About
Saideh Brown is a home and garden stylist and an AI force multiplier scaling how consumers live, learn, and celebrate. Known as an early adopter, with a career spanning entertainment, sports, real estate, social engagement, and philanthropy, she is also President Emeritus of the National Council of Women at the United Nations.
Through her signature brands Urban Cabana Town & Country and Luxury Sai at Home, she helps guests live as beautifully as their dreams—turning simple occasions into rituals of joy, elegance, and unforgettable hospitality. Saideh invites others into a lifestyle where beauty, warmth, and intention shape every gathering. Her work, powered by creativity, innovation and design, is a soulful approach to entertaining that honors culture, ceremony, and connection. Her other brands, The Etiquette Academy and Etiquette for Weddings are inspired by her mother who began teaching etiquette in 1976. Whether she’s hosting an intimate garden tea or curating a rooftop supper in the city, each moment is designed to feel like home and possibilities at once.
Raised in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City above The Village Gate, Saideh lived an immersive experience of urban city living. The famed NYC Pride Parade, the West 4th St. basketball cages, and the Village's bohemian arts culture provided an intersectional foundation for what would become a life of service to others and an entrepreneurial journey unmatched by few.
Saideh A. Brown is the author of Table Manners: Polishing Your Brand for Prosperity and eleven other published books; she has served on three multi-million dollar nonprofit boards.
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Urban Cabana Town and Country is a garden-first lifestyle brand that celebrates gatherings, seasonal joy, and the art of elevated living. Through curated style, media content, shopping experiences, and seasonal events, UCTC is your trusted co-creator for the moments that matter to you the most.
Luxury Sai is a home and garden stylist with a visionary eye for elegance. From the first bloom of spring to the texture of a fall harvest table, Luxury Sai offers a paved road to a curated sanctuary where the comforts of home are desired now more than ever. From brick layered brownstones to a weather worn wrapped porch, she helps nesters create a home and life to love for the moments that matter the most.
The Etiquette Academy teaches etiquette and manners to high performers, social communities, and teams in the workplace.
Etiquette for Weddings helps couples and their wedding parties honor timeless traditions while embracing today’s values and culture. The result is a wedding that feels respectful, stylish, and true to who they are.
Published Books:
2024 - Table Manners: Polishing Your Brand for Prosperity
2018 - Bloodline: A Generational Wealth Playbook
2018 - Successful Drug-Free Psychotherapy for Schizophrenia 1st Edition (Editor/Researcher for Dr. Ravella Levin)
2017 - Happiness in Heels
2016 - Courage To Climb
2015 - Don't Wait To Lose Weight
2012 - Life Remixed: Understanding the Journey of Success
2011 - 99 Tips to Transform Your Business Today
2008 - Politics Remixed (unpublished)
2007 - Can Hip-Hop be Holy?
2007 - From Hip-Hop to Heaven for Girls
2005 - 100 Words of Wisdom for Women (contributor)
2004 - From Hip-Hop to Heaven
BIO
Saideh Brown, more warmly known as Luxury Sai, is President Emeritus of the National Council of Women at the United Nations. She has a diverse career that spans entertainment, sports, real estate/interior design, social engagement and philanthropy. Saideh is a lifestyle consultant and strategist, and founder of The Etiquette Academy — which provides modern day manners and protocol solutions to help entrepreneurs, executives, and aspiring leaders harness the power of social intelligence to excel in life.
Raised in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City above The Village Gate, Saideh lived an immersive experience of urban city living. The famed NYC Pride Parade, the West 4th St. basketball cages, and the Village's bohemian arts culture provided an intersectional foundation for what would become a life of service to others and an entrepreneurial journey unmatched by few.
She served as the first Muslim President of the National Council of Women at the United Nations, and worked tirelessly to counter the existential threat of the acquisition wealth towards women, and transfer of wealth within the black community. With specialized knowledge of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals and its 2030 Agenda, Saideh truly believes our personal development drives the collective transformation that's necessary to make the world more peaceful and prosperous for generations to come.
Saideh A. Brown is the author "The Women Around Me," and eleven other published books; she has served on three multi-million dollar non-profit boards.
EDUCATION
The Little Red School House/NY
Bayard Rustin High School for the Humanities/NY
Hudson County Community College/NJ
Pillar College/NJ
North Carolina A&T (MBA 2027)
TRAINING
NAACP Cotillion
Belle Meade Charm and Modeling School
United Nations Institute for Training and Research
PHILANTHROPY
The Pink Porch Project - for Breast Cancer Awareness
Commission on the Status of Women - Side Events Host/Host Organization
Golden Door Charter School - Founding Board Member
Dress for Success Worldwide/Hudson County, NJ - Board Member
Horizon Heath Centers (3 locations) - Board Vice President