Money Makers - Victor Wear Empowerment & Employment Expo

 The Victor Wear Empowerment & Employment Expo will drive opportunity on Saturday, October 18 at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City. Headlined by Dr. Temple Grandin, one of the world’s most influential voices in neurodiversity, the event will feature her powerful keynote and book signing alongside a full day of action: inclusive employer booths, resume labs, mock interviews, and an inclusive fashion show. Designed to spark real career outcomes, the expo transforms inspiration into employment for people with disabilities

This one-day event, hosted by Victor Wear, a mother-son, disability-led apparel brand, aims to convert inspiration into real employment outcomes for people with disabilities. The expo features inclusive employer booths, resume labs, mock interviews, and an inclusive fashion show, all designed to create real-world connections for job seekers.

“This expo is for every family who’s ever wondered if there’s a place for their child in the workforce. There is,” says Tiffany Hamilton, co-founder of Victor Wear.

Why Cover This Event:

• Big Name, Big Message: Dr. Temple Grandin: The renowned scientist, best-selling author, and autism advocate, whose life inspired the Emmy-winning HBO film Temple Grandin, will share her perspective as our keynote on why hiring neurodivergent talent strengthens companies and communities. A book signing will follow.

• Outcomes Over Platitudes: This isn’t just inspiration—it’s activation. The expo includes live resume labs, mock interviews, workshops, and direct employer engagement to create measurable career impact.

• Creating Job Opportunities: The Expo directly connects job seekers with disabilities to inclusive employers actively hiring, turning workshops, resume labs, and mock interviews into real employment pathways and measurable career outcomes.

PLANNING DETAILS:

Who: Job seekers with disabilities, families, inclusive employers, and advocates

What: Victor Wear Empowerment & Employment Expo

When: Saturday, October 18, 2025 | 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM E

Where: Hyatt Regency Crystal City, 2799 Richmond Hwy, Arlington, VA 22202

Keynote: Dr. Temple Grandin

About Victor Wear

Victor Wear is a disability-led, mother–son-founded apparel company on a mission to reduce autism unemployment, currently cited as high as 85%. Teenage co-founder Isaiah Hamilton is living proof of the company’s core belief: that talent should speak for itself.