This past weekend I had the pleasure to attend my very first TEDx event: TEDxPennQuarter. If you’re not familiar with TED, you’re missing out on a HUGE repository of innovation! The theme of TEDxPennQuarter was “Reinvention” — a theme that spans many areas ranging from “Reinventing the Self” to “Reinventing the Cocktail”. Reflecting on the day’s speakers and their [...]

So last night I headed up to Bethesda, MD to visit the headquarters of Honest Tea — a great organic and sustainable beverage company. The event, “An Evening with Honest Tea” is part of a “sustainable local business tour” hosted by the Professional DC-Chapter of NetImpact and the William James Foundation. I had the opportunity to hear [...]

My friend Sean Coetzee, founder of African Woodsmoke, has extended an invitation to an upcoming event he is hosting in DC! Come sample some South African wines and celebrate the beginning of the World Cup from the rooftop of the Newseum! The invite reads: You are invited to an exclusive event that celebrates Woodsmoke’s move [...]

I had the privilege to meet Paul Sika a few weeks ago at AfricaGathering in DC, and was instantly inspired by his charisma and vision. Paul is a photographer and emerging businessman from Cote d’Ivoire. He gave an amazing talk at the conference that not only reflected his lighthearted and energetic personality, but also a [...]

Over the weekend I have the privlege to attend AfricaGathering in DC. What I liked most about this conference was its size: very small and intimate. So many conferences are large, made up of niche group, and difficult to really develop strong relationships out of. AfricaGathering really excelled in creating a TED-like format event, focused [...]

I had an opportunity recently to share an introductory presentation on social intra/entrepreneurship with a class of high school seniors at The Culver Academies on March 10, 2010. These students were sharp and did a great job of outlining the case for “Good Business” at the beginning of the presentation and asked fantastic questions throughout! Despite [...]

Just a few weeks ago — Feb 11-15th — I had the great opportunity to join fellow social innovators from around the world at the 2010 StartingBloc Social Innovation Institute in Boston. I absolutely love attending events such as this (including GES, SOCAP, The Feast, and the upcoming SVC/SE Conferences). It’s a rare opportunity for [...]

On the day prior to kickoff of the much anticipated StartingBloc conference, Fellows from around the world are finding themselves stranded in airport lounges from Dubai to DC! As a wave of winter weather barrels across the country, flights are being cancelled and roads are slicker than an olympic ice luge! As for me, I [...]