Blogs
Meet the 2024 Fellows – Morgan Ogryzek
Meet the 2024 Fellows – Morgan Ogryzek With the fierce determination of an Aries, Morgan Ogryzek charges through the creative landscape, turning ambitious ideas into reality and sparking inspiration wherever she goes. Morgan is a Senior Experience Strategist at Havas, where she blends strategic thinking with a passion for creativity. With a B.A. in…
Read MoreFrom Braving to Shaping: How marketers can lead an ever-changing industry in 2025
If the world started today, what would you do differently? As marketers, we have experienced tremendous change with increasing complexity. Consumers have moved from single-touch; where it was relatively easy to attribute 1 or 2 channels to marketing outcomes, to multi-touch; where we could more feasibly understand where customers were and what value they were…
Read MoreWorld’s first ‘University of Dyslexic Thinking’ launched by Made By Dyslexia and Sir Richard Branson as ground-breaking report reveals the world needs a new type of intelligence
Dubbed ‘DyslexicU’, the free-to-access online university launched today following the release of a ground-breaking report revealing that the skills inherent to dyslexics are the most sought-after in every job, in every sector, globally. Global charity Made By Dyslexia’s era-defining ‘Intelligence 5.0 report’ shows the intelligence needed in today’s AI-driven world has changed – demonstrating the…
Read MoreRockstar — Abby Salgado
Rockstar — Abby Salgado Abby Salgado is a marketing professional with over 15 years of experience on national and global brands, currently serving as a Sr. Marketing Manager at Verizon and responsible for campaign execution on some of the company’s largest projects. She has held several roles, including leading a team focused on strategy for…
Read MoreRockstar — Gian Carlo Lanfranco
Rockstar — Gian Carlo Lanfranco Gian Carlo Lanfranco is a Peruvian immigrant in the US, that has spent the past 18 years of his career working as a creative director of some of the most prestigious advertising agencies around world; before starting his own agency, L&C, in New York City. In only two years L&C…
Read MoreInnovator — Cassandra Razzi
Innovator — Cassandra Razzi Cassandra Razzi (Rivera) is a seasoned marketing professional with over 10 years of experience, currently working at Orange142 in ad tech, specializing in travel and tourism marketing. She’s a speaker on DEI and multicultural marketing strategy and initiatives at tourism conferences. She started her career in radio advertising and apricates the…
Read MoreRockstar — Rolando Cordova
Rockstar — Rolando Cordova Rolando “Rolo” Cordova is a Peruvian immigrant in the US, that has spent the past 18 years of his career working as a creative director of some of the most prestigious advertising agencies around world; before starting his own agency, L&C, in New York City. In only two years L&C became…
Read MoreIcon — Liz Castells-Heard
Icon — Liz Castells-Heard Liz Castells-Heard is a force in marketing with a ‘tell-it-like-it-is’ style and trailblazing leadership. A Stanford MBA and CEO/CSO of Infusion by Castells—a WMBE ad agency—she’s the powerhouse behind the ‘Transculturation®’ model. Liz helps Clients such as McDonald’s, Toyota and Spectrum build their brands, business, and awards with cutting-edge cultural strategy,…
Read MoreRockstar — Daniela Rosario
Rockstar — Daniela Rosario Daniela “Dani” Rosario has quietly made her mark, shaping campaigns for brands like Colgate, Smartwater, Ford, and Coca-Cola. As an Associate Creative Director at VML, Daniela focuses on creating work that genuinely connects with people through inclusive and culturally resonant storytelling. She hosted The Level, a VML vodcast for amplifying POC…
Read MoreRockstar — Yasmin Melendez
Rockstar — Yasmin Melendez Yasmin Melendez is the VP of Content & Programming at Beyond Ordinary Events, Inc./POSSIBLE, where she played a pivotal role in the launch of POSSIBLE, a groundbreaking conference that featured top-tier speakers and drew over 2,500 attendees. Yasmin leads the content and programming for POSSIBLE, crafting experiences that merge innovation, culture,…
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