The organizing committee for the hackathon embodies the type of public-private partnership that Cox Media Group needs to rise to the challenge to produce more technology solutions with an increasingly competitive industry.

Left to Right: Jason Munson, Lorne Cameron, Traci Schoenberg, Tracy Smith, Sherhonda Brown, Jason Foust, and Kineya Hood.

“The CMGt Hackathon encourages our employees to step away from their daily routines and focus exclusively on creativity. The ideas that come out of our Hackathon are fascinating. We have a great track record of incorporating most ideas into our existing roadmaps and projects. It’s also a celebration of employee engagement and a chance to have some fun!” – Bala Sundaramoorthy – Executive Director, Consumer Systems @ Cox Media Group Technology.

“This event was designed to support two key CMGt strategic priorities – innovation and culture. This is an opportunity for the team to rally around our overall vision and to present their ideas to an esteemed panel of judges. The outcome (success/failure) is less important than the process and the opportunity to work together in this way. Although, by the end of the event, we always come away with very good ideas that are implemented as we move forward.” – Mark Beck – VP, Technology @ Cox Media Group.