Overview

A night to celebrate the women who make this community extraordinary!

This Juneteenth, Titan Executive Network™ is bringing our community together the way we do everything: with intention, with joy, and with the women who deserve to be celebrated.

We have reserved space in the Hennessy Baseline Club at Barclays Center for the New York Liberty vs. Washington Mystics Juneteenth Unity Night game. This is not a networking reception with a name badge. It is a gathering. It is us choosing to spend one of the most culturally significant nights of the year surrounded by Black executive women who have earned every single thing they have built.

If you are a TITAN member, this is our thank you. If you are visiting New York or a tri-state area member, this was made with you in mind. We want you to feel at home in Brooklyn the same way you feel at home inside this community.

We have a small number of seats available for prospective members as well. If a Black executive woman in your circle belongs inside TITAN, this is the perfect introduction, please reach out to us directly (titan@titanexecutivenetwork.com).

Space is extremely limited. This is an intimate gathering by design.

Who This Is For: Current TITAN members have priority access (local and visiting TITANs), and a limited number of prospective members who are Black executive women.

RSVP Policy: Your RSVP is your commitment. Space is limited and will not be expanded. Please register only if you intend to attend.

Questions? Reach us at titan@titanexecutivenetwork.com.

Overview

A conversation with author Deborah A. Carter

What happens when the people meant to uplift us are the ones pulling us down?

That is the question at the center of tonight's conversation, and it is one every woman in this room already knows the answer to, even if she has never said it out loud.

Titan Executive Network invites you to join us for Conversations from the Barrel, a candid, real-time dialogue with transformational speaker, author, and sisterhood advocate Deborah A. Carter, MSEd. Drawing on her book Chasing Sisterhood and the pursuit of friendship, Deborah will take us inside the crab barrel mentality, what it is, how it shows up in our closest relationships, and what it takes to finally walk away from it.

This is not a lecture. This is a conversation. And you are invited to be part of it.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT:

• An honest, no-filler deep dive into the dynamics of female friendship

• Language to name what you have been experiencing in your relationships

• A live Q&A with Deborah where real questions get real answers

• A community of Black executive women who are doing this work with you

DATE: Wednesday, May 13, 2026

TIME: 7:00 PM ET

FORMAT: Virtual (Zoom link provided upon registration)

COST: Free for TITAN members | $50 for non-members

You do not have to chase what is meant for you. But tonight, you do have to show up.

Register now. Space is limited.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Deborah A. Carter, MSEd is a transformational speaker, author, and visionary behind Chasing Sisterhood Initiative, a platform encouraging women to stop chasing and start choosing what truly aligns with their purpose.

With a diverse career background across Fortune 500 corporations, non-profits, and entrepreneurship, Deborah brings a direct, personal perspective on how people show up at times with negative energy and hidden agendas.

Whether on stage, in workshops, or through community engagement, Deborah delivers messages that resonate deeply with audiences, creating spaces that challenge perspectives and spark honest conversations.

A Conversation with Karesha McGee, Author of The Family Healthcare Playbook

You have a crisis communications plan at work. A business continuity plan. A performance review playbook. But what about the plan for the moment your phone rings and a doctor is on the other end?

Titan Executive Network invites you to an evening that will change the way you think about your family’s health. Join us for a powerful conversation with Karesha McGee, a 25-year tech communications veteran and author of The Family Healthcare Playbook: An Action Plan for the Accidental Caregiver.

Karesha did not set out to be a caregiver. She set out to be an executive. But when her mother experienced two brain aneurysms, multiple brain surgeries, and a series of strokes, Karesha did what she knew how to do: she built a playbook. One she took to every doctor’s appointment, every emergency room visit, every 911 call.

Now she has turned that playbook into a book for all of us.

This event will cover:

• The Before: what every family should have in place before a medical crisis hits

• The During: how to advocate confidently in medical settings and know what to do in an emergency

• The After: what caregiving actually looks like once your loved one comes home

• The conversation we don’t have: Black families, healthcare distrust, and how to bridge it

RSVP TODAY!

About Karesha McGee

Karesha McGee is an award-winning global communications leader and sought-after public speaker with more than 20 years of experience in the high-tech industry. She is also a caregiver.

Throughout her career, McGee has advised C-level and senior executives at large multinationals, high-growth start-ups, and venture capital firms including Slack (now Salesforce), Cisco, Oracle, Uber, BEA Systems, Hello Tractor, and Vested World. Interspersed with these high-powered professional milestones have been intense seasons of serving as the primary caregiver for her mother through significant health crises, including breast cancer and two brain aneurysms which resulted in multiple brain surgeries and other medical interventions.

The dichotomy of working as a senior enterprise software tech executive while simultaneously serving as her mother’s primary caregiver has forced McGee to develop a pragmatic, systems-based approach to navigating healthcare and decision-making under pressure. Her experiences of embracing the joys and challenges of caregiving became the foundation for her book, The Family Healthcare Playbook: An Action Plan for the Accidental Caregiver, which translates hard-earned lessons and best practices into an empowering resource for families, medical professionals, business leaders, and anyone who suddenly finds themselves caring for a loved one.

Currently, McGee is the CEO & Founder of Allana Advisory Services, a boutique communications advisory firm. Previously, she served as VP of Communications at Slack, where she built their first global corporate communications function and helped lead the company through multiple fundraises, executive hires, its direct listing on the New York Stock Exchange, and its subsequent acquisition by Salesforce. She also led 1 executive communications at Uber and served as a partner at the Pramana Collective. Additionally, McGee spent nearly seven years as a member of the executive communications team for John Chambers, former Chairman and CEO of Cisco.

In addition to her professional pursuits, McGee has regularly volunteered in her community. She is currently a Board Trustee of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, California, which comprises the de Young and the Legion of Honor museums, as well as the American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.). She is a member of Black Women on Boards (BWOB) and an alum of Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT) and the Rotary International group study program in Brazil.

McGee graduated cum laude from Cornell University with a BA in anthropology and received an executive MBA from the joint UC Berkeley Haas School of Business and Columbia Graduate School of Business program. She has traveled extensively throughout Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America. She speaks Spanish, has a working knowledge of Portuguese, and when she’s not caregiving, enjoys dancing Cuban salsa in the rueda style.

A Journaling & Reflective Leadership Workshop for Black Women Executives

Black Love sometimes looks like slowing down long enough to listen to yourself.

Finding Our Superpower is a guided journaling and reflective leadership workshop created for Black women executives who want space to reconnect with their inner wisdom, honor their lived experience, and practice self-love without performance or pressure.

Grounded in themes from Dr. Menah Pratt’s award-winning book, Blackwildgirl: A Writer’s Journey to Take Back Her Superpower, this session invites participants into a gentle, intentional journaling practice—one that centers reflection, reclamation, and self-trust as leadership tools.

This is a journals-in-hand experience. Participants are encouraged to bring a journal, notebook, or blank pages and a pen or pencil. Through guided prompts, framing reflections, and optional moments of sharing, participants will engage in writing as a way to explore identity, leadership, and the wisdom forged across Black womanhood.

No prior journaling experience is required.

• If you’ve never journaled before, this is a low-stakes, supportive space to try it for the first time

• If journaling is already part of your practice, this is an opportunity to deepen and elevate how you use it for reflection, grounding, and leadership clarity

Participants will experience:

• A calm, confidential virtual space rooted in care and agency

• Guided journaling inspired by Blackwildgirl and our lived experience as Black women

• Creative engagement focused on insight—not writing skill or artistic ability

• Permission to engage at your own depth, in your own way

This workshop is not about fixing or optimizing yourself. It is about remembering what you already carry.

Black Love, expressed as self-love, reflection, and reclamation.

Facilitated by Dr. Menah Pratt, JD, PhD Author of Blackwildgirl: A Writer’s Journey to Take Back Her Superpower

About Menah Pratt, JD, PhD

Dr. Menah Pratt is a seasoned C-suite executive, tenured full professor, and nationally recognized scholar-practitioner with more than 25 years of leadership experience in public and private higher education. She has served in executive roles including Chief Strategy Officer, Chief of Staff, Chief Compliance Officer, University Counsel, and Assistant Secretary of the University. She is the author of six books examining race, gender, leadership, and lived experience, including Blackwildgirl: A Writer’s Journey to Take Back Her Superpower and its companion journal. Her work bridges executive leadership, scholarship, and reflective practice. From 2023–2025, Dr. Pratt has facilitated more than 20 workshops and delivered 50+ speaking engagements for leadership organizations, universities, and professional associations nationwide. She is widely recognized for creating spaces that are intellectually rigorous, culturally grounded, and deeply affirming.

About the book:

Blackwildgirl: A Writer’s Journey to Take Back Her Superpower: Summary and Synopsis Through 45 years of journals, poems, and letters to Love beginning at the age of 8, this candid, raw, and unconventional genre-bending autobiography with acts, stages, scenes, and lessons learned shares the story of one woman’s lifelong journey to reclaim Blackwildgirl, her queen superpower that she was separated from as part of a childhood bargain made by her parents. Surviving a twelve-stage initiation, Blackwildgirl, who was buried like a seed, fights against strong and powerful weeds seeking to strangle and suffocate her and becomes a wild woman warrior. This book is for anyone who wants to understand the experiences of girls as they seek to become wild women—women who are fierce and fearless; women who are warriors for themselves and others; women who are committed to cultivating and excavating their spiritual gardens and tilling their spiritual souls to blossom and bloom; and women who want to move from invisible underground lives to aboveground lives of impact and influence by reclaiming their original power and role as women in the world. Blackwildgirl has received several literary awards:

• 2025 Independent Author Network Book of the Year (Biography and Autobiography- Blackwildgirl)

• 2025 Literary Global Independent Author Award (Nonfiction Autobiography-Blackwildgirl)

• 2025 American Legacy Book Award (Inspirational Nonfiction-Blackwildgirl)

The Executive Fortress
Strategic Career Defense

Special Guest: Marjorie Mesidor, Esq.

In 2026, loving yourself as a Black woman executive means protecting what you’ve built.

As DEI initiatives are quietly dismantled, AI reshapes performance and promotion decisions, and leadership roles increasingly place Black women on the “glass cliff,” career success without protection is no longer enough.

The Executive Fortress is an executive-level legal strategy session designed for Black women leaders who understand that their careers are high-value assets—and deserve to be defended accordingly.

Led by employment attorney and strategist Marjorie Mesidor, this session moves beyond surface-level advice to offer real, tactical guidance on how to safeguard your role, reputation, and legacy across every phase of executive life—from negotiation and performance management to exit strategy.

Participants will explore:

• How to negotiate executive contracts that anticipate AI-driven restructuring and leadership risk

• Strategies for creating an unassailable paper trail in increasingly algorithm-driven workplaces

• How to protect yourself amid DEI rollbacks and “reverse discrimination” scrutiny

• What a clean, strategic exit looks like—and how to secure one without reputational harm

This is not about leaning in.
It’s about locking it down.

Black Love, expressed as career protection.

👉 RSVP to secure your seat

About Marjorie Mesidor

Marjorie is the Founder and Chief Visionary Officer of Mesidor PLLC, a nationally respected employment and workplace discrimination law firm dedicated to advancing justice, equity, and accountability in the workplace. Widely known as “The Harassment Slayer,” Marjorie is a fearless advocate for employees facing discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and systemic misconduct. Over the course of her career, she has secured more than $87 million in verdicts and settlements, restoring dignity and power to workers across the country.

A seasoned trial attorney with a proven record of success, Marjorie is known for taking on complex, high-stakes cases against some of the nation’s largest employers. Her work includes landmark victories such as Johnson v. STRIVE, which helped establish that individuals of the same race may discriminate against one another under anti-discrimination laws, and Sooroojballie v. Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, where she secured a multi-million-dollar jury verdict for race- and national-origin-based hostile work environment claims. With a consistently high success rate, Marjorie is recognized for her strategic precision, courtroom excellence, and unwavering commitment to employee rights.

Beyond litigation, Marjorie is a sought-after speaker, facilitator, and legal educator, regularly delivering keynote addresses and leading workshops that translate employment law into practical tools for individuals and organizations. She has served as a continuing legal education panelist for leading institutions, including NYU’s Institute of Judicial Administration, the Practising Law Institute, and the National Employment Lawyers Association, and is frequently called upon to guide conversations around workplace culture, equity, and accountability.

Marjorie is also a trusted national media voice. She serves as a legal correspondent for Court TV and has been featured in TIME, NPR, Reuters, Bloomberg Law, NBC News, CBS News, Fox News, Law360, and other major outlets, offering insight at the intersection of law, culture, and civil rights.

Her leadership and impact have earned widespread recognition. Chambers USA 2025 ranked Marjorie among New York’s top plaintiff-side employment attorneys, and Mesidor PLLC was honored in the Chambers Spotlight 2026. She is a Herald Top Lawyers Honoree in Employment & Discrimination Law, recognized by Best Lawyers across multiple consecutive years, a recipient of the Long Island Business News Leaders in Law Award, a recurring honoree on the Long Island Press Power List, and the recipient of the Judge Raymond Lohier Pinnacle Legal Award from the Haitian American Lawyers Association of New York. In 2026, she was also honored by the NAACP Islip–Smithtown Branch for her contributions to civil rights and workplace justice. Nationally, she has received repeated trial-advocacy distinctions, including recognition from the National Trial Lawyers, National Women Trial Lawyers, Civil Rights Trial Lawyers Association, and The National Black Lawyers.

Deeply committed to developing the next generation of advocates, Marjorie founded the Mesidor Pierre Louis Law Fellowship, an initiative that removes financial barriers to the legal profession and cultivates future leaders in plaintiff-side employment law.

Under her leadership, Mesidor PLLC advances its bold initiative, “Path to Obsoletion,” rooted in three pillars: Relentless Employer Accountability, Empowering Employees Through Education, and Cultivating the Next Generation of Advocates. Through impactful litigation, education, and thought leadership, Marjorie Mesidor continues to redefine employment law advocacy—driving systemic change one case, one client, and one workplace at a time.

The Psychology of Style: Holiday Confidence, Titan Energy A Titan Talk with Brenda Gonzalez

The holidays are here — and with them come celebrations, year-end reflections, and the pressure to “show up” when life is already lifing. Before you dive into the season, join Titan for an uplifting, wellness-centered session that blends fashion psychology with real-world mindset tools.

In this exclusive Titan Talk, fashion psychologist and stylist Brenda Gonzalez breaks down the science behind why we wear what we wear — and how you can use color, silhouette, and intentional styling to boost confidence, regulate mood, and show up as your fullest self this holiday season.

What to Expect:

• The psychology behind style and how it impacts confidence

• Color cues that shift your mood and energy

• A holiday style guide for all body types

• Simple hacks to elevate your look (and your mindset)

• How to dress for joy, not stress — especially during the busiest season of the year

Plus: Titan Exclusives We’re raffling off 1–2 one-hour virtual styling sessions with Brenda (valued at ~$500 each). Titan members who refer a new client who books a full styling package will earn a free 1-hour virtual styling session. Whether you’re heading into office parties, family gatherings, or stepping into 2026 with intention, this session will help you do it with clarity, joy, and unmistakable Titan energy.

Let’s step into the season with confidence — inside and out.

Get your ticket today!

About Brenda Gonzalez

Brenda Gonzalez is the Founder of Styled By B, TEDx Speaker, Image Consultant, Personal Stylist, and #1 Bestselling Author. She helps executives and entrepreneurs elevate their presence, amplify their visibility, and command every room through a refined fusion of strategic style and personal branding. A proud Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) alumna with 15+ years in the Financial Services industry, she supports leaders across Fortune 500 companies through transformative 1:1 executive presence coaching and corporate workshops that sharpen confidence, communication, and influence. Brenda partners with Dress for Success Worldwide to deliver quarterly global workshops in 15 countries, and her work has been featured on News12 Long Island, Bold Journey, and Canvas Rebel magazines.

Titan welcomes you to Nkeoma Luxury Salon…

About this event

Step into an exclusive, hands-on masterclass designed for Black professional women who are ready to take full control of their natural hair journey. With only 20 participants, this intimate session delivers bespoke guidance and actionable strategies tailored to your unique hair, lifestyle, and preferences.

Led by Ebby Ajegbo and her team of stylists, you’ll explore a professional haircare consultation form like never before. This is not just paperwork—it’s your personal roadmap to understanding your hair, setting expectations for quality care, and mastering styling and maintenance with confidence.

Then, break into small groups with women who share similar textures and experiences. Dive deep into personalized tips, practical techniques, and real-time guidance, all designed to empower you to elevate your daily routine and every salon visit.

Leave this masterclass with clarity, confidence, and pride in your hair—ready to embrace it as a statement of your style, your identity, and your power. This is your moment to celebrate, learn, and lead with your natural hair like never before.

⏰ 48-hour priority RSVP window for members only! Only 20 seats, so reserve your spot today!

About Ebby & Nkeoma Luxury Salon

Nkeoma, meaning "the good one" in the Ibo language, is more than just a salon – it's a vibe, a celebration of African and African-American beauty, and a big, warm hug for your hair. Our journey started with a simple yet powerful idea: What if a salon could be more than just a place to get your hair done? What if it could be a community, a space where every curl, kink, and coil is not just embraced but celebrated?

Our journey began with deeply personal experiences. Over the years, Ebby experienced firsthand the frustration of inconsistent service, a less-than-ideal environment, and a general feeling of not being truly understood by the salons I visited. The tipping point came when our daughter endured a particularly subpar salon experience—a moment that hit close to home and made it clear that something had to change.

Motivated by that experience, we set out to build Nkeoma Luxury Salon—a sanctuary where natural hair is celebrated and cared for with the highest level of excellence. "Nkeoma," our daughter's middle name meaning "The Good One" in Ibo (a Nigerian language), perfectly encapsulates our promise: to create a luxurious, warm, and inclusive space where every client with curly and textured hair feels seen, valued, and empowered.

As corporate professionals with a passion for creating meaningful change, we decided to take matters into our own hands. Though we didn't come from a traditional haircare background, we immersed ourselves in learning from the very best, refining every detail, and ensuring that our salon isn't just another service provider-it's a community hub dedicated to genuine care and consistent, exceptional service.

Join us as we redefine what a salon experience should be. At Nkeoma Luxury Salon, you're not just getting a service; you're becoming part of a movement to celebrate authentic beauty and build a nurturing environment that truly cares

How Experts Turn a Single Yes into Stages, Sales, and Sustainable Income
with Shantel Love

We know you’ve done the work. You know your message matters. But when it comes to pitching yourself for speaking and media? You’re still playing small or worse, getting ignored. Titan Executive Network is happy to partner with Shantel Love to help show off your greatest asset, YOU!

In this high-impact masterclass, Shantel will pull back the curtain on the exact system she uses to go from cold pitch to paid stage. You’ll learn:

• Why most pitches get deleted before they’re opened (and how to fix it)

• The follow-up sequence that quietly books out my calendar

• Where the top 1% of speakers are finding opportunities no one else talks about

• How to delegate and automate outreach so your brand grows while you work less

This isn’t theory. It’s the same framework that’s helped many clients land $10k+ keynotes, enterprise partnerships, and repeat podcast invites without burning out on endless cold emails or social media begging.

If you’re ready to stop waiting to be chosen and start closing deals with confidence, this session is for you.

Save your seat and discover how to turn your pitch into profit again and again.

SPEAKER BIO

Shantel Love is the creator of the Enterprise Personal Brand Lab™ and a visibility + engagement strategist who helps executives, organizations, and high-achievers transform influence into impact.

After leading global teams for two decades and becoming one of Gallup’s top 5% most engaged leaders, she realized the real challenge companies face isn’t a lack of talent—it’s a lack of engagement and visibility. Despite hitting goals, many leaders and employees were still overlooked, undervalued, or burnt out.

So she spent years studying what drives loyalty, retention, and recognition inside Fortune 500 companies and discovered a powerful truth: visibility is the currency of opportunity. Not the noisy, performative kind—but the type that accelerates careers, protects revenue, and future-proofs organizations.

Today, Shantel equips companies with frameworks like Manager Engagement + AI Fluency™ and individuals with her Promote Your D@mn Self™ method, helping them retain top talent, build cultures of belonging, and turn personal brands into enterprise assets. Her thought leadership has been featured on NBC, and she has delivered game-changing talks on stages such as AWS re:Invent and the Sistas in Sales Summit, inspiring audiences to lead with confidence and authenticity.

When she’s not keynoting stages or shaping workplace culture, she’s reminding leaders everywhere: “You’re not overlooked because you’re not good enough. You’re overlooked because you’re not properly positioned."

After a long day of leading, managing, and showing up for everyone else, where do you go to just be?

Welcome to TITAN’s Sisterhood Circle, a sacred space created just for you—to rest, reflect and reconnect. In this special evening gathering, there’s no formal agenda, no pressure to perform—just space to be real, to release, and to feel restored in the company of powerful women who get it.

This session is designed with intention but held with softness, gently guiding us from awareness to connection to release. Together, we’ll open and close in prayer, check in on our state of mind, make space for open dialogue, and end with a guided meditation inspired by the mantra made famous on A Different World:

“Relax. Relate. Release.”

Whether you need to vent, be lifted, or simply sit in sisterhood, this circle is for you. You’ll leave feeling more grounded, more connected, and more whole.

Come as you are. We’ll be here to hold space for you.

So, you've secured the bag—now it's time to make it work for you.

Join us for an exclusive Venture Capitalism 101 Fireside Chat, where you'll hear from Rochelle Grayson, Founder of Mosaic Accelerator and a seasoned expert in angel investing and venture capital. She'll share the insights and strategies you need to invest like a TITAN, turning your hard-earned dollars into long-term wealth and impact.

Not so savvy on the world of venture capitalism and angel investing? Don't worry, we're starting from the ground up. This session is designed to give you the foundational knowledge and confidence needed to begin your angel and VC investment journey, all in service of sowing the seeds of generational wealth for yourself and our community.

Feel like you’ve already got the basics, or better yet, are you an expert yourself? PLEASE JOIN US! Chime in if there’s something we’ve missed or if you have an investment story or a golden tip we can all learn from. 

TITANs learn from and elevate one another, so no matter your knowledge level, there’s a place for everyone in discussing how we 10X the bag!

Come ready to learn, connect, and collectively level up our financial game.

RSVP here by Monday, April 14, 2025.

About Rochelle Grayson and Mosaic Accelerator
Rochelle Grayson is the Founder of Mosaic Accelerator, an early-stage accelerator empowering non-technical, marginalized, Black, Indigenous, and women of color to build successful, sustainable, tech-enabled businesses.

Rochelle founded Mosaic with the belief that non-technical, women founders from marginalized, racialized, and underrepresented communities have the potential to be some of the most innovative and impactful entrepreneurs in the world! Mosaic is dedicated to providing these women with the skills, knowledge, and networks needed to build and grow successful, sustainable, tech-enabled businesses.

This enlightening event focused on mental health, executive coaching and people leadership perspectives. Through a powerful discussion we aimed to explore solutions to challenges like burnout, workplace bullying, microaggressions, and keeping resilient and rising in our careers— even when we feel defeated by racial backlashes, layoffs and downsizing. We offered attendees coaching referrals from women in our network to encourage continued support and lasting impact beyond our event dialogue.

Panelists

Dr. Janet Taylor - Psychiatrist/Self Care Expert

Erica Hamilton - Executive Coach, CEO & Founder of The Memo I Never Got (MING)

In recognition of National Minority Health Awareness Month, we convened a panel discussion in partnership with Vibrant Health featuring three distinguished Black C-suite leaders. This insightful event focused on how to build our wealth and wellness in the workplace and beyond, addressing both the significance and the unique challenges faced by Black women leaders.

Panelists

Dr. Tia Dole, Chief 988 Lifeline Officer of Vibrant Emotional Health
Tiffany Dufu, President of Tory Burch Foundation
Stephanie A. Royal, Chief People & Culture Officer of Robin Hood
Moderated by Lesleigh "LIU" Irish-Underwood, Chief External Affairs Officer & Head of Brand of Vibrant Emotional Health