About us – Sisters Code

Sisters Code was founded in 2013 with the initial goal of empowering women ages 25 – 85+ to explore the world of coding and technology. Ultimately, in the spirit of inclusivity Sisters Code was “Awakening the Mature Geek,” by bridging the gender and age gap in the field of technology.

After introducing 2000+ participants to tech careers and entrepreneurship, we are now elevating our mission to continue to support our alumni, existing f, communities, and neighborhoods.

Empowering Entrepreneurs

Code was founded in 2013 with the initial goal of empowering women ages 25 – 85+ to explore the world of coding and technology. Ultimately, in the spirit of inclusivity ‘z’i’ Sisters Code was “Awakening the Mature Geek,” by bridging the gender and age gap in the ‘field of technology. After introducing 2000+ participants to tech careers and entrepreneurship, we are now elevating our mission to continue to support our alumni, existing entrepreneurs, l communities, and neighborhoods.

In 2023 Sisters Code pivoted its mission to support and empower mobility and emerging technology entrepreneurs who are focused on solutions related to food deserts and food insecurity. Sisters Code’s mission to offer inclusive solutions will be further realized due to our physical location at the Highland Park Community Kitchenby https://hpckitchen.com/ Highland Park, Michigan.

Sisters Code’s Shift Towards Food Desert Solutions in 2023″

Sisters Code’s Commitment to Tech Solutions for Food Deserts

Fostering Innovation: Empowering Sisters Code Entrepreneurs to Transform Communities Through Technology and Food Solutions

Sisters Code’s mobility and emerging technology entrepreneurs will be afforded an opportunity to start, grow and scale in a space and neighborhood that will directly benefit from their innovation and solutions as well as the opportunity to work with the food entrepreneurs utilizing the kitchen space.

I believe our founders will create innovative scalable solutions that will positively impact food deserts across Michigan and beyond.

Bridging Food Deserts with Technology and Entrepreneurship for Lasting Change

Supporting and empowering new and existing food, mobility and emerging technology entrepreneurs who are focused on solutions related to food deserts and food insecurity.

Unfortunately, simply adding a grocery store will not solve the problem as people in food deserts are historically faced with walkability issues, financial constraints, broadband issues, and more. Mobility and emerging technology solutions could be a game-changer for people who struggle with access to healthy foods, living in disinvested areas, facing challenges, time constraints and more.

Mobility solutions such as mobile markets, fresh food delivery, technology to assist municipalities plan for the food options in communities, autonomous delivery methods, GIS based solutions and more.

We are committed to providing these founders with the services and support needed to innovate through a diversity of solutions.

Achievements

Inclusion officer

Marlin (500 Companies)

Success Rate 90%

Deputy Chief Information Officer

Marlin

Success Rate 90%

About the Founder

Marlin is a consummate DEI expert, with a keen understanding of how to connect DEI to strategic goals no matter the size of an organization. She was the global diversity and inclusion officer for two Fortune 500 companies. She also led DEI at two tech unicorns, helping one to build inclusive global teams in preparation for an IPO.

A sought-after DEI speaker, Marlin co-authored Hard Reset: Framing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion as the New Normal, an essential handbook for executives and practitioners navigating the world through the twin crises of the racial reckoning and the pandemic

Marlin was the Deputy Chief Information Officer for the city of Detroit, successfully coordinating the technology behind Super Bowl XL. She champions gender equity as the founder of Sisters Code, which introduces coding and technology to thousands of women across the country

Marlin is a two-time startup founder who also supported entrepreneurs in a dual role–as the Assistant Vice President of Economic Development at Wayne State University and the Chief Program Officer at TechTown, its affiliated economic development agency. In order to bridge the gender and racial gap in tech entrepreneurship, Marlin created an inclusion-focused accelerator for intensive idea validation

As a certified life coach, Marlin helps her clients conquer self-doubt, break old patterns, find their next level, and become more than they thought possible.
Marlin is an alum of Wayne State University and the University of Detroit, Mercy. She has presented at SXSW, Microsoft, LinkedIn, Twitter, Google, TedX, Black Enterprise, MSNBC, Techonomy, Tom Joyner Foundation, Yes We Code, and more.

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Sisters Code was founded in 2013 with the initial goal of empowering women ages 25 – 85+ to explore the world of coding and technology. Ultimately, in the spirit of inclusivity Sisters Code was “Awakening the Mature Geek,” by bridging the gender and age gap in the field of technology.

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