Ushi Patel

Ushi Patel is the Founder and CEO of Ushi Ink, where she identifies and invests in uncategorizable brilliance: people, models, and creative expressions that shape culture in beautiful and extraordinary ways. Her portfolio of brands and companies collectively impact millions of people globally, 90% of which are women and children.

Never one to confine her creativity to a single path, Ushi is also a best selling author, publisher, Benjamin Franklin Award-winning poet, TEDx speaker on cultural freedom, and former NCAA All-American athlete. Her model, The Seeing Me Method® and brand strategy have turned thousands of audacious dreams into reality, earning her the reputation for what clients call “Ushi Magic.”

She lives here in Austin, Texas, with her husband John and their two sons, Rayam and Niko.