Karen Baker is an Influential Marketing Strategist with experience in strategic planning, marketing, and brand development. As an accomplished Business Owner of 25 years, Karen works directly with C-Suite entrepreneurs and executives and their key stakeholders in the Arts, Entertainment, Higher Education, and Social Impact industries. She has been a Professor for 15 years teaching… Read more »
Anas “Andy” Shallal is an artist and social entrepreneur. He is the founder of Busboys and Poets, an environment where racial and cultural connections are consciously uplifted. Spaces to feed the mind, body and soul and where art, culture and politics take center stage and collide. With 6 locations in the Washington Metropolitan Area, Busboys… Read more »
A Washington, DC native, Nizam has been working in his family’s historic restaurant, Ben’s Chili Bowl, since he was a child. Opened in 1958 on U Street by his parents Ben and Virginia Ali, it was there that he learned basic fundamental business principles including customer service, business and work ethics, and giving back to… Read more »