Andrea TheoJohn, MBA is President of The ADS Agency, a boutique, MBE-certified and Native-owned marketing and branding firm helping emerging brands become timeless. With over 15 years of global and corporate experience, she has led brand and communications efforts across 17 countries, managed the branding strategy for €160M mergers and acquisitions. Today, she brings that same strategic insight to B2B professional services firms, helping them clarify their story, strengthen their presence and compete with confidence on larger stages.

Passionate about connecting people, ideas and opportunity, Andrea believes branding is not just about image – it’s about impact. Her agency’s portfolio spans architecture, engineering, manufacturing and nonprofit sectors – industries that value both inspiration and the ability to shape perceptions.

Andrea serves her community through the Cobb Chamber’s Small Business Committee, Inclusive Leadership Council, NOMAtlanta and as Branding Director for the Atlanta Black Chambers. She's also a proud member of the ACE Advisory Board for KSU’s Coles College of Business and MUST Ministries, the Leadership Cobb Alumni Association Executive Board (LC23), Cobb Executive Women and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

Recognized among Greenville’s Best & Brightest Under 35 and Talk Magazine’s 25 Most Beautiful Women in Greenville, Andrea’s firm was awarded Meta’s 2022 Backing Black Business Award and is currently a Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses finalist. A South Carolina and Florida native, Andrea has called Cobb home for the past decade. When she’s not building brands, she’s traveling, writing and enjoying life with her husband – 2025 AIA Atlanta President Marc Johnson – and their three pups, Millie, Vanilli and Nitro.