Bravery in Advertising – What Does It Look Like in 2020 from Bevan Mahaney, CD, GREY West

From Member Bevan Mahaney, Creative Director, Grey West How do you define bravery in advertising?  Bravery comes long before the work is made. It starts by speaking up and having difficult conversations in the rooms where ideas are shared and discussed. Bravery is pushing for inclusivity and representation and not settling for less because it’s…

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Meet The Fellows: Nancy Nguyen

  Nancy Nguyen is a brand strategist and social activist who uses creative storytelling to uplift marginalized narratives, shift perspectives, and make a difference in the world. Nancy has produced multimedia campaigns (print/digital/video/events/Influencers) for brands like Target, Amazon, HBO, NBC, Elizabeth Arden, Dove, Kraft, and more. While not working in media and advertising, Nancy is…

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The Verticals Webinar: Travel & Tourism 

September 22, 2020 Home Speakers Video Home Data-Driven Predictions & How Brands are Navigating the Future  September 22, 2020 Location: Zoom Webinar; Time: 12:00-1:00pm In 2019, global travel and tourism contributed trillions of dollars to the economy. In early 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic brought travel to a halt. Today, many travel restrictions are beginning to lift and travelers…

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Meet The Fellows: Lavon Coker

  Lavon is an executor, problem solver, and natural collaborator. She excels at transforming abstract ideas into rich multi-faceted marketing experiences and is unafraid of addressing inevitable challenges. Lavon launched her Advertising career at CBS Radio’s 92.3NOW, a New York City-based network, anchored by lead personality Nick Cannon. Here, she was able to learn the…

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Meet The Fellows: Arielle Wiltz

  Arielle Wiltz is currently an Interaction (UX) Designer at Morgan Stanley, where she works on the Wealth Management team as a Design lead on one of their products. Before Morgan Stanley, she worked at frog Design, a transformative design agency – designing systems for brands, products, and services. Her previous design work includes clients…

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Meet The Fellows: Donna Dei-Baning

  Donna Dei-Baning is the Associate Director of Insights at Carat where she is responsible for identifying and understanding the individuals most critical to clients’ business goals. She brings the voice of the consumer to all client work and ensures that there is an emotional connection throughout the media planning process through to execution. Prior…

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Meet The Fellows: Kristen Dufauchard

  Kristen Dufauchard is a marketing and communications leader with over ten years of experience designing and delivering campaigns for colleges, universities, government organizations, businesses, and international brands. She currently serves as the Associate Director of Communications for the NYU Libraries. Her role is responsible for leading the global division’s newly formed Department of Communications,…

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Meet The Fellows: Meriyel David

  Meriyel David is an Associate Planner at Wavemaker. In her role, she assists in the development of media plans that are used to effectively reach target audiences. By nature, she is a self-proclaimed people connector with a passion for producing community-driven experiences and events that create safe spaces for people of color. As the…

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Meet The Fellows: Kristin Parris

  Kristin Parris is a Talent Development Senior Manager at Essence, a global, data-driven advertising agency, where she designs and facilitates learning experiences that ensure people excel in their roles as media professionals and future leaders. In this capacity, she partners closely with business leaders to build high-performance teams with best in class onboarding, training,…

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