Press & Events
2025
Brickyard Bazaar, EmVision Studios, Summer 2025. We are partnering with Planning with a Scorpio to host a vendor pop-up market series.
A Story of Change Being Told by Lynn Agency. Article by ItemLive (The Daily Item, Zach Laird, April 2025) on our mission, local impacts in Lynn, and recent awards.
Rise & Thrive Women’s Conference, May 2025, Minds with Purpose and Boss Lady. Tariana will speak on her entrepreneurial and financial journey building an impactful career.
Queer Business Networking & Interactive Workshop: Contractors Vs. Employees, April 2025, EmVision Studios. We partnered with Queer Videography and Northeast Legal Aid to offer education to queer businesses and allies.
Branding & Video Content Strategy for Business Impact, April 2025, LISC Massachusetts. Tariana will spoke alongside Victoria Downes.
EmVision Productions: Advancing Social Change Through Innovative Storytelling. Beautiful article by the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC, March 2025) on our mission, approach, and impact. This blog is part of their “Year of Innovation” series profiling innovative small businesses.
We are honored to be named the 2025 Massachusetts Microenterprise of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration.
Chamber Announces 2025 Small Business of the Year Honorees, March 2025. EmVision received the 2025 Small Business of the Year Award in the Cultural Excellence category.
Branding & Video Content Strategy for Business Impact (LISC Massachusetts, March 2025). Tariana spoke alongside Victoria Downes using branding and video storytelling to enhance brand awareness and strengthen customer relationships.
Networking Meet Up, March 2025, EmVision Studios. We hosted a networking meetup for our LGBTQ community and allies, in partnership with the Massachusetts LGBT Chamber of Commerce.
Women Leaders: Fueling Massachusetts Growth (Associated Industries of Massachusetts, March 2025). Our CEO was spotlighted as woman leader advancing economic growth in Massachusetts.
Celebrating Women’s History Month (Boston Impact Initiative, March 2025). EmVision was spotlighted as a woman-led company.
Queer Business Networking & Contracts 101, February 2025, EmVision Studios. We partnered with Queer Videography and Northeast Legal Aid to offer education to queer businesses and allies.
2024
Dream, Dare, Do (Women in Film & Video New England (WIFVNE), 2024). We partnered with WIFVNE for their 2025 Director Shadowing Program to expand career opportunities for women filmmakers.
AIM Awards 11 Minority-Owned Businesses with Marketing Videos (Boston Business Journal, August 2024). Article names EmVision as among the three minority-owned production companies to provide marketing videos to 11 businesses in Massachusetts.
Black Lives Matter (BLM) Day: Holistic Wellness and Health Promotion: self, family and community (UMass Boston, November 2024). Tariana was a Keynote Speaker on turning obstacles into opportunity in her career.
Largest Minority-Owned Businesses in Massachusetts (Boston Business Journal, June 2024). We are listed among 49 companies. This is the fourth year in a row making the list.
Largest LGBT-Owned Businesses in Massachusetts (Boston Business Journal, May 2024). We are listed #34 among 56 companies. This is the second year in a row making the list.
UMass Boston's Latino Leadership Program Celebrates 35 Years with Transformative $3 Million Gift (UMass Boston, April 2024). Article quoting Tariana on her social justice work through storytelling.
Community Celebration & Tree Giveaway (Speak for the Trees, April 2024). We are proud community partners raising awareness about trees' environmental benefits.
Latino Leadership for Social Justice: Lesson from Latino Leadership Opportunity Program Alumni (The Mauricio Gastón Institute at UMass Boston, April 2024). Tariana spoke on an alumni panel, as part of the Institute’s 30th year.
My Entrepreneurship Journey: Scaling & Staffing (LCR: Biz Grow, February 2024). Tariana spoke alongside leaders Heather White and Richard Caines, sharing insights on scale and success.
EmVision EmPowered: Small Business Success (Patronicity Resources, January 2024). Cofounders Tariana and Jonas shared insights from their successful Biz-M-Power crowdfunding campaign raising over $60,000 for EmVision Studios and how community supported their growth.
2023
EmVision Production Studios opens in Lynn (Creative Collective, September 2023). Ribbon-cutting opening of EmVision Studios, hosted by the Creative Collective.
EmVision Production Opens New Artistic Workspace In Lynn, Mass (WBZ NewsRadio September 2023). Highlighting our mission, creative growth, and new artistic workspace in Lynn, MA.
Largest LGBT-Owned Businesses in Massachusetts (Boston Business Journal, June 2023). We are listed as #46 among 88 companies. This is our 1st time making the list.
“Roxbury Community College Celebrates its 50th Anniversary with Fanfare and Hip-Hop.” RCC Celebrates its 50th Anniversary (GBH, May 2023). Article quoting Tariana on her experience at the school.
“RCC’s 50th Homecoming Celebration Alumni Panel" (Roxbury Community College, May 2023). RCC alum Tariana spoke on an alumni panel about their RCC journey and impact, moderated by former Senator Dianne Wilkerson.
“RCC Celebrates its 50th Anniversary: College Honors Alumni During Roxbury Homecoming Event" (The Bay State Banner, May 2023). Article quoting Tariana on her RCC experience.
“POWER GRID 2023: Strength Through Inclusive Relationships" (Massachusetts LGBT Chamber of Commerce, May 2023). Tariana was a featured entrepreneur who shared her EmVision journey and how the Chamber has helped the company.
ARTDACITY Series: “New Media Griots” (Boston Art & Music Soul (BAMS) Fest, May 2023). Tariana shared her experience as a mission-driven creative, on a panel with Evelyn Brito and Mitchka Herard, moderated by Malik Williams.
2022
The EmVisionaries (UMass Boston Beacons Magazine (online), November 2022). For EmVision’s 10th anniversary in 2023, Jonas and Tariana endowed the EmVision Social Impact Scholarship Fund at UMass Boston for students in the Critical Ethnic and Community Studies graduate program.
Amplify Latinx’s PowerUp 5.0 Latinx Business Summit (PowerUp Latinx Biz initiative, 2022). Tariana spoke on her personal journey and EmVision’s social impact mission.
Largest Minority-Owned Businesses in Massachusetts (Boston Business Journal, June 2022). We are listed among 65 companies. This is our 3rd time in a row making the list.
BII's Growing Impact in Massachusetts (Boston Impact Initiative, June 2022). In this virtual session, Tariana spoke as an Entrepreneur Spotlight as part of BII's expanding investment portfolio.
“Regeneration" (BLD (B Corp Leadership Development) New England Conference, University of New Hampshire, June 2022). Tariana was a keynote speaker with Michelle Warring (Tom’s of Maine), moderated by Jorge Fontanez (B Lab).
Community Spotlight Series: An intimate look at our 2021-2023 Boston Neighborhood Fellows (The Boston Foundation, May 2022). We produced intimate 1-minute video portraits of each Fellow, giving a glimpse into what drives them to create a more just, equitable city.
Women in Health, Entrepreneurship & Innovation (Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s Public Health Innovation & Technology Student Forum, April 2022). Tariana moderated a panel of women innovators in health.
Beyond Employment: The Challenges to Economic Stability (The Philanthropy Connection, February 2022). Tariana spoke on the impact of economic stability on health at TPC’s Dialogues alongside leaders of BEST Hospitality (Lori Sylvia) and Fathers’ Uplift (Dr. Charles Daniels Jr.).
Honoring BII’s Black Business Owners (Boston Impact Initiative, February 2022). Tariana was highlighted among other Black diaspora entrepreneurs in the BII company portfolio.
2021
“Stories of Impact” (Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) Annual Report, December 2021). The ICIC selected EmVision as 1 of 10 BIPOC- and woman-owned small businesses (all ICIC Program alumni) to feature nationally in their 2021 Impact Report ("Stories of Impact"). Watch how we prioritize community impact. Tariana also spoke at their Annual Conference panel, "Scaling and Expanding Your Digital Marketing Strategy", and our photo graced the Impact Report cover.
BU URBAN Student Spotlights (Boston University News, November 2021). Boston University’s URBAN Program trains doctoral students on innovative solutions for city environmental challenges. We facilitated our Social Impact Storytelling™ online workshop to prepare students on their narratives and produced three videos on the work of URBAN trainees.
Social Impact Storytelling™ (Boston Impact Initiative. August 2021). We facilitated an online workshop on our Social Impact Storytelling™ framework to help businesses and non-profits leverage storytelling to grow.
Largest Minority-Owned Businesses in Massachusetts (Boston Business Journal, June 2021). We are listed among the 72 companies. This is our 2nd time making the list.
Brand Positioning & Storytelling (Firefly Innovations (CUNY School of Public Health), July 2021). Tariana led a brand & storytelling workshop to venture teams in a 10-week summer accelerator in public health.
More than a Vaccine: Storytelling to Build Medical Trust (summer 2021). We partnered with Everyday Boston, Boston Medical Center, the Transformational Prison Project, the B.L.A.C Project, and We Got Us to produce a video series to build trust among patients of color and healthcare providers.
Design Thinking & Co-creating with Community (Firefly Innovations (CUNY School of Public Health), June 2021). Tariana led a workshop on community-engaged design thinking to venture teams in a 10-week summer accelerator that helps grow ventures that address health equity.
Building Solidarity Among BIPOC Communities (Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, April 2021). Tariana spoke at the Harvard Health Equity and Leadership (HEAL) conference.
How Museums Work: Narratives (Museum of Fine Arts, April 2021). Our team member Tanais G. Garcia, formerly an MFA Curatorial Intern, spoke on how museums are rethinking how they curate under-represented art work.
Screening - Stories of Black Motherhood (Black Maternal Health Conference at Tufts School of Medicine, April 2021). Co-producers Fatima Dainkeh and Tariana V. Little screened our mini-doc (8 min, 2018).
Women in Health, Entrepreneurship & Innovation (Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s Public Health Innovation & Technology Student Forum, April 2022). Tariana moderated a panel of women innovators in health.
Bring Your Story to Life (Philanthropy Together’s Storytelling Community Practice, April 2021). We led a storytelling workshop to giving circles.
Celebrating Latina Leaders! (Amplify Latinx & The Latina Circle, March 2021). Tariana spoke on a panel of Latina leaders, in honor of Women’s History Month.
Transforming Setbacks into Success: A Framework to Fail Forward (New England Graduate Women in Science and Engineering (NE GWiSE), February 2021). Tariana presented on her framework for turning setbacks into success.
Students Who Rocked Public Health 2020 (Journal of Public Health Management and Practice - Direct, January 2021). Tariana was 1 of 10 remarkable scholars selected nationally for her efforts to promote public health during the COVID-19 pandemic.
2020
'A Tint Over Everything': College Students Of Color Face Greater Stress (GBH November 2020). Our team member Daymian Mejia on his mental health challenges as a college student of color during the pandemic.
#StayHopeful: Community Reflections in Midst of COVID-19 (American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting Film Festival, October 2020). Virtual screening of our #StayHopeful short film series.
Storytelling Super Heroes (The Now Narrative Podcast, October 2020). Tariana and Jonas spoke on their journey, lessons learned, and what’s next for EmVision.
The Toll Microaggressions Take on Women Entrepreneurs (Ms Magazine, October 2020). Writer Susanne Althoff uplifts the experiences of minority business owners, like our CEO Tariana, in her book Launching While Female.
Social Impact Storytelling™ (City Awake’s Fierce Urgency of Now (FUN) Festival, September 2020). Online workshop on our Social Impact Storytelling™ framework.
Babson College's WIN Growth Lab, fall 2020. We were among the 36 businesses selected nationwide for a 12-week virtual accelerator for women-led growing businesses.
How to Share Stories for Social Impact (Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, September 2020). Article on our journey.
Digital Tools for Brand & Demand (LISC Boston, August 2020). Tariana spoke on a panel with other communications experts.
Largest Minority-Owned Businesses in Massachusetts (Boston Business Journal, June 2020). We are listed among the 103 companies.
EmVision Productions: Shifting the Narrative with #StayHopeful (Creative Collective, June 2020). Article detailing the motivation and process of creating the #StayHopeful series.
Student-Produced Video Series Promotes ‘Stay Hopeful’ Message Amid Pandemic (Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Featured News Stories, May 2020). Article on our #StayHopeful series.
Inclusive Leadership Development Through Participatory Inquiry: Cultivating Cultural Humility (“The Routledge Companion to Inclusive Leadership, 1st Edition”, March 2020). Tariana co-wrote a book chapter with Dr. Ester Shapiro.
2019
Stories of Black Motherhood (American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Global Film Festival, November 2019). Screening of our “Stories of Black Motherhood” short film (8 min, 2018) on how race, gender, and class shape the lives and health of three Black mothers in Boston.
Motherhood Shouldn’t Be Something to Fear (Boston Magazine, May 2019). Article mentions our “Stories of Black Motherhood” mini doc (8 min, 2018) co-producer Fatima Dainkeh.
Esperanza Spalding Harmonizes Art and Public Health (Harvard Chan Featured News Stories, March 2019). Article on the intersection of art and public health and mentions our work on the MA Substance Abuse Helpline.
Black Moms Share Their Stories (Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Magazine, Winter 2019). Profile of our “Stories of Black Motherhood” short film (8 min, 2018).
America is Failing its Black Mothers (Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Magazine, Winter 2019). Article on Black maternal health inequities and links to our Stories of Black Motherhood short film (2018).
2018
Mothers Tell Story of Health Care Divide. Boston Neighborhood Network News (BNN), September 2018. Co-producers Fatima Dainkeh and Tariana V. Little talk about their short documentary, “Stories of Black Motherhood.”
Black Moms, in Their Own Words. BU Today, July 2018. Article featuring “Stories of Black Motherhood” co-producer Fatima Dainkeh, MPH.
