Chief Impact Architect

Speaker, Event Curator, Creative Producer, Kamilah Sanders is founder and CEO of Greater Than Equal whose focus is to disrupt creative industries using a systems change approach that includes Web3 marketing strategy and leadership consulting; using Web3 technologies for global collective impact; advancing entrepreneurship and tech in emerging markets; and creating a paradigm shift among citizens through Creative Equity Experiences connecting disparate groups and encouraging innovative, creative, inspiring, actionable, thought provoking conversations through events, panel discussions, podcasts, and Web3 experiences. As a Web3 Marketing & Leadership Strategist, Kamilah Sanders serves creative social impact founders turning their visions to reality and helping them maximize their impact on the world. In addition to Lorr Ambassador and host, Kamilah is also co-host on Crypto for Creatives Podcast; Digital Assets and Metaverse Podcast; The Sustainable Fashion Podcast; Fashion Reimagined Clubhouse and regularly speaks on Web3, Sustainable Fashion, Art, and Equity.

Kamilah attended the Historically Black College (HBCU), North Carolina Central University where she practiced art in various forms such as ceramics, painting, drawing and the rich history of African Art. Minoring in business marketing, she learned core business fundamentals. Kamilah’s graduate studies took place at Towson University in Maryland, US where she studied Management and Leadership Development, Human Resources Development and Communications Management. She has since applied Leadership Development principles to subsequent executive management positions in international, nonprofit and start-up organizations. Continuing her studies at Oregon State University she focused on Wildlife Conservation learning how indigenous communities play a key role in best practices for sustainable development strategy.

During her graduate studies, she wrote several research papers on topics such as “Message Framing in Environmental Advertising”, “Influence of Model Ethnicity in Advertising on the Effects of Attitude-Toward-the-Ad and Brand Attitudes” and “The Frequency and Portrayal of Minorities in Major Fashion Magazine Apparel Advertisements” that explored the semiotics of minority images in fashion. Her research exposed her to the systemic issue of racism within the fashion industry. She realized it was much deeper than the lack of diverse faces in magazines, it was rooted in lack of diverse models, photographers and designers, editors etc.

As a child fashion played a critical role in her everyday life. A seamstress, her mother exposed her to differences in fabric quality, patterns, and sewing. Next to the Bible, a copy of Vogue magazine was always available in her household. Her family, being of modest means, practiced sustainability before it was a thing – making clothes, sharing hand me downs, repurposing clothes, and thrift shopping.

Kamilah’s love for the environment and wildlife also started when she was young. She took a stance on environmental interests at an early age from binging on animal documentaries to boycotting foods at the dinner table that were unsustainably produced. Because her father worked in the Coast Guard, she enjoyed much of her childhood living on the coast. One of her favorite memories was learning from her Lieutenant Commander father about his work on Sea Turtle Conservation while living on Galveston Island. Kamilah also studied Wildlife Conservation at Oregon State University which sparked her interest in Sustainable Development practices.

As an avid volunteer, Kamilah has a heart for the community. Whether it’s volunteering at the local zoo weeding the anteater exhibit, helping patrons at ArtScape in Baltimore, building houses for habitat for humanity or cleaning up the Cumberland River in Nashville, Kamilah believes that solutions for today’s issues are found in community.

Kamilah has a specialized interest in the consumer behavior aspect of marketing. Her 20+ year marketing career spans fashion, nonprofit community development, diversity, and sustainability. Kamilah has face-to-face experience studying fashion consumer behavior with over 10 years in retail fashion apparel. She also has over 6 years’ experience in nonprofits working with under-served communities and connecting disparate groups for a common cause. Kamilah successfully launched national multicultural initiatives from the ground up working though cross departmental collaboration. Kamilah spent 6 years working for an international energy management company serving as the marketing lead launching new consumer focused sustainable technology. After years of experiencing covert and overt racism and diluted social impact initiatives, she saw the opportunity to use her expertise to help a magnitude of individuals and organizations that seek to make a real impact on the world.

Kamilah is a hard-worker that loves everyday interactions with people. Over 10 years of experience in retail fashion apparel has developed her strength of thriving in fast-paced, unpredictable environments where she can use her problem-solving skills. In retail fashion apparel she learned the ins and outs of customer service, managing, merchandising, customer behavior and fashion seasons. Kamilah’s passion for the arts, fashion, conservation, culture, leadership, vast experience in marketing and passion for helping people, has led to her current leadership development and marketing consultation work in Sustainable Fashion, Diversity, and the Arts. This mixture of honed skills has allowed her to take a unique approach to her practice. With long history of entrepreneurial consulting, hands on experience managing executives and developing people, she has the unique ability that takes a whole organization/person approach to her marketing consultation practice.