Start with your ambition
We learn where you want to take your business, how far you want your reach to go, and what resources you can bring to the table.
Business Empire Architects
Strategic Visibility.
Lasting Influence.
We help ambitious founders, executives, and brands turn expertise into authority through strategic media, PR, and thought leadership.
Book a Strategy CallOur clients have been featured in
Inc. 5000ForbesAtlanta MagazineRolling OutAtlanta TribuneSouthern Journal
A deliberate advantage
How We Do What We Do
Map the relationships
We look at who you know, how you know them, and where the right relationships can create meaningful opportunity.
Make the strategy move
We design the strategy, curate opportunities, and position you to take advantage of them. Then we repeat the process.
What we do
Services
Threat Neutralization
Assess risk, prepare for the unexpected, and respond with a clear crisis communications plan that protects your reputation.
Public Relations
Build your brand, strengthen your web presence, and earn the right media attention with deliberate, integrated communications.
Tribal Affinity
Create meaningful connections with the communities that buy, support, and champion your work.
Media Training
Speak with clarity and confidence in interviews, on camera, on stage, and in the rooms that matter.
The Chief Architect
Ebony Hillsman
Founder & CEO, The Creative Protocol
Ebony brings more than a decade of newsroom journalism experience to the work of helping leaders and organizations shape the stories they want told. She has worked with Fortune 100 companies and nonprofits, and now designs strategies that position clients to be the major stories, share good news, and be featured on live events.
Her background includes a BS in Journalism from Florida A&M University and an MBA in Project Management from Jones International University.
Meet the architect →Relationships that reach further
Featured Clients
Lynita Mitchell-Blackwell
An accomplished businesswoman, bestselling author, and keynote speaker whose work spans professional services, publishing, television, and radio.
BURST Agency
A management agency serving the affluent lifestyle and working with talent and professionals in the music industry.
The Liberian Consulate
Representing Liberia's economic, social, and humanitarian interests in the United States while building ties with local organizations.
Your next move
Ready to make your story impossible to ignore?
Let's talk about the visibility, relationships, and strategy your next chapter demands.
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