Lynn Cooper is an award-winning entrepreneur who delivers incomparable marketing &
communication solutions to brands, public figures, and non-profit organizations.
With over two decades of thought leadership, consulting, speaking, and most importantly, the
real-life, in-the-trenches experience she has garnered as the Managing Partner of Socially Ahead.
Lynn is known as the “Digital Instigator” for her seamless ability to stir-up ideas and engagement
through social media.
Lynn has produced custom training and integrated marketing campaigns for Procter & Gamble,
Disney, iTunes, Hilton, Samsung, Diageo, AARP, Lexus, Ford, McDonald’s, Shriners Hospital for
Children, The American Legion, DRM-JPC Brands, Essence Festival, Ebony Media, and numerous city,
state and federal agencies to name a few.
Lynn’s fusion of real-life stories and her intimate conversational techniques ignited audiences at The
U.S. Small Business Administration, U.S. Minority Business Development Agency, National Institute of
Health, United States Peace Corps, Working Mother, National Urban League, NTEN, Black Enterprise
Women of Power and Entrepreneur Conferences. She is frequently sought out by leading media
outlets MSNBC, CBS, Black Enterprise, and countless online publications to offer expert advice and
insight regarding strategic communications, marketing, and branding in the digital age.
Cooper was notably named a “Tech Titan” and “Woman of Power” by Black Enterprise Magazine, “40
under 40” by The Envest Foundation and nominated as a “2016 White House Champion of Change”.
She has been listed as “One of the most influential Blacks in Social Media” by Elan Media, “Top 100
Women Visionary Leaders” by Innovative and “185 Black Women in Tech to Follow on Twitter”. Along
with her husband Ralph and two beautiful children they were collectively named “The Coolest Black
Family in America” by Ebony Magazine.
Lynn currently serves on the board of the American Marketing Association as their first Diversity and
Inclusion member and serves as an advisor to multiple start-ups and notable personalities.
