June 2026 Professional Spotlight: Merhawi Keflezighi

June 2026 Professional Spotlight: Merhawi Keflezighi

This month’s spotlight features Merhawi “Hawi” Keflezighi, a sports agent and entrepreneur dedicated to helping athletes maximize their potential on and off the track. Drawing from a career built on relationships, advocacy, and opportunity, he has played a key role in elevating some of the sport’s most accomplished athletes.

Guided by a commitment to service, collaboration, and creating opportunities for others, Hawi shares insights on leadership, resilience, and building a career rooted in purpose, family, and faith.

May 2026 Professional Spotlight: Selam Kebrom

May 2026 Professional Spotlight: Selam Kebrom

This month’s spotlight features Selam Kebrom, a social impact leader dedicated to expanding access to capital for underrepresented founders. With a career spanning global health, international development, and entrepreneurship, her work is rooted in equity, curiosity, and meaningful change.

Driven by a belief in “rightsized capital,” she champions a more inclusive, human-centered approach to building ventures—while redefining success on her own terms and helping others do the same.

April 2026 Professional Spotlight: Nuatu Tseggai

April 2026 Professional Spotlight: Nuatu Tseggai

This month’s spotlight features Nuatu Tseggai, a Software Engineer and Infrastructure Architect at Apple whose work sits at the intersection of cloud infrastructure and data. With a career shaped by curiosity, reinvention, and a passion for solving complex problems, he builds large-scale systems that generate insights and influence decision-making across teams.

From rewiring home theatre systems as a kid to architecting data-driven solutions at one of the world’s most innovative companies, his journey reflects a deep commitment to continuous learning and growth. Through his work, he not only advances the possibilities of technology but also highlights the importance of diverse perspectives in shaping systems that impact the future.

March 2026 Professional Spotlight: Segen Misghina

March 2026 Professional Spotlight: Segen Misghina

This month’s spotlight features Segen Misghina, a Toronto-based beauty and lifestyle creator whose platform is rooted in representation, value, and authenticity. What began as a personal journey navigating acne and sharing honest skincare reviews has grown into a thriving space where women discover affordable fashion, beauty favorites, and everyday inspiration.

February 2026 Professional Spotlight: Aman Mekonen

February 2026 Professional Spotlight: Aman Mekonen

This month’s spotlight is Aman Mekonen, Owner/Operator of Chick-fil-A Jackson Heights and Woodside in Queens, NY. A proud immigrant and father of three, his journey from the U.S. Army to finance and ultimately entrepreneurship is rooted in service, community, and creating opportunity for others.

January 2026 Professional Spotlight: Bsrat Mezghebe

January 2026 Professional Spotlight: Bsrat Mezghebe

This month’s spotlight is Bsrat Mezghebe, debut author of I Hope You Find What You’re Looking For. A proud DC native and daughter of Eritrean immigrants, she writes to preserve and celebrate Eritrean stories through fiction.