Earlier this month, Miramar’s First Fridays: Community & Chill sequence introduced a packed crowd to Tribeca Restaurant and Lounge for a high-energy night of enterprise insights, tradition and connection. The September version of the month-to-month occasion, introduced by the Metropolis of Miramar’s Financial Growth and Housing Division underneath the management of Mayor Wayne M. Messam, featured entrepreneur and former soccer participant Rohan Marley as its headline visitor.
A Launchpad for Younger Entrepreneurs
Mayor Messam created First Fridays: Community & Chill to present the subsequent technology of entrepreneurs, side-hustlers and creatives a platform to develop, join and be impressed. Every month, attendees hear tales from profitable enterprise leaders, acquire entry to precious sources, and community in a relaxed, energising surroundings. The sequence kicked off in August with DJ Irie speaking about constructing a enterprise round music.
Tara Rumph of Miramar’s Financial Growth and Housing Division defined that the initiative grew from Mayor Messam’s imaginative and prescient to uplift younger individuals with entrepreneurial aspirations. “He really desires to encourage the youthful technology, youthful entrepreneurs, that both have a enterprise or wish to begin a enterprise,” Rumph informed Local10.
Rohan Marley: From Soccer to “Rasta-preneur”
Born in Kingston, Rohan Anthony Marley attended the College of Miami, the place he was a standout linebacker earlier than a stint with the Ottawa Tough Riders within the Canadian Soccer League. When his soccer profession ended, he turned his power in the direction of constructing manufacturers with goal.
Chatting with the Miramar viewers, Marley described himself as a “rasta-preneur”. “A rasta solely signifies that I do enterprise my means — which is a healthful means, a godly means, a sustainable means,” he mentioned, including that his motivation was rooted in giving again to the group.
Marley’s ventures embrace Marley Espresso, based in 2007 in Jamaica’s Blue Mountains with beans additionally sourced from Ethiopia, Central and South America. He later launched the Home of Marley vary of eco-friendly headphones and audio system, and is energetic in his household’s charitable basis 1Love and the Tuff Gong clothes line. Extra just lately, he launched the life-style model Lion Order, whereas celebrating the success of his son YG Marley’s breakout hit Reward Jah within the Moonlight.
Actual Discuss. Actual Vibes. Actual Enterprise
True to its tagline, the night supplied “Actual Discuss. Actual Vibes. Actual Enterprise.” Attendees mingled over music, meals and refreshments whereas forging significant connections with friends and mentors. The ambiance balanced high-energy networking with cultural satisfaction, reflecting Miramar’s intention to encourage and empower.
The First Fridays: Community & Chill sequence continues on Friday, 3 October, when entrepreneur Spectacular Smith will share his personal business trip and insights.
