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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whitney Gold’s dog named Schuyler serves as Director of Barketing at Stratus firm event production company washington dc</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Foggy a cat that is head of purrsonnel at Stratus Firm event agency in Washington, D.C.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>About - Phil, Office Snack Supervisor</image:title>
      <image:caption>Phil, a dog owned by Shelby Brown, serves as Office Snack Officer at Stratus Firm event production agency washington dc</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Debra Harrison’s cat Cinca , Nap Executive at Stratus Firm event agency in Washington DC</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Scotch &amp; Soda, cats owned by Brian Fagone, serve as Accating Managers at Stratus Firm event production company washington dc</image:caption>
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      <image:title>About - Bruce, Head of Pug-Lic Relations</image:title>
      <image:caption>Mary K. Sheridan’s dog Bruce, head of Pug-Lic relations at Stratus firm event planning and production agency in Washington , D.C.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Winnie, Director of Accating at Stratus Firm event production agency washington dc</image:caption>
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      <image:title>About - Milano, VP of Dramatic Pauses</image:title>
      <image:caption>Milano, a dog who serves as VP of Dramatic Pauses at Stratus firm an event production company in Washington DC</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Ruth, Part-Time Pawject Manager at Stratus Firm in Washington DC</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Image of ballroom with dinner seating from an event produced by Stratus Firm, an event company located in Washington, DC, USA</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Nonprofit Events - Anthem event</image:title>
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      <image:caption>Carla Hayden giving a toast at a Stratus Firm produced event. Stratus Firm is an event production company located in Washington, DC</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>National Geographic Society We Feed People Documentary Film Screening, a corporate event produced by Stratus Firm, an event production company Washington, D.C.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Corporate Events - GovExec Honors 2023 event at National Cathedral produced by Stratus Firm Washington DC</image:title>
      <image:caption>GovExec Honors 2023 corporate event at National Cathedral produced by Stratus Firm Washington DC</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Corporate Events - AWS disco ball sponsorship Best of Washington</image:title>
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      <image:caption>lounge set at Washingtonian’s annual best of Washington corporate event produced by Stratus Firm event agency Washington DC</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Washingtonian Best of 2018 at The National Building Museum</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Stratus Firm produced a government event for the DC Economic Partnership</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Diplomatic - Kamala Harris speaking at the IV CEO Summit</image:title>
      <image:caption>Kamala Harris speaking at the IV CEO Summit of the Americas diplomatic event produced by Stratus Firm in Washington D.C.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2025-11-06</lastmod>
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    <loc>https://www.stratusfirm.com/our-work/n-street-village-meeting-the-moment-2025</loc>
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    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-10-07</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Portia Robertson Migas, CEO of N Street Village in conversation during their Meeting the Moment panel conversation and reception produced by Stratus Firm, an event firm located in Washington, D.C.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Image of N Street Village’s Meeting the Moment Panel, hosted at Studio Theatre and produce by Washington D.C. event firm Stratus Firm</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>N Street Village’s Meeting the Moment panel conversation and reception event set up hosted by Studio Theatre and produced by Stratus Firm, an event firm located in Washington, D.C.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>N Street Village members and patrons during the reception for the organization’s Meeting the Moment event hosted at Studio Theatre and produced by Stratus Firm, an event firm located in Washington, D.C.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.stratusfirm.com/our-work/bozzuto-leadership-conference-2025</loc>
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    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-10-07</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Bozzuto Leadership Conference 2025 - Female leaders on stage during the Bozzuto Leadership Conference 2025</image:title>
      <image:caption>Female leaders on stage during the Bozzuto Leadership Conference 2025, hosted at Live! Casino and Hotel Maryland and produced by Stratus Firm, an event production company based in Washington, D.C.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Tom Bozzuto, Chairman and Co-Founder of The Bozzuto Group in conversation during the Bozzuto Leadership Conference 2025 hosted at Live! Casino and Hotel Maryland and produced by Stratus Firm, a Washington, D.C.-based event firm</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Bozzuto Leadership Conference 2025 - Female Leaders embracing onstage at the Bozzuto Leadership Conference 2025</image:title>
      <image:caption>Female Leaders embracing onstage at the Bozzuto Leadership Conference 2025 hosted at Live! Casino and Hotel Maryland and produced by Stratus Firm, an event company based in Washington, D.C.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Toby Bozzuto, President and CEO of The Bozzuto Group speaking during the Bozzuto Leadership Conference hosted at Live! Casino and Hotel Maryland and produce by Stratus Firm, an event production company based in Washington, D.C.</image:caption>
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    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-10-16</lastmod>
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      <image:title>CBCF Annual Legislative Conference 2025 - Nicole Austin-Hillery on stage during the CBCF Phoenix Awards Dinner 2025</image:title>
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      <image:title>CBCF Annual Legislative Conference 2025 - Rep Terri Sewell on stage during the CBCF Phoenix Awards Dinner</image:title>
      <image:caption>Rep Terri Sewell on stage during the CBCF Phoenix Awards Dinner. Event produced by Stratus Firm.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>CBCF Annual Legislative Conference 2025 - Disney brand activation at the CBCF ALC54 Expo</image:title>
      <image:caption>Disney brand activation at the CBCF ALC54 Expo. Event produced by Stratus Firm.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>CBCF Annual Legislative Conference 2025 - Three women on a panel about Black Women and Media during the CBCF ALC54</image:title>
      <image:caption>Three women on a panel about Black Women and Media during the CBCF ALC54. event produced by Stratus Firm.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>CBCF Annual Legislative Conference 2025 - Gov Wes Moore on stage during the CBCF Phoenix Awards Dinner 2025</image:title>
      <image:caption>Gov Wes Moore on stage during the CBCF Phoenix Awards Dinner 2025. Event produced by Stratus Firm.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A four-person panel on stage during the CBCF ALC54. Event produced by @StratusFirm</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Male answering a question during a panel at the CBCF ALC54. Event produced by Stratus Firm.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A male and female host speaking during the CBCF Phoenix Awards Dinner at ALC54. Event produced by Stratus Firm</image:caption>
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      <image:title>CBCF Annual Legislative Conference 2025 - Three people seated in chairs at the Amazon brand activation at the CBCF expo hall during the CBCF ALC54</image:title>
      <image:caption>Three people seated in chairs at the Amazon brand activation at the CBCF expo hall during the CBCF ALC54. Event produced by Stratus Firm.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>CBCF Annual Legislative Conference 2025 - Reception guests shot from above in an art gallery during the CBCF ALC54</image:title>
      <image:caption>Reception guests shot from above in an art gallery during the CBCF ALC54. event produced by Stratus Firm.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>CBCF Annual Legislative Conference 2025 - Kamala Harris on stage during the CBCF Phoenix Awards Dinner during the CBCF ALC54</image:title>
      <image:caption>Kamala Harris on stage during the CBCF Phoenix Awards Dinner during the CBCF ALC54. Event produced by Stratus Firm.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.stratusfirm.com/our-work/because-theyre-funny-comedy-festival-2025</loc>
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    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-10-16</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Because They're Funny Comedy Festival 2025 - Male comedian on stage at Because They're Funny Comedy Festival 2025</image:title>
      <image:caption>Male comedian on stage at Because They're Funny Comedy Festival 2025. Event is hosted by Nice Crowd and produced by Stratus Firm</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Because They're Funny Comedy Festival 2025 - Comedienne Leslie Liao on Stage during the Because They're Funny Comedy Festival</image:title>
      <image:caption>Comedienne Leslie Liao on Stage during the Because They're Funny Comedy Festival. Event hosted by NICE CROWD and produced by Stratus Firm.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Because They're Funny Comedy Festival 2025 - Comedienne SoMMore on stage at the Because They're Funny Comedy Festival</image:title>
      <image:caption>Comedienne SoMMore on stage at the Because They're Funny Comedy Festival. Event hosted by NICE CROWD and produced by Stratus Firm.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Because They're Funny Comedy Festival 2025 - Comedienne Tisha Campbell on stage at the Because They're Funny Comedy Festival 2025</image:title>
      <image:caption>Comedienne Tisha Campbell on stage at the Because They're Funny Comedy Festival 2025. Event hosted by NICE CROWD and produced by Stratus Firm.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Because They're Funny Comedy Festival 2025 - Zainab Johnson on stage at the Because They're Funny Comedy Festival 2025</image:title>
      <image:caption>Zainab Johnson on stage at the Because They're Funny Comedy Festival 2025. Event hosted by NICE CROWD and produced by Stratus Firm</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Because They're Funny Comedy Festival 2025 - Affion Crockett on the red carpet for his presentation of Microphone Masters at the Because They're Funny Comedy Festival 2025</image:title>
      <image:caption>Affion Crockett on the red carpet for his presentation of Microphone Masters at the Because They're Funny Comedy Festival 2025. Event hosted by NICE CROWD and produced by Stratus Firm.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Because They're Funny Comedy Festival 2025 - Male comedian on red carpet at the Because They're Funny Comedy Festival</image:title>
      <image:caption>Male comedian on red carpet at the Because They're Funny Comedy Festival. Event hosted by NICE CROWD and produced by Stratus Firm.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
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      <image:title>Because They're Funny Comedy Festival 2025 - Female comedienne at Union Stage during the Because They're Funny Comedy Festival</image:title>
      <image:caption>Female comedienne at Union Stage during the Because They're Funny Comedy Festival. Event hosted by NICE CROWD and produced by Stratus Firm.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Because They're Funny Comedy Festival 2025 - Delmar Washington on the red carpet during the Because They're Funny Comedy Festival 2025</image:title>
      <image:caption>Delmar Washington on the red carpet during the Because They're Funny Comedy Festival 2025. Event hosted by NICE CROWD and produced by Stratus Firm.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Because They're Funny Comedy Festival 2025 - Several people standing on the red carpet representing Microphone Masters during the Because They're Funny Comedy Festival 2025</image:title>
      <image:caption>Several people standing on the red carpet representing Microphone Masters during the Because They're Funny Comedy Festival 2025. Event hosted by NICE CROWD and produced by Stratus Firm.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Because They're Funny Comedy Festival 2025 - Male comedian on stage during the Because They're Funny Comedy Festival 2025</image:title>
      <image:caption>Male comedian on stage during the Because They're Funny Comedy Festival 2025. Event hosted by NICE CROWD and produced by Stratus Firm</image:caption>
    </image:image>
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      <image:title>Because They're Funny Comedy Festival 2025 - Isaiah Jones answering an audience question during "A Conversation on Comedy" a live panel at the Because They're Funny Comedy Festival</image:title>
      <image:caption>Isaiah Jones answering an audience question during "A Conversation on Comedy" a live panel at the Because They're Funny Comedy Festival. Event hosted by NICE CROWD and produced by Stratus Firm</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Because They're Funny Comedy Festival 2025 - Male comedian on stage during the Because They're Funny Comedy Festival 2025</image:title>
      <image:caption>Male comedian on stage during the Because They're Funny Comedy Festival 2025. Event hosted by NICE CROWD and produced by Stratus Firm</image:caption>
    </image:image>
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      <image:title>Because They're Funny Comedy Festival 2025 - Two female and one male event producer(s) in front of the Because They're Funny Comedy Festival 2025 Step and Repeat</image:title>
      <image:caption>Two female and one male event producer(s) in front of the Because They're Funny Comedy Festival 2025 Step and Repeat. Event hosted by NICE CROWD and produced by Stratus Firm</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Because They're Funny Comedy Festival 2025 - Comedians Trixx and Jay Pharoah take a self together on the Because They're Funny Comedy Festival red carpet</image:title>
      <image:caption>Comedians Trixx and Jay Pharoah take a self together on the Because They're Funny Comedy Festival red carpet. Event hosted by NICE CROWD and produced by Stratus Firm.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Because They're Funny Comedy Festival 2025 - Male comedian on stage snapping his fingers during the Because They're Funny Comedy Festival 2025</image:title>
      <image:caption>Male comedian on stage snapping his fingers during the Because They're Funny Comedy Festival 2025. Event hosted by NICE CROWD and produced by Stratus Firm.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Because They're Funny Comedy Festival 2025 - Male comedian on stage during the Because They're Funny Comedy Festival 2025</image:title>
      <image:caption>Male comedian on stage during the Because They're Funny Comedy Festival 2025. Event hosted by NICE CROWD and produced by Stratus Firm.</image:caption>
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