Originally from sunny Southern California, I am a proud graduate of Clark Atlanta University where I studied International Business and Supply Chain Management. A Dean’s Scholar, member of the Honors Program, and President of Toastmasters International during my undergraduate years, I was recently honored by my prestigious alma mater as an inaugural recipient of the 40 Under 40 Achievement Award. I began my corporate career as a Business Analyst / Assistant Buyer for Target Corporation, where I managed a $400 million portfolio in the Household Commodities division and won various merchandising awards for performance and execution. Leveraging my amazing experience with Target, I decided to relocate to New York City, becoming a top-producing sales trainer for The Container Store; in fact, I was invited to represent the company at the New York Stock Exchange bell-ringing ceremony for its IPO in the fall of 2013. Realizing that I had a fervent desire to help and work with people, I decided to transition from the corporate world in 2015 and establish myself as a realtor for Cooper & Cooper – the most prodigious, ethically upright real estate firm in New York City. I quickly became a top-producer at the firm, being promoted to Senior Associate and brokering many multi-million dollar transactions. In 2018, while still working in real estate, I co-founded QuikLiq—a burgeoning tech startup for which I operate in the capacity of President and Chief Strategy Officer. To date, QuikLiq has been featured in Black Enterprise, Yahoo News, Essence, the Miami New Times and the South Florida Business Journal. Most recently, I was appointed Vice President of Acquisitions for Haltere Group—a flourishing real estate investment firm with $30 million of assets under management and growing. When I am not helping people find homes and cultivating startups, I enjoy giving back to the community, mentoring the next generation, traveling the world, and cooking the best home-cooked meals one could ever have. In all aspects of my life, I live by the limitless motto, “find a way or make one.”