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AI As Your Doctor

By Jill Mari Embry CEO/Founder Balance Innovation Center, LLC Recently., I  went to a memorial service for my mothers doctor. A sad occasion, but also an inspiring, wake-up call. Listening...... Read More

Balance Innovation enter ‘s First Project

Balance innovation Center is embarking on its first project. It is a software application to provide first responders a way to provide and receive real time data on drugs used...... Read More

The Destruction of Black Wall Street: 2023

By Jill Mari Embry: CEO Balance Innovation Center, LLC Recently I came across an news article that was appalling, but not surprising. The recent affirmative action lawsuit that wone in...... Read More

BUCKWHEAT 2023

Yes, we are still here! By Jill Mari Emery: CEO Balance Innovation Recently, I had a first. When I say first, I am referring to the first almost comical (yet...... Read More

Affirmative Action in Sheep’s Clothing:

What’s Changed? By Jill Mari Embry One of my favorite movies is My Cousin Vinny. It is not only hilarious but has a segment that highlights biases associated with working...... Read More

They Knew You Were Black/A Woman When They Hired You

Jill Mari Embry: CEO/Found of Balance Innovation Center LLC I have been told, “How can we discriminate against you? We knew you were a black woman when we hired you.”...... Read More

CEO of the Year, 2021

– Kentucky, the USA The Balance in Innovation Center (BIC) aims to use teams of minority and women engineers,developers, and scientists to create an environment void of the biases of...... Read More

I Could Get Fired For This-Understanding the Retention Problems With Women and Minorities in STEM

By Jill Mari Embry CEO/Founder of Balance Innovation Center. Recently I was listening to an NPR segment on the American Women’s’ Soccer Team and the abuses, including sexual, physical and...... Read More

Under-represented STEM: Do we need role models, mentors, or both?

By Jill Mari Embry: Founder/CEO Balance Innovation Center Merriam Webster defines a role model as: a person whose behavior in a particular role is imitated by others. Under-represented STEM: Do...... Read More

Unapologetic

I heard an piece on a radio station about heroes and how they can be anyone. They do not have to be famous. My parents are my heroes. The lessons...... Read More