Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people.

In today's episode, David Mildenberg speaks with Pasha Maher, the founding partner of Stiegler EdTech, a Charlotte company that provides technology education programs that have enabled more than 150 students to gain jobs with annual entry-level salaries averaging $55,000 a year. It has partnerships with Ally Financial, US Bank, LendingTree and others seeking to attract a more diverse tech workforce. Maher describes the role of unconventional education programs and his work in promoting Charlotte's fintech industry.