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– Featured in both Forbes & Fortune Magazine as a “Leading Woman In Business,” Johnte’ Archer is a powerhouse entrepreneur, speaker, consultant and community activist. She is the CEO of J. Archer Insurance Group, a global broker of insurance, risk management, employee benefits, and consulting services. Her multimillion-dollar firm is a highly sought after certified Minority- and Woman-Owned Business Enterprise, serving a portfolio of commercial clients, high net worth individuals, nonprofits, and public entities around the world. She is also the CEO/Broker of J. Archer Properties, a luxury boutique real estate firm in Houston, TX. Johnte’ has a distinguished background, graduating from the University of Houston with a Bachelor of Science and Pepperdine School of Law in Malibu, CA where she earned her law degree. She is known as a champion for women and girls as evidenced by her early service during law school for the Children’s Law Center in Los Angeles, CA and later as a Guardian Ad Litem advocating for children in foster care. Her commitment continues as the CEO & Founder of the SHE IS A CEO Foundation.

Since 2015, the 501(c)(3) non-profit has inspired entrepreneurship and enriched the lives of 6th-8th grade girls through its entrepreneurship academy, pitch competition, conference, character, and cultural programs. Johnte’ is a sought-after motivational speaker, panelist and television/media contributor, tapped for her expertise in insurance/risk management, business, real estate, community activism, and her dynamic personal story. She is an award-winning entrepreneur, honored as a “Woman to Watch” by Business Insurance Magazine, a Pinnacle Award Winner, and a Top Influential Woman of Houston. But her greatest honors are that of being a wife to her husband Ike and mother to her adventurous son, John Christopher.

Influence & Honors

  • Leading Women In Business | Forbes Magazine – 2021
  • Leading Women In Business | Fortune Magazine – 2021
  • Houston Business Journal | Women Who Mean Business – 2021
  • Women to Watch | Business Insurance – 2020
  • Pinnacle Award | Greater Houston Black Chamber of Commerce – 2020
  • Distinguished Honoree | Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. – 2019 (Inducted Spring ’98)
  • Top 30 Influential Women of Houston – 2017
  • Emerging-10 Award | Houston Minority Supplier Development Council -2017
  • Board Chairman | The She Is A CEO Foundation
  • Board Finance Chair | St. John’s Church Downtown
  • Board Member | Temenos Community Development Corp
  • Alumni | Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses