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Rebecca Dirden Mattingly
Chief Consulting Officer

Hello and welcome!  Thank you for taking the time to learn about Creative Strategy Consulting LLC.  We are not a top-heavy organization, but rather a nimble, highly accessible agency connected to a broad network of experts who serve as partners on a project-by-project basis to deliver outstanding strategy, creative and management services.

While we are all subject matter experts in a variety of fields, we share one common belief:  in order for an organization to grow and evolve it needs a healthy dose of critical, yet inspired creative thinking fueled by high-caliber general management skills. 


Our combined expertise  in the Entertainment, Advertising & MediaGaming, Information Technology, Consumer Products and Public Policy sectors allows us to leverage our talents and skills to a variety of projects and assignments. 
Terria Taylor

Expertise: Corporate & Consumer Advertising

A true renaissance woman, Terria is a seasoned consumer products advertising and marketing executive who thinks and operates like an entrepreneur. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Communications degree from Columbia College, Chicago and an MBA from Northwestern University in Evanston, IL. As a 15-year advertising executive, Terria has held leading roles with Young & Rubicam, DMB&B and Lockhart & Pettus, Inc.  She also holds two professional licenses as a Cosmetologist and Certified Esthetician and owns and operates The Private Room, an exclusive spa for hair and skin care.
 
Some of Terria’s clients and executive assignments include:
  • Kodak International
  • KFC
  • Key Bank
  • Chrysler, Jeep-Eagle, Dodge, Plymouth
  • Carson Inc.
  • Soft Sheen Inc.
 
Leslie D. Steele
CEO, Steele Communications
 
Expertise: Media & Public Relations
 
Leslie is the President and Founder of Steele Communications Strategic Public Relations firm based in Midway, Florida. A diverse communicator, Steele has a successful 10-year track record in public and governmental relations. Known as a visionary and detailed planner by her colleagues, Steele specializes in strategic public relations planning, media relations, media coverage analysis, interview coordination, news releases, print, broadcast and on-line media placements, crisis management, message development, new product launches, newsletters and Web site design.
 
Some of Leslie’s clients and executive assignment include:
  • Governor Lawton Chiles
  • Governor Jeb Bush
  • Florida A & M University
  • Boys & Girls Club of Tallahassee
  • Florida Lottery
  • Gadsden County, Florida
  • Florida Department of Management Services
 
Lakeitha Grey
CEO, N-tersections Communications Group

Expertise:  Media Planning & Buying

Lakeitha began her advertising career at TM Advertising in Irving, TX where she coordinated and managed some of the first strategic interactive media campaigns for American Airlines, Nationwide Insurance, Subaru of America, and others. Today she runs the highly nimble and successful N-tersections Communications Group, which provides full-service integrated marketing and media management solutions.
 
Grey also successfully managed the $26 million advertising budget for the Florida Lottery while employed at CooperDDB for two years. While in this position, she built a reputation as a tough but fair negotiator who doggedly pursued obtaining added-value media hits for her client. As the liaison between the advertising agency and the lottery’s Chief Marketing Officer, Grey’s duties included managing agency functions such as media buys, production and creative services. 
 
Currently, Grey manages integrated marketing initiatives for Florida Council on Compulsive Gambling, Florida Department of Health, and others.
EW Bryant Associates
CEO, Elaine W. Bryant

Expertise: Organizational Development & Management Training

Elaine has over 30 years of experience in organizational and human resource management, with a specialty in leadership development services. By providing innovative solutions to management challenges, Elaine's goal is to design tools that eliminate the barriers that impede and organization’s success. Elaine holds an ABD, Doctorate of Philosophy, and a Masters of Science Degree in Psychology from Florida A & M University. She was the first female to serve as a senior executive with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, and she was one of two leaders to create and establish the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice. 
 
Some of Elaine’s clients and executive assignments include:
  • City of Tallahassee
  • The State of Florida – Departments of Lottery, Health, Children & Families, Education, Corrections, Motor Vehicles, Juvenile Justice, Management Services and others
  • Coca Cola Enterprise
  • Convergys Corporation
  • Florida Chamber of Commerce
  • Florida Credit Union League
  • Federal Law Enforcement Training Academy
 
Etoi Moore
CEO, ETOIS Solutions, Inc.

Expertise: Business Solutions & Information Technology

A skilled decision-maker and brilliant technician, Etoi has an extensive background in computer and network systems, configurations and designs, hardware and software installations, and large-scale infrastructure network management and systems implementation. She has more than 30 years of success in positions of increasing responsibility and complexity in information security, network systems design and development, personal computers, systems programming, application programming and computer operations and management. 
 
Some of Etoi's clients and executive assignments include:
  • US Department of Defense
  • Aaron B. Floyd Enterprise, Inc. 
  • Florida Lottery
  • ETOIS Solutions, Inc.