# Teneshia Jackson Warner

> Teneshia Jackson Warner is the founder and CEO of EGAMI Group, a multicultural marketing and communications agency. A former IBM project manager, she is the author of Profit With Purpose and The Big Stretch and creator of the Dream Project Symposium. EGAMI collaborated on P&G’s The Talk, which won a Cannes Lions Film Grand Prix and the 2018 Emmy for Outstanding Commercial. Warner received a 2025 Matrix Award.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at EGAMI Group
- **Organizations:** EGAMI Group, The Dream Project Symposium, Museum of Public Relations, RUSH Communications (former), IBM Global Services (former)
- **Education:** Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University
- **Known for:** 2025 Matrix Award honoree, New York Women in Communications., Led EGAMI, the first multicultural and Black woman-owned agency to win Cannes Lions Grand Prix film honors., EGAMI collaborated on P&G’s The Talk, winner of the 2018 Emmy for Outstanding Commercial.

## Career timeline

- **—** — Worked as a project manager at IBM Global Services while pursuing a master’s degree.
- **—** — Volunteered at RUSH Communications after repeatedly pitching Russell Simmons for an opportunity to learn.
- **—** — Founded the business that became EGAMI Group; accounts differ on its precise founding year.
- **2012** — Discussed Profit With Purpose and EGAMI’s partnership with MSL Group in a published interview.
- **2013** — Founded the Dream Project Symposium.
- **2017** — P&G released The Talk, developed in collaboration with EGAMI and BBDO.
- **2018** — The Talk won a Cannes Lions Film Grand Prix and the Emmy for Outstanding Commercial.
- **2019** — Published The Big Stretch with McGraw Hill.
- **2022** — Featured as an ANA Educational Foundation Talent Champion.
- **2025** — Received a NYWICI Matrix Award, presented by her mother Carolyn Hearns.
- **2026** — EGAMI announced See Me More research and its Multidimensional Mindset AI platform.

## Achievements

- 2025 Matrix Award honoree, New York Women in Communications.
- Led EGAMI, the first multicultural and Black woman-owned agency to win Cannes Lions Grand Prix film honors.
- EGAMI collaborated on P&G’s The Talk, winner of the 2018 Emmy for Outstanding Commercial.
- Author of Profit With Purpose and The Big Stretch.
- Founded the Dream Project Symposium in 2013.
- 2022 ANA Educational Foundation Talent Champion.

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — EGAMI announced See Me More research and Multidimensional Mindset, an AI platform intended to support audience insights and campaign development.
- **2025-08** — Discussed her career change, business partnership with Mike Warner, and EGAMI’s plans for AI in a TD Stories interview.
- **2025-05** — Received a Matrix Award at the Ziegfeld Ballroom in New York; her mother presented the honor.

## Links

- Website: https://www.thebigstretchbook.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/teneshiajackson
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/teneshiajwarner
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/teneshiajwarner/

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Last updated: 2026-10-22