SPEAKER RIDER
Dr. Courtney A. Hammonds
The Dean of Fashion™

POSITIONING

Operating at the intersection of fashion, media, and higher education.

Cultural intelligence as institutional strategy.

Translation across systems:
culture → structure → execution.

A practice grounded in academic rigor and industry fluency—reframing leadership, talent, and creative economies.

SIGNATURE PERSPECTIVE

Clarity is infrastructure.
Alignment is strategy.
Culture is data.

Frameworks designed for operational use—where meaning is structured, not interpreted.

CORE DOMAINS

Cultural Strategy & Systems Thinking
How institutions interpret culture and convert it into decision-making architecture.

Fashion & Media Systems
Fashion as infrastructure: media, identity, influence, and institutional power.

Higher Education & Creative Leadership
Designing academic environments aligned with industry velocity and cultural change.

Talent, Identity & Organizational Design
Structuring and scaling creative ecosystems.

AUDIENCE APPLICATION

Designed for environments where thought becomes execution:

Universities and academic institutions
Fashion councils and creative boards
Executive leadership teams
Global conferences and cultural summits
Media and innovation organizations

DELIVERY FORMATS

Keynotes
Executive lectures
Institutional workshops
Moderated conversations
Strategic advisory sessions

SELECTED EXPERIENCE

Senior Fashion Editor — Upscale Magazine
Founder — CAH & Co. (Cultural Strategy Advisory)
Doctoral Faculty — Capella University
Academic Director — The Art Institute of Atlanta
Host — Miss Universe St. Lucia
Judge — Fashion Has No Borders Caribbean Designer Fund
Contributor — Project Runway / Project Accessory
Advisor across fashion, media, and creative institutions

MEDIA

ABC | NBC | CBS | FOX | NPR | GQ | InStyle | WWD

GLOBAL PRACTICE

Atlanta | New York | Milan | Caribbean

CLOSING PRINCIPLE

If it cannot be structured, it cannot scale.
If it cannot be understood, it cannot endure.

ENGAGEMENTS

Engagements are curated.

Requests are reviewed for institutional, academic, or cultural alignment.

Booking & inquiries → connect@imdrcah.com