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When problems arise, it's tempting to wait for someone else to address it. But sometimes, the only person who can fix it... is you. This hour, TED speakers share ideas on how to do it yourself. Guests include physicist and engineer Kate Stone, humanitarian programmer Tiffani Ashley Bell, builder and youth educator Emily Pilloton-Lam and videographer Jack Corbett. Original broadcast date: May 5, 2023.TED Radio Hour+ subscribers now get access to bonus episodes, with more ideas from TED speakers and a behind the scenes look with our producers. A Plus subscription also lets you listen to regular episodes (like this one!) without sponsors. Sign-up at: plus.npr.org/tedLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
When programmer Tiffani Ashley Bell learned that thousands of people in Detroit were facing water shutoffs because they couldn't afford to pay their bills, she decided to take action -- in the simplest, most obvious way possible. It's an inspiring story of how one person with tenacity and an idea can create monumental change -- and a demonstration that each of us can find our own way to help the world, even if it means starting without all the answers.
When programmer Tiffani Ashley Bell learned that thousands of people in Detroit were facing water shutoffs because they couldn't afford to pay their bills, she decided to take action -- in the simplest, most obvious way possible. It's an inspiring story of how one person with tenacity and an idea can create monumental change -- and a demonstration that each of us can find our own way to help the world, even if it means starting without all the answers.
When problems arise, it's tempting to wait for someone else to address it. But sometimes, the only person who can fix it... is you. This hour, TED speakers share ideas on how to do it yourself. Guests include physicist and engineer Kate Stone, humanitarian programmer Tiffani Ashley Bell, builder and youth educator Emily Pilloton-Lam and videographer Jack Corbett.TED Radio Hour+ subscribers now get access to bonus episodes, with more ideas from TED speakers and a behind the scenes look with our producers. A Plus subscription also lets you listen to regular episodes (like this one!) without sponsors. Sign-up at: plus.npr.org/ted
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When programmer Tiffani Ashley Bell learned that thousands of people in Detroit were facing water shutoffs because they couldn't afford to pay their bills, she decided to take action -- in the simplest, most obvious way possible. It's an inspiring story of how one person with tenacity and an idea can create monumental change -- and a demonstration that each of us can find our own way to help the world, even if it means starting without all the answers.
When programmer Tiffani Ashley Bell learned that thousands of people in Detroit were facing water shutoffs because they couldn't afford to pay their bills, she decided to take action -- in the simplest, most obvious way possible. It's an inspiring story of how one person with tenacity and an idea can create monumental change -- and a demonstration that each of us can find our own way to help the world, even if it means starting without all the answers.
When programmer Tiffani Ashley Bell learned that thousands of people in Detroit were facing water shutoffs because they couldn't afford to pay their bills, she decided to take action -- in the simplest, most obvious way possible. It's an inspiring story of how one person with tenacity and an idea can create monumental change -- and a demonstration that each of us can find our own way to help the world, even if it means starting without all the answers.
Big tech companies and investors have a bad track record when it comes to hiring, investing in and retaining people of color. Especially Black employees. Host Molly Wood speaks with Tiffani Ashley Bell, an alum of the Y Combinator startup accelerator and founding director of the water nonprofit the Human Utility. She wrote the Medium post “It’s Time We Dealt With White Supremacy in Tech” and originated the phrase “Make the hire. Send the wire.”
Big tech companies and investors have a bad track record when it comes to hiring, investing in and retaining people of color. Especially Black employees. Host Molly Wood speaks with Tiffani Ashley Bell, an alum of the Y Combinator startup accelerator and founding director of the water nonprofit the Human Utility. She wrote the Medium post “It’s Time We Dealt With White Supremacy in Tech” and originated the phrase “Make the hire. Send the wire.”
Big tech companies and investors have a bad track record when it comes to hiring, investing in and retaining people of color. Especially Black employees. Host Molly Wood speaks with Tiffani Ashley Bell, an alum of the Y Combinator startup accelerator and founding director of the water nonprofit the Human Utility. She wrote the Medium post “It’s Time We Dealt With White Supremacy in Tech” and originated the phrase “Make the hire. Send the wire.”
Tiffani Ashley Bell is the Executive Director of The Human Utility. In this episode Tiffani talks about the impacts on a person when their water is shut off and how The Human Utility pays water bills to restore service in Detroit and Baltimore. She explains how families, elderly, and those with health issues are among the priorities for assistance and the positive feeling when they can be helped. Tiffani also discusses how the moratoriums on water shut offs during the coronavirus pandemic are expected to be temporary. waterloop is brought to you by the Flume Smart Water Monitor. With Flume you can track your home's water use in real-time on a smartphone and receive alerts about excessive use and leaks. Use promo code waterloop for 15% off at https://flumetech.com/
This week on DisrupTV, we interviewed Robert Glazer, Founder & CEO at Acceleration Partners, Liz Miller, VP & Principal Analyst at Constellation Research, and Tiffani Ashley Bell, Executive Director, The Human Utility. DisrupTV is a weekly Web series with hosts R “Ray” Wang and Vala Afshar. The show airs live at 11:00 a.m. PT/ 2:00 p.m. ET every Friday. Brought to you by Constellation Executive Network: constellationr.com/CEN.
Tiffani Ashley Bell saw a problem on the internet. With just a tweet she took action, and unlike so many people today she continued to take action. The Detroit Water Project became The Human Utility and she and the team have helped hundreds of our most vulnerable with their water bills. How did this happen and how can we help? https://twitter.com/HumanUtility https://www.detroitwaterproject.org
Tiffani Ashley Bell is the founder of the Human Utility, a nonprofit organization working to restore water service to people who are unable to pay their bills. The organization, which was founded in 2014, began its work in Detroit and has since expanded to Baltimore. Bell lays out her thoughts on how Silicon Valley should change its priorities on this episode of Converge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
tiffani-ferrari https://uploads.fireside.fm/images/8/8902c1c9-f2fa-4d62-89a4-5ff690afde35/3rsr0flm.png ☝️Tiffani driving a Ferrari California in Dubai Tiffani Ashley Bell is the founder of The Human Utility (https://www.detroitwaterproject.org/), which helps prevent water shut-offs in Detroit and Baltimore, all using a donation platform she's built. It's a fascinating project that was one of the first non-profits to go through Y Combinator. Tiffani is also into F1 racing and as a car guy myself, I was curious to hear what makes it exciting and how one goes about following all the action.
On this episode Greg and Ronnie sit down with NewMeAccelerator Alum and Founder/CEO of Pencilyou.In , Tiffani Ashley Bell. We talk extensively about her app PencilYou.In, ways to scale out, Puppet, Chef, cfengine and other tech goodness. Tiffani Ashley Bell is a twenty-something in pursuit of better living through software. She is the CEO and founder of Pencil You In, a platform enabling the world's hairstylists and barbers to delight their clients and more efficiently manage their businesses by accepting appointments online. Tiffani graduated from Howard University in 2008 with a Bachelor of Science in Systems and Computer Science. In college, she interned at IBM as a mobile developer and twice at HP as a web developer, and after college, worked at a government contractor as a web developer before leaving to work on Pencil You In full-time. A Ruby on Rails developer since 2005, she also develops for Apple iOS and Google Android. Most recently, she was a member of the first class of the NewME Accelerator, an accelerator whose aim is to introduce minority-led startups to the inner workings of Silicon Valley. An avid tweeter since 2007, Tiffani can be found tweeting at @tiffani or @pencilyoui
On this episode Greg and Ronnie sit down with NewMeAccelerator Alum and Founder/CEO of Pencilyou.In , Tiffani Ashley Bell. We talk extensively about her app PencilYou.In, ways to scale out, Puppet, Chef, cfengine and other tech goodness. Tiffani Ashley Bell is a twenty-something in pursuit of better living through software. She is the CEO and founder of Pencil You In, a platform enabling the world's hairstylists and barbers to delight their clients and more efficiently manage their businesses by accepting appointments online. Tiffani graduated from Howard University in 2008 with a Bachelor of Science in Systems and Computer Science. In college, she interned at IBM as a mobile developer and twice at HP as a web developer, and after college, worked at a government contractor as a web developer before leaving to work on Pencil You In full-time. A Ruby on Rails developer since 2005, she also develops for Apple iOS and Google Android. Most recently, she was a member of the first class of the NewME Accelerator, an accelerator whose aim is to introduce minority-led startups to the inner workings of Silicon Valley. An avid tweeter since 2007, Tiffani can be found tweeting at @tiffani or @pencilyoui
Tiffani Ashley Bell is a twenty-something in pursuit of better living through software. She is the CEO and founder of Pencil You In, a platform enabling the efficient management of appointments by businesses, allowing them to schedule online. Tiffani graduated from Howard University with a Bachelor of Science in Systems and Computer Science. In college, she interned at IBM as a mobile developer and twice at HP as a web developer. After college, Tiffani worked at a government contractor as a web developer before leaving to work on Pencil You In full-time.