Established is focused on helping organizations with their innovation, startup, and communication strategies.--- Leadership ---- Part of my role is managing large-scale projects and relationships with our clients and Entrepreneur Support Organizations (ESOs) to support their work of empowering startups, with a particular focus on underrepresented founder demographics.- Work closely with leaders that want to drive government dollars into today’s newest and most innovative technologies, including one client that is responsible for funding $60 billion worth of innovation over the last three decades.- Management for SBA's Growth Accelerator Competition, an award program that offers $50,000 - $200,000 in prize awards to organizations seeking to foster a national innovation support ecosystem to advance small business R&D from ideas to commercial market.--- Ecosystem Building ---- Attend conferences, engage with key stakeholders, and strengthen relationships with ecosystem builders and partners to enhance the SBA's Office of Investment & Innovation Ecosystem Development Division's involvement in ecosystem building networks.- Develop standardized processes and infrastructure to establish a strong foundation for engaging with ecosystem builders.

Noire DC is a digital storytelling platform that unlocks the hidden gems of Washington D.C.’s Black excellence. Our platform unveils the rich heritage of the people, paying homage to their lives and legacies.Let me know if you have someone that would be a good candidate to interview.View stories: http://NoireDC.com

The Global Development Incubator (GDI) builds startups and partnerships to address some of the world’s toughest global development challenges. They play a mix of the strategist and implementer role to spin out new initiatives over 24–36 months. Throughout each stage of their process, GDI brings together the right partners across sectors—including corporations, nonprofits, governments, and foundations — to help game-changing ideas scale their impact and prepare them for long-term success. I was a member of the Brand, Marketing, and Communications (BMC) team where I had the privilege of serving our early-stage initiatives.---- Leadership ----- Served as marketing/comms lead for various early-stage incubated initiatives, directing support including integrated marketing campaigns, digital media, thought leadership, creative campaigns, email newsletters, social media, launch events, conferences, etc. as an embedded member of the team- Led and facilitated brand positioning and development for incubated initiatives as they went to market, producing assets such as brand positioning briefs, key messaging guides, master language documents, campaign strategies, etc.- Managed daily BMC needs and workplans- Supported recruiting and handoff to full-time communication leads as initiatives exited from GDI---- Branding / Marketing / Comms ----- Equipped GDI's incubated initiatives with the messaging, digital presence, and foundational communications capabilities they needed to influence target audiences and achieve impact- Worked closely across GDI teams as well as collaborate directly with incubated initiatives- Drove connection, community, and affinity internally across GDI team and incubated initiatives, including facilitation of monthly team video calls

Mavericks On The Move was an entrepreneurial-focused talkshow recorded in front of a live studio audience. Before COVID put a permanent halt on production, we took a deep dive into the areas of marketing, branding, and business strategies. Our meetup community grew to over 900+ business professionals in the DC/MD area over the course of the year pre-COVID.---- Community Building / Partnerships ----- Collaborated with C4 Networking to host the pre-show networking event- Negotiated venue partnership and sponsors for the 2019/2020 season- Cultivated new partnerships with the local small business community- Hosted pitch segments and other platform building opportunities for business ownersBinge-watch past episodes: http://MavericksOnTheMove.com/episodes

We specialized in integrating technology and content to cultivate communities for our clients, guiding prospects through every stage of the sales funnel. This included developing and executing integrated marketing and communication plans with a multi-channel approach i.e. (Online Advertising, Website, Social Media, Print Advertising)--- Leadership ---- Oversaw the execution of external 360 brand/marketing strategies, collaborating closely with contractors and white-label vendors to ensure projects were completed on time and within budget.- Managed daily operations and a team of contractors--- Digital Marketing --- - Executed data-driven and engaging content marketing strategies to enhance our clients' authority, utilizing The Write Idea™ — a proprietary 4-step methodology that facilitated the creation of thought leadership content. This approach resulted in securing bylines for C-Suite professionals in reputable online publications such as HuffPost, CEO.com, and Business 2 Community, among others. - Designed storytelling marketing models to enhance visibility and attract new clients, created repeatable and scalable automated marketing systems, and managed contractors using project management software.- Developed digital courses on marketing, branding, and ecommerce.- Published content as a digital marketing expert on platforms such as HuffPost, Business 2 Community, and The Examiner.

The Young Executives (YEX) of The Tower Club is one of the premier business networking groups for young executives (40 and under) in the Washington Metropolitan Area. YEX promotes the Tower Club membership for young executives, increases involvement, and enhances the stature of young executives at The Tower Club. The committee facilitates networking opportunities tailored to YEX members, and serve as ambassadors for all aspects of the Tower Club in the community.

Assisted in the overall public relations efforts and brand strategy for 19 varsity sport NCAA Division-I programResponsibilities:- Primary media contact for 14 sports- Managed daily operations, including a team of 10- Developed and implemented media outreach efforts- Drafted and edited media releases, op-eds and blogs for theme-based opportunities- Produced captivating visual content that resulted in a 10% daily increase in visits to the athletics website- Produced, designed, and edited “The Bison” weekly athletics newsletter

Assisted in the overall public relations efforts and brand strategy for 17 varsity sport NCAA Division-I program.Responsibilities:- Managed game-day operations and media materials for six sports- Recruited, hired, and managed a team of four- Prepared media relations budget of approx. $200,000 for FY 2010-2011- Color commentator for WJAB 90.9 FM radio at away basketball contests