Icons, RockStars, & Innovators: Monique Nelson

What makes you an Icon? Your authentic and influential leadership style that has contributed to your trailblazing career success. You have broken barriers, overcome adversity, and as a result, are a role model to many. Monique L. Nelson is chair and chief executive officer of UWG, the country’s longest-standing multicultural marketing agency. She took the…

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Icons, RockStars, & Innovators: Heide Gardner

What makes you an Icon? Your authentic and influential leadership style that has contributed to your trailblazing career success. You have broken barriers, overcome adversity, and as a result, are a role model to many. Heide is the first woman of color to serve on the IPG senior management team as an elected corporate officer…

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Meet The Fellows: Gabrella Ehioghiren

  Gabrella Ehioghiren is a Product Marketing Manager, where she is responsible for managing product roadmap, collaborating on new product development, and developing product positioning, packaging and go-to-market strategy specifically for the Tech, Media, & Telco vertical. After graduating from Georgetown University, she then moved back to NYC to start her career at American media…

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Meet The Fellows: Aminata B. Sow

  A proud native of Detroit with Senegalese roots, Aminata B. Sow is an ever-evolving individual that understands that life is about a journey, not a destination.  A career that began in finance and transitioned into marketing has provided Aminata with a unique experience that has positioned her for continued growth. Aminata serves as the…

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Meet The Fellows: Katherine Ricci

  Katharine’s rich experience totals 12 years, ranging from blogging to traditional PR to social strategy to brand launches. She began her NYC career at Ketchum as the first junior staffer in their Tech Practice where she serviced IBM, AMD and Kodak. After years at Ketchum, she followed her passion for emerging media to social agency Attention,…

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Meet The Fellows: Mariah Youngblood

  Mariah Youngblood is an Associate Director of Planning at Wavemaker, where she helps lead a small, dedicated team of strategic thinkers and planners. After graduating from Northwestern University, she started her career at full-service agency Cramer-Krasselt, working on multidisciplinary teams on Travel, Entertainment, and B2B accounts and honing her skills as a media planner.…

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Meet The Fellows: Taylor Wesley

  Taylor is a proud Texas native with a background deeply rooted in advertising. She studied undergrad at TCU and received her Master’s from the University of Texas at Austin before landing in the “big city.” She has extensive account management experience and has worked at critically-acclaimed agencies such Havas and BBDO. Currently, she is…

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