Description

A badass business doesn’t just dream big—it backs vision with research and makes inclusivity non-negotiable. In this session, you’ll learn how to sharpen your business vision, ground it in market intelligence, and design with inclusivity at the core. Together with our Guest Analyst, we’ll pull back the curtain on market trends, customer insights, and real-world examples that show how inclusivity drives growth, innovation, and loyalty.

Whether you’re building your first business plan or leveling up an existing venture, this session gives you the edge to lead boldly, strategically, and inclusively in today’s competitive landscape.

Win up to 5 giveaways/prizes — free coaching sessions, books, or digital gift cards from LGBTQIA+ Businesses!

Learning Outcomes

Craft a Vision with Power & Precision – Transform bold ideas into a clear, actionable business vision that energizes stakeholders and sets strategic direction—using a quick-hit visioning tool you can apply immediately.

Decode the Market with Data & Insight – Master rapid market research techniques to analyze competitors, uncover customer needs, and identify trends—equipping you with a practical framework to sharpen your business strategy.

Embed Inclusivity as a Growth Engine – Design business practices in alignment with the United Nations Human Rights Office Five Standards of Conduct, ensuring your offerings reflect diversity, equity, and belonging—fueling innovation, trust, and long-term competitive advantage.

Participant Takeaway Tools

Quick Visioning Tool – A simple, repeatable framework to translate bold ideas into a focused vision statement that guides strategy and energizes teams.

Market Scan Framework – A step-by-step method to quickly identify competitor positioning, emerging trends, and customer insights—without needing a full research department.

Inclusivity Standards Checklist – A practical guide built on the United Nations Human Rights Office Five Standards of Conduct to evaluate and redesign business practices for diversity, equity, belonging, and long-term growth.

Meet the Speakers:

Mariama S. Boney, LMSW, CAE, CPEC — The Change Architect
Achieve More, LLC

Mariama S. Boney is the powerhouse behind Achieve More LLC, a trailblazing consultancy transforming how leaders, teams, and organizations, accelerate growth through ethics, equity, and empathy. With a reach spanning 100+ industries and over 3M impacted,  Mariama’s mission remains the same: to help people be better, achieve more, and maximize results!

A licensed social worker, certified association executive, and executive coach, Mariama has built her career on aligning human dynamics with organizational excellence. Through coaching, consulting, training, and strategic planning in leadership, well-being, and DEIA+ Ethics & AI she helps leaders untangle complexity, sharpen clarity, and create cultures of accountability and belonging.

Now celebrating 10 years in business, she continues to challenge organizations to rise — with truth, transparency, and transformation.

💥 “Precision is passion. Order is objective. Alignment is assignment.”

Victor Scotti, Jr. — The Alchemist of Identity
Our Space Studios

A deep sense of purpose has always guided Victor Scotti, Jr. And even amid corporate success, he felt a quiet misalignment — a longing for something more tangible, spiritual, and true.

That longing led him to the art of beauty. After being laid off in early 2023, Victor enrolled at the Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute in Arlington, VA — where he discovered that hair is not just hair; it’s healing. It’s a medium for liberation, identity, and self-expression.

Today, as the founder of Our S.P.A.C.E. Studios, a luxury, expression-neutral salon suite, Victor creates identity-affirming, holistic experiences for LGBTQIA+ Black and Brown clients. From transformative color to gender-affirming cuts, his work transcends aesthetics — it’s the sacred art of becoming who you are, boldly.

🜂 “My chair isn’t just a salon seat — it’s a sanctuary.”