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Nobody told Tennisha Martin the importance of having a mentor, so she built a community of tens of thousands instead. As the Founder and Chairwoman of BlackGirlsHack, her whole mission has been making sure nobody else has to figure it out alone. In this episode, she and Mo get into AI bias, why it's already showing up in places that matter far beyond tech, and why the real fix starts with getting the right people in the room when these systems get built.
Meet the guest
Tennisha Martin
Tennisha Martin is the Founder and Chairwoman of BlackGirlsHack, an international nonprofit that has helped tens of thousands of people break into cybersecurity and IT. A penetration tester, bestselling author, and doctoral candidate in AI and cybersecurity, she has raised over $1.5 million in funding, been recognized as the 2025 Cybersecurity Woman Hacker of the Year, and founded SquadCon, the only Black-led independent cybersecurity conference in Las Vegas during Hacker Summer Camp.
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