Notable clients, including R&B Artist Ginuwine and his wife Sole, Jazz Musician Marcus Johnson, and Plastic Surgeon Dr. Aymen Hakki, dismissed the State of the Union Address to stay late and enjoy champagne and vegan Sticky Fingers cake with Dannia Hakki and Sherry Moeller at the launch of their new boutique PR company, Moki Media, at Bethesda’s Lebanese Taverna Wednesday night.
“It seems everybody here wants to work with them,” said Marwan Muasher, vice president of the World Bank, pointing out a list of the young company’s accounts, including internationally renowned musicians, luxury medical and spa services and celebrity interior design. “Maybe I should.”
“I wouldn’t miss it,” said Johnson, who
flew in from performing overseas just hours earlier with Moki on his mind.
While the dynamic duo proudly scanned the restaurant packed with just the sort of people that rarely leave the confines of the District, they were dissatisfied with just one thing.
“It wasn’t our first choice name,’ admits Moeller.
“We knew we wanted to use our names together, so we tried every possible combination. Our favorite – DASH – was taken. But Moki was cool. A memorable word that wasn’t a word… like Google.“
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