January 28, 2026
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 28, 2026
Media Contact: Shakira Slaughter 📧 shakira@ellevategroup.us
Elle Davis to Guest Lecture at University of Illinois Chicago on Personal Branding and Storytelling
Chicago, IL — Elle Davis, MSW, Founder and Chief Elevation Officer of The Ellevate Group, LLC, will serve as a guest lecturer at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) on Thursday, January 29, 2026, leading four class sessions for a business communications course.
The sessions, titled “Communicating Your Personal Brand: The Power of Storytelling,” will guide students through understanding how lived experiences, values, and clarity of purpose shape personal and professional identity. Students will explore how storytelling builds trust, credibility, and leadership presence in academic, professional, and organizational settings.
Davis will teach four separate sections of the course in one day, bridging theory and real-world application. The curriculum emphasizes that personal branding is not about self-promotion, but about intentional communication. This is about understanding what you stand for, how you show up, and the story others carry about you when you’re not in the room.
“This work is about helping emerging leaders find their voice early,” said Davis. “When students understand how to connect their experiences to purpose, they communicate with more confidence, authenticity, and impact.”
The guest lectures reflect The Ellevate Group’s ongoing commitment to building leaders at all levels, from students and early-career professionals to nonprofit executives and senior leaders. Through leadership development, facilitation, and coaching, The Ellevate Group equips individuals and organizations to lead with clarity, resilience, and intention.
Davis brings more than two decades of experience in nonprofit leadership, workforce development, and organizational strategy, and is known nationally for her work at the intersection of leadership, resilience, and storytelling. She is also the author of The Art of the Bounce Back: 31 Days to Resilient Living and a TEDx speaker on resilience as a leadership superpower.
The University of Illinois Chicago guest lectures underscore Davis’s continued investment in cultivating the next generation of leaders by meeting them where they are and giving them tools to lead from the inside out.
About The Ellevate Group, LLC
Founded in 2016, The Ellevate Group, LLC is a Chicago-based leadership development and consulting firm dedicated to empowering professionals and organizations to operate at their highest capacity. The firm specializes in leadership development, facilitation, coaching, and program design, with a focus on building confident, values-driven leaders across sectors.
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