Devin James partners with NABHOOD as the cigar sponsor for annual conference

July 16, 2009 - PRLog -- Devin James, a twenty-six (26) year old African American entrepreneur and founder of Exhale with Style, an exclusive cigar distribution and lifestyle marketing company with Adan y Eva Dominican Cigars has been chosen as the cigar sponsor for the National Association of Black Hotel Owners, Operators and Developers, (NABHOOD), 13th Annual International African American Hotel Ownership Summit and Trade Show. The event takes place from July 22-25, 2009 at the Doral Golf Resort & Spa in Miami. James will be offering celebrities, hoteliers and real estate moguls, executives and VIPs’ an extensive selection of his premium Adan y Eva cigar line and will have a significant presence for Exhale with Style during the NABHOOD/HBCU Scholarship Golf Tournament and all exclusive VIP receptions.

Some of the notables, celebrities and moguls to appear include NABHOOD’s Chairman Mike Roberts, who is acquiring hotels across the country, Ken Fearn of Integrated Capital, who owns a number of major hotels and just opened the largest Residence Inn in the country at National Harbor, Maryland with his partners, Tom and Joyce Moorehead and Tom Baltimore, President/Co founder of RLJ Development, who partnered with Bob Johnson formerly of BET  to create one of the largest hotel companies in the U.S. “It is an honor to be among my mentors Andy Ingraham, founder of NABHOOD and Mike Roberts. The partnership between NABHOOD and Exhale with Style is a brilliant collaboration that exemplifies our slogan, Enjoy Success, Exhale with Style,” said Devin James.

About NABHOOD and Devin James:
NABHOOD (http://www.nabhood.com/) was formed in 2001 with a mission to increase the number of African-Americans developing, managing, operating and owning hotels; increase vendor opportunities & executive level jobs for minorities, thereby creating wealth within the African-American community.

Devin James is a native Memphian residing in St. Louis, MO. As the youngest African American distributor in the cigar industry, James introduced, “Enjoy Success, Exhale with Style”, (http://www.exhalewithstyle.com) a brand campaign highlighting the affluent lifestyle associated with the cigar aficionado’s experience.

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