Ebony Ssali, MBA is Creative Director of Glyph Global Creative, a brand consultancy headquartered in Wisconsin. She is a recognized leader in place branding and multicultural marketing campaigns. As founder, she directs regional & national print, broadcast, digital, and social media for brands. In 2021, Ssali marked 10 years of brand building with Ssali Media, and continues her successful legacy with Glyph Global Creative.
At Glyph Global Creative, the mission is to create forever enduring brands. Our creative team believes in the power of marketing to change the world, and is dedicated to helping clients achieve their goals through innovative brand strategies and solutions.
For over 20 years, Ssali has been known for bolstering mid-market organizations with brandmarks and creative assets spotlighting Black and Latino markets in the healthcare, education, community development, and tech industries. Creative that captures the beauty and boundlessness of true diversity and inclusion serves as her North Star.
Ssali earned her BA in Advertising, with an emphasis on Psychology from Marquette University and her MBA from Alverno College. Ebony Ssali generously supports foundations and non-profit organizations encouraging education and entrepreneurship. She has held leadership roles as President of Marquette University's Ethnic Alumni Association, marketing chair of the National Black MBA Association - Milwaukee Chapter and Public Image Chair of Rotary International in Wisconsin. She charitably serves national non-profits pro bono as a marketing advisor. Ebony Ssali is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, AIGA, ColorComm, and TEMPO Milwaukee.
As a thought leader and creative director, Ebony Ssali has garnered awards in technology & innovation and place branding for work such as the City of Milwaukee's Bronzeville Week, Wisconsin Inno's 50 on Fire for work with high valuation startups, and Graphic Design USA's 2020 Health & Wellness Award for program branding for the Medical College of Wisconsin.
In 2023, Ebony Ssali was featured in Graphic Design USA's People to Watch. Most recently, Ebony was named a Milwaukee Magazine 2023 Woman of Distinction. Ssali is a national guest lecturer on branding, diversity in communications, and innovation as brand strategy. In 2024, Ebony Ssali developed and hosted a monthly radio broadcast, presented by Outreach Community Health Centers, airing on dual Milwaukee stations entitled, Community Heartbeat.
Ssali is a Midwest-born bibliophile with an endless curiosity for astronomy, philosophy and the perfect glass of vino blanco.
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