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title: Cleveland Ambassadors | Meet David
description: Meet one of our Ambassadors from Cleveland, Ohio who helps make community onboarding easier and builds connections between newcomers, people, and places.
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![David Hagen](https://ambassadors.clevelandtalent.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Ambassadors/Profiles/David%20Hagen.png?width=500&height=500&name=David%20Hagen.png "David Hagen")

### Cleveland Ambassador

David Hagen

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ABOUT DAVID

| **Industry(s):** | Marketing & Advertising |
| --- | --- |
| **Stage of Life:** | Empty Nester |
| **Gender:** | Male |
| **Preferred Pronouns:** | He/Him/His |
| **Race / Ethnicity:** | White or Caucasian |

 

Interests

  Adult Sports League    Gardening   
  Arts/Culture           Hiking  
  Concerts               Kayaking  
  Cooking                Museums  
  Craft Beer             Photography  
  Dining                 Writing

## ABOUT DAVID

In 2013 I decided to get an apartment downtown and have been in the city ever since. Ultimately I decided to be a part of the change I want to see in being a part of the city I wanted to see grow and thrive.  
   
I have met many great people in the food scene that helped put Cleveland on the map as a strong culinary destination, especially among cities of its size and become a go-to source of dining recommendations in the city in my social circle.  
   
My family’s logistics business is in an eastern suburb but I’m driving against traffic both ways. Living in the city the reverse commute is an underrated benefit if you aren’t lucky enough to have a job you could bike or walk to. And either way one of the perks of Cleveland is not much traffic relative to any of the big cities.  
   
I love sharing my experiences, advocating for the city, encouraging us to think big, the only thing keeping us from competing with the much larger cities is our own limiting beliefs. There is so much to see, do an explore and everyone needs to know about it.

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