Gen Y Entrepreneurs: The Next Rock Stars

May 11, 2011 by Tamara Bell

[HTML1] DJ Saul, the May Y Gen Entrepreneur, is Vice President of New Ventures at iStrategyLabs, which builds online and offline movements that engage communities through creative marketing, social media, and civic innovation.

DJ joins Keeping Up with Gen Y to talk about how young entrepreneurs are achieving “rock star” status among their peers. He also discusses how thinking selflessly when providing help to others will pay dividends when you need it most.

More about DJ Saul
DJ Saul is vice president of New Ventures at iStrategyLabs, which builds online and offline movements that engage communities through creative marketing, social media, and civic innovation. The Washington, DC, resident also is founder and facilitator of Colonial Entrepreneurs, which meets monthly to share progress, ideas, connections, and all things entrepreneurial.

A graduate of George Washington University with a BA in International Affairs, DJ serves on the GW Alumni Association Communications Committee and The Luther Rice Society.

In his spare time, DJ is co-organizer of the DC Tech Meetup as well as a DC Ambassador for Sandbox, a network of 500-plus inspirational international leaders under the age of 30. He also plays in the DC Bocce League, where his team (repeat city champs) has donated thousands of dollars to local nonprofits.

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About Tamara Bell

Tamara Bell is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Y Gen Out Loud, a nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization that provides a platform for Generation Yto discuss national politics and public policy issues.

Tamara began her journalism career as a staff reporter for the Dallas Times Herald. A few years later, she moved to York, Pa., as a political reporter for the York Dispatch, covering local, state, and national government as well as writing investigative stories for the mid-sized daily newspaper.

A Texas girl at heart, Tamara returned to Dallas a year later to work as press relations director for the re-election campaign of U.S. Rep. John Bryant. The next year, she moved to Austin and the Texas Legislature, where she stayed for 15 years. While at the Legislature, Tamara worked for Democratic House members as Chief-of-Staff and Press Secretary, and as a Senior Policy Analyst for the Senate State Affairs Committee chaired by a Republicansenator.

In 1996, Tamara became co-owner of a political newsletter covering state issues and elections. As Editor-in-Chief, Tamara helped shape the weekly publication into a must-read for state officials, legislative aides, and lobbyists. More recently, Tamara wrote a regular column analyzing coverage by the Texas Capitol Press Corps for an online political publication. She also works as a lecturer in the Advertising Department at The University of Texasat Austin.

Tamara has also been a judge for the 2010 Bright Ideas Award given by the Texas Daily Newspaper Association, served as a panelist at the Society of Professional Journalists 2010 Region 8 Conference where the theme was How to Save Journalism, and has been a guest lecture for the Advertising Department’s Internship course, speaking about the jobs outlook for graduating seniors.

Tamara earned her M.A. and Ph.D. in Journalism from The University of Texas at Austin, and her B.A. in Journalism from Texas A&M University. She resides in Austin with her son, Jackson.

Tamara Bell is also the Host of Keeping Up with Gen Y on WomensRadio. Keeping Up with Gen Y offers discussions, interviews, and commentary about important issues of the day from the perspective of Generation Y (18-to 30-years-old). Aimed at all generations interested in learning about and inspiring young people, this show features professionals, experts, researchers, and members of Gen Y who share insights and experiences about the topics on the minds of today’s young adults.