Jodi-Tatiana Charles

JODI-TATIANA CHARLES is the director of small and diverse business engagement for the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, and is the primary point of contact for small businesses looking to grow their presence in the Greater Boston region. She is also the owner and “Brandographer™” of La Capoise Galerie, a branding and marketing firm dedicated to educating entrepreneurs, nonprofits and small-business professionals on the importance of growing their brands. With nearly three decades of strategic marketing, branding and communication successes with high profile organizations including MassChallenge, Massachusetts Conference for Women, Massachusetts Governor’s Office, and Clear Channel Communications/iHeart Radio, Charles has been coined the “Olivia Pope of Boston”. When not working, Charles dedicates her time to children, elderly and cancer causes, through road races, mentoring and volunteering. This year Charles will add a third hat, as children’s book author, with her first book, It’s Just A Rug educating children about their heritage. She earned a BA from Suffolk University in communications in journalism with a minor in sociology and an MBA from Babson College – Franklin W. Olin Graduate School of Business. @joditatiana @lacapoise