A People's Assembly

Jul

11:30pm

NELSON AGHOLOR

CEO

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

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

Agholor 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.

RSVPs Closed

A People's Assembly

A town hall–style event about the future of You Had Me at Black.

Tuesday

June

10th

2025

8:00pm

EDT

RSVPs Closed

A Soft Launch

into a

bold future

You Had Me at Black launched in 2016 as a groundbreaking podcast and live story hour with the mission to reclaim the Black narrative and inspire people to embrace their unique stories. Our award-winning series has reimagined the art of oral tradition and pioneered a fresh format for the podcast industry. Most importantly, we established a new standard for Black storytelling by prioritizing care, nuance, authenticity, honesty, and expansiveness.

Today, we are an independent storytelling studio, publishing platform, global community and growing a home for Black stories and story-telling. As we enter our ninth year and a new chapter, I'm excited to share a vision for its future: one that's rooted in collective care, power, and collective abundance.

The

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.

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.

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.

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.