Black History Month | Innovator: Courtney Brown Warren

Courtney Brown Warren is the Chief Marketing Officer at Kickstarter, where she leads brand, growth and product marketing, communications, content, partnerships, and the company’s sales and community outreach strategy. Her work centers on strengthening Kickstarter’s creator ecosystem and expanding access to creative opportunity. Before joining Kickstarter, Courtney served as Twitter’s Global Head of Brand and…

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BHM 2026

Join us to celebrate 100 years of Black History Month and this year’s Icons, Rockstars and Innovators honorees reception on Thursday, February 26th! Where: The AD Club- 21 W 38th St, 12th Floor When: 5:30-7:30 Black History Month | Icons, Rockstars & Innovators RegistrationName(Required) First Last TitleCompanyEmail(Required)

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Black History Month | Rockstar: Alicia Harris

Alicia is a Group Strategy Director at Translation and UnitedMasters, shaping work that sits at the intersection of brand, culture, and community. She led the strategic vision that made Translation one of McDonald’s agencies of record, setting the foundation for work including the nationwide return of the Snack Wrap. Across AT&T, Ally, and Cadillac Formula…

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Black History Month | Innovator: Neisha Tweed-Bell

  Neisha Tweed Bell is proof of what it means to be undeniable – a small island girl who spent 20+ years in rooms she had no business being in and left them better than she found them. She built Meta’s Health Creative vertical from one client to $1B in sales with zero pharma experience.…

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Black History Month | Rockstar: Sisilen Simo

  Sisilen Simo is a Senior Strategist at McCann New York, where she turns cultural insights into human truths that shape brand storytelling. Her work spans global product launches, multicultural positioning, and ethnographic research for beauty and lifestyle brands—including strategy for two Super Bowl campaigns, where her cultural insights helped fuel high-impact, mass-culture moments and…

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Black History Month | Rockstar: Alicia Lee

  Alicia Lee is the Associate Director of Agency Partnerships at Teads, a global media platform for elevated outcomes, where she brings over eight years of experience in digital and out-of-home advertising. Over the course of her career at Teads, Alicia has held multiple key roles – including Senior Media Strategist, Associate Director of Media…

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Black History Month | Innovator: Navarrow Wright

Navarrow Wright has emerged as one of the distinctive and insightful voices in America and a premier expert on how the convergence of technology, the Internet, mass media, and social media can change lives, businesses, and society. A change agent in the digital space for 30 years, he has used his unique combination of technical…

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Black History Month | Rockstar: Imani Laners

  Imani Laners The Strategic Partnerships & Growth Intelligence Executive Almost 10 years ago, well before “audience intelligence,” “identity-driven strategy,” or “AI-informed decisioning” became everyday Madison Avenue vocabulary, Imani Laners created a five-day conference in New York City, convening data technologists, policymakers, cybersecurity experts, financiers, media owners, and marketing leaders around a radical premise: that…

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Is The Super Bowl Still The Peak of Advertising?

  As a new member of The Ad Club, I’ve been thinking about where advertising still has true cultural power—and where it doesn’t. Few moments expose that tension more clearly than the Super Bowl. In an era of streaming, TikTok, and ad-free subscriptions, does the game still represent advertising’s peak, or has its role fundamentally…

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Black History Month | Innovator: Miriam Chiume Davis

  Miriam Chiume leads U.S. Revenue Operations at FreeWheel, where she partners closely with leadership to scale go‑to‑market operations across advertising teams. With over 15 years of experience, she has built and led revenue operations teams spanning digital, mobile, DOOH, and CTV, including roles at notable companies such as Roku and AOL/HuffPost. An MBA graduate…

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