VCWoman Achieve 2025 Mentee Spotlight – Monica McGee

Posted on January 29, 2025
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Name: Monica McGee | Business/Profession: Chief Creative Officer, The MoKasso Experience Ltd Co

Please share a little about your background, personally and/or professionally.

Monica McGee, MBA, also known by the Artist name, “MoKasso,” was born in Bakersfield, California and currently resides in the Central Arkansas area. Monica owns a Creative Arts and Media company, and is a Professional Visual Artist, Mentor, Speaker and Facilitator.

Monica has a Bachelor of Science degree in Organizational Management and a Master’s in Business and Administration, with an emphasis in Entrepreneurship, obtaining both from Nyack College in Nyack, New York. She has been creative and intrigued by art for most of her life and initially started out as an Art minor in college. MoKasso is best known for her body of work with images in acrylic paint depicted from the back as they represent looking forward and leaving the past behind; hence, her favorite self-quote,

“Your best life is in front of you, don’t look back.” MoKasso’s body of work tells the story of her life through pictures, which tend to have a motivational or life lesson attached to each piece.

What are three things you enjoy doing outside of work?

Watching sports/going to games (NBA, NFL, MLB), taking trips, enjoying the arts (ballets, opera, concerts, and visual art).

What is your favorite part about being an entrepreneur?

The freedom to explore my creative boundaries without fear/shame and to create my own worth/viability.