- Love & Whiskey by Fawn Weaver
- We Over Me by Khadeen Ellis and Devale Ellis
- 107 Days by Kamala Harris
- Dear Black Girls by Aja Wilson
- Rumi Poetry by Rumi, John Balkh
- The Trusted Advisor by David Maister
- 1929 by Andrew Ross Sorkin
- Who Knew by Barry Diller
2024 Books Read
- Lessons for Living by Phil Stutz
- Small Faith, Great God by NT Wright
- Unreasonable Hospitality by Will Guidara
- Blitzscaling by Reid Hoffman
- Algebra of Wealth by Scott Galloway
- Adversity for Sale by Jeezy
- Hurricanes by Rick Ross
- You Owe You by Eric Thomas
- Art of Power by Nancy Pelosi
- Buy Then Build by Walker Deibel
- How to Know a Person by David Brooks
- Lovely One by Ketanji Brown Jackson
- What I know for sure by Oprah Winfrey
Weekday After 8 Hangout in DC
- Roja Lounge at Dlena
- Allegory at Eaton Hotel
- Moonraker at Pendry
- The Rooftop at The Graham (Georgetown)
- 12 Stories (The Wharf)
2023 BOOKS READ
- Startup Boards by Brad Feld
- Rise of the Rest by Steve Case
- The Book of Jose by Fat Joe
- Zero to One by Peter Thiel*
- Business Adventures by John Brooks*
- The Richest Man in Babylon by George Clason*
- Rewired by Eric Lamarre
- Titan by Ron Chernow
- Who not How by Dan Sullivan
- Lucky Me by Rich Paul
- Hacking Growth by Sean Ellis
- Healthy at Last by Eric Adams
- For the Culture by Marcus Collins
- Disruptive Thinking by TD Jakes
Biographies
The Book of Jose by Fat Joe
Titan by Ron Chernow
Lucky Me by Rich Paul
Business Management & Leadership
Hacking Growth by Sean Ellis
Who not How by Dan Sullivan
For the Culture by Marcus Collins
Disruptive Thinking by TD Jakes
Rewired by Eric Lamarre
Business Adventures by John Brooks*
Zero to One by Peter Thiel*
Rise of the Rest by Steve Case
Startup Boards by Brad Feld
Random/Miscellaneous
Healthy at Last by Eric Adams
The Richest Man in Babylon by George Clason*
Sunday Night in DC
Food & Drinks
- Eaton Rooftop
- Allegory
Party
- Abagail
CBC Venues for 400+ Capacity (2023)
- The Hamilton (capacity: 700; Downtown)
- Ciel Social Club (capacity: 400; Mt Vernon)
- Spy Museum (capacity: 1,500; The Wharf)
- Newseum (capacity: 1,500; Downtown)
- Ozio (capacity: 1,200; Downtown)
- La Vie (capacity: 800; The Wharf)
- Anthem (capacity: 1,200; The Wharf)
- InterContinental at The Wharf (capacity: 700; The Wharf)
- Living Room (capacity: 400; Downtown)
- Apple’s Carnegie Library (capacity: 700; Mt Vernon)
- Dock5 at Union Market (capacity: 600; NoMa)
- The Showroom (capacity: 700; Downtown)
- Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (capacity: 800; Downtown)
- The Park at Fourteenth (capacity: 1,500; Downtown)
- The Sphinx Club (capacity: 800; Downtown)
- The Club at Studio K (Kennedy Center) (capacity: 600; West End)
Favorite Places for Visiting 30-something Urban Millennial to DC
Brunch
- Park at Fourteenth
Dinner
- La Vie
- Gravitas
- Michele’s
- L’Ardente
- Trulucks
- Nara-Ya
- Kitchen & Kocktails
Drinks
- 12 stories
- The Dabney
- Ciel Social Club
Party
- Park at Fourteenth
- Rosebar
- Saint Yves
Favorite Podcast
- Pivot by Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway
- How I Built This by Guy Raz
- What it Takes by Academy of Achievement
- Masters of Scale with Reid Hoffman
- The Daily by New York Times
- The Journal by WSJ
- Prof G Pod by Scott Galloway
- Work Smart by Morgan Debaun
- Freakonomics Radio
2022 Books Read
- The ONE Thing by Gary Keller
- Humor, seriously by Jennifer Aaker and Naomi Bangondas
- Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World by Fareed Zakaria
- Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
- The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin
- Finding Me by Viola Davis
- Living Buddha, Living Christ By: Thich Nhat Hanh
- Paul by NT Wright
- The Celestine Prophecy by James Redfield
- Atlas of the Heart by Brene Brown
- How to Invest by David Rubenstein
- Ego is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday
Biographies
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin
Finding Me by Viola Davis
Business Management & Leadership
How to Invest by David Rubenstein
Random/Miscellaneous
The ONE Thing by Gary Keller
Humor, seriously by Jennifer Aaker and Naomi Bangondas
Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World by Fareed Zakaria
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
The Celestine Prophecy by James Redfield
Ego is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday
Spirituality
Living Buddha, Living Christ By: Thich Nhat Hanh
Paul by NT Wright
Atlas of the Heart by Brene Brown
November 2022
Articles that I’ve read and podcast that I’ve listened to this month that are noteworthy and highly recommended:
- Bloomberg: Billions in Capital Calls Threaten to Wreak Havoc on Global Stocks, Bonds
- DocSend: Seed Investor Report 2021-2022
- How I Built This: Robert Reffkin of Compass
- DealBook: Crypto carnage