In the latest episode of Nopixafterdark, Aaron sat down with Altmann R. Pannell, MPA, Director of Government Relations over the Mid-Atlantic Region Coca-Cola Consolidated Davion Percy, Vice President of Community Relations & Public Policy with Luminis Health, and Maurice Simpson, Jr., JD Senior State Government Affairs Manager at Constellation- these three Government Relations Executives have been friends for over a decade. They shared their life stories and discussed how they became friends while working together in Prince George's County Government. Their motto is “Stronger Together”. Tu ..read more

Walter has been involved in education for almost 30 years. He holds a Bachelor of Science from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, where he competed on the Men's basketball team. He later earned a Master of Arts from Bowie State University. He is currently engaged in doctoral research emphasizing educational leadership to improve secondary literacy outcomes. Walter has served as an educator at all levels and college. He has worked with students of all levels and abilities as well as led high schools on the eastern shore of Maryland, Annapolis, and Hyattsville, served as a Teacher and Math Spe ..read more

Recently, I had the pleasure of interviewing Beth Anne Dorman, CEO of For All Seasons, the only non-profit behavioral health clinic and rape crisis center serving Maryland's Mid-Shore. We touched on some critical issues such as community, access, and crisis management, with the added bonus of recording live at a sold-out Girlfriends Weekend Retreat in St. Michael, Maryland. One of the most significant takeaways was their commitment to providing immediate care without wait times. It was an honor to have such a meaningful conversation and share it with all of you.   For All Seasons provides ..read more

NoPixAfterDark Live conversation series event at Baltimore Peninsula's ROOST continued on Thursday, March 7th. The  host Aaron Dante was joined by Award-Winning Chefs Catina Smith, Keyia Yalcin, and Amber Croom in celebration of Women's History Month. There was a food tasting provided by the Chefs before the show. We discussed an array of topics such as why did you get into the industry. What are some of your proudest achievements. How they overcame adversity in the culinary field being a woman. This is an episode you don’t want to miss ..read more

Amber is an Associate Principal at Ayers Saint Gross and leads the firm's practice in community and campus edge design. Trained as both an architect and planner, she works on projects that bridge across disciplines and scopes from feasibility studies for the Smithsonian Institution to campus master plans for Purdue University to neighborhood vision plans for East Baltimore. While she enjoys working on a wide variety of project types, Amber has a particular passion for creating thoughtful and sensitive planning and design solutions for communities in need. By sharing her knowledge, she works to ..read more

With a start in the Baltimore school system, most notably the historic Western Senior High School, Jada M. McCray, LCSW-C, began a lifelong dedication to education and growth. After receiving a Bachelor's Degree from Coppin State University, Jada moved on to the University of Maryland School of Social Work, where she received a Master's Degree of Social Work with Honors. After graduation, Jada launched her career as a Social Worker in the Child Protective Services Unit at The Baltimore County Department of Social Services. This eventually led to an active leadership role, introducing and imple ..read more

Aaron recently had the pleasure of interviewing D. Watkins, a New York Times bestselling and award-winning author, writer, and 2024 Gordon Parks Fellow from Baltimore. During their conversation, they delved into Watkins' passion for reading and how he's committed to helping other creatives. Watkins also shared insights into his journey to becoming a bestselling author and TV writer for some of HBO's most popular shows “Slow Hustle” and . Check out the interview to learn from this accomplished writer and gain inspiration for your own creative journey. #DWatkins #NYTimes #BestsellingAuthor #HBO ..read more

McNair is a Baltimore native who began his career as a recording artist and producer in his early teenage years. He landed a multi-million-dollar music contract with his mother help at Motown Records. This opportunity led his music group to work with Grammy-awarded music producers. They landed a feature in Jamie Foxx soundtrack for the action-comedy film Bait and made T.V. appearances on Soul Train, MTV2, and BET&106th & Park with hosts A.J. and Free. The group gained recognition in Vibe, Billboard, Sister 2 Sister magazine, and the media mogul radio show Wendy Williams. The group ..read more

Luke Cooper is the General Partner and Founder of Latimer Ventures. A JD/MBA from Syracuse and Babson, he is a multi-exited founder and M&A specialist. Early in his career he achieved more than a quarter of a billion dollars of transactions as a corporate attorney at DLA Piper and in-house counsel with State Farm. He went on to build 2 VC backed enterprise software companies, exiting both for 8 figure all cash deals to Fortune 300 buyers, the most recent one occurring in late 2020. Mr. Cooper is a product of abject poverty growing up in Bridgeport Connecticut with a father in prison. He kn ..read more

Live podcast recording of the NoPixAfterDark conversation series at the Baltimore Peninsula!  Aaron Dante, host of the award-winning Baltimore-based podcast, is joined by Kory Bailey CEO of UpSurge Baltimore, Jeff Cherry Independent Board Director, CEO, Business Executive, Venture Investor and Dr. Tammira Lucas CEO of The Cube Cowork,Speaker, Professor, and Expert Business Consultant Recognized as one of Baltimore's Top 40 under 40 Kory Bailey: CEO of UpSurge Baltimore With over a decade of leadership in both early-stage startups and big tech, Kory Bailey has emerged as a thought leader ..read more