Entrepreneur Rusty Justice, Media Researcher Sam Ford, and Corporate Strategist Vijay Kamineni discuss the need for investment in digital infrastructure as a critical dimension of assuring labor opportunities for Appalachian Americans in the digital economy.
Read MoreMIT Media Researcher Sam Ford, entrepreneur Rusty Justice, and corporate strategist Venkata “Vijay” Kamenini discuss the importance of lifelong learning and reskilling in today’s digital economy.
Read MoreThe transition from coal miner to tech worker might sound counterintuitive. And for many of Kentucky's legacy miners, it felt that way, too. Pikeville entrepreneur Rusty Justice, Innovation & Technology expert Venkata “Vijay” Kamineni, and MIT Media Researcher Sam Ford discuss how equipping the workforce with an internal narrative focused around a narrative tied to its inherent resilience as an attribute as opposed to the job title itself can set existing and future generations up for successful career trajectories.
Read MoreRusty Justice, co-founder of Bit Source, a software and website development company located in Pikeville, KY, describes the journey of many of Bit Source’s employees from coal miner to tech worker.
Read MoreCassie Chambers Armstrong, Appalachian author, attorney, and Louisville Metro Council Representative, details the importance of elevating diverse voices coming out of Appalachia.
Read MoreCassie Chambers Armstrong explains how being a hillbilly is about having a connection to place.
Read MoreHill Women author and Louisville Metro Councilwoman Cassie Chambers Armstrong describes the basis for her "anti-bootstraps narrative" concerning the experiences of corporate extraction and systemic marginalization within Appalachian communities.
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