Proven Track Record
As Co-Founder and COO of Blavity, grew the company to 80 employees across 4 cities, scaled business operations to double-digit-million annual revenue, led the team through 2 acquisitions, and established Blavity as the largest media company for Black Millennials.
Over a decade of experience
Through Experience at Bain & Co., the Dialogue Arts Project, and Stanford Graduate School of Business’s Arbuckle Leadership Coaching program, Aaron has facilitated over 200 workshops and training sessions. He serves as an Advisor for the B-Corp Inclusive Economies Action Committee.
Tailored Expertise
Combines tactical business experience with years of training in poetry, facilitated dialogue, and empathetic leadership. Aaron is a published author, TEDx speaker, Forbes Under 30 winner, holds his MBA from Stanford, and has received multiple awards in both the business and artistic arenas. He specializes in identity-based inquiry, creative strategies, and systems-level transformation.
“Coaching helps you find secrets you keep from yourself”
APPROACH
Combining Theory and Practice
I believe that coaching helps you find secrets you keep from yourself and is a deeply essential part of any executive or entrepreneur’s journey to self-discovery.
As Co-Founder and COO of Blavity, Inc., I secured multiple rounds of funding from top VC firms, completed two acquisitions, and scaled the team to over eighty full time employees resulting in annual revenue in the double digit millions. In my coaching practice, I have had the opportunity to work with a range of professionals including executives at Fortune 500 companies, private equity firms, educational non-profits, hedge funds, and high growth start-ups, as well as early stage entrepreneurial endeavors.
Blending the Strategic with the Artistic
As an artist and entrepreneur, I have had to navigate seemingly divergent career paths and have come to realize how dynamic they can be in conversation with one another. My aim as a coach is to reveal synergy between your creative vision and the structure and rigor of your business practices.
Through conversation, guided exercises and a personally tailored approach, I work with individuals to become more effective, empathetic, self-aware executives who create impact in their organizations and individual lives.
My goal is to accelerate your journey toward the vision you have for yourself.
Testimonials
“Highly recommend Aaron as an executive coach to anyone looking to become a more thoughtful leader! Aaron is an attentive listener who asks insightful, thought-provoking questions that will push your boundries. As I was juggling multiple big decisions at the same time, Aaron helped me distill what was truly important to me and my life goals.”
“As a business owner, I consider myself to be pretty savvy operationally - but working with Aaron unlocked a whole new level of thinking and clarity. Aaron has a unique approach that considers the facts and figures in connection with the social and emotional realities of running a business. He’s an active listener who is both creative and analytical. This hybrid perspective is Aaron’s superpower. His program helped me zoom out to better evaluate, strategize, and streamline — but beyond that working with Aaron got me excited to keep doing what I do!”
“Aaron and I were quickly able to co-create a trusted coaching partnership. As my coach, he asked meaningful questions that pushed me to re-think the way I was framing challenges and the limitations I was setting for myself. He helped me to work through setbacks, inspiring me by sharing the depth of his own experiences, while also creating space for me to develop my own individual path forward.”
“Aaron helped me look beyond the first order, to help me really zero in on how what I was doing was affecting others. He gives thoughtful and critical feedback. After just three months of working with Aaron I felt like a more empathetic and efficacious business leader.”
“One of the most thoughtful and passionate coaches that I’ve had the opportunity to receive coaching from. If you’re looking for someone to really be a sounding board and provide actionable, honest advice in life & business, he’s the person to go to. He’s an extremely great listener and brings with him a lot of positive energy into sessions. Can’t go wrong with Aaron.”
“If you want to challenge your current limiting beliefs about business, you need Aaron. It is rare that someone who has ‘been there, done that’ is willing to pass a helping hand to others. For nearly 3 years, we worked on breaking down my assumptions from years of programming about how founders like me ‘should’ behave rather than paying attention to what is actually true for me...and honoring that truth. If you get the opportunity to work with Aaron, fully understanding the gifts he brings to the table, you will find yourself delighted with the results.”
