{"id":744,"date":"2013-10-22T06:02:37","date_gmt":"2013-10-22T12:02:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.challenge.dev2.formbox.biz\/blog\/?p=744"},"modified":"2013-10-22T06:02:37","modified_gmt":"2013-10-22T12:02:37","slug":"fellow-spotlight-fares-ksebati","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/challengedetroit.builtrare.com\/blog\/fellow-spotlight-fares-ksebati\/","title":{"rendered":"Fellow Spotlight | Fares Ksebati"},"content":{"rendered":"

Each week, we will be highlighting one of our 32 Fellows. As a part of the spotlight, Fellows will tell their story through a feature on this blog. Additionally, Fellows will self-produce a video that creatively documents their experiences thus far in Detroit.<\/em><\/p>\n

This week\u2019s spotlight is Fares Ksebati<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Here we go!<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n

Growing up in the suburbs just north of the city, I was always curious what it was really like to live in an urban metropolis. The fate of Detroit has always been a topic for conversation in this region, but I felt like the real story was never being told. I was so excited to be accepted into Challenge Detroit, because I knew it would give me the opportunity to discover the City that was in my backyard growing up.\"Fares<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Living downtown has been the ultimate experience! I love taking in the architectural treasures that surround me, and experiencing the best sights, sounds, and eats of the city. Almost everyday there is an event to attend. As a Fellow, I feel that I have the ultimate benefits of working with both Challenge Detroit and hiredMYway.com.<\/p>\n

hiredMYway.com<\/a><\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n

hiredMYway.com allows employers to strategically market their \"hiredMYway<\/a>positions to dozens of the leading websites in online recruiting where they are most likely to have success. My role right now is re-designing the reporting architecture and interface on the back-end of our website to ensure our sales team and management has the best analytical reporting in the industry. It\u2019s a really awesome opportunity to work at a Detroit Venture Partner start-up. Being able to work closely with the founders of a company is really cool, too, and the opportunity to lead projects is particularly rewarding.<\/p>\n

Challenge Detroit<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\"Boot<\/a>In addition to my role as Fellow, I also share my time with Challenge Detroit as my year-long employer along with hiredMYway.com. As the Marketing Coordinator for Challenge Detroit, I get a behind the scenes look at what allows the program to be so successful. Working with Challenge Detroit\u2019s leadership, I am responsible for documenting the challenges, cultural events, and year by producing digital content that is showcased through all our media channels. I serve as photographer, videographer, blogger, and social media manager. Serving as a Fellow, and working for Challenge Detroit, I get the best of both worlds.<\/p>\n

My unique role is to translate Challenge Detroit\u2019s vision into\u00a0digital content, promoting our program to the other Fellows, our host companies, non-profit partners, Detroit, and the world.\u00a0 Detroit is a special place to be, and I am really excited to continue to share my journey this year with you.<\/p>\n