Team

Renika J. Smiley

Founder Renika J. Smiley first launched Generation NOW as a LinkedIn Networking Happy Hour Event, hosted at local bars. Her first events featured a diverse speaking panel and began with an audience of 40-75 young professionals in Igby's private second floor. Fortune 500 corporate offices soon replaced Igby’s when attendance grew to 200+.

Renika's tenacity proves that it's not about the start, it's about how you finish! Generation NOW has highlighted 200+ local businesses. We’ve honored 150+ young professionals with awards and plaques for career achievement. The organization has locked in community partnerships and sponsorships with companies like RDI, Nielsen, P&G, Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber, and more. The success of this program has won loyal followers by offering job opportunities, building business clientele, developing professional growth for young professionals, strengthening panelists’ speaking skills, and promoting inclusion to grow our community.

Monique C. Johnson

CEO of Dr. MCJ Consulting LLC, Monique is committed to helping individuals and businesses open doors, break barriers, and elevate their game. She’s a versatile leader with over 20 years of knowledge and experience in career development, diversity and inclusion, leadership, and teaching.

Monique uses her vision and leadership abilities to help individuals with career management and organizations with strategic planning by collaborating with key stakeholders, developing innovative solutions, and solving organizational dilemmas in nonprofits, education, and government agencies.

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Dr. MCJ Consulting LLC believes that both organizations and individuals are capable of transformation and positive change. We embrace a holistic approach with our career coaching clients because we recognize the breadth of unique talent, experiences, and needs. We also offer consulting services that enable us to partner with organizations that value diversity, equity, and inclusion and are ready to strategically embed practices that promote belonging and a workplace culture that transcends. We help our clients to grow from the inside out through group and individual coaching, interactive workshops, and data-based consulting services.