A year ago to this date, a young woman took her largest leap of faith in life. She packed up most of her personal belongings to head to uncharted territory she spent half a year researching. She only knew one person that she felt would be helpful in this major transition in life. A year […]
For the past four weeks my partner Sarah Somes (a fellow Fellow) and I worked together on our July Impact Project with our non-profit partner COTS. Our previous engagement with COTS during the fellowship Challenge #3, homelessness, really left an impression on me. During out brief project interaction Sarah and I discussed working with COTS […]
Adulthood: 9-5. Bills. Responsibilities. Networking. Eating Healthy. Relationships. Exercise. WHERE IS THE FUN IN ADULTHOOD? As a kid I remember wishing and saying “When I’m an adult I’m going to have so much fun!” Well *poof* half of my wish has come into fruition but it isn’t quite how I expected it to be. I’m […]
In my role with my Host company, Rock Ventures, I have been extended the opportunity to be a blog contributor. I write for Opportunity Detroit, our blog featuring city wide coverage. Surprisingly I haven’t been bitten by the bloggers bug and suffered blog fatigue but can I admit something…..I’m having a bit of writer’s block […]
I live, work, play, give and lead in Detroit. I am a Challenge Detroit Fellow.
A year ago, around this time, I submitted my second application to participate in the collaborative program, Challenge Detroit. I read a brief description during my research about new programs engaging recent graduates with Detroit’s urban revitalization. I particularly liked Challenge […]
Branding Yourself!
A strong brand influences and commands a target audience. At this point I am starting to understand the value of branding myself and would love to share with you lessons learned. I am gearing and preparing myself to explore some personal interests. I am not officially an entrepreneur but I think at some point […]
Alas the event of the year finally arrived in Detroit. No it wasn’t the glitzy and glamorous North American International Auto Show, which I actually found to be quite impressive and brought over 803,000 attendees. I’d rather shine a light on the MHacks Hackathon. Around the same time of the Auto Show, during MLK weekend, […]
2013 was good to me in so many ways! I’m surprised the year went by so quickly. Nothing in life will go as planned but it is best to go into a new year with resolutions! I attribute much of the positivity that came my way in 2013 with much favor, hard work, patience, envisioning […]
It’s the most wonderful time of the year!!!!!! Indeed the season of my favorite holiday is soon approaching. I am absolutely excited to experience the Thanksgiving and Christmas season in Detroit. Great shopping, ice-skating, street performance, live music and horse carriages can all be found downtown.
The season officially kicked off with the 10th Annual Detroit […]
If you’re not using a smartphone I have only one suggestion…..ditch whatever it is you are using and get a smartphone ASAP!!! Since moving to this fabulous city, I’ve learned to navigate the streets of Detroit, budget, improve my time management, and improved my taste in music. I’ve listed a few of my favorite apps […]