the pink hustle
OUR MISSION
Our mission is to build research-backed infrastructure that advances women to leadership—with specialized expertise in tech industry advancement. We exist because diversity programs fail to produce real advancement. We disrupt broken systems and build what works: permanent infrastructure through the SCALE Framework™ and DRE Method™ that produces measurable outcomes. We serve organizations building diverse leadership pipelines and women designing sustainable six-figure success. Not temporary programs. Not motivational platitudes. Infrastructure that creates sponsorship relationships, compensation equity, wealth building, and sustainable advancement. Built to last.ent.
OUR PROMISE
We promise infrastructure, not programs. We build permanent systems—formal sponsorship infrastructure, compensation equity processes, wealth-building pathways, AI platforms—that produce measurable outcomes. Organizations see 30-50% increases in women's advancement and 25-40% reductions in attrition. Women secure promotions, compensation increases, sponsor relationships, and wealth building. We promise sustainable success through the DRE Method™—advancing through discipline, routine, and execution, not grinding and burnout. You can win without sacrificing your peace, health, or joy. We promise truth backed by research, proven with results, measured with data. Infrastructure that lasts.
WHAT WE DO
We build research-backed infrastructure that advances women to leadership through the SCALE Framework™ and DRE Method™. We create permanent systems—formal sponsorship infrastructure, compensation equity processes, wealth-building pathways, and AI platforms—that produce measurable outcomes. We specialize in tech industry advancement, serving organizations building diverse leadership pipelines and women designing sustainable six-figure success. Not temporary programs. Permanent infrastructure. Research-backed, measurably effective, built to last.
WHO WE SERVE
We serve organizations building diverse leadership pipelines and women designing sustainable six-figure success. Organizations: startups to Fortune 500 across tech, finance, healthcare, professional services—committed to infrastructure, not programs. Women: corporate professionals (manager to C-suite), women in tech (advancing to leadership), women transitioning into tech, and entrepreneurs scaling businesses. Every career stage. Every industry. If you're ready for measurable outcomes through infrastructure—we serve you.
OUR SERVICES
Organizations: Infrastructure audits, implementation partnerships, enterprise transformation producing measurable advancement outcomes and retention improvements
Women: The Founders Circle cohort, Tech Career Accelerator, Executive Coaching, Innovation Her Tech Summit
OUR FOUR FOCUS PILLARS
1. Women in Tech → Leadership Advancing women in technical roles to senior technical and executive leadership positions
2. Non-Tech → Tech Transitions Creating reskilling pathways for women transitioning from non-tech roles into tech careers
3. Women's Leadership Development Building advancement infrastructure for women from entry-level through C-suite across all functions
4. Entrepreneurship & Business Scaling Helping women entrepreneurs build sustainable six-figure businesses through infrastructure, not just motivation
about Dr. Shakkiah Curtis
Strategic Innovation+ Tech Consultant | Women's Power Coach | Industry Disruptor
WHO IS DR. SHAKKIAH CURTIS?
Dr. Shakkiah Curtis is the founder and CEO of THE PINK HUSTLE FIRM, a research-backed infrastructure firm advancing women to leadership with specialized expertise in tech industry advancement.
With a Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) focused on women's leadership advancement, Dr. Curtis spent years researching what actually works—and what doesn't—in advancing women to leadership roles. Her research revealed a critical insight: organizations invest millions in diversity programs that produce activity without outcomes, while women are told to "lean in" without the infrastructure that actually advances careers.
That insight led her to create the SCALE Framework™ and DRE Method™—research-backed systems that build permanent advancement infrastructure, not temporary programs.
Dr. Curtis has built infrastructure advancing hundreds of women to leadership positions, helped organizations transform their advancement systems with measurable ROI, created tech pathways through the Innovation Her Tech Summit that's generated $55,000+ in scholarships, and coached women to six-figure compensation increases and C-suite transitions.
She's a mother who nearly burned out achieving success in systems that weren't built for her—working twice as hard for half the recognition. She built frameworks so other women don't have to sacrifice themselves to succeed.
Her approach: Research-backed. Measurably effective. Built to last.