Samyu is an award winning art director and designer. With a degree in advertising from Savannah College of Art and Design, she has an impressive track record of success, having worked with industry leaders such as Ogilvy Mumbai and Wunderman Austin before joining as part of the founding team at Talented – a company born […]

Jess Womack is an award-winning brand planner, speaker, and podcaster with experience strategizing for some of the world’s most influential brands. Compelling empathy is the signature of her work- delivering results across countless organizations, including (but not limited to) Airbnb, Absolut Vodka, the Center for Disease Control, and the Las Vegas Tourism Board. In addition to creative […]

In a world where rapid evolution is the norm, Aarian J. Forman stands out as a visionary innovator and skilled problem-solver. His expertise in building leaders, solving complex issues, and crafting effective strategies to meet specific needs has earned him widespread respect as a thought leader on a range of topics, including business strategy and […]

At Translation, we strive to make the invisible impossible to ignore. So when WhatsApp approached us with an opportunity to use the story of NBA Superstar Giannis Anteokounmpo to speak to a global audience that is often overlooked..we jumped at the chance. Our target audience were Culture Crossovers. Culture Crossovers are reflective not only of […]

Andraéa LaVant and LaVant Consulting began working with Google in 2020. When the partnership formed, Google was representing just 1% of disabled people authentically across their marketing and both parties wanted to usher in a new era of representation, especially the intersecting identities of disabled representation. This started with critical foundational work. To date, LaVant […]

Five years ago, Droga5, the Ad Council, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) and the Jed Foundation (JED) partnered to launch Ad Council’s first brand campaign, “Seize the Awkward.” The platform was created to help normalize conversations around mental health among 16- to 24-year-olds and shift the perception of conversations about mental health from being potentially […]

Travonne “Tray” Edwards is a Copywriter for Wieden+Kennedy New York. He is also the co-founder of Count The Dings Podcast Network, and an NBA Analyst/writer for The Athletic. Tray brings a background in Montessori education and sports journalism to his work at Wieden+Kennedy, which has opened up opportunities for him to lead storytelling for McDonald’s […]

Melina López leads Developer & Communities Marketing for Latin America at Google Cloud. She is also an Inclusive Marketing Consultant and trainer for global marketing teams at Google. In 2022, she pioneered Inclusive Marketing Insights to better represent plus-size people in media, in partnership with NAAFA, after evangelizing global marketers and producers about the origins […]

Over the years, I saw a gap in the healthcare communications journey for marginalized communities. Guided by Audre Lorde’s “Cancer Journals” and Kimberle Crenshaw’s concept of intersectionality, I created Identity Experience (IX) to help fill those gaps. IX is a framework that combines health data and digital behaviors across intersectional identities to shape hyper-personalized narratives […]

As Vice President and Chief Diversity Office at Google, Melonie D. Parker is responsible for leading strategies, practices and approaches for a more equitable, inclusive and accessible company where everyone belongs. She is an innovative C-suite thought leader and DEI strategist who is passionate about people and organizations that make substantive and sustainable impact. As […]