Press & Credentials

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Ashantè's work has been featured in national and international press covering queerness, spirituality, trauma, and entrepreneurship.

A personal essay on the culture of silence around sexual abuse in Black families and the cost of protecting perpetrators over survivors. Read Article

30 Entrepreneurs Share What They Would Tell Their Younger Business Selves — Ashantè among 30 entrepreneurs sharing hard-earned wisdom on building a values-aligned business. Read Article

Featured as a leading voice on queer spirituality, healing, and reclaiming practices that have historically excluded LGBTQ+ communities. Read Article

Intuitive Healing with Synchronized Souls Inc. — Featured in BiPan Magazine's landmark issue on bisexual and pansexual healers, entrepreneurs, and community builders. Read Article

From creators, clients, and collaborators who have experienced the work firsthand.

Creator and entrepreneur Chris Corsini — with over 1 million followers — hosted Ashantè for a live Instagram takeover featuring tarot readings. His words: "Ashantè is one of my go-to coaches, she's highly intuitive and just an overall bad ass! I fucking love this human. Check her out!!" Watch on Instagram

The first conversation between Ashantè and Chris — live readings, honest conversation, and a community moment that turned into an ongoing relationship spanning years. Watch on Instagram

After her reading, Wild Gina shared a deeply personal reflection on alignment, clarity, and what shifted after working with Ashantè — publicly, with her community. View on Instagram

Featured by Indeed's internal iPride community as a Black bisexual leader navigating identity, authenticity, and representation in tech — while building Synchronized Souls alongside a full-time corporate career. View on Instagram

Government recognition, community leadership, and institutional trust built over a decade of consistent, values-aligned work.

Awarded federal funding to run the Courageous Connections Program

— a first-of-its-kind trauma-informed peer support and advocacy initiative for CSA survivors. The program included 13 bi-weekly peer support group meetings, 3 self-advocacy workshops, and an Empowerment Summit bringing survivors and allies together in community.

Awarded federal funding to support the digital growth and infrastructure of Synchronized Souls Inc. One of a small number of wellness and spiritual practices to receive this recognition.

Serving in leadership at Floetry Community Services — a Toronto-based organization supporting community healing, arts, and empowerment.

Appointed to advise the City of Toronto on policies and initiatives affecting LGBTQ2S+ communities — one of the few healers and spiritual practitioners represented on the committee. — View Profile

From corporate wellness stages to community healing spaces. Ashantè brings the same depth and presence to every room.

Invited by Air to bring tarot readings to their On Air: Magic Hour Conference in New York City. Offering intuitive guidance to a room full of creatives, brand builders, and cultural leaders. A meaningful intersection of corporate culture, creativity, and spiritual practice.

Hosted a landmark Pride Night for Reaching Intelligent Souls Everywhere alongside Markus Aurelyus, creating space for queer community, celebration, and healing.

A practical, values-aligned workshop for community-led organizations navigating growth and sustainability.

Invited by Mejuri, one of Canada's most recognized jewelry brands, to lead Creating a Growth Mindset as part of their company-wide wellness programming.

Speaking to one of the largest Black tech audiences in North America about representation, identity, and making space in corporate environments. Watch Here

Speaking on the future of inclusive leadership and what it takes to build environments where people can actually show up whole. Watch Here

A community conversation on what it means to hold multiple marginalized identities and build a life,  and a practice that honours all of them.  Watch Here

Indeed CEO, Chris Hyams, in conversation with Ashantè on diversity, representation, and what genuine inclusion actually looks like from the inside. Watch Here

[September 2014 - May 2015] Life UnLeashed Speaker

Ashantè is available for company trainings, speaking engagements, and event readings. Previous collaborators include AIR, Mejuri, and RISE. Topics include nervous system regulation at work, trauma-informed leadership, psychological safety, difficult conversations, and the intersection of spirituality and professional life. 

Conversations on healing, empowerment, productivity, and the work of building something real.

A deep conversation on how trauma shapes the way we communicate, and how healing changes what we're able to say and hear. Listen Here

On the radical act of putting yourself first when you've been conditioned to put everyone else ahead of your own needs. Listen Here

On building a sustainable practice, doing meaningful work, and staying productive without burning out. Listen Here

The work that happens outside of stages and press features.  In community, in service, and in creative space.

Six community writing workshops and a live poetry showcase. Creating space for people to find their voice, tell their stories, and be witnessed in community. Free and open to all.

A community event celebrating Black excellence, entrepreneurship, and the power of showing up for each other, hosted by Most Analyzed.

Community gathering honouring Black history, Black futures, and the ongoing work of building something worth celebrating, hosted by Most Analyzed.

The formal training behind the practice.  Alongside the lived experience that no certification can teach.

An approach that centres nervous system safety, consent, and embodied healing over performance or aesthetics.

Fully certified Reiki Master with training in distance healing, energy assessment, and chakra work — the foundation for SSI's energetic offerings.

Trained in the therapeutic use of crystals for energetic support and healing work.

Graduate research in literature, intersectionality, and the stories we tell about ourselves — informing the depth and intentionality of Ashantè's written work and brand voice.

Undergraduate foundation in literary analysis, language, and cross-cultural storytelling. With a specialization in Québécoise Literature and an emphasis in Teaching.