THEN
Born in Brooklyn, New York, under a Balsamic Aquarius moon and in defiance of all birth date predictions, Ilka Pinheiro has always marched to the beat of her own drumline. A passionate student of esotericism and an advocate for radical redefinitions of community care from youth, Ilka’s penchant for penetrating observation, preternatural insight, and interdimensional storytelling inspired her caregivers to lock and load her with books and avenues of expression to cultivate her creative streak and keep her out of grown folks’ business.
Her love of the arts and interest in world history and human behavior led to a scholarship at a New England boarding school, then to Northwestern University, where she studied theatre and psychology, and onward to Columbia University, where she honed her writing craft under the tutelage of luminary authors such as Paul Beatty, Heidi Julavits, Victor LaValle, and Gary Shteyngart.
NOW
Via the eponymously named TheIlkaPinheiro, Incorporated (T.I.P), she guides a global clientele toward reconnection with their elevated, expansive, and empowered selves. Using an adaptive combination of metaphysical, scholarly, performance, and interpersonal skills, she serves a potent blend of modern and ancient wellness modalities delivered with humor, incisive insight, and ubiquitous applications of the micro- and macrocosmic connectivity of justice, equity, and sustainability.
Ilka commands corporate boardrooms, lecture halls, virtual conferences, and personal celebrations with an inimitable style. She welcomes work with innovators, thought leaders, entrepreneurs, and anyone ready and willing to embrace individual and collective (r)evolution.