SPEAKING / FACILITATION / WORKSHOPS STRATEGY PEOPLE CAN USE
PARTICIPATORY BY DESIGN

I turn presentations
into participatory
experiences.

My sessions are built to make strategy usable in the room—not someday after the room. I use live examples, real-time problem solving, practical frameworks and audience participation to help people see their work differently while they’re still sitting in front of me.

THE GOAL People leave with more than notes. They leave knowing what to do next.
HOW I WORK THE ROOM

The room should do
some of the work too.

I design sessions so people can test ideas while they’re hearing them. That means real examples, live problem-solving, audience questions, practical exercises and enough flexibility to follow the most useful thread in the room.

01
MAKE IT CONCRETE

Abstract strategy gets translated in real time.

I use examples, analogies, illustrations and language people can immediately connect to their own business, brand or challenge.

02
WORK WITH WHAT'S IN THE ROOM

Questions become part of the session.

I’m comfortable adapting on the fly—using audience questions, businesses and scenarios as live material instead of treating them like interruptions.

03
LEAVE WITH SOMETHING USEFUL

Inspiration is better when it has somewhere to go.

The goal is for people to leave with clearer language, a stronger decision, a practical framework or a next move they can actually use.

THE EXPERIENCE

Less passive listening.
More clarity happening in real time.

IN THE ROOM / B-FORCE ACCELERATOR PROGRAM DIRECTOR TESTIMONIAL
“
Deonna’s workshop turns what seems like abstract business plans into practical roadmaps—taking our participants from overwhelmed to confident. She answers questions on the fly and crafts catchy phrases and branding ideas in real time.
Working with Deonna is going to be a transformative experience. You will walk away feeling differently about your own products and services.
BRIAN OWENS Program Director, B-Force Accelerator
WHAT HE SAW

Real-time examples.
Adaptive problem-solving.
Strategy made practical.

WHAT PARTICIPANTS LEFT WITH

More confidence.
Clearer value.
A usable next move.

SELECTED ENGAGEMENTS / WHERE THE WORK HAS SHOWN UP

Different rooms.
Same job: make it usable.

01
WORKSHOP / ONGOING

B-Force Accelerator

Market Definition for Scalability — a two-hour workshop I’ve taught in every B-Force cohort since the accelerator began, helping founders sharpen who they serve, communicate value more clearly and think beyond competing on price.

ENTREPRENEURSHIP
MARKET DEFINITION
SCALABILITY
02
KEYNOTE / WORKSHOP / FIRESIDE CHAT

Black Business Olympics

A globally streamed platform where I’ve contributed in multiple formats, including workshop facilitation, fireside conversation and keynote-style teaching around business, brand and growth.

BRAND
BUSINESS GROWTH
STRATEGY
03
WORKSHOP

Hampton Roads Greenbook Media Festival

World-Building for Media Professionals — a session built around helping creators think beyond isolated content and begin shaping a more complete world people can recognize, enter and return to.

WORLD-BUILDING
MEDIA
CREATIVE STRATEGY
TOPICS I CAN BUILD A ROOM AROUND

The subject changes.
The through-line doesn’t.

01 BRAND STRATEGY
02 WORLD-BUILDING
03 MARKET DEFINITION
04 POSITIONING
05 MESSAGING
06 SALES + VALUE
07 CAMPAIGN STRATEGY
08 CREATOR + BUSINESS GROWTH
THE THROUGH-LINE

Help people understand the idea,
see themselves inside it
and know what to do next.

SPEAKING / FACILITATION / WORKSHOPS

If the room needs
more than a presentation,
I’m interested.

I’m available for keynotes, workshops, facilitated sessions, fireside conversations and panels where the goal is to make the thinking useful—not just audible.