Jessica Burns

Jessica Burns’ diverse experience ranges from the corporate world of the personal finance industry to luxury retail, as well as her time away from the office managing a household and raising the Burns’ two sons.  Upon leaving her native town of Ann Arbor, Michigan, Jessica went on to receive her undergraduate BBA degree in Finance from Howard University in 1997.

During her time in corporate America she gained insight into the world of financial markets, personal financial management, intellectual property and business operations.  Jessica has also spent time developing her creative side and her love for the arts, beauty and fashion industries through education, professional licensing and work experience. Likewise, volunteering her time is important, and has dedicated service to the American Cancer Society and her children’s school in various capacities including the Foundation and PTA boards.  She is currently in the development stage of the B.U.R.N.S. Foundation that will focus on helping youth build character, values and self-esteem through programs centered in the arts.

Jessica has worked with Studio 43 LLC for several years and now serves as the Vice President.  Her personal and professional experiences enable her to effectively advise and manage the agency’s ideas, strategies and business opportunities.

Patrick Richards

Patrick Alexander Richards was born and raised in the nation’s capitol of Washington DC.  Patrick has always been about “showing and proving” and he realized at a very young age the formula to winning.  As a youngster he developed his charisma, street smarts, business savvy, and family values.  After graduating from High School, he attended Morehouse College in Atlanta, GA where he studied Business Marketing.  There he began to take pride in moving seamlessly within different niche groups throughout the city. Diversity has always been important to him, visible through his network of peers and colleagues.

Upon graduating from Morehouse College, he was offered a position at the Department of Housing & Urban Development.  While maintaining his position for over eight years, Patrick has branded himself while developing and mastering strategic and project management skills through responsibilities that have included overseeing HUD funded projects, designing marketing training programs, and leading training seminars. He has always been recognized for his tremendous ability to build and maintain strong agency relationships and conducting workshops throughout the Southeast region.
During this time Patrick was interested in challenging himself even more, and fulfilling his long time dream of being a key player to an innovative business idea.  He decided to partner with his longtime friend of many years and launched Everymove.com, an overseas real estate website portal.  As Marketing Director at Everymove.com, he contributed to both the online and offline marketing teams for building and product rollout.  He also assessed market development opportunities and developed strategic relationships with leading partners in the global online real estate industry including Europe, Africa and South America.

Shortly after his Everymove.com venture, he decided to sharpen his business acumen and gain more knowledge on core business values so he enrolled in the Executive MBA program at Mercer University.

While attending business school, Patrick decided to simultaneously polish his marketing and professional skills by doing numerous freelance work.  He began his search for brand marketing consulting opportunities in many fields to gain a variety of experience.  To date, Patrick has worked with numerous companies such as LVMH- Belvedere Vodka & Moet Rose, Heineken, Moda 404 Boutique, Bright & Cook Marketing Agency and Aqua Bistro Restaurant.  While working with these companies his key responsibilities included developing creative marketing strategies, strategic networking, lifestyle marketing, public relations, product placement and event coordination.

He is currently serving as the Director of Marketing for Studio 43, a Lifestyle Marketing Agency based in Atlanta, GA with a growing number of clients.