Posts tagged Social Entrepreneur
Conversations with Social Entrepreneur Johnny Bailey

Johnny’s early childhood saw him transition from Virginia to Denver, and back to Virginia many times by himself. For some, such movement could have created a sense of loss or displacement. With Johnny, the relocations provided a larger sense of self-purpose, an unquenchable thirst to travel the world and embrace the people and challenges in it.

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Conversations with Social Entrepreneur Somos Thompson

Somos was born in South East DC, but was raised all over the city. He’s an only child and attended grade school in the north side of DC. He told me about a story from junior high, “I was in the AP classes carrying on and I got in trouble. My dad said, “Oh you wanna be seen huh?’ From 8th to 9th grade he made me wear a shirt and a tie everyday.

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