Simone Hill Okafor

About Simone Hill Okafor

I’ve spent the past several years building and leading Culture Frame Studio, a strategy…

Experience

1. Founder & CEO

   Culture Frame Studio

   Aug 2020 — Present · Durham, NC, US

   Lead a boutique consulting and advisory firm focused on scaling culture, leadership, and organizational clarity in high-growth and mission-driven companies.• Partner with executive teams, People leaders, and investors to support over 15 organizations during moments of growth, restructuring, and culture reset—aligning strategy, systems, and people.• Design and implement scalable people infrastructure, including performance management, onboarding, manager development, and values-to-behaviors frameworks.• Built Manager OS, a modular enablement system adopted by scaling teams to clarify expectations, support first-time managers, and drive accountability across leadership layers.• Facilitate strategic planning retreats and offsites for C-suite and Boards, helping to establish operating rhythms, decision frameworks, and executive alignment.• Serve as a trusted advisor to portfolio companies of Owl Ventures and as an expert on the OneGuide platform for VC/PE-backed organizations.• Create equity-centered DEI strategy roadmaps and team-level implementation plans that embedded inclusive practices into daily operations, rituals, and KPIs.

Education

• The University of Connecticut School of Business

  Bachelor of Science

  2006 — 2010

• Stanford University Graduate School of Education

  Master of Arts (M.A.)

  2012 — 2014

• Stanford University Graduate School of Business

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

  2012 — 2014