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, reproductive justice, startups, tech and social impact. She is a creative problem solver and independent thinker with an entrepreneurial spirit and dynamic leadership skills. Currently, she works as a Director & Social Impact Strategist at Impactual, a consulting firm that helps individuals, nonprofits, and brands #MakeAnActualImpact
Divinity began her career as a community organizer working on the 2008 Presidential campaign and local city council and school board campaigns in California. She spent 4 years as a social impact entrepreneur focused on youth development serving under-resourced teens in Uganda. She gained valuable corporate experience as an intern at SC Johnson and Goldman Sachs, and as a Program Manager at Lyft where she worked with cross-functional stakeholders to make technical improvements to the app, run marketing campaigns, increase driver earnings, and improve safety protocols for drivers.
She is a Wisconsin native who has lived in various cities including Los Angeles, Philadelphia, New York, San Francisco and internationally in Mombasa, Kenya and Kampala, Uganda. She is a devout USC Trojans, Lakers and Packers fan who enjoys cooking, traveling, swimming and all things Beyoncé.
Creative Entrepreneur
From 2010 - 2024, Divinity was the sole owner of Matovu Consulting, a boutique consulting and business strategy firm. 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 made the difficult decision to sunset Exodus Edibles and Watotolly 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 in her home state of Wisconsin.
Social Impact & Sustainability
Divinity is a Director & Social Impact Strategist at Impactual, a consulting firm that helps individuals, nonprofits, and brands #MakeAnActualImpact. Her work with Impactual builds on more than 15 years experience in the social impact sector. 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.
MBA Mama
MBA Mama is an online platform that provides ambitious women with tools and resources to leverage an MBA and strategically navigate family/career planning. Founded by Divinity in 2015, MBA Mama is now the world's largest professional network dedicated exclusively to MBA moms.
Barbara Goss Gonzalez Memorial Fund
Divinity set up the BGG Memorial Fund in 2015 to honor the memory and legacy of her mother. The fund provides scholarships to mothers pursuing a degree at any level from trade school to community college to PhD programs.
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A snapshot into Divinity's personal life as well as professional highlights throughout her career
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