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Drew Meyers currently runs ESM Exec Designs, a design shop specializing in corporate and personal blog design. Travel addict managing Oh Hey World, a travel blog focused on generation X & Y, and real estate technology enthusiast. In his free time, Drew enjoys reading, traveling the world, spending time with passionate people, and is active member of the microfinance community.
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Monthly Archives: August 2008
A “Feel Good” Microfinance Story
If you’d like to better understand the impact that microfinance has on everyday families in the developing world, my good friend has the story of Shely Perez in the Dominican Republic posted over on myKRO.org. Shely, her husband and their 7 children Shely’s family standing in front of the new house they are building out of concrete block, which the income from their loans is helping make possible
An Inspiring Political Movement, and Michelle Obama at the Democratic Convention in Denver
I seriously can’t remember ever being this inspired by a political movement. Granted I’m only 26, but the fact is that an inspiring political movement has not happened in my lifetime. But it is happening now with Barack’s run for President. And it’s not just the actual politician who inspires — it’s everyone around him. Joe Biden just gave a fantastic speech that I watched on NBC after work tonight. Michelle Obama gave an awesome speech the other night in Denver that I wanted to share (for those who haven’t already seen it). Here are a few of my favorite lines from the speech: America should be a place where you can make it if … Continue reading
Obama Picks Joe Biden
The suspense is over — Barack Obama has selected Joe Biden as his running mate for the upcoming election. I think selecting Biden is an excellent move given Biden’s foreign relations experience and willingness to speak his mind, even if doing so doesn’t always win him popularity votes. For instance, there is certainly no question where he stands on the Iraq War, which I’m sure was a part of Obama’s decision. There are some additional video highlights from Biden’s career over at The Huffington Post. Regardless of who John McCain selects as his running mate, my prediction is that Joe Biden will be the next Vice President of the United States.
21 Great WordPress Themes
I stumbled upon this list of 21 wordpress themes that I wanted to bookmark for myself with a blog post.
Tips to Getting PR for a Startup
There is some fantastic advice for startups looking to get PR over at Alley Insider that was written by Jason Calacanis and distributed via his e-mail list. It’s LONG, but I read every work of it and it’s well worth it.
