Cheryl Contee

Cheryl Contee is an American blogger, writer, and businessperson. She co-founded Jack and Jill Politics,[1] named one of the top 10 black blogs in 2008,[2] where she wrote under the pseudonym "Jill Tubman". She is the co-founder of Fission Strategy[3] and Attentive.ly.[4] She is the author of the 2019 book, "Mechanical Bull", which details her history as a non-traditional startup founder.[5] She received her B.A. from Yale University and has an International Executive M.B.A. from Georgetown University.

Cheryl Contee
Contee in 2010
Born
United States
OccupationBlogger, writer, businessperson

Entrepreneurship

In 2008, Contee co-founded Fission Strategy, a women- and minority-owned tech company. Fission is an Internet strategy and web development firm that specializes in nonprofits and foundations.

Contee is also the co-founder of Attentive.ly, a rising tech startup specializing in influencer marketing technology, and co-founder of #YesWeCode,[6] which represents the movement to help over 100,000 low opportunity youth to become high quality coders.

Recognition

Contee was included in the first "The Root 100" list of established and emerging African-American leaders.[7] Huffington Post listed her as one of the "Top 27 Female Founders in Tech to Follow on Twitter" in 2011,[8] as did Black Enterprise. Fast Company named her one of their "2010 Most Influential Women in Tech".[9] Contee was also named in "The Influencers 50" in Campaigns and Elections magazine.[10]

Media appearances

Contee's work has been published by media including the Washington Post, The New York Times, San Francisco Magazine, BBC, MSNBC and CNN, HuffPost Live,[11] and Social Venture Network.[12]

She is also on several boards and advisory committees, including Netroots Nation, BlogHer, Blogging While Brown, Applied Research Center, and CommonGoods.Net.

References
  1. Cheryl Contee describes 'Harlem Renaissance 2.0'
  2. "Top Ten Black Blogs (July 2008)". Electronic Village. Retrieved November 8, 2011.
  3. "Cheryl Contee – Fission Strategy". Fission Strategy. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  4. "Our Founders | Attentive.ly". attentive.ly. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  5. https://hbr.org/2019/10/advice-on-launching-a-tech-startup-when-youre-not-a-white-man
  6. "Team". #YesWeCode. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  7. Authors. "The Root 100 Profiles". The Root. Archived from the original on February 22, 2016. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  8. "27 Female Founders in Tech To Follow". The Huffington Post. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  9. "THE MOST INFLUENTIAL WOMEN IN TECHNOLOGY 2010 – Cheryl Contee". Fast Company. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  10. "The Influencers 50". campaignsandelections.com. Archived from the original on March 1, 2016. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  11. "HuffPost Live". live.huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  12. Social Venture Network (July 2, 2014), "Never Stop" – Cheryl Contee, CEO, Fission Strategy, retrieved February 18, 2016

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