Ronnie Coleman is the Co-founder and CEO of Meaningful Gigs, a strong community of African designers aimed at building jobs in the creative, marketing, and advertising spaces. Ronnie’s goal is to create 100,000 skilled jobs for Africans by 2028.

Ronnie immigrated to the United States from Ghana when he was 19 and worked as an Account Executive at HyperOffice. From there, he was a founding team member and Head of Growth and Business Development at StayNTouch. Ronnie also was a Co-founder of Art Lab DC and is currently the Co-founder of The Black Exchange.

In the United States, we view our computers, phones, internet access, and Wi-Fi as everyday necessities. But for many other countries around the world, that isn’t the case. It can be difficult for people to access the internet and find work, leading to many underrepresented voices in the creative design world. Ronnie Coleman decided to change that.

After immigrating to America from Ghana when he was 19, Ronnie worked at various agencies before starting his own: Meaningful Gigs. Ronnie’s passion lies in giving a platform for African designers to find specialized work in multiple industries, and his company is on track to create 100,000 specialized jobs for African designers by 2028. How? He’s here to tell you.

On this inspiring episode of Rally the Cause, Jeff Rum has a conversation with Co-founder and CEO of Meaningful Gigs, Ronnie Coleman. They discuss Ronnie’s experience in Ghana, diversity and equality in the workplace, giving a platform to underrepresented voices, and much more. Stay tuned!

Rae Ringel is the Founder and President of The Ringel Group, a coaching and training agency helping leaders become stronger and more successful. She is a faculty member at the Georgetown University Institute for Transformational Leadership, where she is the founding director of their certificate program in the Art of Facilitation and Design. Rae also teaches at the University of Maryland Robert H. Smith School of Business.

Rae was previously the Director of Professional and Volunteer Development at United Jewish Communities.

After months of hearing the phrase “the new normal,” you may be sick of those words. It often feels impossible to go back to normal after this past year, yet many organizations and companies have shifted perspectives and are better than ever. How? Rae Ringel is here to tell you.

Rae Ringel is a certified coach and helps executives become better leaders through coaching and training. She works with both high-caliber executives as well as nonprofit organizations alike and has seen how the pandemic has influenced everyone’s leadership style. She doesn’t want everyone to go back to their “new normal;” instead, she wants organizations to move forward. Want to learn more?

On this episode of Rally the Cause, Jeff Rum sits down with Founder and Principal of The Ringel Group, Rae Ringel, to talk about leadership during an unprecedented time. They discuss how to find the right hybrid model, how working remotely affects participation and engagement, what nonprofits should be taking advantage of, and much more. Stay tuned!

Ivery Boston is the Innovation and Insights Lead at the Miami Downtown Development Authority. Ivery develops, manages, and supports their implementation and innovations throughout Downtown Miami. The Miami DDA advocates, facilitates, plans, and executes business development, capital improvements, and communications strategies for the district.

Ivery has been an Insights Manager at multiple companies, including Indeed and Social Media Link, before joining the DDA. He was also a Proprietor and Researcher for Quickshots Research & Strategy. Ivery holds a bachelor’s degree in community and regional planning and corporate social responsibility from Temple University.

How can an organization brand a city? What digital strategies are successful in driving a city’s growth? Is Miami more than just fedoras and warm weather? Ivery Boston knows so and is here to tell you why.

Ivery Boston works to support and manage innovations in Downtown Miami and is passionate about spreading the word on all the great parts of the city. You might think it’s challenging to market and brand a well-known area, but Ivery and his team push the boundaries of innovation to show the rest of the country all Miami has to offer.

On this episode of Rally the Cause, Jeff Rum has a conversation with Ivery Boston, Innovation and Insights Lead at the Miami Downtown Development Authority. They discuss how Miami is evolving to push business growth, Miami’s strategies for maintaining success throughout the pandemic, leading marketing campaigns that work, and much more. Stay tuned!