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Inspiring Conversations with Jenay Scribner-Brown of Brown’s Design and Consulting Services

Today we’d like to introduce you to Jenay Scribner-Brown.

Hi Jenay, thanks for joining us today. We’d love for you to start by introducing yourself.
My journey started at the intersection of high-stakes execution, community leadership, and personal restoration.

I first stepped into the public space as a blogger, speaker, and content creator under MindfullJae – working as a natural hair influencer and brand ambassador. I led and contributed to conversations on self-acceptance and navigating corporate spaces authentically—all while building a demanding career in enterprise project management. Balancing high-pressure deliverables with everyday life taught me firsthand how easily high achievers burn out when ambition lacks restorative boundaries.

That passion for mental health sparked the launch of Black Girls Who Meditate (BGWM), creating spaces where women could embrace stillness, mindfulness, and culturally grounded self-care. As my entrepreneurial path expanded, I saw that businesses and leaders also needed operational ease. That led to founding Brown’s Design & Consulting Services, where I translate enterprise PM frameworks and digital systems into sustainable roadmaps for growing brands.

Today, that full evolution converges under Hello Jenay and my work as a speaker, including recent talks for Women of Project Management and SHE Leads PM on leveraging operational skill sets into viable business pipelines. Everything I do is anchored in my signature Soft Structure framework: a flexible, mindful productivity system that provides ambitious professionals and founders with the scaffolding to execute boldly without sacrificing ease or mental well-being. Every chapter has reinforced one truth: strong systems and peace can coexist.

I’m sure it wasn’t obstacle-free, but would you say the journey has been fairly smooth so far?
It definitely hasn’t been a smooth road. My biggest hurdle so far has been balancing the demands of enterprise project management with building my own ventures. I often risk burnout while trying to excel at both and still showing up in other spaces such as friends and family, and special moments.

At the same time, transitioning from service consulting to scaling tangible products and growing an engaged wellness community meant wearing every operational hat at once. I had to learn how to build sustainable systems without depleting my energy. Navigating those friction points is what birthed my Soft Structure framework: proving you can scale businesses and communities while fiercely protecting your personal peace.

Great, so let’s talk business. Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?
Brown’s Design & Consulting Services is a multidisciplinary design and strategic operations firm where creative vision, enterprise technology, and human-centered systems seamlessly converge. We partner with growing businesses, founders, creatives, and high-achievers to turn ambitious ideas into sustainable, beautifully executed realities.

What We Do & Specialize In

We operate where execution meets emotional intelligence. Our multidisciplinary offerings encompass creative design—including interior design, web design, graphic design, and brand identity—alongside strategic enterprise consulting. Led by me, with senior-level project management credentials (PMP, CSM, CWS, Lean Six Sigma, and AI Quality Management), we specialize in workflow optimization, digital systems implementation, SaaS tools (like Basecamp, Workfront, Microsoft, Google, and Asana), and actionable business growth roadmaps.

What Sets Us Apart: The Soft Structure Advantage

Most operations consulting focuses strictly on timelines, rigid deliverables, and aggressive hustle culture. We start from a completely different foundation. Through our signature Soft Structure framework and soft leadership philosophy, we believe your problem isn’t discipline—it’s that your systems need to feel safer and more supportive. We ask: “How overwhelmed are you?” and “Where is your energy leaking?” before opening the project plan. We build nervous-system-aware workflows and flexible ecosystems that honor capacity, prevent burnout, and allow clients to lead with authority without exhaustion.

What We Are Most Proud Of

Brand-wise, I am proudest of cultivating spaces where creative Black women, leaders, and founders can build lives and businesses that feel good on the inside, not just look good on paper. I have guided global initiatives for enterprise organizations while empowering small business owners to bridge the gap between high-level ambition and calm, grounded execution.

What Readers Should Know

Structure doesn’t have to be suffocating. Whether you need end-to-end design, a Soft Structure Sprint, or a strategic PMO roadmap, Brown’s Design & Consulting Services provides the intentional scaffolding your enterprise needs so you can scale your impact without sacrificing your peace.

What are your plans for the future?
The future is focused on scaling sustainable impact across every arm of my work.

I am expanding the Soft Structure ecosystem through broader digital workbooks, interactive tools, and group cohorts to make capacity-centered productivity accessible to more professionals. With Brown’s Design & Consulting Services, we are growing our strategic advisory around AI governance, cybersecurity, cyber wellness, and enterprise workflow optimization.

I’m also planning to step onto larger stages to speak on bridging operational rigor with mental wellness, while rolling out immersive in-person events with Black Girls Who Meditate—proving you can scale ambitious visions while protecting your peace.

Pricing:

  • The Creative Reset Strategy Session: $550 (A focused 90-minute strategic intensive analyzing workload, risk capacity, and operational scaffolding).
  • AI Implementation & Governance: Starting at $10,000 (AIQMP-certified ethical frameworks, technical roadmaps, and workflow compliance for emerging AI adoption).
  • Fractional PMO / Portfolio Lead: Starting at $5,000/month (Retainer-based senior operational leadership for digital request management, governance, and cross-functional project execution).
  • Custom Enterprise & Creative Design Engagements: Inquire for custom scope (Full-spectrum branding, web design, interior design, and tailored PM consulting scoped per project).
  • The Soft Structure Sprint: Starting at $3,497 (A 3-week guided operational reset for leaders needing clarity, capacity-aware workflows, and sustainable execution systems).

Contact Info:

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