Hey Everyone,
So as the end of the program draws near, I started thinking about how there have been dozens of great blogs. However, its hard to read 33+ blogs each month (34 if you count the most recent challenge blog). So, I looked back and grabbed a few needles (blogs) in the haystack (More blogs). […]
For our last challenge, we worked with the Health Disparities Coalition, which is a group of health systems, medical schools, and one non-profit, to tackle different health disparities in Detroit. My team worked on Detroit’s high infant mortality rate, and try to design a solution that can help bring it down. For those unaware, infant […]
I grew up watching entirely too much TV, and I got to thinking about how many of these shows take place in Michigan and Detroit. So here is a list of 4 random shows I like that take place in the City.
Sister Sister is basically a sitcom version of the parent trap, but featured a […]
Yesterday, I had the opportunity to attend the Finance Executives of International (FEI) Detroit Chapter Meeting at the Detroit Athletic Club. To answer the obvious question, no, I am not a Finance executive. However, the topic of the meeting was related to Diversity and Inclusion, so my host company, PwC, was kind of enough to […]
This past Friday we just started a new challenge working with the Detroit Collaborative Design Center, helping with a bunch of initiatives for the Fitzgerald neighborhood. This historic neighborhood is home to both Marygrove College and University of Detroit Mercy. It is also home to Lollo Park, a great community park that is in the […]
Until two weeks ago, I had never listened to a podcast. Since I started, I am been spending hours listening to talks from the various TEDx conferences. If you don’t know, TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design — three broad subject areas that are collectively shaping our world. But a TED conference is broader still, […]
During our last leadership Friday, we had a panel about social entrepreneurship in the city of Detroit with speakers representing several organizations.
One was Detroit Soup, a monthly dinner that takes place city wide, and also in several neighborhoods to fund creative projects in the city.
Another was Rebel Nell, an organization that works with homeless shelters […]
Many people in Michigan (myself included), have either gone to a friend’s party, a local town club, or more often than not, New York or Chicago for New Years. Going to NY or the CHI can be very expensive plane tickets included, and you can get all of the same perks, and more by just […]
As part of our first challenge we worked with RecoveryPark, an urban farming initiative that seeks to employ people with barriers to employment in the city of Detroit. My team of fellows was tasked with creating a ‘Why Buy Local’ foods educational video that explores the economic, environmental, social and other benefits of buying locally […]
There are many times in life where we hear words of wisdom, life lessons, or inspiring examples that we are familiar with. These words never really leave us, at times they are out of sight, out of mind, until we hear or experience some other example that reinforces that value or lesson. Ideally, after hearing these insights for […]