Andrea Ballo is a NY based illustrator and the founder of Coco Michele Illustrations. After nearly a decade in the retail buying industry, Andrea left her corporate job to pursue her passion for the arts. Andrea founded Coco Michele in 2018 with the mission to make the black woman the protagonist of her work - celebrating their beauty, values, and accomplishments. Since founding, Andrea has built an audience of over 900K engaged members across her social platforms and her content brings in well over 1M monthly impressions.