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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. *Due to inclement weather changes, we are currently rescheduling this event.* BHM 2026 Join us to celebrate 100 years of Black History Month and this year’s Icons, Rockstars and Innovators honorees reception. *Due to inclement weather changes, we are currently rescheduling this…
Read MoreBlack 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…
Read MoreBlack 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.…
Read MoreBlack 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…
Read MoreBlack 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…
Read MoreBlack 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…
Read MoreBlack 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…
Read MoreIs 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…
Read MoreBlack 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…
Read MoreThe New Sports Ecosystem: A Home Run for Brands
Over 186 million Americans consider themselves sports fans — that’s enough people to fill every seat in every NFL stadium over 60 times consecutively.1 Sports are woven into the fabric of American culture, but how fans connect with their teams has fundamentally changed. Consumption habits are rapidly shifting to highly engaging video and audio…
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