WHAT WE DO

Community Activation & Growth Strategy

Designing and scaling communities of practice from concept to thousands of engaged members. We build retention strategies, value propositions, and programming that foster organic growth and peer-to-peer knowledge exchange.

Cross-Sector Coalition Architecture

Building strategic partnerships between unlikely allies: underserved communities and corporations, government agencies and grassroots organizations, academia and industry. We broker relationships that last beyond political cycles and create shared value across divides.

Signature Experience Design

Producing high-impact events that become industry benchmarks, from fundraising galas and "unconferences" to virtual summits and community workshops. We specialize in experiences that build movements, not just attendee lists.

INdigenous COMMUNITY COLLABORATIONS & Cultural Protocol Consulting

Guiding organizations through authentic engagement with Tribal nations and indigenous communities. We provide cultural fluency training, partnership development frameworks, and governance structures that honor sovereignty and build trust.

FRACTIONAL CMO

Your organization needs senior marketing leadership, but not necessarily a full-time executive. Our Fractional CMO services provide strategic marketing direction without the overhead of a permanent C-suite position. Drawing on 15+ years building brands, coalitions, and revenue-generating partnerships across cultural institutions, education, and social impact sectors, we bring executive-level strategy to organizations ready to scale their impact. Perfect for nonprofits, cultural organizations, education institutions, and mission-driven businesses seeking marketing leadership that understands both community building and commercial viability.

Brand Strategy & Narrative Development for Mission-Driven Organizations

Positioning purpose-driven brands with clarity and cultural resonance. We translate complex social impact missions into compelling stories, develop go-to-market strategies, and create brand architecture that honors heritage while building commercial viability.

Licensing & Revenue Diversification Strategy

Creating sustainable revenue streams through brand licensing, IP monetization, and strategic sponsorships. We identify high-potential categories, negotiate complex agreements, and build programs that protect brand integrity while maximizing impact.

CREATIVE DIRECTION & GRAPHIC DESIGN

Designing with intention: brand identities that reflect organizational values, marketing collateral that moves audiences to action, environmental graphics that transform spaces, and digital assets that maintain consistency across platforms. Our work spans logos and style guides, event signage and promotional materials, social media templates, presentations, and branded merchandise programs. We create visual systems that honor authenticity while meeting modern market demands, and we approach every project as both a design challenge and a community conversation, ensuring visual communications feel culturally resonant and strategically sound.

OUR APPROACH

We believe the most powerful solutions emerge at intersections.

The Goat & The Bee is named for two ancestors who shaped New Orleans' cultural landscape: one who owned the city's first bakery, Le Chèvre, and another who edited the French-language newspaper, L'abeille. One created spaces where people gathered and were nourished. The other told stories that connected communities across difference. That legacy guides everything we do.

How We Create PROGRAMS & Experiences That Matter

We start by listening, not prescribing.

Every community, organization, and partnership has its own culture, values, and constraints. We invest time understanding what matters most to you before we propose anything. This means we don't arrive with templates—we arrive with curiosity.

We build coalitions, not transactions.

Sustainable partnerships require more than contracts and MOUs. They require trust, cultural fluency, and the patience to navigate complexity. We specialize in bringing unlikely stakeholders to the same table—and keeping them there beyond the first meeting.

We honor sovereignty in all its forms.

Whether we're working with tribal nations asserting digital self-determination or organizations protecting their mission integrity, we believe communities know what they need better than outsiders ever will. Our role is to amplify that vision, not override it.

We design for the long game.

Flash-in-the-pan campaigns and one-off events don't interest us. We build communities that grow organically, revenue models that sustain missions, and brand strategies that deepen over time. We're here for movements, not moments.

We blend heritage with innovation.

The best work respects where you've been while building toward where you're going. We help organizations tell their origin stories in ways that feel urgent and relevant today—because legacy isn't about the past. It's about what you're building for the future.

The result? Partnerships that endure. Communities that activate. Brands that resonate. And work that actually reflects the values you claim.

Who We Serve

We work with organizations and leaders who refuse to accept that meaningful change has to move slowly.

Our clients sit at intersections: between sectors, between communities, between what's been done before and what needs to happen next. They're wrestling with complex challenges that can't be solved by a single stakeholder, and they know the old playbooks won't work for the problems they're facing now.

Mission-Driven Nonprofits & Foundations

You're trying to build movements, not just programs. You need coalitions that reflect the communities you serve, partnerships that generate sustainable revenue, and brand strategies that translate complex missions into stories people actually connect with.

Educational Institutions & Innovation Initiatives

You're reimagining what learning looks like—whether that's K-12 computer science education, university-community partnerships, or workforce development programs. You need someone who understands both the pedagogy and the politics of education change.

Cultural Institutions & Heritage Organizations

You're stewards of legacy—whether it's architectural IP, artistic movements, or cultural knowledge. You need strategies that honor heritage while building commercial viability, and partnerships that protect mission integrity while expanding reach.

Purpose-Driven Brands & Social Enterprises

You're building a business that does more than generate profit. You need licensing strategies, partnership frameworks, and go-to-market plans that align commercial success with social impact - without compromising either.

Community-Based Organizations & Grassroots Leaders

You know your community better than any consultant ever will. You need capacity-building support, strategic partnerships, and resources that amplify your vision rather than replace it with someone else's agenda.

You Might Be IN THE RIGHT PLACE If:

  • You're trying to build partnerships across sectors, cultures, or ideologies that rarely collaborate

  • You value sovereignty, self-determination, and community-led solutions

  • You're willing to invest in relationships, not just transactions

  • You measure success by sustained impact, not vanity metrics

  • You believe the work should reflect your values—not just talk about them

Not sure if we're the right fit?

Let's talk. Even if we're not, we'll point you toward someone who is.