Featured Engagement

San Francisco Juneteenth Parade and Festival, June 20, 2026

Freedom Then. Freedom Now.


Ni Ema led public relations and communications for San Francisco's fourth annual citywide Juneteenth parade, from Market and Second Street to a waterfront celebration at Embarcadero Plaza. Working alongside producer Tamara Walker of Burge LLC, she directed media, talent, vendors, and social through the recap, and secured the broadcast interviews that introduced the celebration to Bay Area audiences in the days before the parade.


The coverage

KTVU FOX 2, CBS News Bay Area, KRON 4, Telemundo, KQED Arts and Culture, the San Francisco Examiner, and Bay Area Parent.


Event partners

Target, the Golden State Warriors and Golden State Valkyries, and San Francisco International Airport.


The day

DeJ Loaf headlined, joined by The LeVert Experience featuring Men at Large, C. Titus, Lolita Sweet, Silky E, and Domingo and Friends, with host Ally Edwards, Miss Greater San Francisco. Author Marial Dhal spoke, and Mayor Daniel Lurie and Nancy Pelosi were in attendance.

Client Spotlight: C. Titus

C. Titus is a recording artist and co-founder of Realede Records. Ni Ema B. Consulting built and ran his campaign for the Spiritual Advisory Tour with MoneyHill Casino, from the press release that announced his two dates to the recap that followed. She managed his media access at The Virgil in Los Angeles on October 10 and at Brick & Mortar Music Hall in San Francisco on October 11, where she also booked his interviews, organized shoots and captured original content for his brand.

The engagement runs well beyond one weekend. As his publicist, Ni Ema B. leads his press and media relations, and she built and manages his digital home at ctitus.net. Her partnership work includes the Universal Belaire Sippers collaboration on "Belaire Bottles in the Air" and his closing performance of the record during NBA All-Star Weekend in Los Angeles.

Pictured: Brick & Mortar Music Hall, San Francisco, October 11, 2026.

Results

Selected Work

Every engagement begins with a business outcome, whether that means reaching a new audience, landing the right partner, filling a room or protecting a reputation.


Power Connect Launch Experience | Oakland, 2025

Power Connect is a private evening built to turn introductions into business. Ni Ema B. conceived, produced and hosted it, with Red Bull and The Perfect Rotation Basketball as sponsors. It sold out with roughly 125 founders and creatives in the room, among them several multimillionaires, who together have earned more than $500 million through the businesses they built. The conversations that started that night became more than seven business partnerships, many of them still active, along with new hires and professional relationships that have lasted well beyond the event.


C. Titus | Realede Records

As publicist and brand manager for the Oakland recording artist and Realede Records co-founder, Ni Ema B. shapes how C. Titus is seen and who he partners with. His partnership work includes the Universal Belaire Sippers collaboration, which he closed out by performing "Belaire Bottles in the Air" during NBA All-Star Weekend in Los Angeles. On MoneyHill Casino's Spiritual Advisory Tour, the firm handled his press and media access in Los Angeles and San Francisco, from the first announcement through the recap. The firm also built and manages his digital home, ctitus.net.


Phenomenal Concierge | Washington, D.C. Region

Phenomenal Concierge calls itself "The Celebrity Event Creators" and produces high-end events for celebrities and executives. Ni Ema B. Consulting is its ongoing marketing and public relations partner on concert productions. Those have included an evening with Ron Isley and The Isley Brothers at Live! Casino & Hotel Maryland, and nights with Avery Sunshine and with Donnell Rawlings at the Howard Theatre. The client credits the firm with raising each event's profile and drawing strong media attention, and has kept it on as a partner ever since.


Zanzi | Oakland

Zanzi is less a nightclub than an international experience. Its home in Uptown Oakland is built around Afrobeats, Amapiano, and Caribbean and Latin sound, and it lives by its own promise: Different Sounds. Different Cultures. One Zanzi. With its DJs and cultural nights, it has become one of Northern California's defining destinations for global music, and it was one of the first venues in the Bay to bring Amapiano to the dance floor. Ni Ema B. has guided its public relations and cultural positioning for years, shaping how the venue reaches press and audiences as it brings international artists to Oakland, many for the first time.


Mela Bistro | Oakland

For Mela Bistro, the work was about telling the story behind the food. The firm presented the Ethiopian restaurant's heritage and its place in the community as a story worth covering. Owner Adiam Tsegaye credits that work with helping the restaurant earn recognition from the James Beard Foundation and coverage in the San Francisco Chronicle.


Marial Dhal | Author and Speaker

Marial Dhal was forced into war as a child and lived to write about it in his memoir, Where Is the Boy? Escaping My Time as a Child Soldier. Ni Ema B. represents him as an author and speaker, building the platform his story deserves and placing him before audiences ready to hear it. That work brought him to San Francisco's 2026 Juneteenth celebration as a featured speaker, where a day devoted to freedom met a voice that knows its cost. It is a stage worthy of a speaking record that already includes a United Nations conference.


SoOakland

With no paid media behind it, the firm grew SoOakland's audience and then turned that audience into partnerships. The brand earned partnerships with professional sports teams, including a Black History Month feature with a Major League Baseball club. National beverage brands also came on as product partners for its events.


Vegan Hood Chefs

The firm grew Vegan Hood Chefs' following on Instagram without paid media, then went after the kind of moment advertising can't buy. When a Grammy-nominated R&B star came to the Bay on tour, Ni Ema B. cold-called her management and arranged for the chefs to meet her and share their food. They left with photos together, and she posted her own photo holding their food on Instagram. That attention carried through to events and orders.

The Practice

Counsel for the moments that carry weight.


For more than two decades, Ni Ema Baptista has worked behind high-visibility moments in media, entertainment, and live culture, and in the rooms where partnerships are decided. The firm she built carries that judgment into every engagement.


Clients bring the firm in at a launch, a leadership transition, a public debut, a citywide event or a moment when a reputation needs care. The work is to settle the strategy before the story goes out and to make sure it holds once it does.


Much of our work is never announced. Discretion is part of what clients retain us for.

Areas of Practice

Ni Ema B. leads every engagement and brings in specialists as the work requires.


We counsel on strategic communications and executive positioning: how an organization explains itself and how its leaders are seen. We manage media relations, including the judgment about which stories to pursue and which to decline, and we advise on reputation before, during, and after the moments that test it.


We also structure brand partnerships and sponsorships, and we run press, talent and red-carpet operations for festivals, premieres and civic events.

Who We Serve

Leaders who understand that how they communicate is inseparable from how they lead.


Corporations and government agencies. Nonprofits and educational institutions. High-growth companies in technology and AI. Founders, executives, artists, and public figures. Cultural institutions, and the events that bring a city together.


What they share is a moment when the quality of their communications must match the quality of their work.

Strategy Decides. Reputation Remains.

Strategy, brand, marketing and publicity are often treated as one discipline. They are not, and the confusion is expensive. Our work begins by putting each in its place.


Strategy decides.

Brand promises.

Product and culture prove.

Marketing attracts.

Publicity amplifies.

Reputation remains.

SPEAKING

Get clear before you get loud.

Ni Ema B. speaks to founders, corporate teams, universities and conferences on strategy and reputation, and on being ready before the spotlight arrives. Recent engagements include a guest lecture at Las Positas College.

CLIENTS, COLLABORATORS, AND EVENT PARTNERS

JBD logo with bold white letters and an orange splash background.
Elegant red script logo reading 'C. Titus' on a white background.
Three Red Bull energy drink cans with water droplets, including sugar-free and red edition flavors.
Golden logo with wings and the text 'REALEDE RECORDS'.
Red KVN ALLN logo inside a red oval.
Bold red GNXL logo with a dynamic underline and registered trademark symbol.
Logo of the brand Zanzi in bold white letters on black background.
Logo of the African American Center with stylized red, black, and green design.
San Francisco Juneteenth Parade emblem with rider and Golden Gate Bridge.
Logo for Ankh Marketing with a distressed white font on a dark background.
Colorful artistic text spelling 'SO OAKLAND'.
Elegant gold and white logo for Phenomenal Concierge on a purple background.

In Their Words

Working with our PR has been truly transformative for us. She believed in our story and helped bring our voice, culture, and mission to a much wider audience. Through her strategic guidance and deep commitment, she connected us with meaningful media opportunities and elevated our presence in the community. Because of her work, more people

Working with our PR has been truly transformative for us. She believed in our story and helped bring our voice, culture, and mission to a much wider audience. Through her strategic guidance and deep commitment, she connected us with meaningful media opportunities and elevated our presence in the community. Because of her work, more people discovered our restaurant and the story behind it.


As the owner of Mela Bistro in Oakland, sharing our Ethiopian heritage and our vision for community has always been important. Our PR helped translate that vision into powerful storytelling that resonated with the media and the public. Her dedication played an important role in helping us gain recognition from respected institutions like the James Beard Foundation and media outlets such as the San Francisco Chronicle.


We are deeply grateful for her passion, professionalism, and unwavering support. She doesn’t just promote our work. She truly champions it.

Adiam Tsegaye

Owner, Mela Bistro

Ni Ema Baptista has been an incredible partner to Rooted N Love and the work we do in our community. She has provided powerful public relations and strategic support for several of our community events, helping elevate the visibility and overall impact of our programs for families and students.


Ni Ema understands how to position community-

Ni Ema Baptista has been an incredible partner to Rooted N Love and the work we do in our community. She has provided powerful public relations and strategic support for several of our community events, helping elevate the visibility and overall impact of our programs for families and students.


Ni Ema understands how to position community-driven initiatives in a way that brings the right kind of attention, credibility, and media interest. From strategy and press visibility to valuable connections that helped open doors for sponsorship opportunities, she consistently brings both professionalism and intention to everything she touches.


She has become our go-to publicist whenever we need thoughtful PR strategy, media visibility, or support amplifying our mission. Her deep understanding of culture, community, and media makes her an exceptional partner for organizations doing meaningful work.


Working with Ni Ema has helped bring greater awareness to the mission of Rooted N Love and the support we provide to our school community.


Tandia Jones, Founder, Rooted N Love

Monogram MN for Melissa Nguyen's testimonial

"Ni Ema is a true people person and an exceptional publicist and event host. She knows how to command a room and connect the right people.

For my fundraising event benefiting a local Asian community center in Sacramento, she ensured every guest felt welcomed, brought together key movers and shakers, and secured a strong media presence. Bec

"Ni Ema is a true people person and an exceptional publicist and event host. She knows how to command a room and connect the right people.

For my fundraising event benefiting a local Asian community center in Sacramento, she ensured every guest felt welcomed, brought together key movers and shakers, and secured a strong media presence. Because of her leadership and professionalism, we successfully reached our fundraising goal.

Ni Ema is highly professional, adaptable, and someone you absolutely want on your team."


Melissa Nguyen

Monogram TS for Tanisha R. Simpson's testimonial

"My introduction to Ms. Ni Ema Baptista was nothing short of amazing. She is incredibly attentive, thoughtful, and a pleasure to work with.

Ni Ema helped develop and execute a strategy that significantly increased visibility for my catering company. As a direct result, my sales increased by 300%.

Beyond her professionalism and expertise, sh

"My introduction to Ms. Ni Ema Baptista was nothing short of amazing. She is incredibly attentive, thoughtful, and a pleasure to work with.

Ni Ema helped develop and execute a strategy that significantly increased visibility for my catering company. As a direct result, my sales increased by 300%.

Beyond her professionalism and expertise, she is genuinely kind, supportive, and always carries herself with warmth and positivity. I would absolutely hire her again and have recommended her to several close business associates."


Tanisha R. Simpson

Elegant logo for Phenomenal Concierge with gold and purple colors.

"Working with Ni Ema of Ni Ema B. Consulting has been an outstanding experience. Her professionalism, strategic insight, and ability to execute at a high level make her an invaluable partner for large-scale events.

We have collaborated with Ni Ema on several high-profile productions, including events featuring The Isley Brothers, Donnell R

"Working with Ni Ema of Ni Ema B. Consulting has been an outstanding experience. Her professionalism, strategic insight, and ability to execute at a high level make her an invaluable partner for large-scale events.

We have collaborated with Ni Ema on several high-profile productions, including events featuring The Isley Brothers, Donnell Rawlings, and Avery Sunshine. She played a key role in developing and executing marketing and public relations strategies that elevated visibility, attracted strong media attention, and supported the overall success of each event.

Because of the value she consistently brings, we continue to work with Ni Ema on an ongoing basis. She is highly professional, well-connected, and knows how to position events for maximum exposure."


Phenomenal Concierge
Event Management & Production

"I had the pleasure of working with Ni Ema of Ni Ema B. Consulting, and I cannot recommend her services highly enough. From the moment we began working together, it was clear that we were in very capable hands.

Ni Ema played a key role in increasing the visibility of my brand, MSJX. Through her strategic guidance and media outreach, we saw

"I had the pleasure of working with Ni Ema of Ni Ema B. Consulting, and I cannot recommend her services highly enough. From the moment we began working together, it was clear that we were in very capable hands.

Ni Ema played a key role in increasing the visibility of my brand, MSJX. Through her strategic guidance and media outreach, we saw a noticeable increase in social media views, audience engagement, interviews, and new booking opportunities.

She is professional, strategic, and truly understands how to position a brand for greater exposure and growth. Working with Ni Ema has been a valuable investment for my brand."


Marlan Simpson, MSJX

Ni Ema played a major role in helping me shape the foundation of Goodie Bag Clothing. She guided me through branding, marketing strategy, and PR visibility in a way that helped me truly understand how my brand should show up in the world. The branding map she created gave my company clear direction, structure, and identity. Because of her

Ni Ema played a major role in helping me shape the foundation of Goodie Bag Clothing. She guided me through branding, marketing strategy, and PR visibility in a way that helped me truly understand how my brand should show up in the world. The branding map she created gave my company clear direction, structure, and identity. Because of her support and insight, Goodie Bag launched with a strong brand presence that continues to guide the business today.

Draney Carr, Founder, Goodie Bag Clothing

What are you preparing to launch?

Every engagement begins with a brief. Tell us what is at stake, when it needs to land and the investment behind it. Ni Ema reads each one herself and replies with a considered point of view.

For speaking, media and invitation inquiries: NiEma@NiEmaBaptista.com