Washington, DC you are invited for a life altering evening that will leave you inspired and will invoke the core of your life to journey towards your NEXT BIG THING!
NBTTALKS is an intimate life altering dialogue centered around the innermost truths connected to the journey's of our featured guests while on the pursuant path towards their Next Big Thing.
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 & best-selling author.
He's one of America's leading millennial trailblazers and impacts the way those creating change live their lives. George is the Founder and Executive Director of the Next Big Thing Movement, a global non-profit social movement that has become the voice and platform for millennials around the globe.
Mitchel A. Brooks, IV, is a business executive with a diverse range of experience in business operations, strategy, and marketing.
Mitch serves as the Chief Operating Officer of the Washington, DC-based information management and technology firm, DSI. In this role, Mitch runs day-to-day business operations and business development. Under his management, DSI has increased by 300% over the last five years. Prior to DSI,
With a proven track record in business and an extensive rolodex of contacts, Mitch used his resources to create a passion project, The Urbane Group. The Urbane Group is a national lifestyle marketing team that connects brands with millennial leaders and professionals under 40. The client portfolio has included the likes of Gilt Groupe, BMW, Porche, Bacardi USA, National Bar Association, Teach for America, Kimpton Hotels, and Diageo among others.
Jesse Barba is a Vice President at Cassidy & Associates, where he helps clients successfully navigate the legislative and regulatory landscape across the federal government. Jesse strives to build strategic relationships for stakeholders and clients so they may secure critical investments and help educate decision makers in Washington. He currently works with some of industry’s leading companies in the energy & environment, transportation, technology and education spaces.
Jesse is co-founder of EDGE (Electing a Democratic Generation), which works with young Democratic lawmakers and candidates by serving as both a policy advisory and political support apparatus. This includes helping to formulate and support policies important to our generation, serving as a conduit and platform for amplifying the work of young Democratic policymakers, pooling our individual and employer/client affiliated PAC resources to fundraise for their campaign, and organizing field deployments to provide active boots on the ground support. To date EDGE has raised +$100,000.
Porsche Lee Taylor was crowned Miss DC United States in 2016 and is also the founder of SayYes, a creative employment solutions agency, founded in October 2015. She is most definitely a lady on the move!
She is an entrepreneur, remote freelancer and founder of SayYes Career, a creative agency that designs websites, digital marketing and branding.
Our motto: “SayYes to your Dreams, SayYes to You!”
Her past creative work/workshops have featured guest including: National Association of Black Journalist President, The Steve Harvey Morning Show Producer and News Anchor, The Garner Circle CEO, National Baseball League, St. Louis County, MO Director of Communication, Wells Fargo Director/Media Relations, NC A&T African American Alzheimer's Disease Research.
Tolu Bamwo, Nigerian- American born and raised in New York City. Moved to DC in 2014 for a job in homeland security and in 2016 realized that federal government or admin work wasn't for him.
Tolu started a photography page dedicated to engaging with his creative side/brain. In 2017, Tolu started a photo booth company with a friend from college called Snappy Booth. After a few months, he began to niche his photography to fashion and portraits.
In 2018, Snappy Booth has expanded and is servicing the tri-state area and his photography is soon to be published in its first editorial publication.
