My storytelling and strategies for Essence Festival were featured in an Apple Keynote, named to Ad-Age’s A List for Event Publishers, nominated for two Webby Awards and contributed to box-office and tourism records. My acumen for audience and product development led fan-engagement software startup, X Empire to Apple’s Entrepreneurs Camp and has added value to brands through WVZ MFG’s music-driven partnerships with Spotify, Geico, NYX, MAX and Pioneer DJ. These experiences have afforded me the opportunity to speak around the country and to teach from LIU Brooklyn to Microsoft’s NYC Flagship Store.

I pride myself on centering the human perspective and leveraging design thinking to produce inclusive, immersive and accessible music and experiences.