OUR GOAL IS TO CREATE A COMMUNITY OF DIVERSE PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE HERE TO SUPPORT AND CELEBRATE ONE ANOTHER.
Our process is twofold. First, we help individuals and organizations RISE UP, letting their accomplishments and ideas shine. Then we teach these new leaders and would-be mentors how to REACH BACK and find others who deserve to be noticed and promoted.
FEATURED SPEAKERS
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Queen Latifah
Queen Latifah is a Grammy and Emmy award-winning and Oscar-nominated musician, actress, producer, label president, author, and entrepreneur. Her previous film credits include JUNGLE FEVER, SET IF OFF, CHICAGO, BRINGING DOWN THE HOUSE, THE LAST HOLIDAY, BEAUTY SHOP, LIFE SUPPORT, BESSIE, and GIRLS TRIP and her television credits include Living Single and Star. Latifah starred in the live television adaptations of The Wiz Live! for NBC and The Little Mermaid Live! for ABC.
Latifah can currently be seen in the hit CBS series The Equalizer, of which she is also an executive producer. The show will premiere its fifth season on October 20th.
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Dany Garcia
Dany Garcia is the Founder and Chairwoman of The Garcia Companies, a portfolio of human-centered brands including the UFL, Seven Bucks Productions (JUMANJI franchise, Hobbs & Shaw, Rampage, Red Notice – Netflix’s number one most watched film of all time), ZOA, Teremana Tequila, the Project Rock line at Under Armour, Acorns, Atom Tickets, and Salt & Straw. With her passion for building global enterprises and advocating for diversity in business, matched by her love for professional sports and personal athletic ambitions, Garcia redefines what it means to build brands built directly from values – merging high performance with joyful experiences.
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Franchesca Ramsey
Franchesca Ramsey is an actor, writer, sought-after public speaker, and creator/star of the award-winning web series MTV Decoded. A former writer/correspondent for Comedy Central’s The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore, her first book, Well That Escalated Quickly was nominated for an NAACP award and named one of Amazon’s best books of 2018. In 2020 she served as writer/co-producer on the iCarly reboot for Paramount+ and guest starred on NBC’s Superstore. These days you’ll find her co-hosting Wondery's Black History, For Real along with Acast's Lemme Fix It! In 2024 Franchesca’s debut feature was selected for the Sundance screenwriters fellowship.
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Naomi Ekperigin
Naomi is an actor ("Mythic Quest" on Apple TV+), writer (for shows like Search Party, Broad City, and the upcoming St. Denis Medical on NBC), comedian (with specials on Netflix and Comedy Central), and podcaster. She currently co-hosts the podcast "Couples Therapy" with her husband, writer Andy Beckerman. Previous podcasts include "I Love a Lifetime Movie" for A&E and AMC's "interview with the vampire" companion podcast.
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Doniel Sutton
Doniel Sutton joined Pinterest as Chief People Officer in 2024. Doniel oversees Pinterest’s global talent teams, including human resources strategy, talent management, total rewards, recruiting, diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). Previously, she was the Chief People Officer at Alteryx, where she led all human resource functions including talent strategy, total rewards, talent acquisition, development, culture, and DEI. Prior to that, she served as Chief People Officer for Fastly, a high-growth and innovative software platform, and held various roles at PayPal, including Senior Vice President of People where she led all functional areas of HR in support of the global workforce.
Partners
ADCOLOR is an organization built on the shoulders of our giving partners. To stay viable and present in our industries we must honor our existing partners and continue to seek out talent that can take us into the future. We are a clean canvas just waiting for creative talent to add color.