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Business Meets Real Life™ (BMRL) is your go-to destination for unlocking personal and organizational success. Elevate your career with our customized coaching programs and professional development services. From strategic business advising to custom designed tools, like planners and workbooks, we cater to individuals ready to thrive.
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Meet Stacey
Stacey Pitts Caldwell, MBA
Business Psychology Expert
and Doctoral Candidate
Stacey is a business psychology expert and advocate for equity and inclusion of Black and Brown entrepreneurs and leaders, including the protection of their psychological assets and well-being.
Ignited by her passion for developing entrepreneurial mindsets, and helping entrepreneurs thrive, along with being energized by her experience in business, development, and non-profit management, Stacey has 20 years of professional experience within the areas of management, business and more recently non-profit leadership and business psychology.
Stacey sets forth a rich background in business equity and inclusion, non-profit development, strategy, fundraising, and business/life coaching - along with a wealth of insight and expertise as a small business owner herself. As owner of SMP Creative Business and Design™, a boutique graphic design firm, Stacey continues to be a resource and helps small businesses with their branding needs.
Previously, Stacey has led small business efforts at the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce. Through business advising, program development and community outreach, as the Executive Center Director, Stacey worked to elevate and bring awareness to the Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC), an invaluable resource in the small business ecosystem. With careful, strategic planning and measured economic impact, she has successfully helped over 350 small businesses in the Chicagoland area secure more revenue and reach key goals.
Currently, Stacey is helping to lead The Gray Matter Experience, an organization focused on building the next generations of Black innovators and changemakers through entrepreneurial mindset development and an experiential learning approach to entrepreneurship for ages 14-24. Stacey also works with other organizations and individual clients to provide coaching and training rooted in business psychology.
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In 2024, Stacey became a certified DiSC Assessment Facilitator and Coach
In 2022, Stacey began her doctoral journey to becoming a Business Psychologist.
In 2021, Stacey was named a Chicago Urban League IMPACT Fellow. Leading in the inclusion space for small businesses, and sat on the executive board of the IMPACT Alumni Association (IAA) from 2021 to 2023.
In 2020, Stacey moderated Chicago’s Private Facebook Roundtable for small businesses alongside Meta’s former COO, Sheryl Sandberg.
In 2018, Stacey was named a Walker’s Legacy Honoree and awarded the Power 15 National Award for multicultural women who have positively impacted the business community.
Having had several appearances on panels and in local media, including speaking engagements, Stacey is an expert and advocate for equity and inclusion of Black entrepreneurs and leaders, including the protection of their psychological assets and well-being.