A Chicago Booth MBA alum and southside of Chicago native, Emanuel is an innovative and highly skilled organizational leader with 20+ years of strategic development, management and brand marketing expertise motivated by idea generation, innovation and an inclusive approach to team building and communication. He has led teams at prominent global organizations – The NFL, Viacom (BET Networks), Accenture, and Publicis Groupe (Burrell Communications).

Emanuel is also the creator and co-host of the creative conversation series, The Art of Storytelling now in its sixth season hosted at various Soho House locations throughout the country featuring such prominent creators as Bisa Butler, D-Nice, Raheem DeVaughn, Lenny S and many more.