Archives: People
Stephanie Geno – 2021 Tech
By ADCOLOR September 15, 2021 |Stephanie is Chief Marketing Officer at Innovid where she oversees the company’s global integrated marketing and communications efforts. She is passionate about helping brands excel in today’s data-driven marketplace, and utilizes her unique balance of strategic planning, partnership marketing and technical depth to help tell the stories of some of the most recognizable brands across […]
Jewel Burks Solomon – 2021 Tech
By ADCOLOR September 15, 2021 |Jewel Burks Solomon is the Head of Google for Startups in the US. In this role, Jewel works to level the playing field for underrepresented startup founders and communities by connecting them with the best of Google’s products, people and platforms. In addition to this role, Jewel also serves as Managing Partner at Collab Capital, […]
Brandon Roots – 2021 Tech
By ADCOLOR September 15, 2021 |Brandon has extended himself beyond scope to create Success Circles to help to advance career aspirations of Black and LatinX employees through mentorships and identification of new growth opportunities. He has also held leadership positions on Facebook’s Inclusion and Representation Lens (IRL) panel to ensure that large scale advertising campaigns are inclusive and representative of […]
Phylicia Fant – 2021 Music
By ADCOLOR September 14, 2021 |Over the course of a career that spans nearly two decades, Phylicia Fant has established herself as one of the preeminent public relations executives in the music industry through her work with Prince, Andra Day, Kid Cudi, Bebe Rexha, Luis Fonsi, Daniel Caesar, and more. In 2018, she assumed the role of Head of Urban […]
Jeffrey S. Harleston – 2021 Music
By ADCOLOR September 14, 2021 |Jeffrey Harleston is General Counsel and Executive Vice President of Business & Legal Affairs for Santa Monica, California-based Universal Music Group (UMG), the world leader in music-based entertainment with operations in more 60 countries. UMG’s labels include Capitol, Interscope, Republic, Motown, Island, Def Jam, Decca and Verve, as well as a leading global music publishing […]
Heather Lowery – 2021 Music
By ADCOLOR September 14, 2021 |President and CEO Of Femme It Forward Attributing her success to “years of hard work, perseverance and relentless determination,” Heather Lowery has forged her own path in the music business after spending time in many sectors of the industry, beginning with interning in the legal departments of LaFace Records and Fox Television stations while […]
Jonta Harris – 2021 TikTok Creator
By ADCOLOR September 14, 2021 |Jonta’ began his career as ½ of the Official Harris Twins, alongside his twin brother, Jamison. Together, they launched their digital brand in 2013 as social media style influencers. After graduating from North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University in 2015, Jonta’ and Jamison moved to Los Angeles, where they began working on […]
Carlynn Greene – 2021 TikTok Creator
By ADCOLOR September 14, 2021 |Carlynn Greene is an education influencer and journalist with a primary focus on financial literacy for higher education, career development, and academic tips for student success. Having won 27 scholarships for herself, she has helped students from the U.S. and abroad win over $2 million in scholarships for themselves through her videos on YouTube and […]
Joel Bervell – 2021 TikTok Creator
By ADCOLOR September 14, 2021 |Joel Bervell is a third year Ghanaian-American medical student at Washington State University, Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine. He is the co-founder of Hugs for, a non-profit that is dedicated to empowering the next generation of high school global leaders. Today, Hugs has mobilized hundreds of youth volunteers and fundraised over $500,000 worth of […]
Courtney Richardson – 2021 One Club Creative
By ADCOLOR September 14, 2021 |An award-winning Creative Director for powerhouse agency, Droga5, Courtney currently leads creative direction for iconic brands and icons including Sean “Diddy” Combs, Combs Enterprises, The Africa Center, Moët Hennessy, Chase x US Open and Chase Sapphire. Formerly Creative Director of PAPER Magazine, it was there she led original ideas and disruptive thinking for brands […]