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Ankr is a Memphis-based marketing and brand studio founded by Phyllicia M. Milliner, MBA, a senior marketing executive with more than 15 years of experience across creative agencies, Fortune 500 brand programs, and B2B enterprises.

After leading $100M+ ARR marketing portfolios and managing $1.5M in operating budgets, Phyllicia launched Ankr with a simple belief: some of the most interesting growth stories are happening right here in Memphis.

As the city continues to attract investment, entrepreneurs, emerging brands, and new ideas, Ankr helps businesses build the marketing infrastructure, brand clarity, and executive-level strategy required to turn momentum into sustainable growth. The studio brings enterprise-level marketing thinking to ambitious companies without requiring them to build an enterprise-sized marketing department.

Phyllicia is available for interviews, podcasts, panels, and speaking engagements on the future of Memphis business, entrepreneurship and economic growth, brand-building, fractional leadership, marketing discipline, and what it takes for companies—and cities—to compete in an AI-shaped economy.