Dr. Raedene Copeland is the founder of Achieve Brand Consulting, a global leadership brand development consultancy. She delivers captivating keynotes and transformative trainings on leadership as a global language to support organizations’ missional goals and develop leaders of distinction. For over the past decade she has served both as a tenured professor of apparel merchandising and design and most recently an assistant provost for the faculty research and development office. Despite living in the United States for the past 25 years, she remains grounded in her Trinbagonian culture and committed to spotlighting the diaspora’s holistic brilliance. She currently serves as the Board Chair for His Excellency Ambassador Anthony Phillip-Spencer’s Women’s Roundtable Action Platform of Trinidad and Tobago (WRAPTT) initiative. A holder of a Ph.D. in Consumer, Apparel and Retail Studies from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Dr. Copeland’s primary published area of research is on the younger generation’s impact on the evolution of dress at Trinidad Carnival. She has also published on active learning spaces. Throughout her educational and professional pursuits, Dr. Copeland has won many leadership and service awards. Of special note is an inaugural 40 under 40 award from her alma mater North Carolina Central University where she completed her bachelors in Business Management and Masters of Business Administration. A genuinely happy person, Dr. Copeland infuses joy into her leadership practice with the hope of inspiring greatness in those she serves. Take a peek into Dr. Copeland’s strategic insights on leadership by reading her weekly posts on LinkedIn.