Team

Alexander Bigbie, M.A.

Founder & EXecutive Director 

Alexander Bigbie started running small programs to help individuals in vulnerable communities with their financial literacy in 2017. The enormous scale of the financial inequities facing families and communities and the lack of available resources led him to the conclusion that he needed to found an nonprofit that was capable of meeting these challenges. This led to the formation of Flyte (Financial Learning You Take Everywhere) in 2018.

Bigbie has worked with over 300 Black-owned small businesses in New Orleans with Flyte, as well as through his work as a finance consultant for Propeller Incubator and Fund17. He sits on the board of Art Camp504 and the finance committee of Fund17.

Bigbie is a graduate of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Business and New Orleans Regional Leadership Institute Programs. He was also selected as one of Gambit Magazine’s 40 Under 40 in 2023.

Bigbie moved to New Orleans from London in Jan 2017, after 5 years of working in financial services with Barclays plc, leaving as an Associate Director in their Corporate and Investment Bank.

He holds a Masters degree in English Literature and Modern History from the University of St Andrews and a Professional Certificate of Banking from the University of London. 

Lisa Batiste

Program Support Manager

Lisa Batiste is an accomplished Business Consultant and the President at TH Montano Development Consultants, LLC, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, a position she has held since July 2008. With an extensive background in business operations and consulting, Lisa has spearheaded initiatives to enhance operational efficiency, implement cost reduction strategies, and improve organizational performance. Her expertise in analyzing and revamping business processes has led to significant savings and optimizations for her clients, notably achieving over $300,000 in savings through strategic manpower redistribution.

In her role, Lisa has been instrumental in designing and implementing analytical tools to identify and rectify inefficient business practices, thereby fostering more streamlined operations. Her approach includes sophisticated analytical techniques like flow charts, process mapping, and time-motion studies to ensure the optimal utilization of resources. Lisa's leadership extends to creating and guiding cross-functional teams, enhancing stakeholder loyalty, and setting internal standards for recruitment and personnel evaluation.

Beyond her consulting work, Lisa is deeply invested in training and development, having created comprehensive training manuals, delivered impactful workshops on relationship building and emotional intelligence, and mentored leaders across various sectors. Her contributions to financial management include developing customized reports that cater to the unique needs of different profit centers, ensuring a tailored approach to fiscal oversight.

Lisa's commitment to professional growth and development is further demonstrated through her dual role as an Adjunct Chemistry Instructor at Southern University and A&M College and as a Professional Instructional Designer. In these capacities, she applies her analytical and organizational skills to foster learning and development, underscoring her multifaceted expertise and dedication to nurturing talent across different fields.

Trinity Reneé

Program Support manager

Trinity Reneé is a visionary Business, Technology, and Finance Strategist renowned for her ability to architect and optimize commercial infrastructures, propelling organizations towards sustained growth and profitability. With a unique blend of strategic foresight and hands-on implementation, she empowers teams to excel even in the most challenging landscapes, fostering trust, accountability, and camaraderie through her exacting standards, inclusivity, and wit.

Having held pivotal roles as Global Coordinator, COO, and Strategist across multiple industries, Trinity Reneé boasts a proven track record of steering $100+MM companies to unprecedented success. Her expertise spans a spectrum of disciplines, encompassing Design Thinking, Agile Methodologies, Full Stack Web Development, Certified Retirement/Trust Management, and Software & Audio Engineering (Python, HTML5/CSS3, Javascript, ProTools, Logic, among others).

Currently, Trinity Reneé is captivating audiences worldwide as an Operations, Systems, and Technology Speaker for THM Innovations Inc., leveraging her vast experience to inspire and educate. Additionally, she generously contributes her insights as a valued Technology/Operations Board Member for several promising startups.

Orhan Macmillan

Program Support manager

A native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Orhan Mc Millan believes in the power of intentional and purposeful connection for the betterment of all. 

Since 2000, has. Been the founder and managing partner of dezinsINTERACTIVE (pronounced designs interactive), a Louisiana-based branding, web development, software development, and marketing company. Assisting small businesses in achieving their goals and realizing their dreams is a major source of inspiration and reward for him and his team.

In 2018, he founded Manfulness Living, a community created for men by men offering a space to talk confidentially about subjects specific to men of all ages, while offering solutions to transform one’s life personally and professionally using proven mindfulness practices.

In 2020, Orhan launched his personal brand company, titled OM. With OM, he brings together years of experience in teaching, facilitating, and strategizing with individuals and businesses by offering services including coaching, training, facilitating and strategic planning.

Orhan understands on a fundamental level that by empowering every individual that he can, in the realization and clarity of their vision, he can create a more just community for all. Changing lives… for good.

Georgia Collier-Bolling

Program Support manager

Ms. Georgia Collier-Bolling obtained a BBA degree with a concentration in Accounting from Jarvis Christian College. Georgia also holds a Master of Science in Accountancy (MSA) and a Master of Science in Construction Management (MSCM). Georgia owner and Principal Consultant of Compliance One Consulting, LLC, a 100% woman and minority owned management consulting firm.

Georgia has 25 years of combined experience in accounting, audit, IRS and State tax preparation and audit representation, regulatory matters; programmatic and fiscal monitoring and compliance, grants management/project management, contract monitoring, financial reporting, financial reconstructing, and providing technical assistance to for profit, governmental, housing authorities, quasi, and not for profit entities. 

Georgia started her first business coming out of college, which was an accounting and tax practice that provided tax preparation, federal and state audit representation, business start-up and accounting write up work varies types of businesses.  Georgia also spent many years working for CPA firms performing federal A133 audits for governmental, quasi, and not for profit entities along with tax preparation for proprietary business and not for profit agencies. 

Georgia works as a Subject Matter Expert and is well versed in various industry types in regards to federal regulatory compliance and oversight, tax, and company business requirements.