The GTHI team consists of a staff 34 managers, volunteers, and interns. Our leading team consists of the following:

Ayana Butler
Business Strategy Consultant
GTHI Marketing

Ayana Butler, Business Strategy Consultant, oversees the development of Gots To Have It and Give 'N Take's short and long term business strategies. She will be responsible for assessing business challenges/opportunities and recommending solutions to drive business results.

Ayana is a graduate of Florida A & M University, where she received her MBA in Marketing. In addition to Gots To Have It, Marketing and The Give 'N Take Network, the Arkansas native has worked for leading companies within the pharmaceutical and consumer packaged goods industries. She currently resides in New York City with her fiance, Ebbie.

Dannielle Brantley
National Promotions Manager
GTHI Marketing/Give 'N Take Network

Dannielle works as Promotions Manager for Gots To Have It and Give 'N Take. She is responsible for increasing the awareness of each company's events and seminars and "letting people know we exist." Miss Brantley has a BS in Business Psychology from Polytechnic University and an MBA in Media Management from the Metropolitan College of NY. In addition, she is MRA Certified in Market Research.

Fusing creativity with current technology, Ms. Brantley's company Mocha Works, Marketing specializes in individualized website and print design and marketing consulting for start-ups, entrepreneurs and small businesses. Dannielle's mission is to provide a voice and a face to those who want to spread their message via the world wide web and direct marketing efforts.

Paula Leonti
Business Development Manager
GTHI Marketing/Give 'N Take Network

Paula is responsible for managing partnerships, branding and  the overall growth of Gots To Have It Marketing, Inc. and the Give ‘N Take Network.  She has been with the company for over two years now and is  also involved in implementing marketing campaigns, as well as creating promotional strategies for  GTHI clients. Paula is a New York native and has experience in publishing industry in the areas of service and product marketing. She graduated from Iona College with a BBA in Business with a concentration in Marketing.

Camille Darby
Editorial Manager
GTHI Marketing

"Meeting Simone Kelly-Brown and becoming part of the Gots to Have It team was no coincidence!", according to Camille Darby, Editorial Manager. Camille has been with Gots To Have It as well as the Give 'N Take Network since the Summer of 2004. A firm believer in networking, Camille contacts business professionals to be featured in each newsletter where she edits and organizes each article.

A writer, she received her B.A from Sarah Lawrence College with a concentration in Creative Writing and Black Studies. Camille currently attends New York University, Tisch School of the Arts where she is pursuing an M.F.A in Dramatic Writing.

Stacie N.C. Grant
New York Event Manager
Give 'N Take Network

Stacie joined the Give 'N Take team in 2005, as the Event Manager for New York events. She brings with her over 11 years experience in Event Planning. She received her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Sociology, from St. John's University (Queens, New York) and is pursuing her Ed.M at Columbia University.

She founded C&G Enterprises (www.cgenterprisesonline.com) in 1994 as a motivational speaker. Stacie resides in Queens, NY with her husband Andrew, Co-Founder and CFO of C&G Enterprises and sons Josiah and Jeremy. Stacie is tireless in her efforts to achieve her personal goals of excellence and quality community service.

Fadila Gathers
New Jersey Event Manager
Give 'N Take Network

Fadila is a Project Manager for a leading Healthcare company and an entrepreneur. As a Project Manager for eight years, she has managed multi-million dollar projects that focus on customer satisfaction and innovative products. Mrs. Gathers has a Masters Degree from Columbia University School of Public Health and has a background in the health sciences.  She began her entrepreneurial journey a little over a year ago when she decided to partner with a company named Market America and open an Unfranchise® business. Her Unfranchise® business, Lifestyle For You, specializes in teaching people how to regain and maintain their quality of life through healthier living. 

Fadila heard about Give 'N Take in early 2004 through a friend of a friend who attended the Westchester event.  As a new business owner, Mrs. Gathers was eager to meet and network with interesting, like-minded women and began attending events in New Jersey regularly.  Within a few months, she volunteered to help Simone by coming aboard as Event Manager for New Jersey.  "I saw this as a great opportunity to support women business owners and learn more about marketing and promotion, while growing my own business."

Michelle Newton
Membership Manager
Give 'N Take Network

It is easy to recruit members or customers, but to keep them interested and active is always a challenge. It's a challenge that Michelle enjoys!

No matter what the product or service is you must focus on retaining your membership or client base. Michelle's focus is working with the founder, Simone Kelly-Brown, on cultivating a steady membership for Give 'N Take, locally and nationwide. She is also a Marketing Manager focusing on membership retention for a major book club company in NYC.

Courtney Patterson
DC EVENT MANAGER
Give 'N Take Network

Courtney joined the team in April 2006 as the D.C. event manager. She is a New Jersey native who holds a Masters Degree in Business from Johns Hopkins University under the concentration of Organization Development and Human Resources. For the last five years she's been a Public Health Project Director for the Johns Hopkins Prevention Research Center in Baltimore, Maryland.

Courtney has also been planning intimate successful events for many years in Maryland, New Jersey, and New York. Additionally, her professional experiences have included business consultation for local companies to help accomplish goals more effectively, establish better staff relations, and increase production.

Andrew Morrison, President
Small Business Camp

Andrew Morrison is the founder of Small Business Camp - an entrepreneurial training and marketing services firm. The company delivers an intensive 2-day program that allows the participants to walk-in with just an idea and leave with a marketing plan, public relations strategy, moneymaking website, direct-mail campaign and 90 days of follow-up coaching.

Previously he built a multi-million dollar company by providing innovative direct marketing services to Fortune 500 companies. He was featured in the Wall Street Journal, Entrepreneur Magazine, Crain's Magazine 40 Under 40 and Advertising Age. He also appeared as a "Young Millionaire" on the Oprah Winfrey Show.

Andrew is the recipient of the prestigious Young Direct Marketer of the Year Award and serves as a  Deacon at the Abyssinian Baptist Church located in the village of Harlem. Aside from his Church activities, he serves on the board of Project Enterprise - a NYC based micro-lending organization. Andrew recently completed his first book entitled, "21 Questions That Can Build Your Business in 90 Days."

Franklin Madison, Jr.
Technology Program Director of ITAC

Franklin Madison, Jr., recently named one of Crain’s Tech 100, a listing of the Top 100 individuals in technology in New York City as chosen by Crain’s NY Business, joined ITAC in 1999 as Technology Program Coordinator, and within four months was promoted to Technology Program Director. He is responsible for the strategic development and implementation of new programs to assist high-tech firms in NYC and managing the FastTrac Programs.  He is also the SBIR Regional Specialist for NYC, Long Island and the Mid-Hudson Regions and Program Manager for the NASA’s SATOP Program (Space Alliance Technology Outreach Program. 

Franklin also works one-on-one with CEOs of high tech companies, providing technical assistance in the areas of business plan development, access to capital from private and public sources, R&D assistance, and technology partnerships.

Tonja Oates
Founder and President
The TMO Group

Tonja Oates has over 15 years experience in the financial services field. She is founder and President of The TMO Group, Inc. an Accounting, Taxation and Consulting practice, with offices in Manhattan and Queens, serving the tri-state area. Our staff includes Certified Public Accountants, Accountants, Tax Professionals and Bookkeepers.

The company has worked with various companies to customize systems and train employees on accounting software. The TMO Group, Inc. focuses on Easy, Smart Financial Management™ for individuals, small and medium sized businesses. We provide the full resources you would expect from a large accounting firm while maintaining a personal touch.

Lisa Sole Williams
Financial Consultant

Ms. Williams is recognized for her finance M&A work in utility industry for the past 5 years.  She has completed transactions valued at over $2.5 billion dollars and worked on negotiating the largest outsourcing contract in North America. Ms. Williams has been a board member for several not for profit groups and does finance consulting work for a number of small companies including Desktop Design Work and Northern Capital Insurance to a name a few.  Recently Ms. Williams relocated from Vancouver BC to Miami FL. 

Since being in Florida, she has been recognized by the State of Florida for her volunteer work at the Barnacle Historic Site.  Ms. Williams study finance and economics at University of Guelph and is highly trained at financial modeling.

Felicia Davis
President
Davis Consulting Group

Felicia Davis is the president of Davis Consulting Group, a human resource management and consulting organization specializing in a full-range of customized human resource solutions at the corporate and individual level. As a proud champion of Coaching and Leadership Development, Ms. Davis has a relentless passion for People Development and Organizational Management. She is a dynamic facilitator, delivering presentations with thought-provoking ideas that oblige audiences to internalize and embrace the material. She has over 12 years of Human Resource industry experience and has designed and conducted workshops on various topics for both public and private clients.

Felicia is also the founder of WomenCEO Network an entrepreneurial development organization for women.  Her unique Brand Promise is to empower women entrepreneurs around the globe by providing them with access to tools, resources and collaborative networks to help them work at their business not in it. WomenCEO Network was recently named as a finalist in the Wells Fargo Bank 2005 Multicultural Heritage Awards. As a business empowerment strategist, Ms. Davis helps women entrepreneurs employ tactical implementation strategies for growing their business to new levels. Ms. Davis founded both organizations under the mantra of Think Big; Act Small and it has certainly helped to cultivate the success of her businesses. She clearly understands that the three best-kept secrets to business success are strategic alliances, partnerships and helping others succeed. She continually seeks to ensure that she is constantly aligned with those from which she can both learn from and add value.