News from Northern Michigan’s startup and tech community

for founders, geeks, and creatives.

Indigenous Business Bootcamp participants
Indigenous entrepreneurs gather for Business & Marketing Essentials bootcamp 

Indigenous entrepreneurs from around Northern Michigan gathered at 20Fathoms in late September for a 3-day bootcamp focused on building their business and marketing skills – and connecting them to one another.  “What I hear from...

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Keith Kelly

October 12, 2020

Innovating Workforce Development and Building a Tech Community in Traverse City: Q&A with Keith Kelly, tccodes and tccyber Program Manager

Keith Kelly is a community builder, innovator, educator, and technologist. With the tccodes and tccyber programs at 20Fathoms, he united all of this to develop innovative learning communities for software developers and cybersecurity professionals, respectively....

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Future is Digital Challenge

September 15, 2020

20Fathoms Offers Scholarships for Digital Marketing and Business Analytics Courses Through “The Future is Digital Challenge”

20Fathoms is working to cultivate a hub of tech talent in Traverse City, Michigan. We previously introduced learning communities for software developers (tccodes) and cybersecurity professionals (tccyber). Now, through our partnership with the Center on...

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Christine Vincent

September 8, 2020

Tech Career Profile: Christine Vincent, Agile Product Owner & Senior Scrum Master at HealthBridge

Christine Vincent’s focus is clear: deliver quality products that increase business value.  She enjoys working with development teams to get the job done and is passionate about using Agile best practices to drive transparency and...

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Shaun Bertrand

August 17, 2020

Cybersecurity Career Profile: Shaun Bertrand, Senior VP of Security Programs at CBI

Shaun Bertrand’s enthusiasm for cybersecurity is contagious. A 25-year veteran of the field, he is passionate not only about his day-to-day work leading the Red Team at cybersecurity solutions firm CBI, but also about helping...

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tccyber logo

August 12, 2020

Introducing tccyber: Accelerating cybersecurity careers in Traverse City

tccyber is a new Traverse City based learning community for cybersecurity professionals at all levels including those who are: Brand new to the profession and exploring their options Current tech professionals interested in expanding their...

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Custer installing dividers

August 3, 2020

COVID-19 Safety Measures at 20Fathoms

We are committed to the safety of our 20Fathoms community above all else and we have taken a number of steps to ensure that we can continue to serve our members and staff without compromising safety....

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