Top 35 Black Leadership Influencers in 2026

1. Eric Thomas

Bio "When you want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe"📖 NY Times Bestseller: You Owe You *****@etinspires.com Instagram Handle @etthehiphoppreacher Instagram Followers 2.4M Type Mega Gender Male Get Email Contact Request 324 Black Leadership Instagram Influencers with email contacts in a spreadsheet or csv file. Email us at [email protected] Copy emailEmail us

2. Rachel Elizabeth Cargle

Bio Author of A Renaissance of Our Own: A Memoir & Manifesto on Reimagining 🐆founder of @thelovelandfoundation & @elizabethsofakron *****@rachelcargle.com Instagram Handle @rachel.cargle Instagram Followers 1.4M Type Mega Gender Female Get Email Contact

3. Blair Imani Ali

Bio Let’s get Smarter in Seconds!co-host @thoughtsaboutfeelingspod bestselling author of Read This to Get Smarter📍Los Angeles💌 *****@blairimani.com Instagram Handle @blairimani Instagram Followers 893.1K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

4. Brittany Packnett Cunningham

Bio political & social change strategist.writer. talker. leader. | culture. justice. impact.host & EP, UNDISTRACTED pod.debut 📚forthcoming *****@brittanypacknett.com Instagram Handle @mspackyetti Instagram Followers 801.2K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

5. Tiffany Aliche

Bio $ Educator/NYTBestseller Get Good with Money/ Owner @getgoodwithmoney & @mali_more *****@thebudgetnista.com Instagram Handle @thebudgetnista Instagram Followers 677.3K Type Macro Gender Female thebudgetnista.com/blog + Follow Get Email Contact

6. Nehemiah Davis

Bio 🙏🏾 God First📺 As Seen on NBC, FOX, Steve Harvey📲 I help coaches scale & build their online platformsDM me “PARTNER” to grow *****@circleofgreatnessacademy.com Instagram Handle @neodaviso Instagram Followers 645.7K Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

7. Lisa Nichols

Bio 📚Best Selling Author, CEO & Impact Speaker🎥Seen on Oprah, The Today Show, Dr. Phil & more💪🏾Motivating the Masses & leading you to abundance *****@motivatingthemasses.com Instagram Handle @lisa2motivate Instagram Followers 615.9K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

8. Les Brown

Bio 🗣 America's Most Experienced Motivational Voice🎁 Get a FREE Gift When You Text Me📲 Text HUNGRY to 209-703-5072 *****@lesbrown.com Instagram Handle @thelesbrown Instagram Followers 595.8K Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

9. Ian Dunlap

Bio 🐼Founder of Red Panda 🔮GREATEST INVESTOR OF THIS ERACreator of Market Mondays w/@earnyourleisure 🎥@forbes @breakfastclubam & @goodmorningamerica *****@joinredpanda.com Instagram Handle @themasterinvestor Instagram Followers 561.6K Type Macro Gender Male redcircle.com/shows/marketmo.. + Follow Get Email Contact

10. Timothy Armoo

Bio Built and sold a few 8 fig companies. Notably @fanbytes Wrote #1 Sunday Times Bestseller “What’s Stopping You” 👇👇What a privilege. *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @timarmoo Instagram Followers 522.4K Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

11. Austin Channing Brown

Bio Joy. Antiracism. Black womanhood | Writer. Speaker. | NYT Bestselling Author of Im Still Here | Full of Myself out now! *****@austinchanning.com Instagram Handle @austinchanning Instagram Followers 377.6K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

12. Carla Harris

Bio 🌍 International Speaker 🏆Award Winning Author 💼 35+ Wall Street Veteran📈Helping You Strategize to Win! Follow me for Career Tips‼️ *****@carlaspearls.com Instagram Handle @carlaannharris Instagram Followers 324.5K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

13. Brian Waldron

Bio → Scaled and Exited a $3.5M Event Venue Business↓ FREE COURSE On How To Find, Fund & Fill Your Own Event Space 👇🏽 *****@mannekinnyc.com Instagram Handle @thebrianwaldron Instagram Followers 324.3K Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

14. Deshauna Barber Echols

Bio By faith, not sight ✍🏾👑Former Miss USA |🇺🇸 Army Veteran🎤Speaker @deshaunathespeaker📻Co-Host @KnottedPodcast 🚀Founder @womenveteransforchange *****@deshauna.com Instagram Handle @deshaunabarber Instagram Followers 292.3K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

15. Leah Thomas

Bio your crafty, earthy girl next door building a greener and softer world ⋆˚꩜｡as she rises s4 | @greengirlcraftsrep @aire_nyc | Earth As Mother 📕’27 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @greengirlleah Instagram Followers 285K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

16. Kimberle Crenshaw

Bio Co-Founder & ED @aapolicyforum. Host of @intersectionalitymatters. Professor at @columbialawschool & @uclalawschoolFor inquiries: click “Email” below *****@aapf.org Instagram Handle @kimberlecrenshaw Instagram Followers 191K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

17. Morgan DeBaun

Bio 📍Founder @blavityinc @afro.tech 🧠 Helping you use Tech for Biz & Life📈Bestselling author • Speaker Work with our brands⬇️ *****@worksmart.com Instagram Handle @morgandebaun Instagram Followers 185.1K Type Macro Gender Female todinefor.podbean.com + Follow Get Email Contact

18. Donni Wiggins

Bio Business Mentorship: @actionable_ceo Business Coaching: Link in bioImpact + Income + Lifestyle @fulltransparencywithdonni @socialproofpodcast *****@donniwiggins.com Instagram Handle @donniwiggins_ Instagram Followers 166K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

19. Felecia Hatcher

Bio I help global brands & bold humans unlock their GENIUS in business & life | I invest in Genius| Author | GeniusGap.AI CEO @blackambitionprize | *****@feleciahatcher.com Instagram Handle @feleciahatcher Instagram Followers 107.4K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

20. Danni Washington

Bio your favorite mermaid 🫧 sharing wonders of the ocean one adventure at a time 🐠🪸🦈🐚 *****@danniwashington.com Instagram Handle @danniwashington Instagram Followers 50K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

21. Chris Cheetham West

Bio Business Speaker >AI - Growth- CX 🌎Corporate Team Training @lrtrainingsolutions Get found on Google + AI sites @levelgrowthseoEndorsement/Books⬇️ 📩 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @chrisnwest Instagram Followers 46.3K Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

22. June Sarpong

Bio Broadcaster, Entrepreneur and AuthorFounder @akan_books Instagram Handle @junesarpo Instagram Followers 44.5K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

23. Kudzi Chikumbu

Bio Creator Partnerships @tubi Speaker @caaspeakers | Fragrance lover @sircandlemanViews are my own | 🇿🇼🇿🇦🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈 📍Los Angeles *****@kudzichikumbu.com Instagram Handle @kudzichikumbu Instagram Followers 41.2K Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

24. Sekou Andrews

Bio 💥GRAMMY NOMINATED ARTIST🔥Poetic Voice🎤Over 20 Million People Inspired🏆2x National Poetry Slam ChampionFREE STAGE MIGHT SPEAKER TRAINING👇🏾 *****@sekouandrews.com Instagram Handle @sekouworld Instagram Followers 30.9K Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

25. Simon T Bailey

Bio World’s Leading Expert in Brilliance | Keynote Speaker | AuthorThe world is awaiting your brilliance and resilience. Unleash it here! 👇🏿✨ *****@simontbailey.com Instagram Handle @simontbailey Instagram Followers 15.4K Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

26. Ayo Akinwolere

Bio Broadcaster. Podcaster. ADHD @theathleticfc @premierleague @bbcsport @channel4sport *****@ayoakinwolere.com Instagram Handle @ayoakinwolere Instagram Followers 11.6K Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

27. Shola Kaye

Bio Empathy skills, inclusion & communication insights from #TEDx #keynotespeaker & #author Shola Kaye. #empathy #inclusiveleadership *****@speakuplikeadiva.com Instagram Handle @shola_kaye Instagram Followers 11.2K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

28. Lottie Whyte

Bio Entrepreneur and Speaker🧖‍♀️ Founder and CEO @myomaster 👶🏽 Raising two bubs 💻 MGMT: *****@onetwelveagency.comEVERYTHING IS WITHIN REACH Instagram Handle @lottiewhyte Instagram Followers 10.6K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

29. Anton J. Gunn

Bio Keynote Speaker | Leadership & Culture Expert | Former advisor to @BarackObama | ZE Football Nupe ♦️| Senior Execs Take the survey below 👇🏾 *****@antongunn.com Instagram Handle @antonjgunn Instagram Followers 10K Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

30. Nate Evans Jr

Bio Helping men heal, lead & live wholeFaith•Fatherhood•Mental Health🎤TEDx Speaker🌎Global Speaker📚Author💛 Founder @gettoworthy 🙏🏾@pwgmenWork with me⬇️ *****@nateevansjr.com Instagram Handle @nateevansjr Instagram Followers 7.5K Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

31. Elfried Samba

Bio “I scale communities for Brands and People” CEO: @b3effect 🦋Ex-Global Head of Social @GymsharkCo-Host @bottleneckpod #KidFromCongo *****@sassyplus.com Instagram Handle @elfriedsamba Instagram Followers 6.9K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

32. Vernice Armour

Bio Hall of Fame Speaker 🔥 Combat pilot 2 corporate keynotesStrategic coach for speakersTrained to lead Paid to speak10-min call ↓ changes everything *****@vernicearmour.com Instagram Handle @verniceflygirlarmour Instagram Followers 16.3K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

33. Prince Ea

Bio Filmmaker, Creator, Speaker🫂 27M Across PlatformsJoin my Inner Circle ⬇️ ⬇️ *****@princeea.com Instagram Handle @prince_ea Instagram Followers 2.4M Type Mega Gender Male youtube.com/channel/UCDgU.. + Follow Get Email Contact

34. Risha Grant

Bio Culture Expert 💙International Speaker🎙WSJ & USA Today Best-Selling Author ✍🏾LeadBETter Coach 🤝BS Finder 🧐World's Best Auntie *****@rishagrant.com Instagram Handle @risha.grant Instagram Followers 2.7K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

35. Dame Denise Lewis

Bio Olympic champion 🥇🥉Broadcaster 🎤 author 📚UKA President 🇬🇧📧@mcsaatchitalent Instagram Handle @realdeniselewis Instagram Followers 77.8K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact