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INVESTOR & CEO

BUILDER. FOUNDER. 
STRATEGIST.ADVISOR.
SPEAKER.TEACHER.
STANFORD MBA. 

Visionary Leadership

Impact Strategy

Business Advisory

Alchemy  : )

Meet Tadia James

Investor & CEO |  Impact Architect  | Strategic Advisor

I’m the CEO & Founder of Black Onyx, a vertically integrated impact platform where innovation, investment, and philanthropy come together to turn bold vision into measurable outcomes.

 

With a background across Wall Street, venture capital, and technology, and an MBA from Stanford, I work with founders, operators, and influential leaders navigating entrepreneurship, scale, and the desire to make their greatest impact in the world.
 

My work sits at the intersection of strategy, systems thinking, and quantum principles. I help people clarify what they’re here to build, design aligned plans, and take decisive action so progress accelerates and results arrive with less force.
 

Through focused business advisory sessions, private advisory, select partnerships, and keynote speaking, I guide clients and audiences from intention to execution by aligning capital, energy, and leadership toward outcomes that matter.
 

I also speak on leadership, conscious capital, and building the systems required for a thriving society, bringing grounded strategy and soulful intelligence to stages around the world.

Companies
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I help founders, CEOs, executives, and influential leaders design
businesses and legacy to maximize their impact in the world. 

Business Advisory

1-on-1 Sessions

High-impact strategic sessions for founders and leaders who need clarity, direction, and decisive next moves.

Private Advisory

HNWI | Corporates

Retainer and project-based advisory for high-net-worth individuals and enterprises designing long-term strategy, capital deployment, and legacy impact.

Partnerships

Board MemberCo-Founder |Startup Advisor

Equity-aligned partnerships where I work as a board member, co-founder, or advisor to help build lasting companies.

Inspiring

Keynotes

Bringing clarity, urgency, and vision to conversations shaping the future of business, leadership, and society.

Keynotes

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High-impact talks that challenge audiences to rethink leadership, capital, and what it takes to build for the emerging world.

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Leadership

Interviews

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Dynamic, thought-provoking conversations with founders and executives shaping the future of business and society.

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Panels

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​Sharp, perspective-shifting dialogue alongside other leaders on the forces transforming business and culture.

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Lectures

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​Structured, insight-driven sessions designed to educate and expand how leaders think about strategy, innovation, and impact.

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