“Wonderful speaker!” “I heard many fantastic things about your session from attendees” - Max Rollinger, Program Director, XLIVE Las Vegas
“I am always inspired by you! Your vision, courage to put it out there and your ability to make stuff happen.” - Jan Baum, Towson University, Director and Event Organizer
“She was professional, humorous and tremendously inspiring! I highly recommend her if you are looking for a creative, forward thinking, inspirational speaker that will challenge others to create something of value and meaning in their lives.” - Vivian Armor, Director, Alex. Brown Center for Entrepreneurship at UMBC, and Event Organizer
“A stunning host” - Ezra Tilaye, General Manager, Ware House
“When you communicate, I believe you. Keep doing what you're doing because it affects people and culture at many levels. ” - Jordan Goodman, MS, LGPC, Drum Therapist
“Love, love, love this interview!” “This podcast is a GAME CHANGER and can bring calm, compassion and happiness to your life!” “My interview with Brooke Hall about meditation was incredible!” - Michelle Perez Newman, Host of NewMid Podcast
“I attended your panel discussion. Probably one of my favorites!” Dan Gerlach, Partner, Storyfarm
“Just wanted to tell you all how much I enjoyed our session!” - David Hazan
“You are AMAZING.” -Jennifer Meyer
“So incredibly proud of you, your vision, and leadership! Rock on…You did a great job today and I am always inspired by you! Your vision, courage to put it out there and your ability to make stuff happen. Baltimore is fortunate to have you and Justin…In the meantime, keep leading the pack and raising the bar.” - Jan Baum
“Visionary.” - Baltimore Business Journal
“Such a magical experience. Your courage inspires me.” -Andi Moore
“Brooke Hall is a Rock Star!” - Michelle Perez Newman, Host of NewMid Podcast
“Such good energy.” - Josee Brisebois
“Thank you for leading with such love and light.” - Andi
“Keep shipping, Brooke. It matters.” -Seth Godin
“Destined for entrepreneurship— as a girl, Hall staged board meetings with her dolls and stuffed animals around the dining room table. So it wasn't a stretch when she started a creative agency.” - Baltimore Magazine
“A gorgeous, expressive voice and kind, loving presence.” - Peggy Lebo
“The one, the only, the fabulous Brooke.”
"Congratulations! Kudos on pulling off the best event this city has seen in a long time. And doing it while running a company, being a wife and partner and most important - an incredible mom. Not to mention, making it look easy. Love and appreciate your mentorship." -Monyka Berrocosa
“An outstanding contributor to the vibrant cultural scene in Baltimore" - Salzburg Global Seminar
“Boss lady, Brooke Hall, the vision behind the genius of Light City Baltimore" - Monyka Berrocosa
“Thank you for inspiring me in my vocational pursuits and still holding the title of the best party THROWER in my life.” - Scott Burkholder
“This [conference] should be mandatory for everyone... Inspiring and awesome.” - Michael Rutt
“Brooke Hall reminds us that entrepreneurship is more than selling an app to Facebook.” - Justin Label
"Congrats Brooke Hall for pulling together such a great week of innovation and togetherness in Baltimore" - Enradius
“Feeling inspired from @lightcityu's Social Innovation. Many thanks to @genero_city, @brookehall, & everyone who made Light City possible!” -Stephanie Weaver
“Setbacks are fuel. If you don't like what's behind you, build something new in front. Move forward” says @brookehall” -Heather Fields
“So excited to hear @brookehall talk about @LightCityBmore!” - Pinkard Properties
"You were eloquent and very interesting. There was a good balance of your teachings and class participation. You were engaging and informative while maintaining a calm and relaxed demeanor. Your teachings were exceptionally clear and understandable." - Denise Gesumaria
“I love your positive energy!” - Kimberly Denise
“You are very relatable, find a manner to connect with each student and have a very warm presence, which is difficult to manage in an online setting...but you seem to really command it. You also sound very knowledgeable without pretense and that puts students at ease with you and allows them to expose their vulnerabilities.” -Leisy Arencibia
“I loved that you are teaching ways to help ourselves feel better that have already been working for you. This is exactly what I needed help with right now. The examples and quotes you used really spoke to my heart. I love the visuals you used to describe feelings. It has improved my life.” - Stacey Chouteau
“Engaged lively speaking style!” - Elizabeth Rogers
“Your joyfulness came through and was infectious.” -Linda Gross
“Love, love, love this interview!” - Michelle Perez Newman, Host of NewMid Podcast
“This podcast is a GAME CHANGER and can bring calm, compassion and happiness to your life!” - Michelle Perez Newman
"My interview with Brooke Hall about meditation was incredible!” - Michelle Perez Newman
“Brooke Hall is one of my heroes.” - Philip Edward Laubner
“No one knows or leverages “21st new media” better than Brooke. My clients and I trust her, like her, and find ways to stay connected to her. Her character, world view, professionalism, and skill set add up to someone who is unique, powerful and lives with purpose. And she rocks.” - Lee Boot, Director, and Research Associate Professor, Imaging Research Center, UMBC
“Brooke is a cutting edge awesome web & marketing design professional finely attuned to arts & culture.” - David Warfield
“Brooke Hall has the high level of spirit and professionalism you don't often find. She's aces!” - Lee Boot, Director, and Research Associate Professor, Imaging Research Center, UMBC
“Brooke has boundless creative energy. She works tirelessly for our clients, leveraging her deep media relationships, truly fine writing skills and strategic, big picture thinking to generate great results. She has consistently won prime media coverage for our clients by creating and pitching intriguing and timely story ideas. I work very closely with Brooke on a day-to-day basis, and can say, without reservation, that she is an invaluable asset to our firm and a fantastic person that I am lucky to call my colleague.” - Steve Surdez
“Brooke gets results. She is personable, professional, creative and genuinely enjoys doing great work. She clearly has a talent for working with the media, which has resulted in a continuous stream of positive interviews, feature articles and article placements for our clients. Brooke's rapport with clients also makes her an extremely effective press coach. Her entrepreneurial approach to doing business makes her a true asset.” - Will Marshall
“Brooke is that rare combination of strategic thinker and creative executor… I highly recommend Brooke.” -Derek Gordon, Vice President of Marketing, Yield Software
“Creative genius” - Peter Hoffberger
“Brooke is awesome, often called ‘my secret weapon.’” - Mike Mann
“Dear Brooke, Congratulations on receiving the 25 Women t o Watch in 2016 award from the Baltimore Sun. After reading about you (and your fellow awardees), I am so impressed by all you have accomplished. Thank you for doing what you are doing- and keep up the good work! If I can ever help in any way, or if you ever find yourself in Annapolis during the legislative session, please let me know. Congratulations again! My very best - Brooke Lierman, Comptroller of the State of Maryland
“Light City was a truly phenomenal event.” -Brooke Lierman, Comptroller of the State of Maryland
“Dear Ms. Hall: Congratulations on being named one of The Baltimore Sun's *Women to Watch." What an honor it must be for you to join this elite group of women recognized for their accomplishments in the Baltimore area. Your creativity, imagination and innovation, and the ways you have chosen to use these talents - such as through the annual Light City Baltimore festival - speaks to your continued success. Not only have you used your expertise to create and lead world-class campaigns and social movements, but you have engaged the whole community in the process. It is no surprise that you were chosen as a Woman to Watch. You are an inspiration to our entire community. I look forward to hearing about your future successes and wish you all the best. Sincerely, C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, 2nd District Maryland, Member of Congress
“Thank you Brooke and Justin for your vision of a transformative event with #lightcity - I agree we can shape the evolution of our city” - Former Mayor of City of Baltimore, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
“Brooke and Justin pulled this off in less than 13 months/true champions for Baltimore city” - Former Mayor of City of Baltimore, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
“You're one of the most badass entrepreneurs” - Houston Golden
"You are making a difference, not just at What Works Studio, but also out in the community. Thank you for making our community a better place in which to live and work." -Kevin J. Manning, President, Stevenson University
“Don't know many other people who manifest dreams like you and Justin!" -Diana Gross, Director of Learning and Innovation, Johns Hopkins University
"You have done important and such inspiring work." -Dr. Leana Wen, Physician, Healthcare Executive, Professor and Author
"Congrats to @lightcityu paving the way! Proud for @VFABaltimore to be part of your work!" -Andrew Yang, 2020 Presidential Candidate
“Brooke & Justin not only "Light Up" Baltimore, they Light Up everyone in their warm circle of friends. Leadership involves genuine caring relationships, the chemistry that causes others to follow. Brooke & Justin are leaders not just because they are bright and visionary. They are leaders because their concern is always about the welfare of others.” -Mike Galiazzo, President, Regional Manufacturing Institute of Maryland
"Light City Baltimore has unlocked forward thinking ideas and tools to positively impact and grow healthy and sustainable communities in a way that we’ve never experienced before." -Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Former Mayor of Baltimore City
"Astonishing vision." -Mary Duston Lidinsky, Baltimore City Resident
"Allen and Hall deserve the Key to the City! Total heroes in Baltimore. Light City was a wonderful event with great potential for the future. Two artists brought more joy (and probably more money) into the city than the Grand Prix debacle that cost millions in upfront investment." -Charm City Momma, The Baltimore Sun
"Brooke Hall Allen is not only an exemplary designer, businesswoman, and marketer, but a role model for social responsibility and community involvement in the business community." -Olga Maltseva, Warnock Foundation
"It’s impossible, until it’s not. I have never seen, anywhere, a transformation of vision into reality that was such a stretch. And so fast. You two did it! And perhaps never, has our town needed what you have made real, more." -Gary Vikan, Director, The Walters Art Museum
"Baltimore will forever be changed because you had vision and dedication." - Mike Galiazzo, President, Regional Manufacturing Institute of Maryland
"You are amazing. I am so proud of what you and Justin have done and continue to do for our great City." -Jennifer Meyer, Managing Director, Data Science & Engineering at StepStone Group
"Your work is amazing!" -Amy Webb, Author and Founder of Future Today Institute
"Thank you for being the genesis of Light City. This event will change Baltimore forever." -Kimberly Warren and John Cammack, Baltimore City Residents
“The enthusiasm of Brooke Hall, founder of Light City, is infectious." -Charu Suri, Travel Pulse
“If you are from Baltimore, this next paragraph can only be about Brooke Hall and Justin Allen, founders of Light City Baltimore. What a debt we owe these two. We should parade them through town and give them the keys to this city, for they are just two regular people who have reminded us that in Baltimore this is what two people can do. This is citizenship at its finest. Two people believed in an idea that could better their city. They badgered everyone they could to make it happen. They are Baltimore’s best.” -Jen Ronald, The Baltimore Sun
"Light City U’s Creative Innovation Conference [which was developed, programmed and hosted by Brooke Hall and Justin Allen was] one of the best conferences I’ve ever attended (and I’ve attended a LOT of conferences).” -M. Kendall Ludwig, CEO, Curly Red
“Brooke, congratulations on being named a 40 Under 40 honoree by the Baltimore Business Journal. It's a true honor to have been selected from more than 250 nominees! Thank you for supporting Maryland business and strengthening our economy.” - Keith Miller, CEO, Strategic Factory
“Hall and Allen can never be accused of thinking small. Whether it’s starting their own creative agency and the online magazine What Weekly, or envisioning Light City Baltimore, a new arts and innovation festival that debuts March 28, they traffic in big ideas. - Baltimore Magazine
[They have] their fingers on the pulse of all things hot and creative in Charm City.”
-The Guardian
“Meet the Baltimore area’s most compelling leaders, thinkers and doers in 2016. Brooke Hall is one of this year’s 25 Women to Watch.” - The Baltimore Sun 2016
“The creative minds behind this small design studio have launched a whole series of projects designed to put Baltimore on the map and let the world know about the creative talent working in the city.” - Smart CEO
“I viewed their enterprise as absolutely essential to having Baltimore believe in itself and, beyond that, having others revisit what they thought of Baltimore,” says Cammack. “You’re talking about two people who had an idea before its time, which all entrepreneurs do.” - John Cammack, managing partner of Cammack Associates LLC
“I appreciated their vision, their passion, and the overall concept of bringing the community together.” - Calvin G. Butler Jr., CEO of BGE
"What Works Studio leverages the passion for community that is so prolific in Baltimore City, demonstrating that extraordinary change and growth often start with the dedication of just a few committed individuals." - Former Mayor of City of Baltimore, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake