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BY NICOLE HEROUX WILLIAMS I PHOTOS BY NSP STUDIO BY KRYSTLE ELLIS

“Let’s light it up shall we! We are living in a time where most are longing for a spiritual refreshing, bold authenticity, and honest vulnerability. We are done with playing coy with our futures and we are hungry for more. Now more than ever, after being faced with issues of our own mortality, there is an urgency to live life with zero regrets.

With the I’m going after what is mine mentality, we have started to shift our thinking about how the world works. Emerging from our tiny little corners to explore what is around us, we are quickly finding out that the people, places, and things we are familiar with are not enough to catapult us into our desired place of abundance. We need to hear from different voices that will challenge our thinking, activate our ambitions, motivate us, and carefully connect us - one to another.

Please meet one of our newest voices, proclaimed culture broker, and guest contributor, Krystle Ellis. Bold is the best way to describe her. This multidimensional powerhouse specializes in catapulting businesses to the next level through strategic planning, fundraising, and diversity, equity, and inclusion. Through executive coaching and policy management, Ellis assists organizations with embarking on a journey of transformational change by examining hiring practices, employee and customer engagement, marketing techniques, and daily operations.

Committed to the Rochester community, she sits on multiple

boards and committees advocating for women’s rights, equal access to healthcare for children, and the international right to have clean water. Krystle is an engaging conversationalist who has the ability to connect with all women. Her essence is contagious, her voice is powerful, and her laughter can fill any room. Getting to the heart of things, her ever burning passion is to help women discover who they are, grow with the flow, monetize their experiences, and flourish!

Ellis forwards discussions that are deep, real, and sometimes daring. Featured in Nationwide publications like the Chronicle of Philanthropy, USA Today, and so many more, her voice is considered one of power and influence. As a guest contributor, Krystle will be interfacing with the magazine in a very unique way, setting the stage for exclusive recorded interviews, business commentaries, untouchable topics and more.

Krystle was raised in sunny South Florida and is of Jamaican descent. She loves fashion, interior decorating, restaurant hopping with friends and hosting over the top parties. She is easy to call friend and adored for her realness.

Rare complications in her own life have propelled Ellis to become this connector. Just one day after graduating from the Rochester Institute of Technology, Krystle was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. At that very moment, she expressed having to decide what her next steps would be. Would she hide under a rock or would she use the rest of her

“Let’s light it up shall we! We are living in a time where most are longing for a spiritual refreshing, bold authenticity, and honest vulnerability.”

“Bold is the best way to describe her. This multidimensional powerhouse specializes in catapulting businesses to the next level through strategic planning, fundraising, and diversity, equity, and inclusion.”

life to elevate the voices of all people and fight for justice, equality, and human connection. nothing is off limits and her drive is like no other. Krystle is a mega boss and entrepreneur who believes her purpose is to lift her community through bridge building. She values the currency of transformational love and honor. We are excited to welcome her. “