Dr. Dawn Wade

Dr. Dawn Wade is a Managing Partner and Chief Strategy Officer at NIMBUS, Inc., a strategic marketing and communications agency based in Louisville, Kentucky. Dr. Wade incorporates marketing strategies backed by hard data, proving that embracing challenges can increase competitive advantages in business. In recent years, she has been able to use her expertise to guide public, private, and non-profit brands in their quest for growth in the diversity, equity, and inclusion space, including Papa Johns, AMPED, MassMutual, Swisher International, the Brown-Forman Foundation, Metro United Way, and KFC. This guidance is inclusive of recognizing the enormous business potential that comes with embracing diversity, equity, and inclusion in recruiting and retaining qualified, diverse professionals and the value that diversity brings to any organization looking to grow and expand.