Entrepreneurship · 20+ Years
Three ventures. Three distinct chapters.
A career built at the intersection of communications, culture, business strategy, and organizational transformation.
Venture 01
Urbane Imagery
Founded following undergraduate graduation · Operated eight years
From publicist to strategic business partner.
Urbane Imagery, the first entrepreneurial venture, was a PR agency operated primarily in entertainment publicity while expanding into business development, emerging technology, and strategic partnerships.
- Built a public relations and publicity business serving entertainment and business clients.
- Developed strategic partnerships between emerging technology founders and venture capital networks during the early technology boom.
- Supported three companies that subsequently achieved acquisitions or significant investment through strategic partnerships and positioning.
Selected clients & partnerships
NBA · NFL · Burger King · Procter & Gamble
Venture 02
duGard Ellis Public Relations
Agency merger · Full-time employees & nationwide contractors
Building communications infrastructure for organizations and institutions.
Dugard Ellis Public Relations expanded the entrepreneurial footprint into a full-service agency with employees and contractors across the country.
Selected clients
Deloitte · BNA · Nashville International Airport · National Museum of African American Music
Featured case study
National Museum of African American Music
Conceptualized and led the integrated marketing communications campaign for the launch of the National Museum of African American Music, from inception through its public opening.
- Developed the campaign concept and communications strategy.
- Launched social media and digital communication infrastructure.
- Supported marketing and communications efforts associated with the institution’s approximately $10 million launch initiative.
- Helped bring a major cultural institution from concept to public opening.
Venture 03 · Current Firm
Advisory 83 · Est. 2016
Strategy, Storytelling and Systems.
A boutique strategy consultancy partnering with organizations to navigate complexity, strengthen culture, align leadership, and turn strategic ambition into organizational action.
Core expertise
Strategic Planning · Organizational Change · Executive Coaching · Strategic Communications · Intercultural Competence · Culture Advisory
Advisory 83 · Impact dashboard
All figures are placeholders pending verification. Engagement value should distinguish total contracted value from revenue recognized.
Selected client portfolio
- Learfield
- Starbucks
- Microsoft
- ICANN
- APLU
ICANN — Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers · APLU — Association of Public and Land-grant Universities · plus additional corporate, nonprofit, higher education, and public-sector organizations.
Selected outcomes
Result-oriented work, documented over time.
Organizational alignment
Designed and facilitated strategic planning experiences that aligned executive leadership, clarified organizational priorities, and established actionable multi-year roadmaps.
Communication infrastructure
Developed enterprise communication strategies, protocols, and systems to strengthen consistency, responsiveness, and stakeholder engagement.
Leadership development
Delivered executive coaching and leadership development experiences that strengthened decision-making, executive presence, and organizational effectiveness.
Culture and intercultural competence
Supported organizations in assessing cultural dynamics, strengthening intercultural competence, and translating cultural insights into leadership and communication practices.
Strategic transformation
Guided organizations through strategic initiatives, helping leadership teams translate complex challenges into measurable organizational priorities.
Sample outcome statements — to be replaced with documented client results.
Founder-to-Founder · Business Advisory
Advising Black women solopreneurs through Goldman Sachs’ Black in Business.
Drawing on more than 20 years of entrepreneurship, three agency ventures, and academic expertise, I bridge business education and practical strategy to support the growth and sustainability of Black women-owned businesses.
As a Business Advisor with Goldman Sachs One Million Black Women, coaching entrepreneurs through a curriculum developed with NYU Stern — from business theory to actionable business plans and program graduation.
- Program
- Black in Business
- Role
- Business Advisor
- Curriculum
- NYU Stern
- Commitment
- 10 yrs · $10B