ABOUT

LaTanya Orr is an award-winning brand strategist, entrepreneurship ecosystem builder, author, speaker, and certified life coach with more than 30 years of experience in marketing, communications, brand management, and entrepreneurial development. Throughout her career, she has led creative and strategic branding initiatives for corporate, academic, civic, faith-based, and nonprofit organizations across the United States and internationally, helping leaders and organizations clarify their message, strengthen their visibility, and accelerate growth.

 

Born and raised on Chicago’s South Side, LaTanya holds a Bachelor of Arts in Organizational and Social Psychology from the University of Michigan and a Master of Business Administration in Entrepreneurial Management from Davenport University. She combines deep insight into human behavior with business strategy and creative vision to help individuals, organizations, and communities move from possibility to impact.

 

LaTanya is the author of Strike A Pose: 7 Red Carpet Strategies Every Entrepreneurial Woman Must Have to Position Her Brand with Style and on Purpose and FoundHER: Finding Me – How a Shift in Focus Reveals Your Extraordinary. She also served as curator, producer, and contributing author of A Widow’s Resilience: Wisdom Keys for Moving Forward in Life and Love After Death Do Us Part, a collaborative project sharing stories of healing, hope, and resilience.

 

For more than two decades, LaTanya led Selah Branding & Design, LLC, an award-winning strategic branding and marketing consultancy known for helping entrepreneurs, nonprofits, ministries, and mission-driven organizations develop compelling brands and communications strategies. Her work has earned multiple honors, including national recognition from Graphic Design USA, the National Philanthropy Day design competition, and the Stiletto Woman Business Awards.

 

Today, LaTanya serves as Founder and CEO of The FoundHERS Suite and BridgeWRX. Through The FoundHERS Suite, she created a pioneering business hub and entrepreneurial collaborative designed to support women business owners through workspace, programming, strategic partnerships, and community. Through BridgeWRX, she helps women entrepreneurs strengthen business foundations, increase revenue, and navigate growth through strategic execution, business development, and leadership support.

 

A passionate advocate for women’s economic empowerment, LaTanya is committed to creating pathways that help women build businesses, generate income, expand opportunities, and lead with confidence. Her work sits at the intersection of entrepreneurship, community impact, leadership development, and business growth. She is also a Spring 2026 participant in Goldman Sachs One Million Black Women: Black in Business, a national initiative supporting the growth and advancement of women entrepreneurs.

 

Whether speaking from a stage, advising a founder, facilitating a workshop, or building community, LaTanya’s mission remains the same: helping women build brands, businesses, and what’s next through strategy, growth, and purposeful connection.