Ah-Niyah Neal Gold, with her trademark ginger hair color and trendy flair, was always destined to be in the spotlight. She began her Broadway career at an early age after being cast in The Lion King, and she credits her mother for teaching her the ins and outs of the profession.
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The Beginning of A Vision
Gold also envisioned a career in public relations to enhance her development and interests, as well as dominating the fashion and cosmetics industries. The public relations professional whose name is now on everyone’s lips has made her aspirations come true with her firm, A Gold Consulting, “a boutique agency creating space for the next generation shaping the future in fashion, beauty, and beyond.”
This black-owned firm is home to various black women who hold prestigious positions directing a diverse range of buzzworthy and brilliant enterprises, including Theophilo, Topicals, Brandon Blackwood, Homage Year, Black Fashion Fair, and many more. Gold has many ambitions, but the desire to leave a lasting legacy that encourages other black women is at the top of her list.
When you think of a public relations professional in pop culture, you might think of Kelly Cutrone, Lizzie Grumman, or perhaps Samantha Jones from HBO’s smash Sex & the City. In Gold’s words, emphasizing the centricity of white women in the domain, she says, “I can make strides to make sure there are more of us in the future, so that someone else who wants to do what I do can look and see that, yes, that actually does exist.”
The Turning Point to A New Horizon
Gold understood what she wanted her lane to look like and what it needed to be for her firm to prosper as she carved it out for herself. Yet, she says, she was set to quit the fashion industry for good a few years ago when Antoine Gregory, a well-known fashion editor and creative consultant who runs the vibrant Black Fashion Fair, became her first client.
Gold has had other professional milestones to add to her company’s resume since that life-changing creative association began. She promotes black businesses that never fail to garner acclaim and attention, and recalls seeing Edvin Thompson as Theophilio on a Gossip Girl remake episode.
Gold, who celebrated the two-year anniversary of her company last year, adores the glitz and glam that comes with the business, but what she enjoys most is the community. “It’s just so amazing to see the community that we’ve built through our agency, which is so wild to me,” she says. “What we’ve been able to harness through our clients and connect them to is so surreal and beautiful.”
Enjoying Business, With Passion
With a passion for fashion, beauty, and her clients, Gold highlights the significance of sharing the lessons she has learned along the way with other black women who want to work in public relations, particularly when it comes to the cost of doing business.
Regardless of the obstacles, Gold is convinced that understanding herself and her abilities will always prepare her for what comes next. As she views her company’s future, she adds that London-based designer Bianca Saunders, as well as LVMH, are on her radar and PR wish list, and she aspires to carry one of the corporations solely to extend more resources to young businesses and designers. Gold maintains that her objective is helping brands through the enhancement of their public relations.
Gold continues, “I’ve gotten this far because I am not afraid to communicate, and I’m not afraid to voice the issues that not only am I facing, but professionals like myself are facing because of the lack of opportunity.” “Just being at the forefront of advancing Black people in fashion and beauty and whatever industries I can touch in this lifetime, that’s what I hope to leave behind.”
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