About Oni Higgins
Founder, Media Leader, Global Correspondent
Oni is a Senior Communications Leader, Founder, and Global Correspondent with a decade of experience spanning broadcast journalism, global brand communications, and nonprofit leadership.
A Brooklyn native, Oni began her career as a television journalist and on-camera correspondent, where she learned to uncover compelling stories, build trust with communities, and communicate with clarity and impact. She later transitioned into strategic communications, bringing that newsroom perspective to global brands across beauty, wellness, entertainment, and lifestyle.
Throughout her career, Oni has led media relations, executive communications, cultural storytelling, experiential campaigns, and influencer strategy for globally recognized brands and talent, including Clinique, Fenty Beauty, PATTERN Beauty by Tracee Ellis Ross, TPH by Taraji P. Henson, Target, Laura Mercier, and others. Her experience on both sides of the media landscape has shaped her ability to understand not only how stories are told, but how brands, leaders, and organizations can use storytelling to shape culture, build trust, and create impact.
Oni is also the Founder and Executive Director of Aspire Media Foundation, a nonprofit expanding access to media education, mentorship, and career pathways for the next generation of storytellers. Through initiatives including Aspire Media Academy and the Aspire Campus Tour, she is building a pipeline that introduces young people to journalism, communications, production, digital media, and storytelling while connecting them to hands-on training and professional opportunity.
As an interviewer, speaker, and on-camera communicator, Oni explores the intersection of business, media, culture, and leadership. Through Beyond the Story, she creates conversations with founders, executives, changemakers, and cultural leaders about the ideas and experiences shaping industries and communities.
Across every chapter of her career, Oni’s work is rooted in one purpose: using storytelling, access, and leadership to create opportunity, elevate meaningful voices, and build platforms that endur