AT THE TABLE
A Cultural Initiative by Holistree LLC Ten Years of Sweet · 2026
There is no shortage of research about Black women in leadership.
There is a shortage of research with them.
At The Table changes that.
THE INITIATIVE
At The Table is a landmark cultural initiative created by Holistree LLC to document — in their own words — what Black women in leadership actually experience, need, and envision.
This is not a panel. Not a summit. Not a moment that disappears when the Zoom ends.
At The Table is a curated three-part virtual conversation series bringing together Black women in senior leadership for 90-minute sessions designed for depth, honesty, and relational continuity. The series runs June through August 2026, facilitated by Holistree Founder & CEO Rakita Lillard-Brown. Every participant is compensated for their time and contribution.
Alongside the sessions, two research surveys run in parallel — one distributed broadly to Black women across sectors and leadership levels, one distributed to the organizations responsible for supporting them. Together, they create a data picture that is both personal and structural, both testimony and evidence.
Everything produced by this initiative feeds into a single artifact: a 10–12 page designed cultural report titled At The Table: What Black Women in Leadership Actually Want — in development for co-publication with a leading national media outlet reaching Black women in leadership.
The initiative closes on December 18, 2026, with an intimate tribute dinner in the Washington DC, Maryland, and Virginia area — marking the formal launch of the published report and celebrating ten years of Holistree's work.
ABOUT HOLISTREE(Fourth section)
Holistree LLC is a luxury wellness and leadership development brand founded in 2016 by Rakita Lillard-Brown. Built on The Sweet Life Way™ and anchored in the thought leadership framework The Resourced Black Woman, Holistree has spent a decade creating experiences, community, and content that center Black women's access to rest, beauty, and a life lived without apology.
Over ten years, Holistree has taken Black women to Puerto Rico, Grenada, Antigua, Curaçao, Morocco, California, Washington DC, New Orleans, and beyond. It has built a membership community, a digital product suite, and thought leadership platforms reaching Black women in leadership across industries and roles.
At The Table is Holistree's most significant intellectual contribution to date — and the centerpiece of its tenth anniversary.
2026 is the tenth year. This is the marker moment.
HOW TO GET INVOLVED(Sixth and final section — the CTA)
At The Table is currently accepting partnership inquiries, media and press inquiries, and survey participation. Use the contact below to start the right conversation.
To inquire about partnership or sponsorship: [Insert sponsorship inquiry email or Calendly link]
For media and press: [Insert press contact email]
To add your voice — take the Community Survey: [Insert survey page link]
To learn more about Holistree LLC: [Insert website URL]
At The Table is a Holistree LLC initiative. © 2026 Holistree LLC · All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction or replication of this initiative's framework, methodology, or materials is prohibited.
WHY THIS. WHY NOW.
Black women in leadership are navigating a specific and compounding reality — one shaped by race, gender, organizational culture, and a political and economic climate that is actively shifting beneath their feet. They are overperforming, underlauded, and persistently under-resourced.
They are also, quietly, building something. Naming things. Leaving rooms that cannot hold them and building new ones. Developing frameworks, communities, and philosophies that are keeping them — and each other — intact.
At The Table documents both realities without flattening either. What it has cost. What is genuinely needed. What Black women in leadership are ready to build next.
This report will be cited. It will be shared. It will outlast the year it was created.
And it begins with a room full of women who were finally, properly asked.
THE ARTIFACT
At The Table: What Black Women in Leadership Actually Want is a designed cultural report — not a listicle, not a think piece, not a corporate diversity document. It is primary research, lived testimony, and editorial voice in one durable publication.
It features:
Quantitative data from the Community Survey (75–150 Black women respondents)
Organizational data from the Shadow Survey (20–30 HR and people operations respondents)
Direct testimony from curated virtual sessions with Black women in senior leadership
Historical and cultural context locating this moment inside a longer arc
A forward-looking vision section drawn from participant voices
The report is designed for free distribution — to media, to organizations, to the public. Its reach is the point.
PARTNERSHIP & SUPPORT OPPORTUNITIES(Fifth section — the sponsorship section)
At The Table is made possible through a coalition of partners who believe that the voices of Black women in leadership deserve to be documented, amplified, and preserved.
We are actively seeking partners across three categories. Each comes with meaningful visibility, authentic alignment, and a direct connection to one of the most significant cultural reports on Black women's leadership published in 2026.
Presenting Partner One presenting partner. Maximum visibility across all initiative touchpoints — the sessions, the surveys, the report, and the December tribute dinner. This partnership positions your brand or organization at the center of a nationally co-published cultural moment. Presenting Partner recognition includes co-branding on the report cover, dedicated acknowledgment in the publication, named recognition at the tribute dinner, and inclusion in all media and press materials.
Presenting Partner opportunities are limited to one. Inquire early.
Community Partner A small number of community partners with meaningful visibility across the initiative. Community Partner recognition includes acknowledgment in the published report, recognition in session and event materials, and social media acknowledgment across Holistree platforms.
Ideal for organizations, foundations, and brands whose mission aligns with Black women's leadership, wellness, and advancement.
In-Kind Partner Organizations and brands who contribute goods, services, or resources that directly support initiative production — including event experience, design, technology, catering, travel, or venue. In-Kind Partners are acknowledged in the report and at the tribute dinner.
In-kind contributions at qualifying value receive the same acknowledgment as Community Partners.
Research & Academic Partners Universities, research institutions, and foundations interested in co-presenting or co-distributing the report are invited to inquire about research partnership opportunities. These partnerships are structured independently and include co-attribution in the published work.
A NOTE ON WHAT THIS PARTNERSHIP IS
This is not a sponsorship transaction. It is an alignment. Every partner associated with At The Table is lending their name and resources to a document that will be read, cited, and shared widely. The organizations in this coalition are making a visible, public statement: that the testimony of Black women in leadership matters, and that they are willing to put resources behind that belief.
We are selective about who we bring into this room — as selective as we are about who sits at the table itself.