Bio

I'm a builder, transformational leader and business strategist with over two decades of executive experience in Fortune 500 companies to scaling global start-up ventures. Building global e-commerce and retail omni channel, with best in class go-to-market strategies resulting in over $20B in sales. After successfully scaling with no blueprint, as Co-Founder and former Chief Executive Officer of POWERHANDZ Inc., a sports and fitness product tech platform; I led the team through a strategic merger and tender offer in Q3 2022. This journey prepared me for a new mission as......Head of Amazon's Black Business Accelerator (BBA) program. In this role, I will lead BBA, Amazon’s $150M commitment over four years to empower Black entrepreneurs by providing access to financial assistance, strategic business education and marketing & advertising support to help grow their businesses and greatly impact the overall community they serve. Throughout my career, I realized my brain ideates at a 50K level, while implementing world class strategies on the ground. Prior to my entrepreneurial journey, I led cross functional teams for multibillion-dollar companies; Philips Medical Systems and Medtronic. These roles propelled my experience in sales, marketing, product management, national accounts, IMC, operations and Diversity Equity & Inclusion; becoming the 1st woman elected as President of Medtronic’s enterprise sales resource group. These career milestones have captured the attention of major media outlets like Forbes, AfroTech, CNBC, Sports Illustrated, Men & Women’s Health, Essence and Bloomberg Business and Black Enterprise. In addition to these roles, Danyel has a deep passion for the community, women and youth. I am the Co-Founder and President of POWERHANDZ’s non-profit entity, The Power To Give Foundation (50lc3). Its mission is to provide athletic and academic programs to youth in underserved communities. A proud graduate of the University of Central Florida, Florida International University MBA program and a graduate of Wharton School of Business Marketing Leadership Program. Honored to have been featured in several national business publications, a key note speaker and won national awards, including Entrepreneur of The Year (finalist), Titan Tech’s Community Hero and top 2022 Women In Technology. In January 2020, I delivered my TEDx, The Black Elephant In The Room focused on diversity and inclusion. I share my life with my husband Darnell Jones, daughter Hartley Rose and son Harper Jaz....oh and our Frenchy, Billion ''The Hero'' Jones.