The Good Soil Networking Mixer Agenda

  • Prayer 

  • Welcome by Denya and Marcellius Hamilton

  • Icebreaker

  • Speaker Presentation Audrey Pray Jr.

  • Speaker Presentation Jonathan Jackson

  • Networking

  • Cupcakes + Birthday Song

  • Close


Audrey Pray Jr.’s Biography

In 2016, Audrey ventured out to begin Audrey 2.0 as a freelancer providing graphic design services. Today, she is the Founding CEO of the A2 Collective, which is a community of creatives and advocates united to uplift causes and serve each other. A2 Collective utilizes design as a form of advocacy by working with cause-driven organizations across various disciplines.


Jonathan Jackson’s Biography

Jonathan Jackson is a writer, speaker, and entrepreneur focused on the intersection of community, culture, and commerce. 

Most recently, Jonathan was Executive Director of Narrative & Content at Standard Chartered Bank, building strategy across 40+ markets globally inside the Digital Channels and Data Analytics Group, based in Singapore. 

As a co-founder and former Head of Corporate Brand at Blavity Inc, he helped spearheaded go-to-market strategy and industry penetration, helping it grow to a media brand for Black millennials and Gen Z in the U.S. reaching over 30M users a month.

He was the 2019 Nieman-Berkman Klein Fellow at the Nieman Foundation for Journalism and the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society. His work is centered around the emergence of black media in the digital age, examining new ways to measure black cultural influence, and its effect on the media and advertising landscape both domestically and abroad. 

Post-fellowship, he was the Editor-in-Chief at Red Table Talk, overseeing content and audience for the award-winning show and looking to expand its reach and grow audience. He started his career at LinkedIn, where he ran the Influencer Program, connected business leaders and luminaries with LinkedIn global network of over 600M members. 


Networking Prompts

  1. Introduce your name and the industry/field you’re in and what you do. 

  2. How would you say your faith plays a role in your working environment?

  3. What challenges do you face integrating your faith values in the workspace?


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