Makeda Loney is a Copywriter at FCB Chicago, writing for a variety of brands across the Health and Wellness spectrum. Over the span of two and a half years, her career has led her to develop a diverse client roster including McDonald’s, Toyota, Walmart, Comcast, Nike and Delta. In 2018, she was honored as one […]

Maimouna Siby is a Marketing Strategist at Squarespace who is driven by the power of meaningful partnerships and human to human storytelling that inspire and change people’s lives. She’s leveraged podcast sponsorships and branded content to showcase the myriad of ways Squarespace’s products empower people with creative ideas to succeed. She believes storytelling, in all […]

Originally from Detroit, Michigan Keyon’s passion for marketing and advertising only intensified through his matriculation at Morehouse College. Now residing in Los Angeles, Keyon is currently a Digital Media Planner, where he plans and executes digital advertising campaigns for the CBS and Pop TV networks at OMD USA. Previously, Keyon worked on programmatic planning and […]

Kelly Garcia is a Copywriter at Ogilvy for IBM, and sometimes IKEA. She got into the industry after her campaign won First Place in the One Club Boot Camp and earned her the recognition of renown Creative Directors like Gerry Graff and Ricard Valero. Kelly was never one to take the path well-trodden. With no […]

Julian Soto is a Copy Supervisor at Patients & Purpose, a healthcare advertising agency. In his three years at the agency he’s made a mark in many ways. In his first year Julian worked on a 360 campaign where he helped cast patients for a feature-length documentary, and wrote copy for a mobile app and […]

Jorge Tajj Badil-Abish is just as much of an enigma as his name suggests. This industry calls him a copywriter. His friends call him for help writing their Instagram captions. His mom calls him her “silly rabbit.” You can call him Tajj. Throughout his life, he has always embraced being indefinable and defying expectations. Tajj […]

James Ramseur is a Comms and Media Planner at Wieden + Kennedy currently working on the Nike account where he is able to help create impact throughout the world by using Nike’s voice at the intersection of culture and sport. Before his time at Wieden + Kennedy, James was learning life in a small town […]

Helena Berhane is a brand strategist currently working with Omnicom multicultural agency, fluent360. As a first-generation Ethiopian-Eritrean, born in Sweden raised Chicago – she has a multidimensional perspective on identity. Helena graduated from Syracuse University where she studied Sociology and International Business. She currently works with brands such as Nissan, Denny’s, and State Farm to […]

Gloria (she/her) is a content and cultural strategist. She began her career when she committed to doing thing per week that scared her. Finding a way to combine creativity, tech, and community into her livelihood was her biggest fear. She beat the challenge and the fear.  Now, she manages social content for Samsung U.S. with […]