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Women's empowerment movement for career-driven Black women, founded by Ruth Kudzai

The Executive Branch

Ongoing, narrative and communications strategist and advisory board member

16,000+ members, one connected brand story.

The Executive Branch event for career-driven Black women
Case study 11

The Executive Branch

2026 · Ongoing, narrative and communications strategist and advisory board member

Context

The Executive Branch is a movement for career-driven Black women to connect, network and exchange intergenerational knowledge. I sit on the advisory board and lead the narrative and communications work that holds the community, the conference and the partnerships inside one story.

My role

Narrative Strategy · Advisory · Partnerships

  • Narrative strategy, defining how the movement explains itself to members, speakers, press and partners in one consistent voice.
  • Communications and content direction across channels, with a team member embedded to keep the day to day publishing consistent.
  • Legacy Conference communications, from the delegate messaging to the on the day programme narrative.
  • Community growth strategy, keeping a 16,000 strong membership active rather than passive.
  • Event organisation and speaker booking, shaping programmes, securing speakers and hosting on the day.
  • Partner communications and renewal narratives for the brands backing the movement.
  • Speaking and brand experience, delivering talks at events and curating gifting and PR moments for attendees.

The work

Panel of women speaking at the first Executive Branch Zimbabwe edition in Harare
Executive Branch Zimbabwe, first edition, Harare
Delegates watching a speaker on stage at Executive Branch Zimbabwe
The room, Harare
Audience of career-driven women at Executive Branch Zimbabwe
Career-driven women, Zimbabwe edition
Sponsor branded panel backdrop at Executive Branch Zimbabwe
Partners and sponsors, Zimbabwe edition
Welcome sign at the second edition of the Executive Brunch
Executive Brunch, second edition
Branded table setting at the Executive Brunch
Brand detail, Executive Brunch
Guests at the Executive Brunch
Guests, Executive Brunch
The Executive Branch backdrop at the Executive Brunch
Executive Brunch, brand backdrop
The Executive Branch team at the Zimbabwe edition
The team behind the Zimbabwe edition
The Executive Branch brand banner
The Executive Branch, brand identity
Her Executive Diary podcast cover with Ruth Kudzai
Her Executive Diary, EB's storytelling platform

Impact

16,000+
Community members
650+
Legacy Conference delegates
800K+
Campaign impressions, 2025
80%
Partner renewal rate

A movement whose public story now matches its scale: one connected narrative across community, conference and partnerships, a membership that keeps showing up, and a podcast that turns members' stories into its most valuable brand asset.

Dr Adesegun Adeosun Jnr, Dr. King SMADE, founder of SMADE Group

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