Yaritza Vallejo is a Brand Marketing Specialist at McDonald’s Corporation and is currently pursuing her MBA at Northwestern – Kellogg School of Management. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Business with a major in Economics from DePaul University. Prior to joining McDonald’s, she worked at Fortune 500 companies such as Deloitte and Amazon. Within […]

Toni Walker is a driven marketing professional especially skilled at engaging and connecting with diverse audiences through creative storytelling. Since graduating from the University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication, Toni has been eagerly pursuing a career in media and entertainment. She is an avid admirer of the industry’s ability to initiate […]

Stephanie Ologan’s career path into the creative industries may seem unconventional to some, as she graduated from NYU with a Bachelor’s in Biomolecular Science and a minor in the Business of Entertainment, Media, and Technology. Through her minor, she would partake in different marketing and sync licensing internships. Her decision to pursue a career in […]

Roberto Del Real Jr., also known as Betito or STRAWS, is a Latino Art Director and Illustrator based on the South Eastside of Chicago. He specializes in art direction, illustration, graphic design, storyboarding, sketching, video editing/directing, and concepting. Currently at Leo Burnett Detroit, he is developing concepts and content for Buick, GMC, and HUMMER EV, […]

Daredevil, thought leader, and active dreamer, Nafisa Hassan leverages her personal background on professional perspective. A skydiver, kickboxer, travel fanatic, and slam poetry coach, she navigates a complex industry through creative storytelling from a unique perspective. With an intersectional identity, she has a broad perspective on the different types of diversity that exist in our […]

Merc Heredia-Ferran is a dedicated and constantly learning student of strategy. Currently working at 72andSunny in the data strategy department and teaching at University of Illinois, Merc’s goal is to help democratize and break the barriers that are currently in place when trying to enter the world of advertising. A first generation American and 3rd […]

Maya Siegel (she/her) is a digital strategist and social entrepreneur who advocates for people and the planet. She loves dreaming big and investing in projects she believes in wholeheartedly. At 18 years old, Maya helped formalize ThinkOcean as an environmental nonprofit and at 20 years old helped start August, an inclusive period care company that […]

Maya Iwata is a Japanese-American art director. Starting as an intern and working her way up to Senior Art Director at BBDO New York, she has created award-winning work for brands like M&M’s, Snickers, Pedigree, Dunkin, and more. Most notably she worked on the M&M’S Super Bowl campaign, in which the spokescandies were cancelled and […]

Madilyne Nguyen-Acosta (she/her), best known as Madi, is a Specialist at Sony Music Group’s Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. In her role, she assists with the creation and expansion of DEI initiatives, policies, and programs across SMG. Prior to beginning her role at Sony Music Group, Madi was an intern through the 4A’s Foundation […]

Kim An Ta is a sharp, creative and determined marketing professional with a strong enthusiasm for culture, technology and a passion for inclusivity and economic empowerment. In 2019, she graduated from the University of Southern California, where she swapped my major from Engineering to Economics and minored in Marketing because of her tenacity as a […]