Biography
Dr. Brandi M. Baldwin is an award-winning StartUp CEO and founder of Millennial Ventures Holdings, the parent company to a suite of social impact brands tackling the world’s most relevant business challenges like: diversity, equity and inclusion, developing corporate millennial leaders, and helping women accelerate their success through entrepreneurship.
As a former Wharton Lecturer, Dr. Brandi speaks over 40 times a year and is tapped by companies like Comcast, Discover, Fast Company, Google, and agencies like the Federal Government to offer advising regarding their organizational development strategies. Her noteworthy accomplishments include being appointed to Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney’s Millennial Advisory Commission, being named one of Philadelphia’s Most Influential African Americans, receiving Philadelphia Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 award, the Diversity and Inclusion Outstanding Ally honor from the Philadelphia Inquirer, and the “Take the Lead” award from the Girl Scouts.
Dr. Brandi also hosts the “Diversity and Confusion” podcast and “Leader-ish” podcast. Dr. Brandi is the author of “Put in Work: Gain Respect, Influence Others, and Get Results as a New Leader”, and “Authentic Ally: Ditch the Guilt, Stop Performing, and Take Purposeful Action as an Ally for Racial Equity”.
She is a mother of two and attributes her Christian faith for keeping her focused, grounded, and committed to excellence in all that she does. Although her worldly accomplishments are noteworthy, Dr. Brandi believes that she was put on this earth to impact, not to impress.