I’d heard the name, I’d seen the photos, however, I didn’t know who, just who Trish Vradenburg (above) was. I knew she was the wife of George Vradenburg and together, they were extremely involved in the business and philanthropic community at large. So when the opportunity presented itself to interview Trish before the USAgainstAlzheimer’s fundraiser [...]
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Punch Profiles: People to Know / 8 Questions with Alzheimer’s Activist, Playwright (and so much more) Trish Vradenburg
Punch Profiles: People to Know / 8 Questions with Micha Weinblatt co-founder of betterific and Crooked Monkey
One of my favorite people in the area is Micha Weinblatt (above). There are several reasons for this. The kid (he’s really not a kid, but I always think of him as a bright, earnest, hard working, do-gooding, honest kid) embodies so many qualities that truly make up an entrepreneur, a businessman, a friend and [...]
Punch Profiles: People to Know / 8 Questions with Emirates’ Orhan Abbas
Have you heard? One of the most prestigious airlines in the world, Emirates, just had its maiden arrival into Dulles International Airport (Wednesday, September 12th). Start perusing for flight dates now because they are surely going to get booked quickly. The airline is offering one daily round-trip flight to Dubai on 354-seat Boeing 777-200 LR [...]
Punch Profiles: People to Know / 10 Questions with Scratch DC Founder Ryan Hansan
Long ago and far far away, there is a land where every busy single young (and seasoned) professional who lives alone or even with roommate(s) … has a refrigerator stock full of fresh produce, a pantry that would make the Barefoot Contessa swoon and has the time and talent of a budding Julia Child to [...]
Punch Profiles: People to Know / 8 Questions with Daisy Baby & Kids co-Founder Dana Evans
We had an opportunity to catch up with the co-Founder of Bethesda-based Daisy Baby & Kids Dana Evans. Dana, who moved from the west coast, is a wife, mommy, entrepreneur, business woman, and creative genius behind the furniture, nursery design, and children’s accessories boutique. Somehow, she keeps it all together, looking beautiful, glowing, gracious and [...]
Punch Profiles: People to Know / 10 Questions with Changemaker, Social Investor & Innovator Adam Ross, Founder of Socialvest
Last month when we were in Atlanta for a fundraising event put on by Meringue Boutique, we had the opportunity to meet the folks who started a platform which allows consumers and retailers to buy and give back. The more you purchase, the more you give, in other words, a way for we the people [...]
Punch Profiles: People to Know / 71 Minutes with President of Clyde’s Restaurant Group Tom Meyer
It’s a rare delight when you come across fixtures in DC who seem to have just been here forever. They are so woven within the fabric of the community that they earn the affectionate unofficial title of “Mayor”. People are just attracted to them and they bring out the best qualities of those surrounding them. [...]
Punch Profiles: People to Know / 14 Questions with the Beautiful, Enterprising Owner of Current Boutique Carmen Lopez
I met Carmen Lopez at a dinner party in Arlington that my friend Kathy Hooban was hosting. It was so long ago, 6 years ago perhaps. At the time, I could be defined as a newbie to the ‘hood. I’d been living in Arlington for over a year and was loving the young urban feel [...]
Punch Profiles: People to Know / 13 Questions with Globe Trotting Entrepreneur, Innovator, Disrupter & CEO of iStrategyLabs Peter Corbett
Recently, I was having a conversation with a friend about how we at the Punch have intentions to go in the deep end with D.C.’s startup and technology community. She said, “Yes, people not from here don’t understand how Tysons Corner and Reston have all these tech businesses!” I held my hand up. “No, no. [...]
Punch Profiles: People to Know / 11 Questions with Poshbrood Founder Elizabeth Thorp
It’s one thing to be the founder and head honcho of your business and your household (as in the Mama) it’s another when the two worlds collide thus producing a very incorporated corporation. That’s what happened with Elizabeth Thorp, the brains behind travel agency and Virtuoso affiliate Poshbrood. By using innovation, technology, experience, writing talent [...]
Punch Profiles: People to Know / 9 Questions with Bennett Richardson, Chief Marketing Officer of Hinge
Whenever I get asked, “What’s it like to date in DC?” by anyone not from the metro area (well, now I’m in a serious 9-month relationship, but believe you me, since living here since 1990, I know what it’s like to date in DC) I pause, take a deep breath, look up to the sky, [...]
Punch Profiles: People to Know / 9 Questions with S&R Foundation co-Founder Dr. Sachiko Kuno
Last week, I had the opportunity to take a friend of mine, who, in a previous life, had been a professional musician (a trumpet player who traveled with the New World Symphony all over the globe), to the S&F Foundation Overtures Summer Concert Series opening night with New York’s Urban Tango Trio. The reception and [...]
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