performing with a circus, RVing across the USA, being a professional cheerleader and achieving 100hrs towards being a yacht captain.

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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