Influential Woman · Consulting
Amy Davis
Founder & CEO, Studiously (formerly Granthropology)
Raleigh, NC
Her Story
About Amy
Dr. Amy Davis serves as Founder and CEO of Studiously, a consulting firm she established two years ago and operates from Raleigh, North Carolina. The company assists schools, districts, universities, nonprofits, and businesses across the nation with identifying needs and delivering solutions in grants, organizational development, leadership development, coaching, and mentoring. Her academic credentials include a bachelor's degree in English earned from Meredith College in 1997, a master's degree in school administration from North Carolina State University in 2007, and a doctoral degree in education leadership from High Point University in 2017. She maintains certification as a K-12 administrator and superintendent. Dr. Davis belongs to the Grant Professionals Association and We Lead, which stands for Women in Education Leaders. She attributes her success to hard work, a measure of luck, and perseverance, and she advises professionals to learn how to manage up while knowing their own value.
Her Interview
Ten minutes with Amy
01What do you attribute your success to?
I would say hard work, a little bit of luck, and then also just perseverance. Because a lot of times when you're doing this on your own, it's easy to give up or quit or say you know what, this entrepreneur thing is not for me, but you just kind of like with anything, learning to ride a bicycle, you're gonna be wobbly and fall a few times before you get the hang of it.
02What’s the best career advice you’ve ever received?
Learn how to manage up. Sometimes people who are in a leadership role may not be the best suited for it, so you've got to learn how to manage up, instead of always just managing down.
03What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
It's easier said than done, but know your value, and don't take anything less than that.
04What are the biggest challenges or opportunities in your field right now?
The funding landscape has changed significantly with grants, what used to be funded or how grants were announced or done. Funding for districts and universities has also changed with declining enrollments and things just being more expensive. The opportunity is that it's never going to be a priority until you put some money behind it.
05What values are most important to you in your work and personal life?
Transparency and appreciation. I like to show appreciation at Christmas and birthday. A lot of times how we think we say it or we think if we show it may not be how the other person receives it, so one of the things I try to do is to seek to understand like how do you feel valued, how do you feel appreciated.
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