Tell us a bit about yourself.
"I was born in Kenya, but I'm Somali and Ethiopian. My family lives in Ethiopia and Kenya. I've been in the U.S. since I was two, but I go back every couple of years. I've lived in Brooklyn for three years. My day job is working at 3.1 Phillip Lim but I also have a blog and I am the founder of The Everyday People Brunch.

"I think what inspired me to start this was having a daytime party for the downtown crowd. There were party brunches in the meatpacking district but I didn't necessarily identify with them so I decided to curate a unique experience with friends that offers a music selection of old school, R&B, and hip-hop. The brunch is called 'everyday people' because I wanted all types of people to feel free to come — the experience is very much about conversation, dancing, and food set in a non-pretentious environment."