About Divinity
Divinity is a creative entrepreneur, thought leader and career mom who is passionate about the destigmatization and decriminalization of cannabis, racial equity, gender equity, startups, tech and social impact. She is a creative problem solver and independent thinker with an entrepreneurial spirit and dynamic leadership skills.
Creative Entrepreneur
Since 2010, Divinity has been the sole owner of Matovu Consulting, a boutique consulting and business strategy firm serving clients in the US, Canada, Mexico, various African nations and the Caribbean. In 2021, Divinity launched Exodus Edibles, a health and wellness cannabis infusion brand that manufactures gourmet Southern-style desserts infused with high quality medical grade cannabis and CBD oil. She also founded Watotolly in 2016 to provide busy parents with affordable, convenient, and trustworthy childcare. She had to close the business after failing to secure venture capital funding.
Motherhood
Divinity is a mother to two children: her adopted son Shafiq who lives in Uganda and her biological daughter Nyah. She is an advocate for career moms and the empowerment of women globally. She created the MBA Mama blog in 2015 to increase the visibility of MBA moms and help women navigate family and career planning. Divinity is a 2010 recipient of Glamour Magazine’s Annual Woman of the Year Awards where she was recognized as one of twenty women in their 20s changing the world.
Education
Divinity is a 2017 MBA graduate of The Wharton School where she focused on finance and entrepreneurial management. As a Wharton student, she led a team that advocated for the installation of lactation rooms at The Wharton School's Jon M. Huntsman Hall. She completed her undergraduate studies Phi Beta Kappa and Magna Cum Laude at the University of Southern California in 2008, becoming the 1st person in her family to graduate from a four-year college. She spent a semester in Kenya and Tanzania studying post-colonial history and KiSwahili. She is a proud alum and 2004 graduate of The Prairie School, an elite private school founded by Sam and Imogene Johnson.
Social Impact & Sustainability
After a transformational experience studying in Kenya and Tanzania, Divinity co-founded the Amagezi Gemaanyi Youth Association (AGYA) in Uganda in 2008 to address issues facing urban youth. Under her leadership, AGYA provided outreach, education, and services to more than 2,000 youth living in urban poverty. Divinity transitioned into the tech industry after leaving nonprofit management and earning her MBA but she gives back to her community by serving on the Toigo Foundation SoCal Alumni Board. She also provides discounted consulting rates to nonprofit clients.
MBA Mama
If you'd like to work with Divinity, you can enter into a monthly retainer agreement where Divinity is available to work on your deliverables on a regular basis (3 month minimum) or you can hire Divinity for project-based work (10 hour minimum). Client testimonials are available upon request.
Divinity founded Matovu Consulting in 2010 as a boutique, 100% remote management consulting firm. With more than 15 years experience in tech, law, impact investing, consulting, education, entertainment, non-profit management, and community organizing in local and national politics, Divinity has leveraged her experience to help a diverse group of clients achieve their business goals.
Divinity's functional experience includes strategy and operations, branding, marketing and communications, fundraising, corporate social responsibility, human resources and general management. She has worked with small businesses, startups, nonprofit and major national brands in the United States and Uganda.
Divinity also offers 1:1 coaching to help clients develop a game plan to accomplish their entrepreneurial and creative business goals. Whether you need an accountability partner, help strategizing for a career pivot or promotion, or help prepping for MBA applications, Divinity is here to be of service. Divinity's 1:1 coaching rate is $300 per hour. Customized coaching packages can be negotiated on a case-by-case basis depending on your income-level, family size and financial need.
Key practice areas include:
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Cannabis Advocacy
Barbara Goss Gonzalez Memorial Fund
Musings & Thought Leadership
Divinity is a cultural influencer and thought leader on topics like: motherhood, entrepreneurship and cannabis. Click below for Divinity's thoughts on relevant topics and scroll down to submit an inquiry to book Divinity for a speaking engagement or podcast interview.
September 2016
Published By: Wharton MBA Blog
May 2016
Published By: Accepted.Com
[Podcast Episode 152]
April 2016
Published By: MBA Schooled
December 2015
Published By: MBA Schooled
November 2015
Written For: MBA Mama
Re-Published By: Wharton MBA Blog
October 2015
Published By: Clear Admit
May 2015
Published By: Forté Foundation Business 360 Blog
April 2015
Published By: Forté Foundation Business 360 Blog
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