BRANDON, FL, May 28, 2025 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Colby Lucas has been included in Marquis Who's Who. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.

Ms. Lucas is a distinguished expert in business development and strategy. She currently serves as the chief executive officer of Creative Ascension Strategies, where since 2022, she has expertly managed budget, profit and loss statements, research and development, operations and hiring. In her leadership capacity, she implements strategies through the efficient evaluation of market drivers and key performance indicators, as well as the client company's values and operational processes, to enhance productivity and profitability. Additionally, Ms. Lucas creates brand strategies and marketing content while designing process improvement initiatives.

Creative Ascension Strategies provides comprehensive analysis and strategies for small to medium-sized businesses, integrating internal and external strategies to increase brand awareness and employee satisfaction. Under Ms. Lucas' guidance, the company received the Best of Florida award for business consulting firms in 2024 and is a nominee for the same award this year. Additionally, Ms. Lucas is proud to have fostered a culture where her team's passions are positioned at the forefront of their work, reliant in part on experience gained through a series of key roles with Publix Super Markets. Notably, she thrives in a concurrent role as a new store project manager, managing design projects for new store builds. From 2017 to 2022, she excelled as a facility's corporate technology developer, conceptualizing, developing and implementing technological solutions to improve corporate efficiency, and between 2015 and 2017, Ms. Lucas worked as a remodel design and ADA project coordinator, ensuring compliance with design standards and accessibility requirements.

Ms. Lucas initiated her career with Publix in 2013 as a call center representative in the facility services department, where she honed her communication skills. She also held roles as a public relations intern at National Strategies Public Relations Tampa from 2013 to 2015, which provided valuable insights into public relations protocols that have informed her strategic approach in business development. From 2010 to 2013, Ms. Lucas served as an executive assistant at The Florida Ports Council, where she developed organizational skills that have been instrumental in her professional success.

Exceptional academic credentials further define Ms. Lucas's presence in the field. She holds a Bachelor of Science in psychology from Florida State University, dating to 2013, and she proudly earned a Master of Arts in public relations from Full Sail University, from which she graduated as salutatorian in 2014. To further enhance her signature expertise, Ms. Lucas also secured certification in architectural drafting and architectural CAD/CADD from Hillsborough Community College in 2022.

Ms. Lucas attributes much of her success to the strong support of her family, particularly her mother, who played a crucial role throughout her journey. Her upbringing instilled a strong focus on academics and a strong commitment to remain true to herself, which shaped her diligent approach to both work and her personal life.

Beyond her professional achievements, Ms. Lucas recently updated the website for Boyz to Kings Inc., reflecting her commitment to civic engagement. She takes pride in being awarded the Florida Bright Futures Medallion Scholar by the State of Florida in 2010. She achieves balance by spending time with her husband and two sons as well as attending food and music festivals. Looking toward the future, she envisions expanding Creative Ascension Strategies' reach across every state while establishing a nonprofit department within the organization to engage in pro bono work.

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