ECONOMICDEVELOPMENTEXPERTTANESHIANASHLAIRDNAMED

ADVISORTOATHLETESECONOMICALLIANCE

Ms.Lairdbringsherformidableexperienceasanentrepreneurandpublicspeakerto
thegroundbreakingorganizationAEA.

NEWARK,NJTaneshiaNashLaird,anacclaimedcommunityeconomicdevelopmentspecialist,has
beennamedtotheAdvisoryBoardofthenonprofitAthletesEconomicAlliance(AEA),whichseeksto
provideeconomicempowermentforathletesandperformingartists,withanemphasisonfinancialand
businesseducation.Ms.Lairdbringsherformidableexperienceasanentrepreneurandpublicspeaker
tothisgroundbreakingorganization,whereshejoinsseveralcurrentandformerprofessionalathletes,
celebrities,andotherluminarieswholeadbyexamplethroughtheircompetitivesuccessinthe
corporatearena.Ms.LairdtakesherplacealongsideTVOneanchormanRolandMartin,NBAveteran
JuniorBridgeman,whorosefromtheplywoodcourtstopresideovera$400millionrestaurantempire,
andEdO'Bannon,aformerNCAAandNBAstarwhosuccessfullylitigatedaclassactionlawsuit
againstthecollegiateleague,whichincorporatedhisimageinvideogameswithoutcompensating
O'Bannonforitsuse.

Ms.Lairdbringsawealthofaccomplishmentstothisnewposition,includingdecadesofexperienceas
adynamicleaderinpublicandprivatesectorcommunityrevitalizationandstrategiccommunications,
enlighteningandeducatingbusinesswomenfromawiderangeofprofessionsandindustries.Asthe
CEOofLegacyBusinessAdvisors,astrategicthinktankthatguidesgovernmentagenciesandsocial
entrepreneursalike,incommunicationsstrategies,businessdevelopment,andeconomicdevelopment,
Ms.Lairdandherassociatestakeanactiveroleinthefinancialhealthofthecommunity.Shealso
workshardtopromoteNewark'sphysicalhealth,takingamajorroleinbuildingtheDunbarCenterfor
KidneyDialysisandWellness,a$20millionfacilitywhichwilladdressthecriticalneedfora24/7
nephrologyandhemodialysisclinic,andcreate175newScience/Technology/Engineering/Mathematics
(STEM)jobsforthecity.

LegacyBusinessAdvisorshasofficesinNewarkandTrenton,NJandservesclientsacrossthecountry.

Ms.LairdisacoownerofMyImageStudios(MIST)HarleminNewYorkCity,amultimilliondollar
entertainmentcomplex,andcowrotethecriticallyacclaimedanthropologicalvolume,StillIRise:A
GraphicHistoryOfAfricanAmericans.In2014,shewastappedtoserveasRegionalDirectorforthe
USWomen'sChamberOfCommerce,andisactiveontheboardsofnumerousculturalandeconomic
groups,includingArtPrideofNewJerseyFoundation,AdvocatesforNewJerseyHistory,andtheNew
JerseyUrbanEnterpriseZoneAuthoritytowhichhewasappointedbyNJGovernorJonCorzinein
2008.RoundingoutMs.Laird'sportfolioareherworkasaBusinessAdvisortoFelicianCollege,and
asaSeniorfellowwiththeEasternRegionalNetworkoftheEnvironmentalLeadershipProgram.In
October2015,shetouredacrossNewYorkandNewJersey,speakingatsignatureeventssuchas
WomenEntrepreneurs:DrivinginnovationthroughDiversityatBerkeleyCollege,attheBlackWomen
TrailblazersInMediaawardsgalainNewark,andatTrentonBusinessweek,whereMs.Lairdspoke
abouttheimpactofwomeninbusinessonthestate'seconomichealth,allaspartofWomen's
EntrepreneurshipWeek.ShealsoappearedonpaneldiscussionsinNewYorkCityandWashington,
DCfortheCatalystNetworkFoundationaddressingthechallengesfacedbyBlackandLatinoathletes

inbusinessandcontemporarysociety.AndinNovemberMs.Lairdappearedasacommentatoron
WWORTVMy9'sNewJerseyNowprogram,talkingabouttheroleofwomenasentrepreneurs.

AsthesolefemalememberofAEA'sAdvisoryBoard,Ms.Lairdwillworktofurtheritsmissionof
bringingathletesandentertainerstheeducationaltoolstheyneedtodeveloptheirpersonalwealthas
wellastheirbusinesspresenceinafastchangingcorporatemarketplace."Oneofmygoalsisthatas
ourgroupgrows,sowillthenumberofwomenontheadvisoryboardofthisneworganization,"Ms.
Lairdstatesproudly."Untilthen,Iwillrepresent."

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