Sair Collective

Chapel Hill, NC. SAIR is a DEIB consulting firm providing assessments, training, coaching, and membership products to a variety of organizations - from the Fortune 100 to non-profits. 
Oversaw design, development, and deployment of 5 major DEIB assessments. Consulting projects included:
- Assessing the readiness of the Fortune 500 transportation sales team to embrace DEIB concepts and measuring current inclusion and belonging.  
- Analyzing cross-racial interactions at a continuing care and retirement community with 600+ primarily white residents and 400+ primarily POC care providers. 
- Assessing belonging at a regional Behavior Health Care company with 2000+ employees distributed across field sites in two states. 
- Detailing inclusion and equity opportunities at a clean energy startup with 100 remote employees. 

Led development, design, and delivery of 40+ DEIB custom trainings. SAIR developed custom hybrid training on Kajabi, Searchi, and Howspace platforms. Primary facilitator of all SAIR’s live workshops and discussions.  Subjects Included: Cisgender Sexism, Microaggressions, Fatphobia, Neurodiversity Disability and Chronic Illness, Saviorism and the Mission Driven Organization, Cultural Humble Facilitation and Mediation, Belonging During A Layoff, Classism, Gaslighting, Trauma Informed Classroom Management, Developing Inclusive Curricula. 

Developed the Belonging Circle, SAIR’s membership for DEIB practitioners, which consists of toolkits and blueprints for DEIB initiatives, executive development, ERG leadership and skills development, and ongoing management of DEIB department responsibilities. 

Responsible for SAIR’s marketing and social media, proposal development, and sales process.

Principal and Founder

Delta Gamma

Elected to serve on 7 member governing body.  Founded in 1873, Delta Gamma is a 501(c)(7) with over 150 collegiate chapters, 200 alumnae chapters and associations, and nearly 200,000 living members. Oversaw marketing communications strategy, including a strategic realignment of resources and crisis response communication plan. Change agent responsible for moving DEI efforts forward. Oversight of the 150th celebration and biannual Convention.

Council Trustee Communications

Consultant to national sorority on groundbreaking equity audit.  Advising Kirwan Institute equity audit team through contextualizing the sorority’s history and developing strategic initiatives for a more inclusive future.

Member Of The Board Of Advisors - Equity Assessment

Race Matters & White Women Discussing Racism

I am expert in moderating and facilitating challenging discussions around foundational racism and equity concepts among thousands of participants.  

Creator and moderator of Race Matters, a highly active discussion group of 800+ white members at early stages on an anti-racism journey, to learn, ask questions and explore implicit beliefs with intentionally kind and donated labor from BIPOC.   

Moderator of White Woman Discussion Racism, a 2500+ member online group. 

Facilitator of weekly discussions on racial equity and inclusion topics with 8000+ member parenting group.

Founder and Moderator

Everyone's NC

Co-founder, Everyone’s NC.  An umbrella association bringing together nonprofits, elected officials, and 20+ activist organizations representing 60,000+ members focused on aligning missions, amplifying impact, and reducing redundancies. Together with two other counders, I conceptualized group, developed buy-in from stakeholders, planned and executed first two annual meetings of group leaders, weekly calls, and online communications.

Co-Founder

Glee & Bliss

As a freelance photographer, I specialized in photographing children, families, headshots and commercial work that utilized non-professional talent. Led and managed team of two photographer/editors.

Photographer/Owner

Our Shot NC

As a founding member of Our Shot, NC PAC, I worked with high-profile candidates and legislators on various issues, including redistricting reform, voting rights, racial equity, and criminal justice policy. Our Shot NC Political Action Committee, advised by Rep. Graig Meyer, raised money for candidates in competitive 2018 state house races.

Co-founder

Weddings Magazine

Weddings Magazine was a fashion-forward, four-color glossy wedding property of Mangrum Publishing. As Editor, I was responsible for editorial planning and content creation, and I collaborated to plan and execute photoshoots. Weddings Magazine had a circulation of 20K and was published twice a year in the Research Triangle of NC.

Editor

Corey Williams Events

Owner and event Designer, primarily working with social event clients. Assisted 60+ brides and hundreds of RDU vendors from planning through execution of their event. From designing tablescapes and budgeting to managing the organizational process, we provided a level of professional service that was unique in the Raleigh/Durham market.

Event Planner

Gadgetspace, LLC

Developed marketing strategy, website, and sales support for software startup offering responsive, multi-platform device adaptation for websites.

Marketing Manager

Passionate, driven leader specializing in equity advocacy and education.  Experienced in guiding teams and individuals through strategic alignment of values with processes and incentives, and building stakeholder engagement - online and in person -  around issues of diversity and inclusion.

Corey Williams

Most people spend their lives following rules they never agreed to; rules they don’t even remember learning. I help leaders and teams unlearn those invisible expectations so they can communicate clearly, innovate boldly, and build resilience that lasts.

I didn’t discover this work through theory; I discovered it while navigating cancer treatment with a camera in my hand. When I documented my journey online—messy, humorous, unfiltered—it reached hundreds of millions of people. Those posts became my TEDx talk, my bestselling book, an original song, and my short documentary now on the festival circuit.

My story is unusual, but the lesson is universal: when you stop performing and stop obeying made-up rules about how you’re “supposed” to show up, you gain clarity, creativity, connection, and real resilience. Today I teach this to organizations that want cultures where people speak up, innovate freely, and bring their whole selves to work.

What I Bring to the Room:
⭐ TEDx Speaker on rewriting internal rules
⭐ Documentary Producer & Editor
⭐ Bestselling Author
⭐ Founder of SHINE
⭐ Viral Creator with 450M+ views
⭐ Professional Vocalist &amp; Creative Performer
⭐ Cancer Thriver

What I Help Organizations Do:
⭐ Build sustainable, science-backed resilience
⭐ Strengthen communication and visibility
⭐ Reduce perfectionism and performance masking
⭐ Create psychological safety
⭐ Navigate change with humor and clarity
⭐ Reignite creativity as a strategic advantage

How I Work:
Through keynotes, workshops, trainings, and leadership development programs, I teach practical frameworks such as:
⭐️ The Unrule Method: Identifying and unlearning outdated rules that limit confidence, creativity, and leadership potential
⭐️ The LAF Blueprint: Using humor to reframe hard moments and unlock resilience
⭐️ The RESET Framework: a neuroscience-backed method for regulating stress and choosing intentional action

Who Brings Me In:
Event organizers, HR leaders, corporate learning teams, women’s leadership programs, healthcare organizations, creative industries, founders, and companies navigating change or cultural transformation.

Media outlets and podcast hosts invite me when they want a fresh, humorous, and deeply human take on resilience, creativity, authentic leadership, and navigating adversity with honesty and joy.

If We Haven’t Met Yet:
I believe authenticity is a performance advantage, clarity is a confidence amplifier, and creativity can save your life.

 If you’re building a culture where humans are encouraged to be fully human, I’d love to connect. nika@streambankmedia.com

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