• Founded and launched Mela Vitamins, the first wellness company formulating supplements to meet the unique nutritional needs of melanated people.
• Led research & development with a medical advisory team and established product manufacturing and logistics to meet FDA requirements.
• Launched the online store and established partnerships with other online marketplaces and national retailers.
• Hired and trained customer service, marketing, operations and finance teams.

• Led the AfroTech brand and business, including managing the Marketing, Operations, Sales, and Client Services teams.
• Led cross-functional marketing and creative design teams and processes for social media, email marketing and the website.
• Led the strategy, planning and execution of digital and in-person events and the AfroTech conference for 25,000+ attendees.
• Managed the multi-million-dollar budget for the brand.
• Collaborated with the design and engineering teams to oversee the launch and testing of Lunchtable.com – Blavity’s content streaming platform.
• Managed people operations, including overseeing the hiring, performance and culture for my teams.
• Created and launched new digital products, events and content that increased revenue.

• Established and executed company-wide strategic initiatives and go-to-market campaigns for new products and brands.
• Restructured and managed the marketing teams for Blavity Inc. brands, reaching over 100 million millennials a month through social and email.
• Managed internal and external corporate communications and PR teams.
• Created executive talking points and presentations for the CEO and COO.
• Led the strategy, planning and execution of the AfroTech conference and other digital events for 20,000+ attendees - including marketing, sales, programming and operations.
• Managed the legal and contracting teams across the company.
• Launched and managed Blavity.org, a non-profit that drives Black economic advancement forward through entrepreneurial fellowship programs featuring grants, education & mentorship.

• Managed international and domestic operations for the company, including business strategy, operations, logistics, people operations, risk management and communications.
• Established and executed a strategic plan and KPIs to drive domestic and international growth.
• Led people operations across the company, including workforce planning, hiring and training.
• Curated new products and led go-to-market campaigns.
• Developed and managed international vendor and partner relationships.

• Managed teams providing communications, business strategy, product development and go to market strategy, and risk management support to Fortune 500 and public sector clients.
• Facilitated meetings and strategic planning sessions with client’s C-level executives to establish communications strategies, streamline business operations and improve KPIs.
• Led business development initiatives and managed key client relationships, resulting in over $100 million in new revenue.
• Managed risk communications and disaster response communications for a variety of clients, including the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

• Led a website redesign for a major insurance carrier. Managed design and development sprints, facilitated communication between developers, UX designers, consulting team, and our clients.
• Led the development of multi-year strategic plans for public and private sector clients. Led strategy sessions with c-level executives to establish goals, KPIs and workforce restructuring.
• Led risk communications, public relations and external marketing campaigns for public sector and private sector clients.
• Established and led a regulatory compliance division for a top financial institution to assess and implement new state and federal policies.
• Established and managed a cross-functional Program Management Offices with 100+ staff members for public and private sector clients.

Collaborated with professors at the College of William & Mary to systematically collect, standardize, and publish worldwide development finance data at the project-level. Resulted in the most comprehensive database on international development assistance metrics in the world—AidData.org.