Register for all 4 interactive workshops to help black professionals step up, stand out, and break through. Led by career coach, former C-Suite executive, and BPM co-founder Denise Kaigler. Saturdays, Oct 2, 9, 16 & 23, 10:00am – 11:00am ET.

Denise Kaigler is an award-winning brand strategist, career coach, published author, certified digital marketer, adjunct professor, and former C-suite executive. As the founder of MDK Brand Management and the co-founder of Black Professionals Month, Denise is dedicated to helping individuals and organizations overcome challenges and achieve their business or professional goals.  She is passionate about ensuring that her clients develop the strategies and skills to step up, stand out and break through.

Following a four-year stint in television news, Denise Kaigler spent nearly 25-years in the corporate world where she held senior, executive, and C-suite roles at multi-billion dollar companies, including Reebok, adidas Group, Nintendo, and Boston Scientific.

During her 17- year Reebok tenure, Denise helped launch the signature product of numerous A-list celebrities, including Venus Williams, Scarlett Johansson, 50 Cent, and Jay-Z, with whom she traveled to Europe to introduce his ‘S. Carter by Rbk’ footwear. While serving as Senior Vice President at Boston Scientific, where her responsibilities included corporate branding and brand management, Denise led the global rebranding of the medical device giant and wrote its current tagline, Advancing science for life.

In July, 2015, three weeks after leaving corporate, Denise founded MDK Brand Management, LLC., a firm that helps businesses and individuals define, create, and market their business or personal brand, craft their compelling story and align their internal and external messages. Organizations that have tapped MDK Brand Management include Boston Scientific, Hasbro, Marsh & McLennan Companies, and Merrill Lynch/Bank of America. MDK Brand Management also supports numerous Massachusetts correctional facilities where Denise helps current and former inmates remake their brand and rebuild their life.

In early 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Denise co-founded Black Professionals Month, an unprecedented 31-day initiative that features virtual programs, events, and recognitions to help increase the presence of black professionals in leadership roles around the world. Black Professionals Month, which takes place in October, is dedicated to building strong collaborations, proportionate leadership, and sustained wealth among black professionals who have long been under-represented in senior, executive, and C-suite level roles.

Denise is a certified and award-winning digital marketer with expertise in advanced digital marketing techniques and online lead generation. She is also the author of Forty Dollars and a Brand: How to Overcome Challenges, Defy the Odds and Live Your Awesomeness, a professional development guide that highlights brand-building tips and steps designed to help readers define their brand and achieve their goals. The book is available online at Amazon and Barnes and Noble.

Denise has been honored with numerous awards and recognitions, including twice being named among the “Most Influential Black Women in Corporate” by Savoy Magazine. Denise has an adult daughter and adult son and resides outside of Boston, Massachusetts.