16 INTERSTING Things You Should Know
- Without a doubt, I’m a “work-a-holic.” It doesn't seem like work because I love it and I'm extremely passionate about the projects that I work on. However, at the end of the day life comes down to the number of times you can smile.
- My first editing job was a family newspaper I started when I was in 10. I sold year long subscriptions, and I changed the title every month to reflect the theme.
- Huge Dallas Cowboys fan, although I grew up in Redskins territory. They are America’s Team and I have had them winning the Superbowl at the beginning of the year every since I realized there was actually things on TV after 8 P.M. It's also, my dog Star's favorite team (hence the name).
- I’m afraid of heights, and recently I went skydiving to face that fear. Greatest experience ever and I plan to go again more than once. If you ask, I will send you the pictures and the video. P.S.-I think I left most of my face in the sky.
- 11 out of 10 times you probably won’t realize the I’m joking.
- I became an English major largely because I bombed my first paper in college. My backup plan was to be a rapper. After 30 seconds, my friends won’t let me go back in the booth =).
- My first entrepreneurial ventures was selling necklaces that I handmade from beads I bought from MJ Designs. My VCs were my parents. I also sold potato chips, candy, fruit snacks at school
- Basketball was and still is my first love, I don’t have a favorite team, but I have favorite players. I root for the Washington Wizard by default.
- I write a “business plan” for my life every year with things I hope to achieve and goals I have.
- I’m a member of Alpha Phi Omega, a service fraternity. At the end of the day being able to give back is what it’s all about. I volunteer and work with a lot of nonprofit organizations #apotheosis.
- I have a huge collection poetry that I’ve been writing for a long time. I also collect quotes. If you want to challenge me to a quotathon then let me know. (As an English major and member of Sigma Tau Delta, I’m allowed to create new words).
- The quote that I live by is “Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.”
- (G) HEAR-preneur pretty much started when I tore my Achilles Tendon. I was stuck in bed and had to do something because I didn’t have enough hair to pull out. (H) I tell everyone that I either tore my Achilles Tendon doing the dunk that Blake Griffin did in the dunk contest and even though I don’t have the tapes, I made the dunk or fighting crime. If you haven’t seen it, go to YouTube and type in “Blake Griffin dunks over a car” :-).
- My favorite show is Pardon the Interruption on ESPN. One day I randomly ran into my favorite sportswriter–Michael Wilbon–coming out of Filene’s Basement in Bethesda instead of telling him how much I would love to work for him instead I stood there grinning like a 4 year old on Christmas Day.
- My capstone/thesis for my Masters program at Georgetown was on Sports Entrepreneurship. My favorite part of the program.
- Sixteen is a very important number to me. It’s my line number and I did a lot of “homework” about the number 16 and it's significance. It's also the reason behind my digital marketing company called Blue 16 Media.
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