# NIMBUS, Inc.

> NIMBUS is an independent, Black-owned strategic marketing and communications agency founded by Stacey Wade in Louisville in 2002. It combines audience research, cultural insight, creative production, media and talent partnerships to help large brands reach multicultural consumers without treating culture as a seasonal campaign theme.

- **Founded:** 2002
- **Headquarters:** Louisville, United States
- **Founders:** Stacey Wade (Founder, CEO and Executive Creative Director)
- **Products:** Brand strategy and positioning, Integrated creative and production, Influencer and talent partnerships, Media strategy and NIMBUS Media
- **Notable:** Ad Age 2021 Multicultural Agency of the Year., Silver winner, Ad Age 2021 Southeast Small Agency of the Year., Professional Best of Show at the 2023 Louisville American Advertising Awards for 'The Flavors of Two Cities Texas.'

## Products & services

- **Brand strategy and positioning** — Research-led strategy, audience segmentation, cultural insight and brand-resonance planning.
- **Integrated creative and production** — Campaign concepts, branded content, television, video, digital, social and experiential execution.
- **Influencer and talent partnerships** — Culture-led collaborations connecting brands with figures such as Jack Harlow, Deion Sanders and Shaquille O'Neal.
- **Media strategy and NIMBUS Media** — Paid-media planning and activation led through the agency's media practice.

## Achievements

- Ad Age 2021 Multicultural Agency of the Year.
- Silver winner, Ad Age 2021 Southeast Small Agency of the Year.
- Professional Best of Show at the 2023 Louisville American Advertising Awards for 'The Flavors of Two Cities Texas.'
- Named to Louisville Business First's 2023 Fast 50 at number 31.
- Ad Age Small Agency of the Year recognition in 2023, as listed by NIMBUS.
- Silver Telly winner in 2025 for KFC's 'Taste of KFC Value with Deion Sanders & Family: $20 Deal.'
- Stacey Wade and Dr. Dawn Wade named 2025 EY East Central Entrepreneur Of The Year winners.
- Stacey Wade and Dr. Dawn Wade inducted as 2025 Kentuckiana Business Hall of Fame laureates.

## Latest updates

- **2025-07** — Stacey Wade and Dr. Dawn Wade were announced as 2025 EY East Central Entrepreneur Of The Year winners.
- **2025-05** — The agency won three Silver and one Bronze Telly Awards for KFC work with the Sanders family.
- **2025-03** — Stacey Wade and Dr. Dawn Wade became Kentuckiana Business Hall of Fame laureates.

## Links

- Website: https://www.hellonimbus.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nimbus-inc-
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/hellonimbus
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hellonimbus/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hellonimbus

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Last updated: 2026-09-21