Kezia Williams's Email & Phone Number

💼 Past Experience

Kezia Williams has worked in many different roles within the government for the past five years. In this role, she has managed logistics for a senior advisory council and has also managed project budgets in a manner that met budgetary guidelines and had a positive impact on the organization. In her previous roles, she has also had some direct experience with nonprofits, working as a liaison between 15 nonprofit partners and the President of the United States. She has also developed a marketing plan that promotes PIC-sponsored events. Additionally, she has managed the work activities of 16 staff and has worked with various federal agencies throughout her time in government.

🎓 Education

Kezia Williams has a bachelor's degree in political science and journalism from Christopher Newport University.

💡 Technical & Interpersonal Skills

Kezia Williams has experience working in the following areas:- CEO at Black upStart- Chief Executive Officer at Black upStart in Washington D.C. Metro Area- Develop faculty-endorsed curriculum to train early stage African-American entrepreneurs to start job creating small businesses- Engage 30 faculty members, who are industry leaders and academia, in implementing curricula with the intention of creating an entrepreneurial ecosystem that supports persistence among African-American small business owners beyond their first year of business.- Lead business accelerators benefiting early stage African-American entrepreneurs in Washington, DC; Brooklyn, NY; Raleigh, NC; Durham, NC; Charlotte, NC; Brooklyn, NY; and Baltimore, MD.- Connect African-American entrepreneurs to funding opportunities available to community development financial institutions, banks and angel investors.Outcomes:- Trained nearly 200 early stage African-American entrepreneurs operating small businesses in six markets.- Expanded the Black upStart's online social media network to 66,000 followers who self identify as African-American entrepreneurs, innovators or creatives.- Trained program graduates to crowdfund $100,000 cumulatively to support their business needs, enabling 95% of participants to attend the accelerator free andfund other essential expenses.- Hosted popup marketplaces attracting over 3,000 people interested in supporting African-American small businesses and introduced our program graduates to new customers and supporters.Senior Program Manager at UNCF in Washington D.C. Metro Area- Administers a $20+ million program designed to cultivate the next generation of Black entrepreneurs and innovators.- Oversees competitive scholarship application and program admission process for undergraduate, graduate and postdoctoral scholars.- Trains African-American undergraduate, graduate and post-doctoral students on how to start successful and profitable businesses- Develops and oversees curricula development for scholars, ensuring delivery of creative, interactive and engaging information about entrepreneurship, innovation and economics.- Manages an online educational platform for African-American millennial scholars.- Designs programming that engages African-American scholars in "hands-on" learning opportunities about entrepreneurship, innovation and economics.Successes:- Trained nearly 200 early stage African-American entrepreneurs operating small businesses in six markets.- Expanded the Black upStart's online social media network to 66,000 followers who self identify as African-American entrepreneurs, innovators or creatives.- Trained program graduates to crowdfund $100,000 cumulatively to support their business needs, enabling 95% of participants to attend the accelerator free andfund other essential expenses.- Hosted popup marketplaces attracting over 3,000 people interested in supporting African-American small businesses and introduced our program graduates to new customers and supporters.Senior Program Manager at UNCF in Washington D.C. Metro Area- Administers a $20+ million program designed to cultivate the next generation of Black entrepreneurs and innovators.- Oversees competitive scholarship application and program admission process for undergraduate, graduate and postdoctoral scholars.- Trains African-American undergraduate, graduate and post-doctoral students