Nakita M. Pope is the Chief Chick and Principal Brand Strategist at Branding Chicks, a boutique branding agency in Atlanta, GA. Branding Chicks specializes in brand strategy, development, and consulting for femme-owned businesses and femme-focused brands. She helps businesses grow their customer bases for products services through custom brand-promoting strategies. Over the past 25 years, she has worked as a strategist, graphic designer, creative director, and brand manager, which has given her experiences that inform how she works with her clients. She has also been a professor at The Creative Circus for the past 12 years. She recently took on an additional role as their Diversity & Inclusion Advisor and the Design Department Chair. In 2020 she was also named one of Graphic Design USA Magazine’s People to Watch.

She is also the co-founder of Bella Boss, a quarterly subscription box for Black women business owners. In addition, she is involved in several professional and non-profit organizations and gets to share her knowledge on the national speaking stage.