About

At Evans & Associates, we believe an organization's greatest asset is its people, and its most powerful advantage is a culture where everyone can belong. We are a strategic consulting firm that partners with mission-driven organizations to build inclusive cultures, amplify authentic narratives, and embed equity into the heart of their operations.

Many organizations struggle to align their internal culture with their external brand. We specialize in bridging that gap, ensuring your values are lived experiences for your team and a compelling story for the world.

Our Core Services Include:

Inclusive Culture & Belonging Strategy: We help you build workplaces where people feel safe, valued, and empowered to contribute their best work. We go beyond performative DEI to develop actionable strategies that foster genuine belonging and psychological safety.

Authentic Narrative & Communications: We guide you in uncovering and telling your organization’s authentic, asset-based story—both internally to engage your team and externally to build trust with your audience.

Equity-Centered Organizational Development: We collaborate with you to design equitable structures, refine policies, and set measurable goals that support sustainable growth and employee well-being.

Leadership & Team Development: We equip your leaders and teams with the skills to navigate complexity, communicate across differences, and champion an inclusive culture from the inside out.

Why Partner With Us?

For over a decade, we have helped clients transform their internal culture, reshape company policies, and redesign core principles to reflect their commitment to their people. Our approach has been trusted to foster inclusive environments and craft narratives that captivate stakeholders and strengthen community.

We don’t just deliver reports; we build capacity and empower your team to create a workplace where people thrive and your mission flourishes.

STAFF

Benjamin Carlton

President & CEO

Benjamin Carlton is an activist and social entrepreneur from Philadelphia, Pa. He received his MBA from Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University before moving to Miami to pursue a career in accounting. In 2013, while in Miami he co-founded the iconic BMe Community, a national movement of community builders that are led and inspired by Black people. BMe Community was founded on the principles of valuing all members of the human family, recognizing black males as assets, and building more caring and prosperous communities together.

Under his leadership, BMe has influenced national policy, and committed millions of dollars to local community leaders around the nation. BMe’s 300+ Fellows have raised over $400 million, earned 67 major national awards and helped over 2 million families secure educational, economic, human rights, health and wellness opportunities.

Benjamin has trained the world’s leading authorities about asset-framing, storytelling, and narrative change. Some of these entities include the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, The Obama Administration, Deloitte, and Stanford Social Innovation Review. The central premise of asset-framing is to identify people by their contributions rather than their costs and then engage them in living out their aspirational identity for themselves and society.

Tianna Robinson

Vice President - Publicity

Tianna Robinson is a public relations professional with a work portfolio including Major League Baseball, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, LVMH, ESSENCE Communications, Food Network, Microsoft, Remy Martin Cointreau and others. Tianna graduated from the University of Tampa with a degree in Communications. Tianna specializes in planning strategic public relations campaigns, media relations, event management, and talent relations.

Tianna's competitive advantage is her unique and diverse range of relationships with journalists, editors, talent, celebrities, managers and publicists in both mainstream and niche/multiethnic arenas. Described as eager and creative when presented with new opportunities,

Tianna is based in New York, and can be often found in Los Angeles. Tianna is a travel fanatic, an entertainment junkie, a food connoisseur, and recently discovered the joys of design.

Boodie

Dr. Brent Obleton

Vice President - Partnerships

Boodie is an entertainment philanthropist and social impact entrepreneur focused on ensuring powerful people and grassroots leadership work hand in hand. Connecting talent, brands, and family offices to make real impact around an array of causes.

Boodie is passionate about social impact, brands, politics and how Influencers can make a difference. He connects brands with influencer strategy and execution on ways to be socially and politically active to reach and communicate effectively with their audience. He's disrupting how influencers engage with brands.

Boodie has been applying the power of influencer marketing since 2007, and as a corporate consultant since 2010. He is an international speaker and recognized as one of the top experts in the field by Talking Influence. B

Boodie has been featured in NPR, USA TODAY, Forbes, Harper Collins, Essence Magazine, and The Lean Startup to name a few.

Vice President - People & Culture

For Dr. Brent Obleton, making people feel like they belong isn’t just a nice-to-have, it’s a fundamental business imperative that unlocks higher performance. As an executive with over 16 years of expertise leading people strategy and cultural transformation at renowned organizations like Hudson Pacific Properties, Genentech, and Stanford University, Dr. Obleton specializes in bridging the gap between strategic insight and genuine human connection.

His sessions are lively, data-driven, and grounded in real-world outcomes, such as achieving a 30% boost in employee engagement, a 30% surge in ERG participation, and a 20% improvement in retention. Dr. Obleton’s unique talent lies in demystifying abstract values and turning them into practical, relatable actions for everyone in the organization.

In his curated belonging sessions, leaders and teams explore what belonging truly means in the modern workplace. Through interactive discussions, relevant case studies, and useful tools, participants learn to create belonging through inclusive leadership, intentional actions, and system-wide alignment. Dr. Obleton provides the clarity, courage, and capability to move from intention to impact, whether an organization is navigating change, strengthening its culture, or aligning belonging with core business objectives.

Ty Nash

Tyler Tyson

Marking and Communications Strategist

Meet Ty, a dedicated strategist boasting a robust background in Marketing, Customer Service, and Client and Business Relations. Her career path weaves through a tapestry of diverse industries such as Holistic Health, Behavioral Health, Fashion, Telecommunications, Finance, Entertainment, and beyond, cultivating a wealth of versatile experiences.

Ty brings a unique blend of skills and intuition to her strategic work in Marketing and Client Relations, with a keen ability to anticipate clients' needs and tailor solutions accordingly. Her educational journey at Virginia Commonwealth University, where she studied Business and Communications, not only equipped her with the necessary knowledge but also instilled a strong sense of independence. Balancing full-time work in a corporate environment while being a mother during her studies, Ty recognized the importance of maintaining her physical and mental well-being. This realization led her to take a leap into entrepreneurship, allowing her to serve others in a way that meets their needs while prioritizing her own health and happiness.

Beyond her professional endeavors, Ty finds immense pride in being a devoted mother of two, balancing her career achievements with the joys of family life.

Vice President - Production

Tyler Tyson is a media and event specialist. He has overseen events with media giants OWN, CBS, NETFLIX, Sony, BET, WETV and others through the NAACP Image Awards helping to diversify guild audiences and For Your Consideration campaigns. While serving as a music coordinator Tyler has forged strong relationships with RCA, Warner Brothers, Columbia and other major record labels helping them identify the most effective way to secure and reach their target audience.

Tyler’s vast experience in media and work in the corporate sector has perfected both his written and oral communication aptitude. Tyler is never short on ideas and loves helping entities bring their visions to life.

Tyler is a graduate of Florida A&M University with a degree in Broadcast Journalism and has worked in media and event coordinating for 15 years.

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