Board Member Spotlight: Narrowing The Gap for AAPI Leadership Plus Platform Accountability

Rick Song, AD Club Board Officer and Director, and SVP Group Head, Digital, Nielsen For those identifying as Asian American or Pacific Islander, has your experience in this industry impacted your career journey? If so, how?  As an Asian American born and raised in this country, you become accustomed to sometimes being treated differently or … More Board Member Spotlight: Narrowing The Gap for AAPI Leadership Plus Platform Accountability

Ways The Advertising Industry Has Evolved in Covid Year One

From Member Ron Lewis, Group Creative Director, Grey Group & Co-Founder DiverseCreatives.Com    As we look back on this past year, how do you think the advertising industry has evolved?  Over the last year the advertising industry has become more aware, empathetic, and a little more inclusive. Many brands realized that their communications cannot enter … More Ways The Advertising Industry Has Evolved in Covid Year One

The Importance of Hiring, Promoting and Retaining Female Leadership

From Contributor Kristin Nicole Dukes, Ph.D., Dean for Institutional Diversity, Allegheny College   Women continue to be largely underrepresented in leadership roles, in particular high-profile leadership positions. According to a January 2020 Catalyst report on women in leadership at S&P 500 Companies, women held only 5.8% of CEO positions at these companies. This trend of … More The Importance of Hiring, Promoting and Retaining Female Leadership

Gender Equality In The Workplace with Elizabeth Windram, VP Marketing, JetBlue

From Member Elizabeth Windram, Vice President, Marketing, JetBlue Due to the economic downfall, we are facing the world’s first-ever “She-session” – the first time in history a recession is impacting women’s jobs more than mens. That said, what is your advice to the industry to better support women today? The challenge of caregiving often places … More Gender Equality In The Workplace with Elizabeth Windram, VP Marketing, JetBlue

Gender Equality in the Workforce with Olivia Douglas, Chief Client Officer, PHD Media

From Member Olivia Douglas, Chief Client Officer, PHD Media   Due to the economic downfall, we are facing the world’s first-ever “She-session” – the first time in history a recession is impacting women’s jobs more than men’s. That said, what is your advice to the industry to better support women today? The industry needs to … More Gender Equality in the Workforce with Olivia Douglas, Chief Client Officer, PHD Media

Supporting Women In The Workplace with Jennifer Frieman, CTO, Momentum

From Member Jennifer Frieman, Chief Talent Officer, Momentum Worldwide   Due to the economic downfall, we are facing the world’s first-ever “She-session” – the first time in history a recession is impacting women’s jobs more than men’s. That said, what is your advice to the industry to better support women today? In this Covid era, many … More Supporting Women In The Workplace with Jennifer Frieman, CTO, Momentum

Diversity, Equality and Inclusion Initiatives with Cathy Oh

From Member Cathy Oh, Global Head of Marketing & Analytics at Samsung Ads What advice would you give young diverse talent just starting out in the industry? Over the last year, the industry has propelled forward in its constant evolution of innovation with a major focus on welcoming a wide variety of bright minds to transcend … More Diversity, Equality and Inclusion Initiatives with Cathy Oh

Chioma Aduba: DE&I initiatives don’t begin and end in February

From Member Chioma Aduba, EVP Head of Business Leadership, McCann How is your organization/agency celebrating Black History Month? We are celebrating BHM with a whole host of activities and spotlight sessions—everything from shining a light on our favorite Black owned businesses, celebrating Black music and educating ourselves and the agency with fun Jeopardy and trivia … More Chioma Aduba: DE&I initiatives don’t begin and end in February

Connection, Commitment and Cultural Competency at Momentum

From Member Donnalyn Smith, President, North America, Momentum Worldwide How is your organization/agency celebrating Black History Month? For this year’s Black History Month, Momentum is focused on sharing the unique stories of our employees and the contributions from Black people to worldwide culture. The campaign is called “My Black History,” and it celebrates the many subsets … More Connection, Commitment and Cultural Competency at Momentum