Akilah Scharff

Akilah Scharff is an experienced creative technology and product consultant, a business coach, and mentor with a passion for transforming innovative ideas into profitable realities.

With a background spanning corporate and nonprofit sectors, Akilah specializes in areas such as AR/VR, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, biometrics, and UX/UI/CX.

As a business coach, she emphasizes the role of individual and team actions in driving successful outcomes while identifying and addressing blind spots that hinder success.

Akilah is a Mentor-in-Residence at New INC, aiding future-creators in design, technology, and social impact projects.

Her expertise includes product development/management, product strategy, R&D leadership, business development, and operational restructuring, with a focus on technology, innovation, creative agencies, and nonprofits/NGOs.

Currently open to opportunities in tech business coaching, product development, business strategy, equity building, and impactful collaborations.

Roles she excels in include Product Leadership, Business Development & Strategy, Operations Oversight, Client/Account Management, and Marketing Oversight.

A graduate in Global Studies from The New School, Akilah has held leadership positions at organizations like Project Inkblot, VISSEN.co, New INC, The Mill, and Intersection Co., among others.

She has a proven track record in consultancy, project management, marketing, and communications across various industries both in the USA and abroad.

Driven by a desire to build solutions that address societal challenges and empower marginalized groups through technology and STEM education.

Skilled in iterative/agile methodologies, Akilah is a versatile professional known for her strategic insights and operational acumen.