Advisor to Leaders/ Culture Architect/ Leadership Alchemist/ Storyteller/ AI Consultant

Clarity is a leadership skill.
I help you build it.

Jamion L. Berry is a trusted advisor to leaders, organizations, and institutions navigating complexity and transformation. With 25+ years across government, nonprofit, and Fortune 100 environments, Jamion blends strategic clarity, cultural intelligence, and storytelling mastery to help organizations elevate their leadership, strengthen their culture, and unlock aligned performance, centered on humanity, accountability, and operational excellence.

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Chicago, IL
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I Chapter One

The Work

Six ventures, one throughline, helping leaders and the organizations they build find clarity, culture, and voice.

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The Blackberry Collection
The Blackberry Collection Culture & Organizational Design

We design healthier, more human workplaces, blending culture design, leadership development, and organizational healing to help teams align, communicate, and perform with clarity and confidence. We partner with nonprofits, government agencies, universities, and midsize companies to diagnose culture challenges with honest discovery, build leaders' emotional intelligence and accountability, strengthen team trust and psychological safety, and implement practical frameworks that reduce conflict. TBC is known for deep, hands-on transformation, the work beneath the work that actually changes organizations.

theblackberrycollection.com →
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Kindred Civic Arts Forum
Kindred Civic Arts Forum Civic Arts Leadership

Co-Executive Director supporting the activation of arts, culture, and community storytelling. Kindred Civic Arts Forum (KCAF) advances the power of creativity as a catalyst for belonging, social impact, and neighborhood transformation.

kcachicago.org →
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AI Consultant
AI Consultant AI Strategy & Adoption

Bringing the same clarity Jamion brings to culture and leadership to how organizations adopt AI, helping leaders cut through the noise, identify where AI actually serves their people and mission, and build practical, human-centered adoption strategies. Currently completing the AI Consultant Certification under Alicia Lyttle.

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Executive Strategy & Coaching
Executive Strategy & Coaching 1:1 & Team Engagements

Tailored one-on-one and team-based engagements designed to clarify priorities, strengthen leadership presence, and guide executives through critical transitions with confidence, alignment, and strategic clarity.

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The Only Pitch
The Only Pitch Pitch & Presentation Design

I help founders, small businesses, and executives turn their ideas into investor-ready, high-impact presentations, investor and startup pitch decks, executive presentations, and vision and strategy storytelling, with fast-turn, clean, modern design in 24 to 48 hours. I take complex ideas and turn them into decks that land, convert, and move people.

theonlypitch.com →
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The Blackberry Construction
The Blackberry Construction Construction. Project Management. Trusted Execution.

The Blackberry Construction (TBC) is a Chicago based general contracting and construction management company specializing in residential renovation, light commercial construction, and project management. We bring together trusted trades, disciplined project oversight, transparent budgeting, and strong client relationships to move projects from vision to completion. TBC manages the details, from scope development and subcontractor coordination to scheduling, quality control, and delivery, so our clients have one accountable partner throughout the build.

City of Chicago Licensed General Contractor, Class E | TGC146142

II Chapter Two

The Proof

Results and transformations, in leaders' own organizations.

JoshuaPersonal Coaching

A personal coaching relationship built on real transformation, not surface fixes. Working through Joshua’s own journey has been proof this work holds up one on one, not just in a boardroom.

HephzibahLeadership & Organizational Culture

Engaged to bring reflective practice and collaborative deliberation into how leadership shows up, using the CLEAR Thinking Framework to help teams challenge assumptions, build trust, and move toward action together.

UoChicago Inclusive Economy LabLeadership & Coaching

A partnership with the University of Chicago Inclusive Economy Lab, covering Black Staff Affinity work, a Leadership Affinity Cohort, and cohort coaching, real institutional work at one of the country's leading research universities.

Let’s build with clarity.
Let’s build with purpose.
Let’s build with heart.
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Chapter Three, The Invitation

Your organization has a story. Let’s make sure it’s the right one.

Whether it’s a pitch that needs to land, a culture that needs to heal, or a leadership team that needs clarity, a discovery call is where we start.

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