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Name: Rashod Davenport Age: 36 Current Title: Publisher / Editor-In-Chief x SUAVV Magazine Location: Atlanta, GA Education: Studied Music Business at Johnson C. Smith University. Currently Studying New Media and Internet Marketing at Purdue University. Rashod grew up as an athlete and a musician. He thought his life would take him into the music industry. But he ended up […]
Name: Johnny Bailey Age: 32 Current Title: Executive Director of The ShineHard Family Location: Washington, DC Education: Hampton University Johnny Bailey is a Social Entrepreneur and Executive Director of The ShineHard Family, a 501(c)3 organization based in Washington DC. ShineHard’s mission is to recognize and connect the nation’s top black millennial leaders, then unify […]
Michell began exploring social media out of necessity, when he was stuck on campus as a cadet at the United States Military Academy. Michell was expelled from the academy in 2012. The days leading to his expulsion forced him to stand up for himself when no one else would. The days after his expulsion challenged […]
The Ambassador of LA, CEO, a Marketing/Branding Genius, and an inspiration to her community; Miss Diddy has earned every title and more! A true leader of her generation, Miss Diddy has broken through barriers in a male driven industry from the moment she figured out it was lacking something… Her! She currently sits as the […]
Name: Benoni Tagoe Age: 31 Current Title: Founder of The Bizz Plan Location: Los Angeles, CA Education: UNLV & Musician’s Institute Launching his career as assistant to the Jonas Brothers, Benoni Tagoe quickly became a part of the band’s day-to-day management team and developed a keen sense of entrepreneurship. Since then, Tagoe has produced content […]
Name: George Olokun Age: 32 Current Title: Executive Director, The Next Big Thing Movement Location: New York George Olokun is a global change agent that is connected to the core of humanity, a socially conscious humanitarian, entrepreneur, globally recognized and nationally ranked speaker, and life trainer and best-selling author. He’s one of America’s leading […]
Name: Fatou B. Barry Age: 25 Current Title: Founder, The PR Girl Manifesto Location: Brooklyn, NY Education: Bachelors from State University of New York at Buffalo Guinean-born, NYC-raised strategist, obsessed with all things branding and public relations, Fatou is best known for helping fellow millennials gain clarity around the “who, what, why” of their […]
