The Editorial Heart of IMARO
The Edit
A new chapter — welcome to The Edit. Features, highlights and event recaps from the people and moments shaping our culture.
A new chapter — welcome to The Edit.
The editorial heart of IMARO.
Features, highlights and event recaps from the people and moments shaping our culture
AWARENESS 1.0
Awareness 1.0, a fusion of digital fluency and intuitive consciousness that sets this generation apart. A hybrid group, they show, through adaptation, an ability to transform negatives into positives.
Chefs Were Hybrid Before Hybrid Had a Name
Chefs have always been more than cooks. We’re strategists, artists, leaders, healers, hustlers, and cultural archivists. We’re the ones who can break down a chicken, build a brand, negotiate a contract, and tell a story, all before the dinner rush. This issue of IMARO honors that truth. Because the Hybrid & Hustle generation looks a lot like us.
SLEEP
Yet, the benefits of sleep are things we tend to take for granted like steady focus, quicker thinking, and emotional balance, things that often vanish so gradually with lost sleep that we don’t realize how drained we are until we crash. The foggy mornings, the short tempers, the lack of joy in things we love… these are the body's quiet alarms screaming, “SLOW DOWN!!!”
The Multi-Talented Generation
The edge isn’t hustle alone, it’s strategy + structure. Most businesses don’t fail because of one big mistake, they fail from small ones repeated over time. Fix the leaks, and you keep more of what you earn. Hybrid & Hustle isn’t just about making money… It’s about keeping it, growing it, and multiplying it.
Hybrid Beauty
The hybrid hustle is about layering your gifts, not limiting them. And let’s be clear, this isn’t about burnout or glorifying being busy.
Masters of Leverage
Leverage is the real skill now. Talent might get you noticed. Skill might get you paid. But leverage? That’s what gets you free.
A Master of Building Brands
A master of building brands that live at the intersection of culture, commerce, and purpose, Emma Grede has redefined what it means to be a multi-hyphenate in today’s creative economy.
Highlights & Features
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Ready for your moment? We produce editorial features and highlights for the creatives, founders, and brands worth knowing — shot and styled with the IMARO eye.
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The Cover Feature: The full experience: a 1.5 hour shoot with 3 looks (come hair, makeup, and wardrobe ready), plus a written feature published on the IMARO website and Instagram.
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The Highlight
A social spotlight and short write-up across IMARO's platforms, plus a professional headshot from a 15-minute session.
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Be Featured in IMARO
Ready for your moment? We produce editorial features and highlights for the creatives, founders, and brands worth knowing — shot and styled with the IMARO eye.
The Highlight
A social spotlight and short write-up across IMARO's platforms, plus a professional headshot from a 15-minute session.
The Cover Feature or The Feature
The Cover Feature: The full experience: a 1.5 hour shoot with 3 looks (come hair, makeup, and wardrobe ready), plus a written feature published on the IMARO website and Instagram.
The Feature: A 1-hour shoot with 2 looks (come hair, makeup, and wardrobe ready), plus a written feature published on the IMARO website and Instagram.
IMARO UNFILTERED
IMARO Unfiltered is a YouTube interview series that brings audiences closer to the voices shaping culture—beyond the pages of IMARO Magazine. Through relaxed, honest, and unguarded conversations, we highlight past and current IMARO features alongside creatives and community leaders who embody our editorial pillars: culture, creativity, wellness, identity, and influence.
This series is not about surface-level interviews—it’s about presence. Personality. Perspective.
Each episode offers a glimpse into the real lives, thoughts, and energy behind the work, while the full depth of their stories lives inside IMARO Magazine.
IMARO Unfiltered is an extension of the IMARO platform—where storytelling moves from page to presence.
Hey—welcome to IMARO Unfiltered. I'm Skyy, founder and editor-in-chief of IMARO Magazine. This is IMARO Unfiltered. Where storytelling moves from page to presence.
Ep 02 - Dacheka Kolcum -May 2026 Model Muse | IMARO Unfiltered - Model, coach, & entrepreneur.
Ep 01 Cory Loggins — IMARO's May 2026 Cover | IMARO Unfiltered
Ep 03 Chef India Johnson — IMARO's Chef Editor | IMARO Unfiltered Chef, Editor, & Culinary Creative
THE IMARO COLLECTIVE
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Soul Focus Studios
Founding Media Partner
Soul Focus Studios is an Atlanta-based photography studio helping brands stand out while capturing life’s most meaningful portraits through intentional, story-driven imagery. Founded by creatives Dante Jenkins and Joshua, the studio blends artistry, connection, and visual storytelling to create authentic, powerful images, with experience spanning national and international publications and major film platforms, Soul Focus Studios is committed to telling stories that resonate beyond the frame.
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ROD PARKER
Art & Culture Editor
Rod is a multidisciplinary visual artist and creative strategist based inn Atlanta whose work blends fine arts, storytelling, and cultural inquiry. Through painting, live art, and digital platforms, he explores identity, legacy, and power, challenging artists to reclaim ownership of their voice, value, and work. As the founder of Artist-Centered Initiatives and creator tools designed to protect and empower creatives, Rod operates at the intersection of art, truth, and influence, where creativity is both intentional and transformative.
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SHANNAN ALLEN
Fashion & Style Editor
Shannan is a personal stylist with over a decade of experience helping women align their personal style who they are at their core. Founder of “The Closet Consultant” based in Philadelphia, Shannan empowers her clients to show up confidently and polished in every space, through customized wardrobe solutions. She has served as Fashion and Style Editor for IMARO since 2024, bringing an editorial eye and intentional approach to modern style.
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C. NATHANIEL BROWN
Mental Health Editor
C. Nathaniel Brown is an award-winning filmmaker, best-selling author, and storytelling coach whose work work centers on mental and brain health advocacy. Founder and CEO of Atlanta-based “Expected End Entertainment,” he has written, produced, and/or directed more than 40 films addressing critical social issues, including dementia, mental illness, and domestic violence. His documentary, “Remember Me: Dementia in the African American Community” and his book, “Exposing Dementia” led to the creation of Expose Dementia, Inc., a non-profit using media and the arts to educate, advocate, and honor those impacted by dementia.
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FAITH BEVERLY-SAPP
Image & Beauty Editor
Faith is a master cosmetologist with over 25 years of experience in the beauty industry, specializing in hair care, beauty education, and holistic self-presentation for women. Based in Atlanta, she is the owner of multiple beauty ad lifestyle brands, including an active salon and Faith’s Beauty Secrets Consulting, and is the founder of Toward The Light Candle Company. As the Image & Beauty Editor at IMARO, she shares expert insight rooted in technical mastery, entrepreneurship, and real-world experience.
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BRIAN JOUBERT
Tax & Business Strategy Editor
Brian is a seasoned entrepreneur and business strategist with a bachelor of science in business management from Southern University of Baton Rouge. Throughout his career, he has founded and operated multiple successful ventures across logistics, janitorial services, investments, and co-working, including The RB Solution Center—one of the nation’s most comprehensive black-owned co-spaces. He is also a key strategist with LB Tax & Business Advisors, LLC, a trusted tax and financial services firm serving the metropolitan Atlanta area for over 25 years. goes here
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XAVIER-RE AMEN
Spiritual & Wellness Editor
Xavier-Re Amen, born as Kevin Rushing and legally known as Rasheed Ali, is a visionary, mentor, dedicated father figure, yogi, barber and business owner. Known for his intuitive leadership and commitment to well-being, he blends his roles as a health advocate, writer, and creative guide to uplift his community. Through his journey, Xavier-Re Amen embodies wisdom, discipline and courage, leading by example.
Latest Issue · May 2026
Hybrid & Hustle, with cover star Cory Loggins
