Desiree Rogers

I was in the White House for a year and a half. Up to that point, all my jobs had been very unglamorous. ”

My job is to make certain that I've done what I was asked and my department has done what we were asked to do by the president and the first lady and the State Department. I believe that we accomplished that. ”

I've always been searching. What am I going to do with all this - searching for that place where I could be me. ”

Johnson Publishing offered me an opportunity to build back iconic brands like 'Ebony' and 'Jet' magazines. ”

How can we salute - encourage the American spirit? That means many different things to many different people. ”

I love bringing people together. I think that the environment is so important in terms of what kind of relationships you might be able to create, how people get to know each other. ”

We can't just rest on the fact that this is beautiful Chicago. I want to triple down on that experience and make it... life-altering. ”

I think it's fair to say I feel much more comfortable in business than in politics. ”

I'm a business person at heart. ”

I think the Social Office is really the office where East meets West. For those that don't know, the East side is typically the First Lady's side of the house. The West side is typically the President's side of the house. ”