Founder
Valeisha Butterfield is an award-winning leader and the founder of SEED, a media company and storytelling platform dedicated to illuminating the most iconic, untold stories of our generation.
Valeisha's paradigm-shifting impact at the intersections of technology, politics, and entertainment is globally recognized. Gracing the cover of Billboard Magazine and Inclusion Magazine, Valeisha's leadership and ability to empower millions through the power of transparency and storytelling have propelled her to one of our generation's most respected and inspiring leaders.
Storytelling is the most powerful tool in the world to drive change.
Valeisha's vision with SEED is to positively transform one billion people through the power of storytelling by 2050. The venture develops, produces and distributes best-selling books for television and film, unlocking new, global audiences.
Valeisha currently serves as the Honorary Chair of the Black Music Collective, a member of the GRAMMYs Television Committee and a board member at GRAMMY Global Ventures with a recent announcement of the GRAMMY Awards, expanding to Africa and the Middle East.
Valeisha has also led transformation for major brands, including the Administration of President Barack Obama and as the National Youth Vote Director for the Obama for America campaign, helping to deliver one of the highest youth voter turnouts in American history (12.3M voters; 45% turnout; 18-29 years of age).
She also led partnerships and engagement for Google globally for nearly a decade, creating and co-founding the State of Black Women at Google and Latinos at Google (expanding to five women of color platforms), launching the first-ever Disability Inclusion summit in Tokyo and accelerating inclusion outcomes internally and externally, representing more than 40K Googlers and 150+ external organizations and key opinion formers/leaders
during her tenure.
Valeisha's impact has been awarded by ADCOLOR, ADWEEK, The Root 100, Essence Magazine, National Action Network (NAN), Ebony Magazine, McDonald's 365 Awards, Billboard, HUE Tech Summit, Girls with Gifts, a Toast to Black Hollywood and others.
Valeisha was born in Wilson, NC and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Clark Atlanta University.
She currently serves on the board of directors of GRAMMY Global Ventures and the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). Valeisha is a proud mom and daughter of U.S. Congressman G. K Butterfield and N.C. State Legislator Jean Farmer Butterfield, both retired.
Follow Valeisha on Twitter/Instagram at @valeisha.