Elijah and Ashlee Hollis are on a mission to creatively impact stories that will outlast them and to maximize their impact, together. Elijah is the Lead Pastor of CHANGE Church and the Chief Storyteller for Helm Creative Studio, an award-winning creative agency that is redefining what it means to lead one’s story and is certified women-owned, of which Ashlee is the President and Founder. Their most recent venture is the launch of The Story Factory, a space with a mission to “build stories out to build people up”, which has set in motion a new era of storytelling in the heart of Philadelphia. 

With multiple degrees between them, Elijah has crafted a life to see the best in people while Ashlee has merged her intelligence with her empathy for others, the result being  spaces where creatives can thrive and are inspired to see beyond what they create, to who they are creating for - the person on the other side of each project. Their decision to invest in work that results in massive social impact has broken barriers in creativity and is reconceptualizing the effects of a well-told story. Based in Philadelphia since 2018, Elijah and Ashlee brought the family to the City of Brotherly Love, and continue to be driven by the people whose lives can be made better through the process of storytelling, on-purpose, in order to leave a positive legacy for the generations to come.