BECOME A GUEST ON "LEADERS ON THE RISE: THE PODCAST" WITH HOST LYDIA PIERRE

CEO & Sr. Director of Brand Management

Lydia Pierre is a Branding Expert, Coach, Strategist, and Consultant who has an accomplished career with more than 15 years of experience in marketing, brand building, communications & strategic planning for small businesses & non-profits. In her role as a Brand manager and Strategist, Lydia is tasked with managing all identity aspects of a person, product or service, as well as overseeing advertising and marketing initiatives to ensure that they’re in line with the brand’s identity and messaging. The nature of the role requires frequent interfacing with other roles and departments including research, product development, marketing, external creative agencies, and more.   Lydia's love for entrepreneurship, in addition to her active role as a leader in the business community, contribute to her passion for helping Executives & Entrepreneurs succeed.

Director of Operations

Kianna currently attends the University of Georgia where she studies Economics. Before college, she did two years interning at the Henry County Chamber of Commerce where she helped develop and improve communications & marketing efforts to connect and promote members under the mentorship and guidance of Lydia, who was the Director of Communications at the time. As the Operations manager, Kianna plays a significant role in long term planning, project status reporting, and implementing change control processes. She also serves as a liaison between company team members and creatives ensuring company-wide productivity and collaborates with team members to ensure seamless business execution, reinforce positive morale, and uphold company values.

Director of Finance & 

Associate Business Consultant

Diana Montes has over 15 years of experience providing company formation services to entrepreneurs and small business owners. In addition to company formations, Diana has expertise in providing comprehensive accounting services, including individual, corporate, partnership, and nonprofit income tax returns and audits, and payroll tax reports.  She brings experience from a variety of companies and industries, which allows her to offer creative solutions and enables “out of the box” thinking.  Diana is able to combine a thorough knowledge of tax law with the experience that she has gained through years.

Video Production Expert, Commercial Photographer & Owner of DTA Photography

"I like to explore the world I live in from the abandon buildings in the  city, from building a set in the photography studio, to going out in  nature to create art.  I am also a published, and an award winning  photographer and videographer that likes to experiment with many different techniques to  fulfill what I want my work to look like."