New technology is coming to the Capitol City

From high-tech lasers to fancy gadgets and games, the Bean Path is all about innovation. In our series Project Community Champion, we sat down with Nashlie Sephus on her journey from Murrah High School to the boardroom. A tech entrepreneur is celebrating a milestone as she fights to bring more opportunity to the Capitol City. Through the Bean Path Makerspace, an innovation lab and workspace that’s designed to teach Jacksonians about science and technology. An idea that started in a library that now lives in a warehouse on Gallatin Street. From Murrah High School to getting her Ph.D. in engineering, Sephus has made her mark in the tech industry, working in artificial intelligence. She worked as chief technology officer for Partpic, a software company that was later bought by Amazon, where she is now a scientist. Sephus says, “We weren’t rocket scientists. We just knew the…