Davina

Davina Douthard is an entrepreneur, workforce development strategist, and media producer dedicated to expanding access, opportunity, and representation. She is the Founder and CEO of Polishing The Professional (PTP), a full-service career center that supports job seekers — particularly individuals with disabilities — in securing competitive, integrated employment and building sustainable career pathways.

Davina’s connection to the disability community is deeply personal. Growing up alongside her brother, who has a learning disability, she witnessed firsthand both the brilliance and the systemic barriers that individuals with disabilities face. That experience became the foundation for her work with California’s Regional Center system, the Department of Rehabilitation, and employment programs designed to create meaningful inclusion in the workforce. What began as advocacy evolved into infrastructure — building systems, training models, and employer partnerships that move people from limitations to leadership.

Through Polishing The Professional, Davina has helped thousands of clients navigate career exploration, job placement, workplace readiness, and entrepreneurial pathways. Her approach blends practical workforce strategy with dignity-driven empowerment, ensuring that every client is seen as capable, valuable, and competitive in today’s economy.

In addition to her workforce development work, Davina is the Executive Producer and Creator of The Able Show, a talk show produced by and for creatives with diverse abilities. With more than 80 episodes featuring actors, musicians, advocates, and industry leaders, The Able Show amplifies authentic voices in entertainment while redefining what ability looks like in media. The show serves as both a platform and a pipeline — providing hands-on production experience to emerging creatives with disabilities while reshaping industry narratives around inclusion.

Beyond these initiatives, Davina leads a portfolio of interconnected ventures across media, branding, and creative production. Her broader ecosystem includes film and television production, editorial publishing, strategic branding, and creative studio development — all designed to build platforms that merge economic empowerment with cultural influence.

Davina’s work lives at the intersection of employment, media, advocacy, and entrepreneurship. Whether she is negotiating contracts, mentoring job seekers, producing interviews, or launching new ventures, her mission remains consistent: to build systems where talent is not limited by labels, and opportunity is not reserved for the few.

Her leadership continues to bridge workforce development and creative expression — proving that access, representation, and economic empowerment belong in the same conversation.