Amanda Spann
Transform non-technical founders into app creators with Amanda Spann, America's leading app educator and AI economy navigator. Amanda equips professionals to build scalable tech solutions through strategic product development and ecosystem design, recognized by Business Insider among the 30 Most Important Women in Tech Under 30 and featured in Forbes.
Atlanta, United States
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As the founder of The App Accelerator and partner at Grail, Amanda has coached over 30,000 entrepreneurs across the US, Africa, and Caribbean. Her work in ecosystem design and entrepreneurship development includes collaborations with IBM, Wells Fargo, and Techstars, strengthening innovation pipelines and expanding access to opportunity. She co-founded Blerdology to support emerging Black technologists, and Tiphub, the first US accelerator dedicated to African diaspora founders. Her impact has earned recognition from Business Insider as one of the 30 Most Important Women in Tech Under 30 and features in Forbes, Wired, and TechCrunch.
With deep experience in product strategy, brand development, and emerging technologies, Amanda supports organizations navigating digital transformation, innovation culture, and equitable access to technology. She introduces practical frameworks for responsible AI adoption, from leveraging no-code and vibe-coding tools to understanding the potential of agenic AI. Her structured approach helps founders avoid the common, costly missteps of early app development and accelerates progress with clarity and confidence.
Audiences gain practical blueprints for app creation, ecosystem building, and AI-driven innovation, along with strategies for empowering talent in underserved markets. Book Amanda to give your team the tools to turn ideas into profitable tech solutions in today's AI-driven marketplace.
Topics, Sessions And Talks
Your ideas have value, even if you don’t believe you have the expertise to execute them yourself. As a tech founder who’s built a portfolio of apps without ever writing a line of code, Amanda Spann knows a thing or two about overcoming technical limitations to achieve success. In this talk, Amanda will outline the tools, resources and know-how you’ll need to acquire when starting up as a non-technical founder and provide you with insights on how best to complement the skills and expertise of your technical partners.
When it comes to building tech-enabled solutions, it takes both programming and non-technological skills to produce a comprehensive, cohesive product. Yet communicating with your opposite-brained colleagues can often feel like a hurdle to project success. In this talk, Amanda Spann leverages her experience in corporate communication and instructional design to provide success strategies for speaking, collaborating and connecting in terms your teammates can understand.
Amanda Spann shares actionable strategies to help start-ups secure premium press placements and foster lasting relationships with journalists. Addressing the challenges of standing out in a crowded marketplace, she offers insights into crafting compelling pitches and building a brand that resonates with the media. With her dynamic and practical approach, Amanda empowers entrepreneurs to navigate the competitive world of publicity and elevate their start-ups through impactful storytelling.
In a world where Black women only hold 3% of all computing professions, Amanda Spann has often dealt with feeling out of place in the workplace and beyond. While some feelings are natural, failing to address imposter syndrome can undermine your confidence and affect your bottom line. In this talk, she will provide you with actionable tips to overcome doubt and separate feelings from facts while staying sane along the journey.
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