Creative Strategist. Brand & Integrated Marketing Maven.

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I'm a brand and integrated marketing director with 15+ years and one throughline: turning complicated business goals into campaigns people actually trust and act on. Through my firm, Black Luxe & Company, I help organizations sharpen brand visibility, audience engagement, and measurable results — pairing integrated campaign strategy and creative direction with the UX content and AI-enabled workflows that keep good ideas moving.

I do my best thinking at the intersection of creativity, technology, and culture. My work runs across brand strategy, go-to-market, and paid, owned, and earned channels — but the aim never changes: brand experiences that are intentional, measurable, built to scale, and that actually mean something to the people they reach.

Goodwill NW NC

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Visit High Point

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WSFCS

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The Garner Circle PR

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Entercom

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Singersroom

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Goodwill NW NC • Visit High Point • WSFCS • The Garner Circle PR • Entercom • Singersroom •

Areas of Focus

Career Journey

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2025 – Present | Internal Communications & Integrated Campaigns

Keeping 1,200+ people on the same page. I drive clarity and connection across 51 locations through modernized channels, executive storytelling, and integrated campaigns across email, SMS, intranet, and events, with playbooks and brand standards that cut execution time 60%.

2019 – Present | Entrepreneurial Leadership, Black Luxe & Company

My proof of concept. I founded a social-impact design studio elevating Black-owned businesses and culture, grew the Triad's largest Black-owned business expo (2020–2024) into $400K+ in economic impact, and have advised 80+ brands from complex goals to measurable outcomes.

2024 – 2025 | Marketing & Engagement, Districtwide

Reach at scale. I led a $900K+ federal initiative: an equity-centered engagement framework with 180+ activations across 43 locations reaching 18,000+ people, plus a Qualtrics research program (18,000+ responses) that shaped messaging, strategy, and executive reporting.

2023 – 2025 | Digital Equity | GTM & Campaign Strategy

Tech that actually got adopted. I led go-to-market strategy and multi-channel messaging for a $2M initiative and built an AI-powered CRM that drove 40% enrollment growth and a 30% lift in completion across 4 partner organizations.

2019 – 2023 | Community Engagement & Digital Ecosystems

Trust before tactics. I strengthened communication clarity, participation, and digital workflows across nonprofit and public-sector environments.

2017 – 2019 | Systems, Onboarding & Cross-Team Communication

Fixing the messy middle. I standardized the workflows, documentation, and training that sharpened operational clarity and cut support tickets.

2010 – 2017 | Brand, Design & Storytelling Foundation

Where the craft got built. I developed brand identities, digital content, and communication strategies for small businesses and community organizations.

2008 – 2010 | Design, PR & Communications

Where it started. Foundation work in events, writing, creative, design and production.

Go-to tech stacks and workflow systems.

Asana

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Adobe Creative Cloud

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Bonsai

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Canva

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ClickUp

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HubSpot

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Metricool

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Notion

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Salesforce

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Sharepoint

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Squarespace

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Zoho

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Asana ˖ Adobe Creative Cloud ˖ Bonsai ˖ Canva ˖ ClickUp ˖ HubSpot ˖ Metricool ˖ Notion ˖ Salesforce ˖ Sharepoint ˖ Squarespace ˖ Zoho ˖