Genius Factor Academy (GFA) is a proprietary Education Technology and Future of Work e-learning platform that activates student “Genius” and leverages generative artificial intelligence for personalized learning at all levels including K12, higher education and workforce. At GFA, we believe that all students are Geniuses, and regardless of socioeconomic factors our mission is to bring innovation, equity and opportunity to career connected curriculum across the country. Our platform/curriculum is based on author, Torrance Hampton’s Book, “Genius Factor: Make Your Passion Your Paycheck”, which layers social emotional learning (SEL) and career exploration, thus creating alignment with students' talents, passions, “Genius” and career pathways for success in higher education, 21st century careers and life.

Founder | Creative Director | Executive Producer of multicultural strategy and brand storytelling collective specializing in luxury, sports and lifestyle influencer marketing. Responsibilities include client development, creative direction, 360 marketing campaign & content activation strategy, finance & procurement, & managing a creative team of 10 employees. Clients include: Disney, Comcast/NBC Universal, Xfinity, BET, Nickelodeon, Lego, NFL, NBA, Bentley Motors Atlanta, New Balance, Nextdoor.com and more.

Responsible for implementing multi-cultural digital marketing & live experiential events for clients Barclays Big Apple Classic, Virginia Tourism Corporation, & UCI World Cycling; including coordination across agencies, external agency partners, and celebrity ambassadors.

Responsible for managing Virginia Tourism Corporation & Ashbury Automotive Group (BMW Central Virginia) as client services lead on creative brief, brand & programmatic strategy, creative deliverables, & budget.

Business owner of (3) T-Mobile / Sprint authorized retail stores in central Virginia & achieved 300% sales growth with responsibilities including: sales/service, marketing, inventory, CSI & managing 20+ employees.

Responsible for B2G enterprise software sales with revenue of $5MM focused on District of Columbia Municipal & Maryland State Government

Responsible for B2B enterprise document solution sales with revenue of $2.5MM focused on Children’s Hospital of Washington, DC & The Washington Times.