Named one of Essence Magazine’s ‘50 Founder’s to Watch’, Gia Lowe is a purpose-driven disrupter. As a social entrepreneur she is the founder of Glowe Group – a strategic marketing consultancy; Co-founder of CURLFEST, a beauty festival with close to 45,000 attendees annually, and Co-Founder of Curly Girl Collective, an multicultural agency & community of over 250,000 womxn of color. Deemed the “Partnership Architect ”, Gia teaches corporations how to create culturally relevant, value-centered partnerships through allyship and she designs lucrative partnerships for businesses & brands that span across the beauty, lifestyle, tech and entertainment spaces.