Our Founder
Tiesha D. Douglas is the Founder and Principal for LEAD Culture Consulting. In her work, Tiesha helps her clients focus on authentic communication. Speaking with confidence, courage, and honesty reflects how likely you are to effectively share your thoughts, feelings, and experiences — in the workplace and around your team.
With over 15 years of professional experience within the higher education and non-profit sectors, Tiesha helps her clients focus on inclusive leadership and authentic communication; and she brings a wealth of knowledge and insights toward self- awareness, intercultural communication, and a range of leadership issues and topics.
Tiesha also teaches college and graduate-level courses focused on business writing, business presentations, public speaking, and Leadership – such as Inclusive Leadership and Managing Conflict in Business. Tiesha’s previous experience includes serving as the inaugural Director of Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) for a leading full-time MBA Program and the inaugural Associate Director for Minority Student Retention at a regional higher education institution. Her additional work experience includes Non-Profit Administration, Marketing, Fundraising & Donor Development, and Student Residence Life.
Tiesha, who is a native of Columbia, TN, obtained her Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management and Entrepreneurship from Western Kentucky University and her Master’s Degree in Public Policy and Administration from Mississippi State University – the first in her family to do so. Tiesha’s experiences and upbringing informs her leadership style in which she describes as the African proverb, “It Takes a Village…”
As a trailblazer in her personal and professional life, Tiesha looks forward to connecting with individuals and organizations who are ready to create a Culture Shift through Effective Communication and Authentic Leadership.
