Why I Built Austin Dynamics
I built Austin Dynamics after years of doing the work, earning trust, and wondering how much of myself I was leaving outside the room.
Watching a colleague lead with humor and conviction helped me recognize what I wanted: room to do serious work while being fully myself.
That experience still shapes how I work as a Business Architect. An organization’s structure affects who can contribute, who makes decisions, and how people experience the work. I examine those relationships alongside the business’s public identity.
Austin Dynamics is where I bring that perspective to founders, healthcare organizations, and the communities their work reaches.
Fannie Austin
Business Architect, Founder & CEO
Maryland Small Business Reserve
What guides the work
Legacy
Design decisions should hold up beyond the current campaign or immediate deadline.
Integrity
We define the scope, communicate directly, and make responsibilities visible.
Identity
The organization’s systems and public voice should reflect the people doing the work.
Equity
We examine who participates in decisions and who carries their consequences.
Collaboration
An engagement depends on the knowledge of the people closest to the problem.
Creative judgment
We test ideas against the organization’s purpose and the conditions in which they must work.
Meet the team
Austin Dynamics brings together experience in business operations, healthcare, finance, and communications. Fannie Austin leads the firm as Business Architect and Founder.
Fannie Austin
Business Architect | Founder & CEO
Fannie Austin is a Business Architect and the Founder and CEO of Austin Dynamics. She helps leaders turn vision into structure, connecting operating decisions with the way an organization is understood. Her experience includes Medicaid pharmacy benefits, quality management, compliance and audit oversight, service-level performance monitoring, and workflow design. Her work also extends to brand architecture, public relations, and cultural development. She hosts CR Change Request Podcast and writes The Shift Journal and Letters from the Pivot Table, examining policy, leadership, and institutional accountability.
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Curtis “Kingcurtlive” Brown
COO & Creative Director
Curtis brings experience in media, comedy, and geek culture leadership to creative direction and project operations. His work includes podcast production and campaign planning.
Darryl Stanley
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Darryl oversees financial planning and budget forecasting for Austin Dynamics. He brings financial leadership experience to the firm’s operations and client work.
Mayá T. Cox, LCSW, PhD(c)
Healthcare Industry Advisor
Mayá is a licensed clinical social worker and applied psychophysiologist. She advises on healthcare work, bringing experience in culturally responsive practice, emotional intelligence, and systems design.
Chandra Gibson
Operations Strategist
Chandra focuses on operational design, process improvement, and team responsibilities. She helps translate organizational priorities into practical workflows.
Basim Stroud-Clark
Client Relations & Talent Culture Advisor
Basim brings experience in sales, client engagement, and public service to client relations and talent culture. His work centers on communication and the relationships between organizations and their communities.
Chaula Mehta
Technology Advisor
Chaula advises on systems engineering, technology infrastructure, and automation. Her work connects technology choices with the organization’s operating needs.