Empire Capital Ventures (ECV) was created out of an urgent need to bring the Secrets of the 1% to Main Street through advanced tax planning and wealth management. Our partners, Amelia Thomas and Natilee McGruder, have a combined 25+ years of experience in the corporate and non-profit sectors. Amelia left the corporate financial world to start ECV because she was growing more depressed each day by the lack of diversity in her firms and the firm’s clients. She wanted to bring the same level of advice she learned serving the 1% to financially marginalized communities. Natilee left her non-profit job to join ECV because she saw the need for solutions to community problems outside of the non-profit industrial complex. She knew that business and land ownership were the cornerstones to low-income communities overcoming generational poverty.

Together, their vision is to provide a family office environment, complete with the highest level of expert advice, implementation and oversight to carry their clients’ legacy forward for the next 200 years. ECV helps our clients do well financially so that they can continue to do good in their communities.

Our Vision:
We believe that everyone, especially systematically excluded business professionals, deserve a level of advice that will propel them to the next phase of their wealth building journey.

Our Team:
We have a diverse group of professionals that contribute their brilliance to successfully serving our clients and our mission. After committing to the cause and joining ECV, our team members enjoy a high level of moral and practical support for their goals outside of ECV which can include business formation, tax and financial planning support.