Ericka Pittman, Founder

Strategists, not consultants

Your brand's next chapter, built by people who've written the last ones.

Executive brand and marketing strategy for founders and leadership teams at an inflection point. Three decades inside spirits, media, wellness, cannabis and entertainment.

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Years leading brands: 30+; Years leading brands
Portfolio value: $1B+; Portfolio value
Flagship brand CAGR: 82%; Flagship brand CAGR
Industries: 5; Industries

Experience across

Edmond's Honor
Viola
BET
CIROC
DeLeón
Aquahydrate

01The Firm

For brands ready to evolve without losing what makes them work.

Epitome brings boardroom-level rigor from 30 years inside the industry's most recognized names. We step in as strategists, not consultants.

A brand in transition

New owners, new markets, or a story that no longer fits. We protect the equity and rewrite the rest.

A leadership gap

No CMO yet, or one in between. We bring senior judgment into the room on day one.

Growth that outran the strategy

What got you here won't get you there. We rebuild the plan around the business you have now.

The next chapter

Where are you right now?

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Brand & Marketing

"Your equity is real. Your story just needs a sharper edge and a clear path to market."

02Services

Four ways we write the next chapter.

Senior strategy, delivered with the hands-on care of an internal leader.

Fractional CMO-level strategy for brands ready to reposition, scale, or sharpen their story.
- Brand positioning
- Go-to-market
- Campaign architecture
- Culture and talent partnerships
Practical frameworks for leading multigenerational teams through real, lasting change.
- Change roadmaps
- Leadership alignment
- Multigenerational team culture
Approaches that retain your best people while driving the growth leadership is measured on.
- Retention strategy
- Intrapreneurship programs
- Growth planning
Boardroom-level counsel on scaling brand value across a growing portfolio.
- Portfolio architecture
- Brand valuation thinking
- Board advisory

03Approach

A clear path from honest read to lasting result.

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Assess
An honest, clear-eyed read on where the brand and business really stand.
02
Strategize
A roadmap built around your business as it is, not a generic framework.
03
Implement
Hands-on support turning strategy into decisions your team can execute.
04
Elevate
Ongoing refinement that scales what's working as the business grows.

04Work

From boardroom thinking to household names.

Brand Portfolio

Wine & Spirits

Edmond's Honor

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Cannabis

Viola

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Television

BET

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Wine & Spirits

Ciroc Ultra Premium Vodka

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Wine & Spirits

DeLeón Tequila

Beverage

Aquahydrate

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Client Projects

Client Project

Hillman Grad

with Lena Waithe

Client Project

One Media

with Cathy Hughes

Client Project

ReSpin

with Halle Berry

Client Project

Whoopi

with Whoopi Goldberg

Client Project

YOCO

with Polow Da Don

05Founder

Led by Ericka Pittman.

Award-winning author and marketing executive who has scaled consumer brands into national growth engines, including becoming the first Black female CMO of a multi-state cannabis operator.

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