Deneen L. Garrett, international women's empowerment speaker, podcast creator & host, a Dream life coach and✨bi-coastal✨ emerging art curator elevates the voices of women of color and empowers them to Live a Dream Lifestyle™. Deneen is on a mission to inspire 100 Black art collectors, to promote Detroit artists and, to present art in unexpected places.
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“If you are a woman interested in activating your own dream lifestyle, Deneen’s combination of lived experiences and extensive network of resources will be an invaluable resource along your journey.” Latoniya Jones, Owner of Power Institute
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Deneen has over 20 years of experience empowering others through coaching & development, championing Diversity & Inclusion, and creating leadership, career and personal growth opportunities. She attributes much of her success to the art of relationship (team) building, prioritizing professional development, and the investment of others as mentors. Deneen has also created several panels and is a skilled speaker and moderator.
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During Deneen’s 5+ years in corporate Diversity & Inclusion (10+ years overall), she leveraged talent acquisition, employee development, and sponsorship initiatives on behalf of marginalized employees to hire, promote and provide exposure and visibility.
She also co-founded an Inclusion Council and led projects impacting 250,000+ employees. As a Talent Development professional and corporate lead for the Women of Color (WOC) Leadership Development Program for high-performing/high-potential WOC, Deneen launched an enterprise-wide continuous learning and employee/social engagement platform and up-skilled allies and advocates for WOC. Deneen designed the strategy and rolled out programming to strengthen the long-term capabilities of WOC.
This has positioned Deneen as a Thought Leader in Diversity & Inclusion and Talent Development and specifically as it relates to WOC.
Deneen is a Passionate, Innovative, Executioner (P.I.E.) who elevates the voices of women of color and empowers them to Live a Dream Lifestyle™ through podcasting, speaking, and coaching. Deneen is also the Creator & Host of the Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation (formerly An Intimate Conversation with Women of Color) Podcast, which she launched in 2020. Deneen is also a women’s empowerment speaker, published author, LinkedIn Creator, a long-time board member of the Detroit Community Sailing Center, and a founding member/past board member of The Gathering Spot Detroit Community.
In 2024, I set out to live 𝘢 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘋𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘓𝘪𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘺𝘭𝘦—and I can proudly say: 𝘋𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘦!
Here’s how December shaped up for me:
🎨 𝗔𝗿𝘁 & 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗹
• Attended 𝗔𝗿𝘁 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗹 𝗠𝗶𝗮𝗺𝗶/𝗠𝗶𝗮𝗺𝗶 𝗔𝗿𝘁 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 with the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) and their Friends of African American and African Art (FAAAA) auxillary:
• VIP events
• Private viewings
• Relationship building
• Met artist 𝗧𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘀 𝗞𝗮𝗽𝗵𝗮𝗿 at the DIA’s preview of his directorial debut, 𝘌𝘹𝘩𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴
• 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 & 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻:
• Explored Tate Modern thanks to Tucker
• At London - Hauser & Wirth finally meeting Kean IRL
• Learning about art and Rele London with Sherece
• Rele Galleries are owned by Adenrele Sonariwo, a Nigerian entrepreneur and
art curator
• There are (3); Lagos, LA, London
• Rele Lagos turns 10 this year
• 𝗔 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗥𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗮𝗺: Traveled by rail to view Thomas J. Price’s 𝘔𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 at Kunsthal
🌟 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 & 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
• Times Square Billboard 🎉
• Featured in Heidens Book Top 40
• Cover of Hoinser’s Women’s Magazine as a Top 10 Personality
• Recognized in Hoinser’s Queens Book as a Top Queen
👉 More about me: deneenlgarrett.com/about
As 2025 approached, the universe conspired! 💫 and my word manifested: 𝗨𝗡𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗘𝗗𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗗.
✨ Fun fact: A former colleague recently asked my 2025 word. I hadn’t chosen one yet, but the next day, the universe chose for me through an IG post.
My 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 life has evolved into an 𝘜𝘕𝘗𝘙𝘌𝘊𝘌𝘋𝘌𝘕𝘛𝘌𝘋 one.
✨ 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱? Let’s inspire each other!
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
Community Enrichment Nominee
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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!
Deneen L. Garrett