Louis Kevin Celestin, known as KAYTRANADA, is a Haitian-born, Montreal-based DJ and producer. He rose to fame with a viral remix of Janet Jackson’s “If,” earning acclaim for his debut 99.9%, which won the Polaris Prize and a Juno. His 2019 follow-up BUBBA topped Billboard’s Electronic Albums chart and won two GRAMMYs. He’s released the […]

Michanda Young is a Creative Operations and Program Management leader with a passion for building equitable, high-impact brand experiences. She has led marketing, community, and event programs for companies including Dashlane, Capital One, Meta, Adobe, and J.P. Morgan Chase – specializing in creative strategy, operational design, and cross-functional collaboration. As Co-Lead of the Black@ADCOLOR Community […]

A Knoxville native, Nakaiya Turk is a proud graduate of Spelman College and Emory’s Goizueta Business School. Her decades-long career spans companies including Hewlett-Packard, Johnson & Johnson, and Comcast. Today, as a Product Marketer at LinkedIn, she drives programs that transform customer insights into strategies that shape product innovation. Beyond her corporate role, Nakaiya leads […]

Dontaira Terrell is an award-winning journalist, editor, and media entrepreneur. An Ohio native and proud graduate of Florida A&M University, she has interviewed leading cultural voices, including Halle Berry, Ciara, Nikki Giovanni, Michael B. Jordan, Phylicia Rashad, Regina Hall, and more. She has held editorial leadership roles with Black Enterprise, 21Ninety, and Refinery29’s Unbothered, and […]

Deandra Simon is a versatile leader and Engineering Program Manager for Music and Podcasts at Apple, leading global teams and executing software features for millions of customers. She has a proven track record of driving strategic partnerships and pioneering content at Disney, Atlantic Records, and BET. As a first-generation Haitian-American woman in tech, Deandra mentors […]

Deneesha Lawrence-Williams is currently the Creative Operations Lead at Airbnb, where she optimizes production workflows, implements processes for producers, and oversees creative project management. She has over a decade of experience in creative production across the tech and creative industries. Previously, Deneesha held roles at Google as a Creative Program Manager and at Meta as […]

Communications and Inclusion strategist with a background in Advertising and Ad Operations. Currently a Senior Program Manager, Inclusion at Havas, leading employee engagement programs, managing ERGs, and building initiatives that connect culture, mentorship, and belonging across the organization. With experience spanning ad operations, Inclusion programming, and internal communications, I specialize in creating a meaningful employee […]

Julia is a product marketing leader who’s shaped LinkedIn’s evolution from 100 million to over a billion members, launching many of the platform’s most used and beloved consumer products. She believes in the power of storytelling to build energy and evangelize products—both inside the company and out. Outside of work, Julia brings the same passion […]

Tinisha Agramonte serves as SVP and Chief Opportunity & Inclusion Officer at The Walt Disney Company, where she leads the company’s Opportunity & Inclusion strategy and partners closely with leaders and teams across all segments to foster a culture rooted in belonging. With more than three decades of experience spanning both public and private sectors, […]

At Spotify, Erin Styles leads 360-degree communications across advertising, internal messaging, and now podcasts and audiobooks. She ensures Spotify’s story connects with advertisers, media, employees, and creators. After earning a Media, Culture and Communications degree from NYU, she worked at NBCUniversal on Saturday Night Live before moving to Oxygen Media and Publicis. Since joining Spotify […]