Dear Pennies & Pens, As you know from my last post Ink With Us at the National Black Book Festival, I went to Houston this past weekend to participate in the National Black Book Festival as an Author/Vendor. So today,…
Dear Pennies & Pens, If you’ve been following me and reading this blog for awhile you know that this is the 3rd year of 8515’s event, Pensgiving. If you haven’t keep reading the page, little baby. This is A Page of…
Dear Pennies & Pens, For the past few months, I have been quietly preparing for The National Black Book Festival. Please accept my apologies that I am just now announcing this here on the blog. This week, I learned that…
Media Visit Dear Pennies & Pens, So in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 – I am going to announce the most EPIC news I have ever shared!!! At the beginning of October from the 4th – 7th, I’ll be traveling…
Dear Pennies & Pens, So almost 10 years ago, something epic happened. 8515 was started. It was in 2010 that I met my business partner and best friend, Miss Cacha Lopez. On that same day, we started a business. And…
Dear Pennies & Pens, So a day that I thought would never come is finally here!!! I am pleased to announce that The Page is Here: Chillin in Chi-Town, a digital travel guide. Chillin in Chi-Town offers insight on what to…
Dear Pennies & Pens, Let’s talk about how I created The InkSpot aka ISLP. I started kind of backwards because I created two products before I ever wrote a business plan. My first product, de la Pen…All Pen Everything dropped…
Dear Pennies & Pens, So here’s the thing…I’ve been meaning to post. I really have. But ummm I haven’t. This past week I realized that it’s my own fault because whenever I have good content I always post it on…
Media Visit Dear Pennies & Pens, There are some hotels that just have “it” — whatever it is. The Radisson RED in downtown Portland is one of those hotels. It is oh so fancy without being pretentious. But let’s back…
Dear Pennies & Pens, As you hopefully know, I am Co-Owner of 8515, a multicultural creative agency. We offer branding, marketing, public relations, event planning, and styling. Recently, we decided to focus on event planning since that’s what my business…
