Adyna K. Pressley: Architect of Empowered Living
Founder of AKP Innovations. Oprah-featured visionary. Architect of empowered living.
Embrace Your Journey
Connecting with your purpose is the first step to your journey.
At AKP Innovations, we deliver boutique, personalized leadership and development services for both individuals and small to medium-sized businesses. Whether you're an executive seeking soulful coaching or a team ready for culture-shifting transformation, our curated experiences—ranging from one-on-one intensives to strategic workshops—are designed to reflect your mission, elevate your impact, and build a legacy that lasts
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Get to Know Adyna
Adyna didn’t just pivot—She rose.
After 34 years in the financial corporate sector, Adyna K. Pressley turned a layoff into a launchpad for legacy.
Adyna is the Founder & CEO of AKP Innovations, LLC, a pioneering empowerment enterprise that blends leadership architecture with organizational development and individual career advancement. A visionary strategist and award-winning empowerment leader, Adyna has built AKP Innovations into a global brand that equips leaders, teams, and individuals to rise into their fullest potential.
Through her signature leadership architecture, Adyna designs intentional frameworks that help organizations cultivate resilient, purpose-driven cultures. Her work emphasizes legacy-building, ensuring that leadership development is not only about immediate success but about long-term transformation. She curates experiential learning programs and empowerment rituals that translate leadership theory into lived practice.
At the individual level, Adyna empowers professionals to embrace reinvention, confidence, and clarity in their career journeys. She designs branded workshops, like LeadHerLink™ Virtual Leadership Training courses that sharpen communication, leadership, and strategic thinking, while her youth initiative, Positivity Pioneers, equips the next generation with tools for confidence, leadership, and legacy-building.
Her reinvention story was featured on the Oprah podcast, inspiring audiences worldwide. In 2025, she was honored as the Best Women’s Empowerment Leader in the U.S. by Best Of Review. She is an International Impact Book Award winner in the Memoir-Personal Growth category for her transformational guide to wholeness and legacy based on her book Rise Into You Reclaiming Power, Love, Life and Legacy. Adyna continues to expand her global reach, as a keynote speaker at the Euro Global Women’s Conclave in Paris, serving as a panelist at the LOSD Conference at Oxford University in London, leading a mentorship program for young women in Ghana in collaboration with Sparklife International and will be featured in the upcoming Next Level CEO docuseries hosted by Daymond John.
Adyna’s influence extends beyond leadership and literature into fashion through Queens Royale, her luxury empowerment apparel brand. Queens Royale has become a recognizable symbol of identity, confidence, and purpose.
From crown‑themed hats to signature hoodies, the brand embodies her belief that empowerment should be lived, spoken, and worn. Queens Royale has become a cultural statement—an affirmation stitched into fabric, reminding wearers of their inherent royalty and resilience.
Adyna K. Pressley stands as a leader who blends poetic warmth with strategic clarity. Through AKP Innovations, she is not only building ventures but building legacies—transforming communities, elevating voices, and empowering individuals to rise into their fullest potential.
She leads with strategy and soul. Whether hosting her signature events like Booked & Brunching or Sismas After Dark to crafting editorial assets, or mentoring women through transformation, she brings magnetic energy, deep listening, and systems that scale. Her story is still unfolding—but every page is written with legacy in mind.
Her work is not theoretical—it is lived, embodied, and architected with intention.
Services
200 US dollars
This high-touch, personalized experience is designed for visionary women ready to align their purpose, presence, and professional path. The Legacy Alignment Intensive blends strategic insight with soulful reflection, guiding you through curated exercises, deep dialogue, and legacy mapping to clarify your next chapter. Whether you're navigating a pivot, launching a new venture, or refining your leadership voice, this session offers a sacred space to rise with clarity, confidence, and intention.
Career
Author
Written Inspiration
Adyna K. Pressley writes with soul, strategy, and a deep commitment to transformation. Her award winning book, Rise Into You, is more than a memoir—it’s a movement. Featured on Oprah Winfrey’s podcast, Adyna’s story of reinvention after a 34-year corporate career and life-altering illness has inspired thousands to reclaim their power and rewrite their narrative.
As an author, Adyna blends editorial elegance with emotional truth. Her writing speaks to women navigating transition, grief, and growth—offering clarity, courage, and a blueprint for legacy. Every chapter is infused with her signature voice: intentional, magnetic, and rooted in purpose.
Through AKP Innovations, Adyna expands her impact beyond the page, bundling her book with workbooks, masterclasses, and speaking engagements that help women rise into leadership, wealth-building, and personal freedom. Her words are not just read—they’re lived.
Trainer
Facilitating Growth
At AKP Innovations, personal development is more than a buzzword—it’s a blueprint for intentional living, leadership, and legacy. As a personal development trainer, Adyna K. Pressley curates immersive workshops and programs that awaken clarity, confidence, and purpose. Her sessions are designed for women navigating transition, reinvention, and leadership elevation—whether post-layoff, mid-career, or on the cusp of something bold.
With over 30 years of operational excellence and a reinvention story featured by Oprah, Adyna blends emotional intelligence with strategic insight. Her training style is soulful yet structured, guiding participants through breakthrough moments with grace, storytelling, and actionable tools. From LeadHer to Rise™ workshops to Rise Into You™ curriculum, every offering is crafted to help women rise with intention and build a legacy they’re proud of.
Adyna’s approach is rooted in deep listening, magnetic energy, and a belief that transformation begins with truth. She holds space for growth, honors the emotional arc of change, and equips women to lead their lives with vision, voice, and vitality.
Entrepreneur
Building Ventures
Adyna K. Pressley is a powerhouse entrepreneur whose ventures are rooted in purpose, polish, and generational impact. As the founder and CEO of AKP Innovations, LLC, she leads with vision and soul—building brands, programs, and experiences that empower women to rise, reinvent, and lead with intention.
Her entrepreneurial journey began after a 34-year corporate career, transforming a layoff into a launchpad for legacy. Today, Adyna oversees a dynamic portfolio that includes publishing, empowerment training, luxury-inspired fashion, and real estate investment—all designed to uplift, inspire, and create freedom for women and families.
From Rise Into You, her award-winning debut book and blueprint for reinvention, to ventures like Queens Royale™ and HerVested Ventures™, Adyna blends editorial storytelling, strategic consulting, and experiential design to build assets that speak to both heart and enterprise. She is hands-on in architectural, creative, and operational strategy, ensuring every detail reflects her mission.
Adyna’s entrepreneurial ethos is clear: build with elegance, lead with integrity, and leave a legacy that lasts.
Fashion Curator
Style with Purpose
Adyna K. Pressley curates fashion with intention, elegance, and a deep reverence for legacy. As the visionary behind Queens Royale™, her luxury-inspired streetwear line, Adyna blends editorial storytelling with bold design—honoring the spirit of Queens, NY and the women and men who rise from it.
Her fashion curation is more than aesthetic—it’s ancestral. Every piece is crafted to reflect power, pride, and presence, drawing from her lived experience, cultural roots, and commitment to generational impact. Adyna’s eye for detail and love for high-end editorial branding shape collections that speak to both street and soul.
Whether styling empowerment gatherings, designing capsule collections, or curating visuals for her ventures, Adyna approaches fashion as a language of leadership. She believes style is a declaration—and every woman and man deserves to wear their story with pride.
Core Skills
Motivational Speaking
When I speak, I don’t just deliver a message—I activate movement. My talks are rooted in lived experience, emotional intelligence, and the belief that reinvention is always possible. Whether I’m on stage, behind a mic, or in an intimate room of leaders, I speak to the soul of the audience. I share the truth of my 34-year corporate journey, the power of my pivot, and the lessons that shaped AKP Innovations. Featured on Oprah’s podcast, an acclaimed award-winning author and honored as the Best Women’s Empowerment Leader in the U.S., I bring strategy, story, and spirit to every engagement—because legacy isn’t built in silence. It’s spoken, felt, and lived.
Training & Development
I don’t believe in one-size-fits-all. Every training experience I design is curated with intention, rooted in emotional intelligence, and built to activate transformation from the inside out. Whether I’m guiding a small business team through culture-shifting development or leading a virtual session for women ready to rise, my approach blends strategic clarity with soulful storytelling. We don’t just check boxes—we build legacy. My sessions are immersive, interactive, and tailored to reflect the heart of your mission, the rhythm of your leadership, and the impact you’re called to make.
Strategic Planning
This personalized planning experience is designed to help visionary leaders and purpose-driven teams chart their next chapter with clarity, confidence, and intention. Through a curated blend of systems thinking, brand alignment, and soulful strategy, Strategic Legacy Mapping guides you in identifying core priorities, refining your mission, and building a roadmap that honors both impact and sustainability. Whether you're launching a new initiative, restructuring your organization, or preparing for a legacy-defining pivot, this session offers the structure and soul to move forward with purpose.