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Culture-Forward Events.
Community-Forward Results.
Kynfolk Collective is a Black women-led events studio rooted in culture, story, and community. We partner with community-rooted nonprofits, faith-based communities, and values-driven companies. Grounded in community and culture, we design gatherings that are beautiful, well-run, and built to move people—to give, to act, and to stay connected.
We’re working toward a world where community-rooted, faith-based, and grassroots organizations have access to the same level of strategy, creative direction, sponsorship support, and fundraising infrastructure as major institutions. Through event and program consulting, blueprints, full-service management, creative direction and cultural curation, fundraising and sponsorship strategy, and advisory support, Kynfolk Collective helps teams build events—and systems—that honor their people, sustain their work, and leave a lasting imprint.
Our Founder.
Linneal Denise
Linneal Smith is the Founder and CEO of Kynfolk Collective, a Black women-led, culture-centered events studio. A big‑picture dreamer with a builder’s mindset, she’s known for turning a team’s ideas into a grounded plan, a realistic budget, and a room that actually exists.
Linneal stepped into the event space with a simple intention: to create gatherings that feel welcoming, familiar, and rooted in culture and joy. She sees every event as a revolutionary act of care—an opportunity to center stories, celebrate cultural aesthetics, and make joy non‑negotiable. Her tenacity and fearless spirit have helped shape spaces where community, culture, and possibility meet.
Rooted in both corporate and community work, Linneal pairs vision with meticulous execution. She is deeply organized, systems-minded, and highly collaborative.
At Kynfolk, she leads strategy, story, and structure so that community-rooted and grassroots teams don’t have to choose between dreaming big and executing well. Every gathering is designed to be beautiful, well-run, and deeply rooted in the people it serves—and every dream is given the care, planning, and infrastructure it needs to come to life.
OUR TEAM.
The Kynfolk family is a circle of trusted, long-time partners who help bring our gatherings to life. Our vendors—many of whom have walked with us since the Elev8ted Events days—share our love for community, culture, and care. From florists and caterers to photographers and production teams, each partner is vetted not just for excellence in their craft, but for how they show up for our people. Through a thoughtful, relationship-centered process, we match you with the vendors who are the right fit for your vision, your values, and your event—so every detail feels aligned, intentional, and fully Kynfolk.