Category Archive for: "INFLUENCERS"

Sure, D.C.’s role as our nation’s capitol comes with some of the trappings you already think of– stuffy suits, ill-fitting silhouettes, and more conversations about government [...]

Kenny Azama has traveled the entire country, paid off his student loans, and made some of his favorite memories through his work as a brand ambassador. “It has helped shape who I am today so [...]

Philip Martin has the official title of Visual Content Creator, but to those who know him best, he’s so much more. He’s a father, a Washingtonian, an imaginative photographer, and [...]

Obiekwe Okolo or simply Obi, has lived in D.C. for nearly 5 years by way of San Antonio, TX . Okolo is amongst the ranks of photographers, designers, and creatives who are transforming [...]

If you want to become a food Instagrammer you have to be two things- hungry and organized. Danny Kim, the 22-year-old creator of @dannygrubs– is just that. Food Instagrams are a lot of [...]

If anyone had the right to sulk on election night, it was Amanda Litman. After working on Hillary Clinton’s campaign for two years as E-mail Director, the 27-year-old Fairfax,VA native sums up [...]

Joanna Andreae is a certified Holistic Health Coach, a Guided Meditation teacher, and the founder and CEO of Wandering Wellness. After leaving her high-stress, corporate job, she began focusing [...]

For CNN’s Poppy Harlow, knowledge is power. After years of working in front of the camera, enduring public criticism, and keeping up with an ever-accelerating news cycle, Harlow doesn’t plan on [...]

Julien Garman wants to be your muse. And late at night, long after she’s left her Marketing Manager job for a Commercial Real Estate Company in Arlington, VA she becomes just that through her [...]

Originally from Paris, France, Tiffany Pham grew up in a tight-knit family who encouraged her to try new things without the looming worry of failure. Her company Mogul is a testament to how far [...]

A transplant from Lexington, Kentucky, Austin Rutland has lived in the District for all of 2 months. The 22-year-old wants to become a sign language interpreter and moved to the Washington area [...]

What if your typical day at the office included hosting dignitaries and rubbing elbows with the world’s most influential leaders? One congressional staffer doesn’t have to wonder. As [...]

As I write this, Jessica Guzik is sitting inside Dulles Airport waiting to board a flight that will take her to a new city and new life. After 5 years in Washington, DC Guzik is moving to [...]

With a name like Max Major, you have to be good at something. But it can’t just be any something. It’s gotta be something pretty extraordinary and maybe even a little strange. The 33-year-old DC [...]

What exactly does it mean to reinvent one’s self? That question came to mind when I sat down with former journalist turned PR Executive Lisa Matthews for a one-on-one. Before transitioning [...]

CNN’s senior correspondent Joe Johns has seen the good, the bad, and the ugly. After reporting on some of the nation’s top stories for years– including the 2012 election of Barack Obama and [...]

Jamil Hamilton is your typical D.C. consultant. What’s not so typical is that at night, when most of his colleagues are in bed, he’s driving to one of his popular DJ gigs. Best known [...]

The coffee industry is booming. An estimated 2 billion cups of coffee are consumed by the world’s population each day. And according to data analyst and astronomer James Davenport, 80 [...]

As the CBCF‘s Annual Legislative Conference (ALC) quickly approaches, we wanted to take a closer look at how the youngest conference hosts handle the insanity and make the most of their [...]

By 2050, 1.3 billion people of the 7 billion on earth will come from the continent of Africa. With population growth at such explosive levels, job growth levels are just barely keeping up– [...]