About deneen
🎨 Art Curator & Advocate for Black Art
🎙️ International Speaker, Writer & Podcaster
✊🏽 Empowering Women of Color & Detroit Artists
Deneen L. Garrett is a visionary leader, speaker, and creative force dedicated to elevating Women of Color and Black Art.
She inspires women to stop postponing their dreams and start living their Dream Lifestyle™ NOW.
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💫 Empowering Women Through Storytelling & Coaching
Through her acclaimed podcast Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation, Deneen amplifies voices of courage and transformation — inspiring Women of Color to live boldly, choose themselves, and design their next chapter.
Using her signature 3D Framework™ — Dream, Design, Drive™ — she helps women transform vision into strategy and action, building confidence, clarity, and legacy along the way.
🏆 A Career Rooted in Leadership & Impact
With over 20 years in Corporate America across disciplines including Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and Talent Development, Deneen has led transformative initiatives impacting more than 250,000 employees.
She co-founded a groundbreaking Inclusion Council and spearheaded the Women of Color Leadership Development Program — advancing equity, representation, and belonging across corporate America.
Today, she continues to create transformative experiences through speaking, coaching, and thought leadership — helping individuals and organizations embrace inclusion, empowerment, and the art of living a Dream Lifestyle™ NOW.
🖼️ Art Mission: Elevating Black Art & Inspiring Collectors
As a bi-coastal art curator specializing in African American Visual Art, Deneen champions diversity and inclusion in the global art world.
She’s building relationships with Sotheby’s, Hauser & Wirth, and leading curators across the U.S. and U.K., working to create visibility and opportunity for Black artists and collectors.
2025 Media
Empowering Women of Color to Live Their Dream Lifestyle™: A Conversation with Deneen L. Garrett
𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗱 & 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗹! 🌟 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝗬𝗼𝘂, 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻!
𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗱 & 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗹! 🌟 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝗬𝗼𝘂, 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻!
𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗱 & 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗹! 🌟 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝗬𝗼𝘂, 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻!
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𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗱 & 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗹! 🌟 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝗬𝗼𝘂, 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻!
𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗱 & 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗹! 🌟 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝗬𝗼𝘂, 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻!
2024 Récognition
TOP QUEENS
TOP 40
DISTINGUISHED LEADERSHIP EXCELLENCY
CERTIFICATION OF APPRECIATION
PRESIDENTIAL LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
TOP SOCIAL INFLUENCER
TOP ICON PERSONALITY
HOINSER CLUB MEMBER
HOINSER CLUB MEMBER
2024 Media
SEASONS GREETINGS FROM TIMES SQUARE
Meet Deneen L Garrett | Emerging Art Curator, International Speaker, Podcast Creator & Host
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HOINSER WOMEN JULY 2024
Time Square Takeover
2023 recognition
Honorary Member in the Hoinser Club
Third Place in the Women in Business category
Deneen is a contributing writer of "Upward: Leadership Lessons for Women on the Rise", a book every businesswoman who dreams of holding a leadership position should read because it will answer questions such as: Do you wonder how to overcome challenges in the workplace that hold you back from your leadership goals? Do you wish you could ask current women in leadership how they did it?
-won third place in the Women in Business category
-adopted for use in a Minnesota university graduate leadership course
Best Women Podcast Nominee
Coach + Podcast + Speaker of the Year Finalist
Torch of Wisdom 2023 Honoring Local Heroes
Community Enrichment Nominee
35 Best Women Empowerment Podcasts
35 Best Women Empowerment Podcasts
35 Best Women Empowerment Podcasts
The best Women Empowerment podcasts from thousands of podcasts on the web and ranked by traffic, social media followers, domain authority & freshness.
2023 Media
RootsAndRoutesMag.com
Deneen L. Garrett Exclusive Interview – ‘Success Is Dreaming, Deciding/Designing And Driving Towards A Dream Life’
TheCelebrity.Online Magazine Interviews, Features & E-Magazines
“Make Your Life a Masterpiece “
2023 Media
In Times Square NYC
I’ve prayed to attract and manifest “my name up in lights”. Thanks to Denisa Gokovi, CEO of Hoinser’s Media Group, and team, the manifestation is REAL!
Heidens Special Christmas Edition
Affiliations
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