Two things run in Brittany Chambersβ family: entrepreneurship and Teachers College. Her parents operate , a martial arts-themed afterschool program created by her father, ΒιΆΉΤ΄΄ public safety officer Dennis Chambers (Ed.D. β10; M.A. β02; M.A. β99). Her sister, Ashley Chambers (M.A.β16), recently opened her own music academy, . And Brittany herself has designed an app to help freelancers in all fields represent their work in ways not always fully captured by traditional resumes.
Brittany Chambers, Doctoral Candidate
Brittany Chambers, Doctoral Candidate
But in working on that project, Brittany, who will receive her Ed.D. in Adult Learning & Leadership this May, came to a realization: She, like many other black tech entrepreneurs, has had to overcome a lack of access both to technology infrastructure and knowledge about the technology start-up process. That insight led to her dissertation, βHow Black Tech Entrepreneurs Learn To Launch and Grow Their Businesses,β and that prompted Forbes β30 Under 30β to run , conducted by Maryann Reid.
Chambers is mulling a book on the topic. Meanwhile, she plans to resume work on the app soon.