Aaronde Seckou Creighton (he/him), “a Black-Indigenous Neurospicy man from the South,” was raised in Richmond, VA but has called Atlanta, GA home for over 25 years. He is a husband to an amazing partner and wife and a father to two Black women who are diamonds in his eyes. For 20 years he has been an executive coach, organizational systems consultant and facilitator. He is also a full-time Ph.D. student, completing doctoral studies in Leadership Studies at North Carolina A&T State University (AGGIE PRIDE!). Outside of work and study, he enjoys being an empty nester with his wife. A believer in joy, jokes and laughter, he enjoys watching the Falcons (with heartburn at times) and being with friends and family.