He is as unique as his fanciful moniker – a type-A personality with strong ties to home and a strong family background. Achievements come easy. It’s just recognizing where he excels. That’s the hard part for Therman Sisco. Take, for example, the time his friend Ebonie Gipson, founder of I’m Building Something Consulting, suggested Sisco […]
At one point in her life Ebonie Gipson was making large profits for some of the biggest brands in the world. Now she is using her experience to build local companies. Gipson, owner of I’m Building Something Consulting LLC, is a small business consultant. Although she’s spent only one formal year operating her company, she […]
Kaelin Hurst is a force to be reckoned with. At the tender age of 22, she has already worked for a major public relations firm, on big-name entertainment events, launched Kaelin Ann Co. and produced two sizable events of her own — one in Flint and one in Detroit. All this during, and just after, […]
Flint residents are incredibly committed to restoring their neighborhoods. It’s something the Neighborhood Engagement Hub recognizes. The nonprofit organization works to improve the quality of life for communities by working directly with residents and neighborhood organizations, helping them get their projects from the starting point to the finish line. “They have been a part of […]
More than 2,000 individuals from Genesee County and the surrounding area are expected to use their spare time to strike out for kids at the 39th annual Gary Haggart Bowl for Kids’ Sake Feb. 22 through Feb. 25 They’ll meet at Galaxy Lanes in Grand Blanc to bowl and raise money for Big Brothers Big Sisters […]
There had been one too many drive-by shootings, one too many acts of violence, one too many people close to Kenyetta Dotson for her to just stay inert. Both her closest friend and her aunt were victims of gun violence in the recent past. Their deaths were the tipping point and all the motivation Dotson […]
As a teenager in middle school, Billie DeVille was given to the emotions that plague many girls that age – low self-worth and a longing for self-confidence and a better feeling about herself. She knew she was coming into her own but didn’t quite know how to get to where she needed to be. “When […]
For Ryan McCoy leading a dual – and very full – life is all in a day’s work. By day he’s a team leader at the General Motors Orion Assembly plant, and by night, he’s a fashion designer. Assembling cars during working hours and assembling a burgeoning fashion business, Ageless Clothin’, after hours means he’s […]
Shon Hart speaks very frankly about the faulty fathering that was at work in his own household. It’s a tender subject, but one he’s willing to open up about given what he went through. “I had been waiting all my life for my father to speak to me – to my destiny to help me […]
Despite experiencing overwhelming challenges these past years, there are so many among us who are grateful for small blessings, and the joy that breaking bread and being together brings us over the holidays. This month, TheHUB celebrates the memories and food traditions we’re building together. Ashley Hamilton Flint native and Peace Corps. volunteer Ashley […]