Josh Howard is the Managing Director of Community at Baton Rouge Youth Coalition where he helps make sure young people are connected to resources and each other, while in their pursuit of a four-degree and career.

And while his work life is rich and purpose-driven, his life outside of work is arguably even more interesting. Earlier in his life he lost 260 pounds, co-founded the Baton Rouge blog, Two BRoke Guys, detailing how to have fun in Baton Rouge on a budget and started his own communications firm.