SYLVIA K. ALSTON

MANAGING PARTNER|CEO

Sylvia has over 23 years experience in risk management. She has worked for some of the largest national brokerage firms in the country to include; Hub International, Willis, Integro Insurance Brokerage and Risk Strategies Company in advisory and leadership roles and was formerly the Vice President, division manager and private client practice leader of Integro (Ventura) Insurance Brokerage, an entertainment specialty brokerage for over 10 years. Her extensive experience with individuals, successful families and organizations on the negotiation, procurement, placement and management of their insurance programs, makes her incredibly sought after.

Sylvia is a tactician in personal risk management and personal wealth preservation. She also consults with businesses and c suite executives on risk management, business development and risk strategy challenges that affect their organizations. Her stewardship over the most intricate details of a client's risk management allows them the conveniences to lead their lives with greater opportunity and less risk. Sylvia counsels individuals, families, non profits, religious institutions, museums and small and midsize organizations to prepare for all levels of risk that they face.

She attended the national treasure and historically black university- Morgan State University, Baltimore, Maryland where she studied Speech Communication with a concentration in Rhetoric and Public Address and remains an active alumnus of the university. In 2023, Sylvia graduated from Bank of America’s Women Entrepreneurship Program which is a partnership certificate program powered by Cornell University.

Sylvia is a thought leader in business and a media brand. Building Momentum Risk Management into a national footprint with geographic presence in New York City, Short Hills, NJ and Jacksonville, Florida in a few short years takes focus and grit. Sylvia’s dedication to her clients and their protection and her leadership in business has taken her all over the country. In March of 2023, she was the Women’s History Month speaker to over 300 students at Fox Business School discussing Risk Management for Temple University. Sylvia leads workshops and leadership trainings for entrepreneurship at NAAIA, Black Friday Agents Network, Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF) and Business Impact Groups around the country. She is one of a few Black Owned and Woman Owned Insurance Brokerage Owners in the entire country. She co hosted and produced for a popular weekday evening drive show on Sirius XM UrbanView Channel 126 which focused on civic and social challenges in the African American community. Her popularity and success led to her hosting and executive producing a LIFESTYLE, LEGACY AND LEADERSHIP weekend show entitled NeXt Nation for 3 years on Sirius XM Urban View 126 and a popular podcast by the same name which can be found on Apple, Spotify and IHeart. She halted production in 2021 to devote her time to her family and her growing brokerage, consultancy and speaker opportunities.

She is a national producer holding multi licenses state to state in life, health and property and casualty insurance insurance.

At her core, Sylvia’s purpose is to serve with excellence. She is a mentor to Risk Management students at both Temple University and St. John’s University preparing them for a breadth of opportunities in Risk Management post college. She sits as a Board member for Lincoln Park Coast Cultural District, a non profit community development corporation which focuses on the arts, culture and sustainability of the Lincoln Park area of Newark, NJ. LPCCD Projects include building mixed-use housing units, hosting annual music festivals, historic preservation and restoration projects and urban agriculture.