writer. dreamer. doer.
hi, my name is Maacah (pronounced MOCK-ah)
an Aspen Ideas Festival Fellow, Ford Foundation Grantee, TEDx alum, Clinton Global Initiative delegate, former print publisher—current digital publisher—and independent traveler and writer, my creative career is a far-cry from the dental school track I imagined for myself as a teenager.
strategist. creative. director.
my specialty is being able to see the forest and the trees! you save so much time, money, and energy by taking a little bit of time up front to address preventable mishaps, instead of trying to build your parachute after you've jumped out of the plane. sounds obvious, right? and yet. if everyone were doing it, I wouldn't be able to bill for it.
whether I'm originating an accessible grant-making program; or, rebranding a 20 y.o. mortgage company; or, consulting with a small business owner who is a solo practitioner; or, defining your identity; or, producing an international dinner party series, I'm the bridge from concept to execution.
a toast: shout out to that one semester I spent on the paper in high school, a literal lifetime ago. having to teach myself how to use InDesign came in handy years later, when I published the print fashion magazine that became the foundation of the nontraditional creative career I've built for myself. cheers--to being a nonlinear success!
after reading all of that, it might not surprise you to discover that you can also find me writing about my experience as a high-achieving Black woman with ADHD.
easily bored. perpetually restless. industry-agnostic. Jill-of-all-trades.
I do a lot, because I am a lot.