After 20 years working in communications, marketing and content at companies including Disney, YouTube, Google[x], Facebook, Instagram, Aura and Michaels, Anna Richardson White founded Kentcali, a media production and communications consultancy, where she helps startups craft and share their own stories and develops her own creative projects.
Anna advises early stage startups, providing marketing and communications strategy to clients including Generous Co, AugiHealth, and Artificial Societies; all new companies aiming to improve peoples’ lives through AI-driven technology. She guides organizations and individuals on communications strategy and brand building so they can help more people and communities heal.
Anna recently advised a small-group therapy platform focused on combating loneliness, an art museum CEO on how art can heal, and a tri-athlete making a documentary of his athletic and mental health journey. Overall, her focus is on helping innovative, mission-driven technology companies and individuals live better lives.
In terms of her own creative projects, Anna recently finished her first short documentary APPALHEADS about her family's 55+ year legacy making art and media in Appalachia and she is launching a new podcast called HOMEPLACE featuring interviews about “home” with a fascinating range of guests in 2025.
A graduate of Phillips Exeter Academy, University of Pennsylvania (BA with Honors in International Relations; BA in French), and the London School of Economics (MS in Political Sociology), Anna lives in Carmel Valley, California, with her husband, two children, and two dogs. She is an active member of the Chartwell School Board of Trustees and the Pebble Beach Club. She also serves on the board of Appalshop, located in her hometown of Whitesburg, Kentucky.
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