Signed in as:
filler@godaddy.com
Signed in as:
filler@godaddy.com
Greetings! Thank you for your interest in Future Tech America's programs. Since 1997, I have been researching, developing, and producing STEM media outreach programs as a passion project. Until, in 2022, I decided to create and develop a profitable revenue model through research, developing an educational tech platform, STEM and Clean Energy curriculums and programs, developing tech sponsor revenue models, and recurring revenue models. These models are now ready to validate in 2023 via an MVP (Minimal Viable Product).
2021-2023 Timeline - to follow is an outline of the research and work that I have completed to develop and build a business model to prepare to build a powerful community of educators and to collectively apply for funding. The timeline for 1997 through 2013 are below.
"I knew then, that if we can dream it, technology could create it" Pamela Gustava Curry
Pamela's passion for technology began in the late 70's while working for the Buckley Group in Silicon Valley. Her role was to recruit VP's of sales and marketing for tech companies, and she attended the original Silicon Valley Entrepreneur's Club's first meetings. The SVEC was where tech investors discussed investing in new tech innovations and startups, and it was where VC was born in the SV. Pamela was there, rubbing elbows with many rising tech giants, and she fell in love with technology innovation at its core. She understood the power of how tech would solve many of the world's biggest problems and challenges.
Pamela's 'Technology Passion Project' began when she read an article that alarmed her about the decline of self-esteem in young girls starting at age 11. The article explained that girls were not being exposed to new things, technology, hobbies, and experiences in the same way boys were. Pamela took action to find a solution and started a quest to expose her daughter to a wide variety of activities, from Shakespeare camp to coding camp. Her daughter learned to scuba dive, jump off cliffs in Hawaii, play violin, sail a sailboat, build computers, code, dance ballet, travel, learn new languages, attend guitar and blues camps with mostly boys, learn financial literacy, archery, horseback riding, technology innovation, and become proficient using computers. Pamela's goal was to provide her daughter with opportunities to try new things, explore what makes them work, make mistakes, and learn from them.
1997-DO THIS WHEN YOUR TEEN DAUGHTER IS CALLED A NERD - When her daughter fell in love with technology and computers, something crazy happened- her daughters closest road dog friends started labeling her a NERD. Pamela quickly realized the need to get the other girls excited about technology as well. So she took her daughter to the NAB (1999 National Association of Broadcaster's Conference in Las Vegas) and her daughter went crazy, bananas, bonkers over all of the exciting technology she experienced on the conference floor, the booths, the displays, the demonstrations, the innovations in new hardware and software alike. When her daughter returned home, she could care less if she was called a Nerd, she wanted to dive into new technology to see how technology could help her fulfill on some of her own ideas.
is where Pamela and her daughter decided to create the Teen Technology Association (TTA) and they both learned that the internet would be TV, so don't worry that your STEM shows are not on TV. The goal of TTA was to expose girls and teens to the excitement of technology by taking them to conferences and creating cool media to get teens excited about tech. Pamela created 'The Diva Zone' and other cable shows in her living room that would mimic the shows the girls watched everyday after school (ie. MTV and the California Music Channel). She solicited sponsors to offer rewards for teens to learn about and pursue tech careers. Pamela continued to create cool events that would expose youth to the excitement of technology. Pamela had met Allison Dollar at NAB 1999, she loved what Pamela was doing to expose teens to tech. Allison invited Pamela to have a youth event at ETV world. The teens showed up for auditions that were held at the conference- they toured the floor and interviewed founders at the technology booths. The scripts were written to expose them to the innovation that led to financial rewards and large paychecks. The teens were truly impressed.
Pamela's winning concept was to create a cool and entertaining MTV-type network that would offer rewards for America's teens to learn technology. Her biggest tech claim to fame was producing a show with over 20 teens with Lily Kanter, an original Microsoft Baby and creator of the first Microsoft store. The show was filmed at the Microsoft store at the Metreon before it was even opened to the public. Pamela was then commissioned by SONY, the managers of the Metreon, to create a whole new production to feature the Metreon's new technology innovations in retail applications, shopping, products, and services. She had 9 days of production where she created engaging technology media with 40 professional teen actors, radio DJs, dancing, virtual bowling, and teens creating tech product demos. After that experience, Lily Kanter nominated Pamela for the Microsoft and Gartner Group's 'National Techies' Award. Pamela won along with 7 others. The winners were flown to DC in 2000 to meet with state representatives and senators to promote and lobby for IT and tech jobs. The winners' awards were presented at the Department of Commerce directly by former Senator Norman Minetta. Microsoft awarded Pamela's organization with numerous in-kind prizes, trips, software, and even a new PC, but no funding to produce a pilot for the GRUVE TV Network, which could have sparked a whole new technology educational revolution in America.
Pamela would not revisit the STEM youth scene again until 2013 in Santa Monica California. She noticed that there was still no massive public movement to expose America's teens to STEM. Pamela decided that the entire city of Santa Monica should have a STEM program for it's youth. Pamela re-vamped the GRUVE TV model - and 40 Santa Monica College students signed up to audition. The concept was for the youth to create exciting videos and events focused on the technology and city's green movement that Santa Monica was spearheading. Pamela contacted the Macerich Group, owners and managers of the Santa Monica Place mall and they loved the idea, but there was never an actual income stream or revenue model that was developed for the program- that is until 2021/22
FACEBOOK
https://www.facebook.com/Steamtrackers-116340070287524
https://www.instagram.com/steamtrackers/
https://twitter.com/steamtrackers
https://www.pinterest.com/steamtrackers
YOUTUBE
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ53cmRFf-w2axMuHwQ-zQg
PATREON
https://www.patreon.com/steamtrackers
TIKTOK
https://www.tiktok.com/@steamtrackers
Steamtrackers
https://medium.com/@steamtrackers
We use cookies to analyze website traffic and optimize your website experience. By accepting our use of cookies, your data will be aggregated with all other user data.