Hi! I'm Zaakirah (zaa-key-ra) I help you Go from where you are (stuck, stagnant, scared) and where you want to go in your business and life (freedom). I provide Black and Indigenous creatives with strategies that empower them to achieve their goals through branding and storytelling, and marketing.For the last 20 years, I've been storytelling by any creative means necessary; photography, writing, film, and podcasting.I check all the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility boxes.I’m a visually impaired, hard of hearing, cancer survivor, chronically ill Muslim Woman. Knowing your history helps you propel and prepare for your future. Entrepreneurship is ownership, and flexibility is key. Sign up for my semi-weekly newsletter!
3 Things to Watch, Book, and Listen to for Your 2026 Goals
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Greetings Reader, This season has been full of pivots, clarity, and unexpected blessings. We’re closing out the year with intention, coherence, and community and I want to make sure you don’t miss the opportunities unfolding this month. I put back on my live streaming hat and I recorded three sessions. 1 - Travel Tuesday with the people that I met up with when I spoke at Black Travel Expo in Atlanta back in June. Watch the 1 hour conversation here 2 - International Persons with Disability Day - giving my disability story and ways you can be more empathetic. You can watch the 11 minute video here 3- Vision Board and Goal Setting session on how to turn intuitive reflections into strategic 2026 goals — especially important as we head into a year of major collective, alignment, abundance, and personal activation. You can view the 30 minute video with the slides here. I also turned the Vision Board session into a podcast episode to listen to wherever you get your podcasts.
I’m hosting one more workshop before my birthday — and before the year wraps. AI Brand Building Webinar
My Journey Back to Eden appearance in Kenya was cancelled, so my last stage of the year will be virtually at the 4th and final Eyehesive Eye Connect — and I’m honored to close out the season in community with visually impaired creators and advocates. At Eyehesive, I’ll be speaking on: 💡 Navigating advocacy through authenticity 💡 Building inclusive communities that celebrate difference If you know anyone or are an advocate, get your ticket here Thank you for supporting my work, my storytelling, and the many phases this year invited you into.
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Your Branding and Marketing Therapist
Hi! I'm Zaakirah (zaa-key-ra) I help you Go from where you are (stuck, stagnant, scared) and where you want to go in your business and life (freedom). I provide Black and Indigenous creatives with strategies that empower them to achieve their goals through branding and storytelling, and marketing.For the last 20 years, I've been storytelling by any creative means necessary; photography, writing, film, and podcasting.I check all the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility boxes.I’m a visually impaired, hard of hearing, cancer survivor, chronically ill Muslim Woman. Knowing your history helps you propel and prepare for your future. Entrepreneurship is ownership, and flexibility is key. Sign up for my semi-weekly newsletter!
Greetings Reader, Can you believe it's the Final Friday of December? We’re standing at the edge of the year now. Not fully finished, not yet begun — just aware. This is the time of year I pay attention to what’s still echoing: the conversations, the risks, the places that stretched me, and the ideas that refused to let go. Sitting with what actually happened for me this year? What changed me and shaped me? What am I no longer forcing and letting it just flow? After three decades on this...
Reader, Twas' the day before my birthday and it is always a private party. It’s a pause — a moment to look behind me before launching forward. While I get ready to celebrate with cake slices, sparkling juice and rom coms, I wanted to send a snapshot of the stories, work, the stories, and the threads I’ve been holding over the last 350 days. So here are things to watch, listen to, take action on, and read. If you want to read: My year-end recap is now live on Substack — a five-minute read...
Reader, We’re officially 8 days until my birthday, and this year feels… different. Some years/birthdays ask you to celebrate. Others ask you to lock down and lock in because change is coming. This is one of those years. The last two times I felt this exact shift were both seasons that transformed me: 2011, when I was temporarily living with my uncle in the Washington D.C. area, grounding myself before stepping into photography school and a new creative identity. 2022, when my parents took...