MADE LIFE
KRYSTAL FRANKLIN
Journalist
@ krysfranklintv
Krystal Franklin is an entertainment media professional living in the DMV area . She serves as the Senior Producer of Digital and Social Media , Creative Services and Marketing at TV One and is the former Digital Content Producer for the nationally syndicated Tom Joyner Morning Show at REACH Media / Radio One .
XAVIER VANCE
Entrepreneur
@ xavier . vance
Chicago native Xavier Vance events in 2009 while he was finishing up his senior year of high school . Vance Events offers event planning and coordination , equipment rental , decor and catering and has done over 100 events since its incorporation . The success of his company has led to partnerships with Chicago Public Schools , SOAR and Streeterville Chamber of Commerce . The future looks bright for Vance Events as Xavier is currently securing properties in Chicago for a warehouse and event space .
SLICK WOODS
Model
@ slickwoods
DANIEL CEASAR
Musician
@ danielcaesar
What ’ s better than one Grammy nomination ? Two . Canadian R & B and soul singer , Daniel Caesar arrived on the music scene in 2014 as an independent artist with the release of his EP , Praise
Break , which was critically acclaimed . His first debut album Freudian was released independently in August 2017 and months later scored two Grammy nominations for Best R & B album and Best R & B Performance for his single , “ Get You ” featuring Kali Uchis . Citing Kanye West and Frank Ocean as his biggest musical influences , Caesar is definitely one to watch .
There ’ s something about Slick Woods that oozes confidence and we can ’ t get enough of her . Born Simone Thomas , Woods has notably modeled for Marc Jacobs , Moshchino , Mui Mui , Jeremy Scott , Yeezy , Fendi and more . Woods has appeared in several editions of Vogue , Vogue Italia and Vogue Japan . She recently was revealed as the face of Rihanna ’ s Fenty Beauty and her carefree personality mixed with badass attitude make her the perfect fit for the cosmetics line .
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