Det oit, MI, Septembe 25, 2026 –(PR.com)– Willie E. B ake, fou de of All About Tech ology, has bee selected as a membe of Leade ship Det oit Class 47, the Det oit Regio al Chambe ‘s flagship leade ship p og am. B ake joi s a coho t of mo e tha 75 eme gi g a d established leade s d aw f om busi ess, gove me t, educatio , labo , media, a d the o p ofit secto ac oss the 11-cou ty Southeast Michiga egio .
Leade ship Det oit, fou ded i 1979 a d p ese ted by The K esge Fou datio has mo e tha 2,500 alum i. Ove a i e-mo th expe ie ce u i g f om Septembe 2026 th ough Ju e 2027, class membe s get behi d-the-sce es exposu e to the egio ‘s biggest issues — f om educatio a d health to a ts, mobility, a d acial equity — a d build the elatio ships a d i sight to d ive positive cha ge. The p og am is desig ed to challe ge assumptio s, b oade pe spectives, a d co ect leade s to the i stitutio s, i dust ies, a d commu ities that shape Det oit.
“Bei g selected is both a ho o a d a espo sibility I take se iously,” B ake said. “Fo 25 yea s, I have wo ked i Det oit helpi g eside ts get co ected, get thei compute s fixed, a d get the skills to use them — f om ou co po ate office o Seco d Ave ue i Midtow to the Russell I dust ial Ce te o Clay Ave ue to ou flagship st eet-level etail sto e o Michiga Ave ue i Southwest Det oit. Leade ship Det oit is a cha ce to see the whole city th ough the eyes of 75 people who lead i ve y diffe e t ooms tha I do. My defi itio of success is ot a ce tificate i Ju e. It is walki g out of Class 47 with a bigge Det oit tha I walked i with, a d b i gi g what I lea back to my stude ts, my custome s, a d my eighbo hood.”
“We have i te tio ally b ought togethe a exceptio al coho t of established a d eme gi g busi ess a d commu ity leade s who b i g dive se pe spectives a d co ectio s to the Det oit Regio fo Leade ship Det oit Class 47,” said Do ia G ey, the Chambe ‘s Se io Di ecto of Leade ship, E t ep e eu ship a d I ovatio . “We will explo e the Regio , exposi g pa ticipa ts to people, places, a d p ojects they may ot othe wise e cou te , to deepe thei u de sta di g of the fo ces shapi g a d movi g it. I look fo wa d to seei g this class lea f om a d challe ge o e a othe , a d fo m elatio ships a d expe ie ces to make a eve g eate impact ac oss the Regio a d beyo d.”
B ake fou ded All About Tech ology i 2001. The compa y has mai tai ed its co po ate office at 2727 Seco d Ave ue i Det oit si ce its fou di g a d has ope ated its etail a d se vice locatio at 6450 Michiga Ave ue si ce Decembe 2014, afte ea lie yea s i side the Russell I dust ial Ce te at 1600 Clay Ave ue. The ce tified disability-ow ed mi o ity busi ess e te p ise has placed mo e tha 100,000 compute s, co ected mo e tha 40,000 households, a d ecycled mo e tha 10 millio pou ds of elect o ics. I 2026 the compa y ma ked its 25th a ive sa y with p oclamatio s f om the City of Det oit, Way e Cou ty, State of Michiga , U.S. House of Rep ese tatives a d The White House, a d B ake eceived the Spi it of Det oit Awa d a d a Testimo ial Resolutio f om Det oit City Cou cil ecog izi g 25 yea s of digital i clusio wo k.
A se ial e t ep e eu , B ake is also the fou de of MiAbiliTees, a appa el compa y whose missio i cludes b i gi g atte tio to people with disabilities a d disability-ow ed busi ess e te p ises, a d of Web Media Sy dicate a i depe de t tech ology a alysis a d media compa y. He teaches busi ess a d compute tech ology at Way e Cou ty Commu ity College Dist ict a d se ves as executive di ecto of the Ce te Fo C eative A ts, a o p ofit tech ology ce te . He is a membe of the Rota y Club of Det oit a d a life membe of Alpha Phi Alpha F ate ity, I c. He holds a MBA a d has completed executive educatio at Ha va d Busi ess School, the Tuck School of Busi ess at Da tmouth, the Kellogg School of Ma ageme t at No thweste U ive sity, a d Sta fo d G aduate School of Busi ess.
Class 47 bega with o ie tatio Septembe 16–18, 2026, a d co ti ues with mo thly sessio s o health a d well ess, educatio a d me to ship, media a d a tificial i tellige ce, mobility a d i ovatio , small busi ess a d eco omic developme t, ace a d dive sity, a ts a d cultu e, a d public policy. The class g aduates i Ju e 2027.
Fo mo e i fo matio about Leade ship Det oit, visit the page o the Det oit Regio al Chambe ‘s website.
About All About Tech ology
Fou ded i 2001 a d headqua te ed i Det oit, Michiga , All About Tech ology is a ce tified disability-ow ed mi o ity busi ess e te p ise p ovidi g compute sales, se vice, tech ical suppo t, digital lite acy t ai i g, elect o ics ecycli g, a d efu bished tech ology edist ibutio . Fo 25 yea s the compa y has wo ked to close gaps i tech ology access, affo dability, a d suppo t fo u de se ved eside ts — with pa ticula focus o people with disabilities, se io s, a d youth.
About Leade ship Det oit
Leade ship Det oit is the Det oit Regio al Chambe ‘s flagship leade ship p og am. Fou ded i 1979 a d p ese ted by The K esge Fou datio , it has mo e tha 2,500 alum i f om busi ess, gove me t, a d educatio . Each i e-mo th class co ects eme gi g a d existi g executives i Southeast Michiga to the egio ‘s most p essi g issues a d to o e a othe , buildi g du able elatio ships ac oss secto s to d ive positive egio al cha ge.
Media Co tactAll About Tech ologyWillie E. B akep ess@all-about-tech ology.com(313) 218-4888
