K is a marketing communications professional with experience in specialty healthcare and biotech marketing strategy and is the founder and brand-builder of Olly Awake, a gender-equal clothing concept designed and produced right here in Columbus.
Currently, K works in marketing for Forge Biologics, a gene therapy development and manufacturing organization. Forge has the mission to enable access to life-changing gene therapies, and better accelerate these transformative medicines to reach those who need them the most.
Alongside eco-couture designer Celeste Malvar-Stewart, K also works to progress the growth of Olly Awake, which rejects the oppressive gender binary and intentionally designs apparel to be gender equal, high-quality, and produced ethically in the USA using sustainable textiles.
Previously, K served as the marketing strategist for Equitas Health, introducing new advertising strategies and supporting the marketing of programs designed for the queer community, including telehealth, PrEP, and the launch of the Cincinnati Medical Center and Pharmacy.
K has a passion for the LGBTQ+ community and the advancement of Columbus as a creative hub. K was the Co-Chair of Wonderball 2020 at the Columbus Museum of Art and currently serves on the board of advisors for The Legacy Fund, a fund of The Columbus Foundation benefitting the LGBTQ+ community. They have also served on the board of The Columbus Gay Men’s Chorus, as the Co-chair of the auction committee for the Human Rights Campaign Columbus Dinner and Auction, and on various committees for the Public Relation’s Society of America and Columbus Humane.
K lives downtown in Columbus with a plant they are desperately trying to keep alive and is an avid lover of art and design, film (especially sci-fi, drama, art-house) … and a good Manhattan.
