About Urban Plate
Practical transformation. Intentional living. Courageous growth.
Urban Plate is an integrated business, lifestyle, and personal-growth ecosystem created by Raquel E. Williams, PMP.
Meet Raquel
With more than 20 years of experience leading enterprise business transformation, finance modernization, software implementations, and operational improvement initiatives, Raquel brings executive-level project leadership to organizations that need practical results without enterprise consulting complexity.
Her philosophy is simple: business transformation comes first, AI comes second. Sustainable improvement begins by understanding how work gets done, removing friction, building clear processes, and then selecting technology that supports people and measurable outcomes.
Urban Plate also reflects the whole person behind the work—the food we prepare, the homes and gardens we nurture, and the courage required to reinvent ourselves through changing seasons of life.
Three expressions of one purpose
Urban Plate Advisory
Helping small businesses, nonprofits, and professional services improve operations and adopt practical AI.
Urban Plate Living
Exploring food, gardening, home, healthy living, and the everyday practices that make life more intentional.
Thrive Courageously
Encouraging women navigating life after 50, career reinvention, wellness, resilience, and purposeful growth.