Creativity and community are foundational to my personal and professional endeavors. As a black girl, growing up in predominantly white spaces, I often felt overlooked and undervalued in my PWI middle and high school and in mainstream media. I began to “Rise Up” in part by finding positive outlets through arts and sports.   Through […]

Brody Cook is a Coordinator in Player Marketing at Major League Baseball. Under the Office of the Commissioner, he not only supports the campaign needs of all MLB athletes, but also contributes to the strategy of fandom and audience development.   As a former Division 1 baseball player, there has been no other job that […]

Joan Barcelona is currently a Product Manager at Box, previously working on the Compliance team. She graduated from UC Berkeley with a degree in Political Economy, focused on Socioeconomic Inequality. She started her career at PwC in the Risk Assurance practice, where she worked on clients from various industries. While there, she served as the […]

Alyssia is a First-Generation native of the Boogie Down Bronx. Currently, she is the Senior People Analyst at SUZY. As part of her role, she uses technology and data analytics storytelling to deliver actionable insights to stakeholders within the company’s people and business teams in order to drive high engagement and be a catalyst for […]

Alexa Padron is a Cuban and Mexican-American copywriter based in Brooklyn, New York. She currently works at TBWA\Chiat\Day New York where she started her career as a YoungBlood. After a six-month creative residency, Alexa was brought on full-time as an associate copywriter and was later promoted to mid-level within a year.   Alexa graduated from […]

From age 12, Vivian has recognized marketers’ power to shape culture and societal identity. Vivian, born in Nigeria and raised in Texas, chose to create the change she sought to see: to be a visible leader that paves the way for others like herself, and leverage brand platforms to drive real-world change.   As Global […]

My name is Dr. Valerie Williams-Sanchez and I am currently the Vice President of Cultural Intelligence and Relevance for Blue Chip Worldwide, a full-service brand and marketing agency based in Chicago.   With more than 25 years of experience in marketing and communications, and a theoretical grounding in Culturally Relevant Pedagogy, I blend my professional […]

I am a queer, first-gen, American-Pakistani that grew up in California, whose career in media + tech spans across San Francisco, Los Angeles & NYC. I left the ad world in 2019 to pursue a role as the VP of Sales for Lesbians Who Tech & Allies, where I built partnerships with big tech companies […]

Simeon is an award-winning, creative communications professional who has worked in media, advertising, and now tech. After several years of working in media managing integrated buys and strategizing for emerging platforms, he transitioned over to advertising where he worked for over a decade as a Copywriter and Creative Director. Simeon has successfully created campaigns and […]

I am the Director of Brand Marketing at Delta Air Lines where I lead teams responsible for defining Delta’s brand and bringing it to life in ways that resonate with and inspire customers. In my role, I lead global brand strategy, national advertising campaigns, ESG communications (including sustainability and DEI) and brand activations for large-scale […]