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316<h3>Santa Cruz Tech Beat is the go-to source for <em>all things tech</em> in the Monterey Bay Region.</h3>
317<p>It&#8217;s a news digest &#8212; and so much more &#8212; events, jobs, thought leadership, resources, a business catalog &#8212; for folks who want to know and share what’s up in tech in Santa Cruz, Monterey, and San Benito Counties. Santa Cruz Tech Beat also provides stewardship for legacy news, posts, articles, and information.</p>
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321<li><strong>Read </strong><strong><a href="https://lookout.co/santacruz/business-technology/story/2021-06-04/santa-cruz-tech-maven-sara-isenberg-steps-away-from-tech-beat-site" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Time to tango: Sara Isenberg’s last dance with Santa Cruz Tech Beat</a> (6/4/21)<br />
322</strong></li>
323<li><strong>Read </strong><strong><a href="http://goodtimes.sc/santa-cruz-news/santa-cruz-tech-beats-sara-isenberg-connects-dots/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Santa Cruz Tech Beat&#8217;s Sara Isenberg Connects the Dots</a> (8/14/18)</strong></li>
324<li><strong>Read <a href="https://www.santacruztechbeat.com/2018/07/24/five-years-of-local-tech-storytelling-a-conversation-with-santa-cruz-tech-beat-founder-sara-isenberg/" rel="noopener">Conversation with Santa Cruz Tech Beat Founder Sara Isenberg</a>. (7/22/18)</strong></li>
325<li><strong>Watch <a href="https://youtu.be/PgviB7Q1A-o" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sara Isenberg talk at 2019 Titans of Tech</a> with intro by Margaret Rosas (1/25/19)</strong></li>
326<li><strong>Watch <a href="https://www.santacruztechbeat.com/2018/06/07/santa-cruz-tech-beat-celebrates-five-years/">video of our FIVE year anniversary interview</a> at the Santa Cruz New Tech Meetup (6/6/18), also below.<br />
327</strong></li>
328<li><strong>Watch <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRcIf4HdeXA" target="_blank" rel="noopener">video and listen to what city leaders have to say about us</a>, also below.<br />
329</strong></li>
330<li><strong>Listen to <a href="http://reach-west.com/2016/09/07/25-the-part-where-youre-still-writing-your-story-sara-isenberg/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Reach West interview (podcast) </a>with Sara.</strong></li>
331<li><strong><strong>Read the Sentinel article <strong><em><a href="http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/technology/20141229/santa-cruz-tech-beat-chronicles-the-local-tech-community" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Santa Cruz Tech Beat chronicles the local tech community</a><strong>. </strong></em><strong><strong>(12/29/14)</strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></li>
332<li><strong>Read Santa Cruz Life&#8217;s article <a href="http://santacruzlife.com/santa-cruz-tech-beat-interview/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Santa Cruz Tech Beat Shines A Light On The Growing Santa Cruz Tech Community</a> (2/10/14)<br />
333</strong></li>
334<li><strong>Read the Good Times article <em><a href="http://www.gtweekly.com/index.php/santa-cruz-news/santa-cruz-local-news/5516-approaching-critical-mass.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Is 2014 the year Santa Cruz lands on </a></em><em><a href="http://www.gtweekly.com/index.php/santa-cruz-news/santa-cruz-local-news/5516-approaching-critical-mass.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">
334the tech map? </a></em>(3/26/14)</strong></li>
335<li><strong>Read <a href="https://www.santacruztechbeat.com/2015/04/23/tech-in-santa-cruz-sara-isenberg/">Sara&#8217;s personal history in tech in Santa Cruz,</a> written for the Good Times 40th anniversary issue. (Same article <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/dont-let-anyone-tell-you-tech-new-santa-cruz-sara-isenberg/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">on LinkedIn</a>.)<br />
336</strong></li>
337<li><strong>Read what folks are saying about us: <a href="https://www.santacruztechbeat.com/endorsements/">endorsements</a>.</strong></li>
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341<h3>Sara Isenberg, Founder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief</h3>
342<p><strong><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/saraisenberg/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sara Isenberg</a></strong> is the Founder, Publisher, and Editor-in-Chief of Santa Cruz Tech Beat. Founded in July 2013, Santa Cruz Tech Beat remains a valuable resource to the extended Monterey Bay business and technology ecosystem.</p>
343<p>Sara&#8217;s professional background includes many years as a software engineer and technical account manager working at local and Silicon Valley software companies. More recently, she has worked as a consultant. Learn more on <strong><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/saraisenberg/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LinkedIn.</a></strong></p>
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