E D D I E   F R A N C I S

MY MISSION
Leadership for good--to promote ethical leadership in everything I do.

HOW I DO IT
BRAND STRATEGY | Helping organizations and people express the value of their identity and their value to those around them
SPEAKING, PODCASTING AND BROADCASTING | Communicating the importance and impact of ethical leadership

BIOGRAPHICAL POINTS

• Home Sweet Home:  New Orleans

• Professional Stuff:  Background in radio broadcasting, marketing and communications, and talent acquisition 

• Schooling:  Master's degree in strategic leadership from Tennessee State University and bachelor's degree in mass communication from Loyola University New Orleans

• Founder & Principal:  Edify Ventures, LLC, a brand strategy consultancy

• Reaching the Masses:  Host of “I Wanna Work There!,” one of Hannon Hill’s best higher ed podcasts of 2024 and “For Our Edification.” Frequent contributor to WBOK radio. Traffic reporter for Total Traffic Network.

• Tribes:  American Marketing Association, International Leadership Association, and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc.

• Props Given:  New Orleans Magazine’s “30 People to Watch,” the Press Club of New Orleans’ Best Radio Entertainment Feature, 25 Twitter Pages Diverse Students Should Follow, and twice-nominated for AMA’s Higher Education Marketer of the Year

• Written Words:  

  • Brian Piper's Epic Content Marketing for Higher Education: How to Connect with Students, Alumni, Faculty, Staff, and Others to Build Trust and Reach Your Institutional Goals--quoted

  • Fyre: A Case Study of How Followership in Organizations Is Influenced by Narcissistic Leadership

  • Greek University's From Letters to Leaders: Perseverance and How to Be a Great Fraternity or Sorority Alumnus--two chapters

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