A trailblazing DE&I advocate with over a decade of experience in marketing, operations, and change management. As an executive at Ogilvy, she leads initiatives like the Modern Exchange and bespoke programs, embedding inclusion into practices for employees and clients. Known for leading through innovation, she has given the industry many of its “firsts”—including the first […]

Marc Wilson, PhD joined FCB Chicago in 2020 to lead the agency’s Strategic Inclusion practice, where he is responsible for all DE&I initiatives as they relate to the agency. Over his 15-year tenure as a strategist, he has used his strategic acumen and intimate knowledge of the multicultural space to help build dozens of blue-chip […]

Judith Harrison leads global diversity, equity and inclusion at Weber Shandwick, which she has guided to recognition as a champion of DEI with honors including an unparalleled four PRWeek/PR Council Diversity Distinction in PR Awards. Her open forums for employees, Time to Connect, which bring people together for transparent conversations about sensitive cultural issues, including […]

As a proud, neurodiverse Latina, Sonia Bisono has dedicated herself to creating a more equitable workplace and industry—all a testament to how she wants to see the world. Throughout her 19-year career at Wieden+Kennedy, she has grown and evolved the agency’s trafficking practices and ADA compliance. Prior to Wieden+Kennedy, she spent five years at the […]

Lisa Torres has nearly 30 years of experience in creating an inclusive advertising ecosystem and mentoring industry leaders. As President of Publicis Media’s Cultural Quotient, she has spearheaded a data-centric approach to understanding diverse consumer segments. Lisa co-founded the Once & For All Coalition, which has increased budget allocations to diverse suppliers by 50% and […]

Bayyina Black is an award-winning creative sustainability and social impact expert. Her 10+ years career has been dedicated to championing positive business-wide evolution and driving change on a global scale no matter who with or where she opens her laptop. Bayyina has brought her relentless passion for helping brands and businesses align with their purpose […]

Agency: McCann Detroit Client: U.S. Bank Last year, U.S. Bank was expanding in California, which is 40% Hispanic. To earn our way into the lives of these consumers, we needed to understand their lived experience. Which led us to something a lot of us take for granted: language.This inspired Asistente Inteligente – the first and […]

Agency: Wieden+Kennedy Portland Client: American Indian College Fund On Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2023, the American Indian College Fund (AICF) in partnership with Wieden+Kennedy Portland released its latest campaign titled, “Move Aside” featuring Reservation Dogs’ Elva Guerra of the Ponca Nation and directed by Erica Tremblay of the Seneca-Cayuga, that showcases the unwavering potential of Native […]

Agency: FCB Chicago & FCB New York Client: Ad Council “Love, Your Mind” takes the form of a personal letter encouraging you to tend to your mental health. It focuses on a segment who tends to suffer most but face strong stigma, which skewed toward Black and Hispanic men. Despite reporting challenges, over half see […]

Agency: Rethink Client: KitKat KitKat has long been synonymous with the ‘break’ and its various meanings and interpretations within culture – the water-cooler break at the office, the serendipitously unplanned break, the mental break. But one break that hasn’t been celebrated by brands is the break that happens every evening during the holy month of […]