Hi, I’m Mimi.
I’m an award-winning writer, nonprofit leader, and narrative strategy coach & consultant.
I work with social justice-centered organizations and leaders on building narrative power for themselves and their communities through ethical storytelling & equity-based co-design.
Award-wining author of Last of Her Name + essays and articles about diaspora, belonging, resistance, and the creative process
Founder and principal of Mimi Lok Consulting
Almost two decades of experience in narrative change, nonprofit leadership, equity-based co-design, and human rights, movement-based storytelling
Cofounder, former executive director & executive editor of acclaimed oral history/human rights nonprofit Voice of Witness
As a narrative strategist and story coach, I help leaders and organizations in movement spaces tell stories for justice, healing, and liberation.
My work with clients is rooted in wholeness and the decolonizing, liberatory power of narrative. Through somatic, emergent, and practical approaches, I help them counter harmful, dominant narratives with transformational stories that are rooted in the wisdom and struggles of marginalized communities. Collectively, these stories create powerful narratives that promote a more just, equitable future, and reveal new ways the world can and should work.
1:1 coaching on leadership, narrative, and creative process for leaders of all levels who identify as Black, Indigenous, and/or people of color.
Capacity building and training that helps organizations bridge the gap between narrative strategy & implementation. Ethical storytelling & equity-based collaboration and co-design with invested communities.
Intro workshops and in-depth narrative courses. For leaders who have a story to tell, are seeking creative community, and who identify as Black, Indigenous, and/or people of color. .
“Mimi’s orientation is towards justice and truth-telling, cutting through the pressures of production to the heart of the creative matter. Mimi understands how crucial it is to address the somatic effects of oppression in opening up the telling of our own stories and opening pathways for the creative process. She brings so much clarity, groundedness, and compassion to the work. I have benefited tremendously from her coaching and mentorship and continue to reflect on lessons learned in our sessions.”
“Mimi’s fierce commitment to honoring a narrator’s voice and perspective, her passion for movement-based storytelling, and the deep humanity and generous spirit she embodies made her a joy to work with over the course of our organizations’ long partnership. ”
“Mimi approaches her work with great clarity of purpose and deep generosity of spirit. I highly recommend working with her to anyone who has the opportunity.”
