more info from PHOENIX here.

This Sunday, July 18th I will be at the w.9th street  Phoenix coffee shop as a guest host of their PHOENIX FORUM series.  I am honored to have been invited but more than that, really excited!  I know it is summer and everyone has a million things they cram into their weekends, but take an hour and come have a chat with me between 2-3pm.

Underscoring any project I partake in is my unrelenting desire to create a more intimate sense of community here.  The quality of my life and the opportunities and experiences available to me grow exponentially with each new person I meet, and as a result my desire to positively impact my community in return is strengthened.

I am interested in Cleveland because this is my birthplace.  I know it is not perfect and it is not my role to make it so, but it is my CHOICE to focus on and expound upon the positives of this community and maybe along the way ignite that desire in enough others that we CAN impact real change.  In the meantime, I have found that a CHANGE IN PERSPECTIVE is enough to completely change the way I experience my city.