Over the last week I have been spending time trying to learn, listen, understand, and engage to the best of my capacity in the issues that are plaguing our world and our country. More specifically, I have been trying to understand the role of “content creation” and what it means to be an “influencer” through…
Category: Featured Influencer
Profile on Zain Elwakil by Amie Bayardelle
I have been honored to have a profile written about me by Syracuse University Sophomore Amie Bayardelle, an independent artist in the Bandier program at SU. Please read the article and check out her incredible music on SoundCloud. While at Syracuse University, Zain Elwakil found that in pursuing his architecture career in college, he and…
Profile on Zain Elwakil by Jessica Mastorides
I am humbled and honored by this great piece written about me by Syracuse University Sophomore Jessica Mastorides. After switching from being a newspaper and online journalism major to advertising, Jessica finds herself increasingly interested in the marketing world. Having interned with real estate agency Fisher Brothers, she has developed a passion for large scale…
Featured in “Her Campus” at the University of Toronto!
I was honored to be featured in “Her Campus” magazine at the University of Toronto this week! I was approached by author Lina Maragha, an old friend from High School, who was able to capture exactly what I strive to accomplish and achieve through ZULUECHO Initiative in her article. Not only was this an opportunity…
SU X ZULUECHO
As the semester comes to an end, I am thankful as to how far I have come in my Architectural Career, and for how far ZULUECHO has come with me. During the semester I was lucky enough to have the chance to spread the ZULUECHO mentality through conversations with fellow students and friends, but…
A message of Peace – Salam Clothing
Today’s post is both a fashion post as well as a featured influencer post. A few months ago I was lucky enough to come across “Salam Clothing”, a young clothing company that strives to correct the misconception of Arabic culture by expressing the Arabic word for peace, “salam” on their clothing. Started by a student…
Onyema Okwodu – Artist
When I began ZULUECHO Lifestyle Initiative, one of my main inspirations was the phenomenon of young people beginning something new and different with their lives. People who pushed themselves to achieve goals that they set for themselves, only to surpass them and push them further by taking their ideas and branching out, taking risks, and doing something…