26th Annual
A Day of ATHENA
Women's Leadership Awards Luncheon

Presented by

Come and celebrate our Award Nominees!

Keynote Presentation
& ATHENA Awards Program

Solving for “Y”: An Inclusive Leadership Toolkit
Keynote by Mo Wright

You’re a leader...Or so you’ve been told by others around you. But are you ready and equipped to fully harness your teams and your influence to create lasting organizational impact and value? Many leaders today are unsure. In fact, the playbook for leading in organizations today continues to evolve right before our eyes.

Featured Inclusive Leadership Keynote Mo Wright presents insights and perspectives from the field on the contemporary work environment and the nuances of navigating the intersection of business, gender, multigenerational teams, and leadership roles. Participants will be asked to examine their own goals and leadership behaviors in the context of what they must do today to prepare for the future they envision.

Come strengthen your leadership toolbox by exploring tips for influencing others, developing the leaders around you, and maintaining an inclusive leader mindset.



Mataryun “Mo” Wright, M.P.A.  
President and CEO, The RAMA Companies
Executive Director, African American Leadership Academy

Mo Wright is a highly sought-after community engagement strategist, planner and serial entrepreneur. As president of the RAMA Companies, Mo is responsible for providing executive leadership to each of the RAMA brands including, RAMA Consulting Group, a planning and engagement consulting firm specializing in Stakeholder Communications and Outreach, Organizational Development and Planning, and Diversity and Inclusion; Milan Development, a real estate holding company and business incubator and; 617 Enterprises Hospitality (investor into local brands like The Linden Café and the plant-based Lifestyle Café in Olde Town East).
 
As a leading engagement professional, Mo and his team are regularly leveraged to lead large scale, high stakes public participation, research, and planning initiatives for public and private organizations throughout the region. He has been rated a “master trainer” and is experienced in both instructional design and delivery. Mo is consistently regarded as an excellent facilitator and is often cited for his interactive, humorous approach to training and development. Mo has also facilitated sessions and focus groups for an extensive list of public sector and non-profit clients some of which are in a unionized environment such as state government and education leaders.
 
Mo is also deeply involved in the community and has served on several community boards and committees including, Columbus Metropolitan Club (past Chair/Life Member), United Way of Central Ohio (former Planning and Investment Chair), Winston-Salem State University Foundation, Capital University Board of Trustees, and the City of Columbus Recreation and Parks Commission (Vice-Chair). He also was a recipient of the Business First’s “40 under 40” award in 2006. Mo currently serves as Co-Executive Director of the African American Leadership Academy designed to increase the skills and efficacy of fellows selected each year.

Prior to his entrepreneurial pursuits, Mo previously served as a congressional staffer for Congressman Melvin L. Watt (Washington, DC) and later Director of Race Relations and Diversity at the United Way of Central Ohio. Mo is a graduate of Winston-Salem State University in Political Science and holds a Master's degree from The Ohio State University in Public Administration and Workforce Development.