DC Inspirations

Wanda Alexander from Northeast DC Talks about becoming CEO of 100+ employee company

2010-07-17T15:33:00.000-07:00

Starting with nothing upon arriving in USA Mark Crick opens 3 state of art gyms in Washington, DC

2010-04-21T21:16:00.000-07:00

Mark Crick is the co-founder of Balance Gym in Washington, DC. He went from having next to nothing when he arrived in the United States in 2004 to co-owning three state of the art gyms. Listen to him as DC Inspiration's Tony Cord DC asks Mark a few questions. The music is from Dj switch.

At Age 22, DC Resident Founds Exceptional Nonprofit Organization -Leadership Initiatives

2010-03-06T17:10:00.000-08:00

This is the first Interview in a series with Marshall Bailly, founder of Leadership Initiatives. Six years after founding Leadership Initiatives, the Nonprofit is gaining momentum in its mission to empower university students from less developed countries to become the ethical leaders of their countries in the future. Leadership Initiatives trains university students to create their own solutions to their own local problems.

From Small Town Farmer to Successful Businessman

2010-02-20T11:35:00.000-08:00

Here are some stories from the life of Charles S. Wassum, my great-grandfather. He was a farmboy from a town of 100 people in the late 1800's, Charles dreamed big and went on to develop a lot of land in southern Virginia and was central in the opening of the first theatre in Marion, VA - The Lincoln Theatre(He also did other successful businesses selling boxwoods, etc.). Sherwood Anderson, the writer and most famous person to live in Marion, VA wrote often about Charles in his editorials.

Upcoming inspirational stories

2010-02-18T19:36:00.000-08:00

Here's a sneak preview on what inspirational stories we have in the "hopper."