About
WE EXIST TO UNLOCK YOUR INNATE CREATIVE MINDSET
TO REIMAGINE WHAT IS POSSIBLE.
OUR VALUES
WHY INNOVATORSBOX EXISTS
The journey of InnovatorsBox® began while I was in my dream career, yet I felt utterly stuck. The lack of creativity in nuclear non-proliferation had made me risk-averse. I couldn’t remember the last time I created something on my own simply because I wanted to.
It wasn’t until I integrated creativity into my daily routine that things started to transform. My productivity skyrocketed. I got promoted. My insights and perspectives changed. I started thinking differently and began sharing fresh outlooks with top clients. And on a personal level, I was less stressed, more confident, and eager to attack what life threw at me.
When I realized that 87% of all professionals do not feel very creative, and that I was not alone in feeling this way, I decided to gather my diverse expertise to create a space for everyone to rediscover their creativity. That’s what led me to start InnovatorsBox®.
OUR TEAM AND ADVISORS
Creativity is contagious. Meet the team spreading that joy!
ABOUT OUR FOUNDER
Monica H. Kang: Creator. Speaker. Creative Educator. Author.
Monica is a passionate educator, speaker, community builder, and an author of Rethink Creativity. Driven by her own all too common experiences of feeling stuck and uncreative at work, she’s determined to change the status quo of the modern workforce.
She is driven by the belief that everyone is innately creative and that creativity can be used to catalyze personal and professional change. As the Founder and CEO of InnovatorsBox®, her deepest satisfaction comes from seeing individuals realize their full potential and talents through creativity.
When she’s not speaking at events or delivering programs, you can find Monica teaching her students entrepreneurship at BAU International University, growing the creative ecosystem in DC through local events, or enjoying a chocolate croissant.
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ABOUT OUR FOUNDER
Monica H. Kang: Creator. Speaker. Creative Educator. Author.
Monica is a passionate educator, speaker, community builder, and an author of Rethink Creativity. Driven by her own all too common experiences of feeling stuck and uncreative at work, she’s determined to change the status quo of the modern workforce.
She is driven by the belief that everyone is innately creative and that creativity can be used to catalyze personal and professional change. As the Founder and CEO of InnovatorsBox®, her deepest satisfaction comes from seeing individuals realize their full potential and talents through creativity.
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WHY WE LOVE CREATIVITY
Creativity is the lifeblood for charting conduits to (b)righter futures
Creativity is the lifeblood for charting conduits to (b)righter futures
taking a new idea and bringing it to life
Being creative means expressing yourself and once a person realizes the uniqueness of themselves, their creativity unleashes naturally. So, by encouraging people to rethink the structure of their work and life, we are encouraging people to embrace themselves. And in my opinion, that's a solid reason to work at InnovatorsBox.
InnovatorsBox enables me to coach and help more people to be able to perform better in their lives.
For me, creativity is a means to express ourselves in all aspects of our lives – from work to career to different relationships in our lives. Being able to partner up with InnovatorsBox enables me to coach and help more people to be able to perform better in their lives.
Creativity sparks innovation that aids in helping people feel valued and supported
Creativity sparks innovation that aids in helping people feel valued and supported in the work that they do. I work at InnovatorsBox to coach people through bringing JOY back into their work life by focusing on systems and structures that empower people to be their best selves as they navigate life in and outside of work.
I get to dive deep into creating and visualizing the creative concepts
Creativity is an essential part of who I am. I get to dive deep into creating and visualizing the creative concepts from InnovatorsBox.
Creativity is the courage to try new things
Creativity is the courage to try new things, as Einstein said 'A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.' Sometimes people need some help with that courage, that's where InnovatorsBox comes in.
InnovatorsBox has pushed me to tackle my own creative limits
When I was in first grade I told my teacher I was going to be a writer. Being creative has always been a part of who I am, and what I do. However, working with InnovatorsBox has pushed me to tackle my own creative limits, approach my work from a global perspective, and strengthen my innovation skills.
We need to teach the next generation how to thrive in this ambiguity
We need to teach the next generation how to thrive in this ambiguity and uncertainty and not just to merely survive.
Serious work can be fun -- and fun work can be serious
I believe that productively channeled fun is an underappreciated aspect of creativity. Serious work can be fun -- and fun work can be serious, and InnovatorsBox brings these concepts to life in ways that transform people, workplaces, and organizational cultures.
OUR STRATEGIC ADVISORS
Corey Ponder
Corey Ponder is Policy Advisor at Google and Founder of em|PACT Strategies. An empathy practitioner, educator, and speaker Corey work with his clients to build safe spaces for inclusive and diverse experiences. He has worked with CIA and Facebook and has developed and facilitated over 50 workshops on allyship, bias, privilege, and empathy across the tech industry. Corey has also spoken on allyship for several organizations including Chan Zuckerberg initiative, Fitbit, MomWarrior, and Diversability. He is based in San Francisco, CA.
Elena Pak
Prior to joining The Fred Hollows Foundation, Elena Pak served as the chief development officer at Girl Scouts of the USA where she implemented the national $1 billion philanthropic ToGetHerThere campaign. Before Girl Scouts, Elena was senior vice president of resource development at United Way of New York City, where she oversaw $70-$80 million annually in philanthropic support. Elena is a Fellow of the American Express - Aspen Institute Academy and a Young Leader of the French-American Foundation. She is based in New York City.
Genevieve Leveille
Genevieve Leveille is the Founder and CEO of AgriLedger, a FinTech venture aiming to empower agricultural producers by democratizing access to financial services and improving the transparency of the supply chain. She also serves as the vice-chair for the techUK Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLT) Working Group. With a deep understanding of the financial sector, Genevieve’s mission is to build innovative solutions to address inefficiencies and simplify the customer journey. She resides in Jersey, UK.
Ken Woosuk Choi
Woosuk Kenneth Choi is the International Editor of Strategic Planning Desk at the Chosun Daily (Korea’s largest newspaper). He also serves as the Executive Vice Chairman of the International Press Institute (IPI) and as the Vice President of the Journalist Association of Korea (JAK). In 2005 Mr. Choi founded the Asian Leadership Conference. Since he joined the Chosunilbo in 1992, Mr. Choi has covered political affairs, social affairs, and business and economics. He is the Media Leader of the Davos Forum in Switzerland. He is based in Korea.
Lola Han
Lola Han is the CEO & Founder of CultivatePeople, an HR and compensation software and consulting firm for tech companies. Her client list includes InVision, Spotify, Giphy, Medallia, VIPKID, Dia&Co, App Annie, Sift, Harry's, Juvo, Granular, TrustToken, Penn Foster, HackerOne, Tron, Sisense, Algolia, Dashlane, SkipScooters, Mapbox, and HoneyBook. Lola’s former roles include Head of Compensation at Zendesk and HR consultant at E&Y and Willis Towers Watson. She is based in Washington, DC.
Michelle Settecase
Michelle Settecase is an Associate Director at EY where she helps clients achieve their gender parity goals. In her role, she develops market-leading insights on gender parity and works to find ways to fix systems and processes that do not support true inclusion. Michelle also supports FastForward—EY's platform for closing the gender parity gap. Michelle has over 20 years of experience in professional services and as a strategic advisor to global and national organizations. She is based in Cleveland, Ohio.
Pierre Vigilance
Pierre Vigilance, MD, MPH, Founder of HealthUp, LLC is a population health adviser, educator, and strategist. With 20 years of executive-level experience in health and wellness, he has worked in nonprofits, government, education, and professional service consulting. The former Health Commissioner for the District of Columbia, Dr. Vigilance served as the Director of Public Health in Baltimore County, and as an Assistant Health Commissioner in Baltimore City. Born and raised in the UK, he currently resides in Philadelphia, PA.
Terri Broussard Williams
As a broadcast journalist, press secretary for a US Senate Candidate, philanthropist, lobbyist, and non-profit executive, Terri Broussard Williams has positively impacted millions of lives. For fifteen years Terri has made the American Heart Association her career home. She also serves as a teaching fellow at UPenn. Through her blog, Terri encourages others to create meaningful change. As a professional speaker, she discusses politics, philanthropy, women’s empowerment, diversity and inclusion, and leadership. She is based in Austin, TX.
Winston Chang
Winston Chang currently serves as Oasys’ Creative Ideation Chief. With almost 20 years of experience in the private and public sectors, he advises clients on strategy, technology, leadership, and branding. His primary focus is guiding the U.S. federal government in modernizing and adopting emerging technologies like machine learning and blockchain. Winston is a member of the Committee of 100’s NextGen Leaders and an Eisenhower Fellow. He is based in Washington, DC.
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