Entrepreneurship, Brand Building & Business Growth
• 2:00PM - 2:30PM • Workshop Room 3
Okera Banks is a fashion entrepreneur, author, and creative executive who shares practical insights on building a brand, navigating entrepreneurship, understanding fashion finance, and pursuing retail growth. Drawing from over 20 year of experience.
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Okera Banks is an American fashion designer, entrepreneur, author, and former Hollywood costume designer and celebrity stylist with more than 20 years of experience across fashion, entertainment, and creative business development. She is the Founder and Creative Director of the Okera Banks Collection and her capsule OTG Essentials Collection, a luxury travel lifestyle brand redefining modern, versatile fashion for people on the go.
A graduate of Clark Atlanta University, where she earned dual degrees in Fashion Design, Merchandising, and Marketing, Banks has transformed her industry experience into a growing fashion enterprise with retail partnerships, airport placements, media exposure,
Okera Banks is an American fashion designer, entrepreneur, author, and former Hollywood costume designer and celebrity stylist with more than 20 years of experience across fashion, entertainment, and creative business development. She is the Founder and Creative Director of the Okera Banks Collection and her capsule OTG Essentials Collection, a luxury travel lifestyle brand redefining modern, versatile fashion for people on the go.
A graduate of Clark Atlanta University, where she earned dual degrees in Fashion Design, Merchandising, and Marketing, Banks has transformed her industry experience into a growing fashion enterprise with retail partnerships, airport placements, media exposure, and national brand collaborations.
In 2026, she expanded her work as an educator and author with the release of Fashion & Finance: Business Building a Clothing Brand and its companion workbook, FASHIONPRENEUR, published under K.O. Banks Publishing House. Through her work, Banks shares practical insight into entrepreneurship, brand development, business strategy, and the importance of building businesses with vision, purpose, and longevity.