CULTURAL CATALYST

IGNITING RELEVANCY & ENGAGEMENT AT THE INTERSECTION OF MARKETING AND INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP

Cherice Jenelle Williams is an award-winning brand builder, inclusive leadership strategist, and nonprofit board executive. With 20+ years of corporate marketing and leadership experience, she transforms cultural relevance into a competitive advantage — for brands, businesses, and the leaders who drive them.

Audiences walk away from Cherice’s sessions energized, equipped, and empowered with frameworks they can immediately apply to spark innovation, strengthen trust, and unlock growth.

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BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN THE INHERENT VALUE OF CULTURAL DIVERSITY AND TANGIBLE BUSINESS OUTCOMES

Cultural Currency: Turning Relevance into Revenue

Consumers don’t just buy products — they buy what you stand for. Cherice unpacks how to harness cultural insights to drive trust, brand loyalty, and measurable growth.

Audiences will learn how to:

Identify cultural trends that influence buying decisions.
Translate cultural relevance into authentic brand strategy.
Build lasting connections with diverse audiences that convert to business results.

Best for: CMOs, marketing leaders, brand teams, entrepreneurs.

The Authenticity Advantage: Leading with Trust in a Shifting World

Today’s employees want more than a paycheck — they want leadership that feels real. Cherice explores why leaders who embrace empathy, transparency, and authenticity outperform their peers in engagement, retention, and innovation.

Audiences will learn how to:

Lead with purpose and humanity without losing authority.
Create cultures of trust that spark creativity and accountability.
Navigate change and uncertainty with clarity and confidence.

Best for: Executives, people managers, HR leaders, emerging leaders.

Beyond DEI: Building Culturally Intelligent Organizations

The language around DEI may be shifting, but the need for inclusive, future-ready organizations has never been greater. Cherice provides a framework for embedding cultural competency into strategy, culture, and decision-making — so inclusion becomes a business driver, not a compliance checkbox.

Audiences will learn how to:

Move beyond surface-level DEI initiatives into true cultural intelligence.
Leverage diversity as a catalyst for innovation and competitive advantage.
Future-proof teams by making inclusion part of the company’s DNA.

Best for: C-suite, HR/People leaders, boards, organizational change agents.

Gillea Allison, President D Magazine

"Cherice has a real understanding of what it means to be an empowered employee, an empowering manager, and a strategic brand thinker for a business overall. She delivers her personal and professional insights with great candor, wisdom, and insight and always leaves the audience wanting more."