Carl Maynard

Founder, Walk With Locals

Washington, D.C.

Carl spends his 9-5 as a consultant and the rest of his time as a community organizer. In 2015 he built The Fit District, an Instagram community built with the idea to help spread the word on fitness in The District with the use of #thefitdistrict. Now, he has started a new project in Walk With Locals with the idea of bringing a mutual love of photography and the desire to explore together. Within just two months the project has garnered 1300+ followers and seen 2,000+ uses of the #walkwithlocals tag. Carl is a self proclaimed community organizer who prides himself on in person engagement and community building living by the motto "Everyone should know everyone."