Elizabeth Leiba

Founder, The Center for Black Women, Work, and Power

I lead a research-driven initiative examining labor, leadership, and institutional accountability at a critical inflection point in the American workforce.

My work focuses on how Black women experience power inside organizations, how institutions respond to economic and cultural disruption, and how leadership norms, policy decisions, and workplace structures shape outcomes over time. I approach these questions through long-form research, narrative analysis, and applied inquiry grounded in lived professional experience.

I have published multiple books that function as field-based research, documenting patterns in voice, silence, leadership evaluation, and institutional behavior across corporate, educational, and policy-adjacent environments. These works serve as qualitative evidence informing my ongoing analysis of workplace systems rather than as prescriptive or self-help material.

The Center for Black Women, Work, and Power provides a formal home for this body of work, supporting sustained scholarship, public-facing analysis, and institutional engagement. It is intentionally structured as a lightweight research entity to preserve independence, rigor, and publication focus.

I am currently engaged in research, writing, and advisory work related to workforce transformation, leadership dynamics, and organizational accountability.

For research inquiries or institutional correspondence:
info@centerforblackwomenworkandpower.org

Podcast Host

Host of Black Power Moves, a weekly deep dive podcast that is part of the Ebony Covering Black America Podcast Network. Episodes inform about Black culture, empowerment, entrepreneurship, and history.  

The podcast format exemplifies a casual, get-to-know-you conversation, rather than an interview. This  expresses the mission and goals, which are simply to amplify the voices of Black people across the Diaspora.

To that end, there are no prepared questions, to recreate the tradition of oral storytelling through a historical African lens. Guests tell their own stories in a way that feels comfortable and natural, with the host guiding the conversation in the framework of an authentic, culturally sensitive and relevant narrative that has a goal to amplify Black voices and inspire, educate and motivate listeners. 

Guests include Black tech leaders, college presidents, community leaders, trail blazing business and social entrepreneurs, educators, and cultural icons.

Notable Guests Include: 
- Qaadirah Abdur-Rahim, the City of Atlanta’s Chief Equity Officer
- April Walker, General Manager of the US Microsoft Technology Centers
- Glenn Woods, Senior Brand Social Media Manager for Hulu
- Kimberly Evans, Vice President for JP Morgan Chase & Company
- Sheldon Louis, Partner Manager for Twitter Sports
- Jacqie McWilliams, Commissioner of the CIAA
- Adjoa B. Asamoah, Co-Founder of the CROWN Coalition
- Manuel Godoy, CEO of Black Sands Entertainment 
- Dr. Kevin James, President of Morris Brown College
- Dr. Hadiyah-Nicole Green, Founder of the Ora Lee Smith Cancer Research Foundation
- Natalie Miller, Owner of the Historic Magnolia House 
- Jackie Iloh, Diversity & Equity Strategist at Lyft 
- Donna Dozier Gordon, Head of Inclusion & Diversity in the US at H&M
- Sue-Ann Robinson - Attorney for Ben Crump Law and CJ Lawrence - CEO of Black with No Chaser

Lola Bakare

Author “Responsible Marketing” | Future Is Female Shortlist ‘25 | Adweek Creative 100 ‘23 | Anthem Award Winning Strategist | CMO Advisor | Exec Thought Partner/Co-Creator | Speaker | Moderator | Facilitator

***Anthem Award-winning CMO Advisor***

Author | Inclusive Marketing Strategist | Keynote Speaker

I provide marketing leaders and their teams with empathetic real talk, fluff-free guidance, actionable thought partnership, coaching, workshops, and training to accelerate career growth, and maximize business outcomes. 

Owner —> be/co (www.makeitbe.co)
Movement Leader —> #responsiblemarketing

Previously: 
* Daily Dot
* Dell
* Gatorade
* Ronzoni
* Smirnoff

Bylines: 
* Adweek 
* Business Insider
* Campaign
* Harvard Business Review
* Marketing Brew

Featured In: 
* AdAge
* Adweek 
* SHRM

Panels / Keynotes: 
* ANA Brand Purpose Committee
* Brandweek
* Equality Lounge (The Female Quotient)
* LIONs for Marketers Series
* Sustainable Brands
* SXSW
* Tory Burch Foundation

Juries: 
* Anthem Awards
* Dubai Lynx
* Shorty Awards

Boards:
* Sparks & Honey (Omnicom)
* Monument Lab

Books: 
* Responsible Marketing: How To Create An Authentic & Inclusive Marketing Strategy (December 2024, Kogan Page)

Work with me —> lola@makeitbe.co



Forbes CMO Network Contributor

Remember, it is Black History Month...

Not Black people tip toe around your comfort month, 

Not Black people reward you for being such a great ally month, 

Not Black people explain things you could research on your own month. 

Not Black people teach you how to play spades in the break room month. 

It is Black History Month. 

Make moves accordingly. 


(If these highlights are useful, read the full ADWEEK piece for more:  https://lnkd.in/dpSxkRmx ...who knew this would only increase in relevance since it was originally published in 2022)

#BlackHistoryMonth #HeritageMonths #ResponsibleMarketing

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