Griot Talks:

Kiese Laymon

Winner of the Carnegie Medal for Nonfiction, LA Times Isherwood Prize for Autobiographical Prose, Barnes and Noble Discover Award, and Audible’s Audiobook of the Year, HEAVY was also named one of the Best Books of 2018 by the The New York Times, Publishers Weekly, NPR, Broadly, Library Journal, The Washington Post , Southern Living , Entertainment Weekly, San Francisco Chronicle and The New York Times Critics.....

Phenomenal writer Kiese Laymon reads and discusses his new book, "Heavy: An American Memoir", and more. Buy his book at the MoCADA giftshop and join us for a special conversation.

Tuesday

April

2nd

2019

7:00pm

RSVPs Closed

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The

Schedule

630p

Drinks

Grab a drink, a bite to eat, and meet the team.

700p

Panel

Rapid-fire talks begin.

730p

Q&A

Nothing is off-limits, so now’s your chance.

800p

Post Game

Grab a refill, and stay for a grand tour of Coralient HQ. Pro tip: Don’t miss the view of the bay at sunset on Floor 8.

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Lineup

Three senior tech leads share what led them to work for Coralient, and why they’re staying for the long haul. You’ll also get a sneak peek at some work we’ll be shipping in Q2.

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Evan Rostrand

CTO // Corialent

As CTO, Evan Rostand is responsible for making Coralient a more agile, unified, and integrated company. Rostand joined Coralient as a junior developer just six years ago, and has played a key role in the company’s rapid growth in key markets.

Topics

His journey from freelance developer at Google to startup CTO:

Why Coralient is poised for massive growth in 2016.

How he has helped Coralient adopt a “responsive philosophy.”

Fun Fact

Evan lives in a houseboat in Sausalito, bikes every morning across the Golden Gate Bridge, and makes sure to squeeze in a 20 mile ride every Sunday.

2

John-Paul Ramilly

Tech Director

John-Paul (JP) Ramilly is responsible for managing all aspects of the development lifecycle at Coralient. JP joined Corialent last Spring and has so far helped the team build and ship 107 new product features.

Topics

His journey from the digital ad agency world to Startupville USA:

Three new product features he’s most excited about for Q2.

Why every team member should be a “lighthouse.”

Fun Fact

JP won the Bay Area Windsurfing Open last June, and lives in Mill Valley with his wife and twin boys. He organizes Coralient’s annual hackathon every July.

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Jessica Jost

SR. Developer

Jessica Jost is a senior developer, and is currently building a suite of game changing mobile applications. She specializes in Ruby on Rails, but has a crush on JavaScript. She joined Coralient in November after selling her fashion tech startup to Yahoo!

Topics

Her journey from freelance developer at Google to Senior Developer:

Why Coralient is poised for massive growth in 2016.

How she has helped Coralient adopt a “responsive philosophy.”

Fun Fact

Fun fact: Jessica is on the board of one of SF’s largest advocacy groups for women in tech. She regularly writes for TechCrunch and loves her pug, Ada Lovelace.

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