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Henrietta Pepper has built a successful career in marketing and advertising spanning more than three decades, including owning and operating a successful brand communications firm for 14 years. After selling that firm in 2018, she founded GCJ Consultants, LLC, and serves as Chief Strategist. Clients include organizations in the B2B, B2C, and Non-profit sectors.

In 2020, Henrietta realized her long-time goal of publishing a book inspired by her own life experiences. Out of the Gate: What Inspires Us Drives Us Forward is a compilation of real stories rooted in a blend of faith, family, and friends with the backdrop of Kentucky. Her second book, released Fall 2023, is called Unbranded: Emerge a Brand New You, which takes readers on an immersive journey of self-discovery and exploration to recalibrate their personal brand.

An advocate of further education, Henrietta’s own educational background includes dual Bachelor's degrees from the University of Kentucky and a master's degree from the University of Kentucky/University of Louisville Executive MBA program. A lifelong learner, she has earned accreditation from several leadership training and management programs, including Harvard University. She currently teaches graduate and undergraduate courses at the University of Louisville College of Business. 

Born in Nashville, Tennessee, and raised in western Kentucky, Henrietta and her husband of over 30 years reside in Louisville, Kentucky. She is the proud mother of three children, step-parent to four children, and grandmother to an expanding group of grandchildren.