Magi, Wayne State University School of Law Juris Doctor Candidate & Musician

Former Hood: “Actually, I’m quite the nomad. I’m from the other side of the planet. As an infant and an early adolescent, I lived in Kaiserslautern, Germany. By the age of five my family and I made an exodus to Rochester, N.Y, where I lived until mid puberty. And in the summer of 1995 I moved to North Carolina, the tar-heel state and then moved to Detroit in August 2009”.

Current Hood: Midtown, Detroit

How long he’s been in the D: 8 months

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Do you have an innovative idea that would positively impact the state of Michigan? Would you like a scholarship or internship in exchange for that idea? The Motivate Michigan Competition is offering college students just that!

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My-Ishia Cason-Brown, Actress, Dancer, Model, & Blogger

Age: 29

High School: Thurston High School

College: Oakland University

Neighborhood/City: Detroit

How she’s making her mark on the city of Detroit:

“I am a part of the emerging film industry that’s here in Michigan  I’ve worked on many movies sets  as an actress, PA and as a stand-in. I created MIbookedit.com because I was getting really frustrated with people jumping out of the woodwork ready to take advantage of Michigan actors who are excited about the new film industry here.  ‘Give me $400 dollars and I’ll teach you everything you want to know about acting in two days’. It was like every weekend there was some new over-priced workshop  making false promises to people”.

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Detroit Young Professionals (DYP) is bringing together movers and shakers from across Southeast Michigan to honor 10 remarkable innovators and changemakers at our 2nd Annual Vanguard Awards. This event was established to recognize and celebrate outstanding Detroiters who have distinguished themselves through professional leadership and service to our community.

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Andrew Wagner, the editor of our favorite DIY magazine ReadyMade, recently took a trip to Detroit and was so  inspired that he decided make future plans for the magazine’s involvement in the city.

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Melinda Anderson, Event Designer & Producer at
MeMe Design & Events

Age: 34

High School: Cass Tech

College: University of Michigan, Architecture

Neighborhood/City: Oak Park (Coming back to The D Soon!)

How she’s making her mark on the city of Detroit:

“I design one-of-a kind events that highlight the great people, architecture, and music of the D.”

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IAYD launched a month after this competition ended, but we thought this was just too awesome not to mention. Last year CNN Money’s Assignment Detroit asked five Detroit advertising agencies: Why would anyone smart, young, and creative move to or stay in Detroit? Which we’re geeked about, because that’s precisely the question we’re trying to answer with this blog. It’s very interesting to see their different takes on the question.

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Lauren Henrikson, Founder of The Free Store/Free Change

Age: 23

High School: Wayne Memorial High School

College: Wayne State University

Neighborhood/City: Romulus

How she’s making her mark on the city of Detroit:

“Growing up in Metro Detroit, I knew that many people weren’t able to make ends meet within our economic system.  After working with a number of non-profit organizations in my teens, I wanted to start a program that would offer a unique solution to the problems that my community was facing, a program that would encourage people to work together to help themselves and each other.

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