Asmâa Methqal is a master communicator, esteemed educator, and an advocate of Appreciative Leadership. She is passionate about building on strengths to inspire leaders and businesses to move towards positive change, innovation, and sustainable growth using the life-giving principles of Appreciative Inquiry.

Asmâa is in high demand, known for her authenticity, passion, and engaging experiential learning style. She enjoys sparking conversations that matter to enable leaders and entrepreneurs to harness the collective strengths of their teams to create thriving and flourishing organizations of the future.

I majored in English and Psychology little knowing it was the perfect degree for content marketing. I didn't even know what content marketing was, but when a friend asked me to write blog posts for their law firm, I jumped at the chance to get paid to write. I wrote on the side while working a day job, but after a couple years, the writing grew to the point where I couldn't do both, so I quit the day job to write full time.

Anela Malik is the food writer and advocate behind local blog Feed the Malik. Anela is best known for her advocacy for restaurants owned by marginalized peoples, particularly Black-owned restaurants. She created a widely used directory of Black-owned restaurants open in the DC area and has been working to match Black-owned restaurants with free services to help them survive and thrive during the pandemic.