A pioneer in digital advertising and fierce fighter for diversity and inclusion, Helen Lin is Chief Digital Officer for Publicis Media, overseeing all digital strategy, partnerships, investment and negotiations. Helen guides her clients through the rapidly evolving digital ecosystem & leads industry initiatives to improve brand safety & standards on today’s largest consumer platforms. Helen […]

Sheldon attended and graduated from Columbia University in 1974, with a B.A. in English. During his time at Columbia, he became a member of the inaugural class of what became the 4A’s Multicultural Advertising Internship Program (MAIP). It was here where Sheldon’s career in media and advertising began. During his college years, Sheldon worked at […]

Gold House is an international, inter-industry, intergenerational collective of pioneering founders, creative voices, and leaders dedicated to systematically accelerating the Asian diaspora’s societal impact, enhancing the community’s cultural legacy, and providing new solutions that benefit all communities. The collective is a nonprofit organization whose ventures include networking Salons that have forged more than 1,000 new […]

Ted Chung is the Founder/Chairman of Cashmere Agency and a proud recipient of AdColor’s Legend honor. Ted drives Cashmere’s business development and vision of fluidity. Cashmere Agency is recognized as AdAge’s Multicultural Agency of 2019 and A-List of 2020. Ted leads a diverse Client roster including: Google, Amazon, BMW, Jack in the Box, Disney, Netflix, […]

Verizon created adfellows, a unique fellowship program to improve diversity and inclusion in the marketing and advertising industries. adfellows was founded on the knowledge that marketing/advertising requires diverse voices and perspectives to be successful, so Verizon and its agencies came together to drive actionable results. The paid fellowship is an eight-month immersion program that gives […]

IT ALL STARTED IN 2010… When a group of our recently-natural girlfriends, who had been chatting on an email group, decided to meet face to face at an apartment in Brooklyn, New York. Many of us had never met before, but the energy in the room that night was magical. We exchanged tips, swapped products, […]

For the 30th Anniversary of “Just Do it,” Nike celebrated athletes and their crazy dreams. The campaign was led by Colin Kaepernick, the controversial NFL quarterback who sacrificed his dream for a bigger one when he knelt during the national anthem to protest police brutality. While some launched a boycott against the Nike and burned […]

Krystle Watler is currently the Managing Director, North America at VIRTUE, the creative agency born from VICE, where she oversees its Brooklyn, Los Angeles, Austin and Toronto offices. Previously as VIRTUE’s Senior V.P., Head of Business Development, Americas she was responsible for all growth strategies and initiatives in the region. Because of her impact at […]

Mike Warner’s exciting career has spanned music, entertainment, marketing, fashion, business development, and tourism. As Chief Relationship Officer of Egami Group, Mike worked in partnership with his wife and business partner, Teneshia Warner, to position Egami as one of the industry’s most-awarded agencies in 2018 including an Emmy and a Cannes Lion Grand Prix… a […]

Sherice Torres is an inspirational leader with nearly 25 years of experience in marketing, brand management, strategic planning, and change management. She currently serves as a Marketing Director at Google, leading all Social Responsibility brand programs, including Crisis Response, Sustainability, Google.org, and Google’s education programs. Prior to Google, Sherice spent nearly 15 years at Nickelodeon […]