Olivia F. Scott is Founder and Principal Consultant of Omerge Alliances, an integrated marketing management consultancy, focusing on beauty, wellness & entertainment brand development and marketing. For the past 10 years, NYU Adjunct Instructor Olivia has taught Competitive Strategy, Media Management, Events Marketing and Partnership Marketing courses at New York University and at Institute of Audio Research. 

Olivia's professional experience includes serving as the Chief Marketing Officer for Carol's Daughter, Marketing Consultant for Andre Walker Hair, Creator of IMAN Cosmetics' first-ever film partnership with Screen Gems About Last Night with Kevin Hart. Additionally, Olivia served as Associate Publisher/Head of Marketing, VIBE Magazine; Vice President, Alliances at Live Nation; Director of Partnership Marketing & Promotions at iN DEMAND TV, plus other account management roles at DDB, Leo Burnett, Ogilvy and Frankel advertising agencies. 

Since 2016, Olivia has also led programming strategy and booking for beauty, wellness & entertainment experiences for ESSENCE Festival. Olivia earned a Bachelor's of Journalism from University of Missouri-Columbia, and a Master's of Arts in Organizational Leadership from Gonzaga University. Recreationally, Olivia is a certified yoga teacher, and teaches classes through her Freedom At The Mat platform. She resides in Harlem, in Manhattan.