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SPILL is a visual conversation app that is the de facto place to discuss and discover culture. SPILL’s conceit solves key issues that weren’t fully considered when many global social platforms were being built almost two decades ago. The name, of course, is shorthand for the colloquialism “ spill the tea ” which means “to tell the truth.” Utilizing large language model AI and blockchain technology...

Brandon is Co-founder and Chief Brand Experience Officer at Pike, a mapping and location technology company that allows people and brands to save, organize and socialize experiences that are unique to the diverse communities and sub-cultures they belong to. Brandon’s career began through Interpublic Group’s fellowship program where he worked at Octagon on their Insights & Strategy team, and th...

The best way to describe Marcus is that he is a thinker and multi dimensional curator. He is always being thoughtful about how he engages the culture, relationships and unfamiliar terrains.  Marcus at his core values rooted in faith, family, & community. He is a Dallas native who currently resides in Brooklyn, New York. He kicked off his career in media working at his church at the age of 10 o...

EJ Stancil is currently a Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Program Manager at Google driving DE&I strategies and programs across an organization of 4,000 Googlers.  He is a recognized champion for marginalized communities and has received several awards for his leadership in corporate DE&I efforts, breaking down silos, and establishing space for meaningful and inclusive conversations arou...

Nate is an Oakland based Recruiting Manager and photographer with 10 years in the tech industry. He's worked at a variety of tech companies including Reddit, VSCO, and Cash App. As a photographer, he's had the opportunity to shoot with brands such as Spalding, Google, and Auchentoshan. His work has a focus on portrait, street, and travel photography. One of his goals as a photographer is t...

Over the past ten years, Donovan has lived and worked in Florida, Missouri, Georgia, Texas and now New York. Those experiences have kept him reminded that people are always more than we imagine them to be. That sensibility has bled into the way he connects brands with the nooks and crannies of humanity–for brands like Sprite, Vitaminwater, the Brooklyn Nets, Lyft, Kraft-Heinz, adidas, Bloomberg an...

As a Creative & Strategy Director and Music Curator, Alex presently helps run Spike Lee’s boutique creative ad agency— Spike DDB —focused on telling brand stories that spark cultural change. In addition to his work with the icon, Alex Tyree was a key and central figure in building #CultureCon into one of the fastest growing conferences dedicated for (and produced by) creatives of color. From d...

Daylon A. Goff is a brand marketing and media executive with over twenty (20) years of experience driving consumer engagement for both blue-chip and challenger brands. Leveraging know-how and deep relationships across social media, sports, entertainment, and live events, Daylon designs authentic conversations and custom experiences that drive trial, affinity and loyalty. He has a keen insight for...

A maker of things made by the Maker of all things. Husband to a perfect wife. Father to two amazing kids. Creative brand storyteller with a love for social, music, fashion, gaming & sport. With experience managing and developing some of the most successful brands in the digital space including Twitch (Amazon), Impossible Foods, Oracle, and PepsiCo.

"I wanted to make Nike commercials". That's what I told the career counselor at VCU after I dropped out of art school. At that time I'd never heard of advertising or Ad agencies for that matter. I'm from Virginia, But not the Virginia that comes to mind when you think of Virginia. Richmond, Fairfax, Virginia Beach. I'm from the town of Tazewell. A one redlight town in the...

He began his career as a Copywriter in the Marcus Graham Project’s iCR8 Summer Bootcamp, where he learned that representation is the key to breakthrough creative. Since then, he’s led award-winning campaigns for brands like PNC Bank, McDonald’s and Toyota. At RAPP, he was named the company's first-ever U.S. Lead of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, in addition to his responsibilities as VP, G...

Stanley Lumax is currently the Executive Brand Marketing Director at JP Morgan Chase, where he manages the Sapphire and Freedom Unlimited portfolios. Prior to this role, he partnered with Complex Media Networks to create Climate, an agency built to help brands harness the power of youth culture. He has also managed the basketball business at Nike. During his time at several agencies including Wied...

Stewart Cornelius is the vice president of entertainment at Multiplier. A first-generation Ghanaian- American with deep roots in the entertainment industry, Stewart’s passions intersect culture, entertainment and sports. Stewart also spearheads Multiplier’s DEIA initiatives and media platform development. Throughout his career, Stewart’s worked with high-profile clients, athletes, and celebrities,...

Julian Gilliam, better known as LOGIK, is a leading artist and entrepreneur at the intersection of big tech, web3, and culture. With a background as a former D1 athlete and Creative Director at Google, LOGIK uses his platform to amplify Black and marginalized voices, especially in spaces where representation is limited. He has collaborated with remarkable brands such as the Chicago Bulls, Masterca...

Andy Deaza has forged a pretty non-traditional path to becoming a leader within the creative marketing industry, having held positions at JWT, Arnold New York, Mullen Lowe, FCB New York, and McCann. Acting on his love for diversity, he’s also acted as a member of the ADCOLOR® conference and awards for over a decade. In addition he’s written for Spike Lee’s Spike DDB, followed by time at both BBDO...

Florian is a photographer and technologist on a mission to advance representational justice for historically underserved communities. In the wake of Mr. Floyd's murder in the summer of 2020, he helped found See In Black, a collective of Black photographers whose two-week print sale raised over $500,000 for five intersectional, Black-centric charities. At Google, he built and leads the company&...

Abiola Oke is a highly accomplished and esteemed entrepreneur, recognized internationally as a media executive and revered business strategist. Currently, he holds the position of Founder and CEO at Adisa Consultants, a reputable independent business strategy consulting firm. Abiola and his team at Adisa Consultants provide invaluable guidance to companies and entrepreneurs, skillfully navigating...

Jonathan Jackson is a writer, speaker, and entrepreneur focused on the intersection of community, culture, and commerce.  Most recently, Jonathan was Executive Director of Narrative & Content at Standard Chartered Bank, building strategy across 40+ markets globally inside the Digital Channels and Data Analytics Group, based in Singapore. As a co-founder and former Head of Corporate Brand at Bl...

Carl believes we all hold more agency than we realize. Whether he’s hosting a podcast, coaching a client, or focusing on organizational transformation, this belief is always front and center. With this belief, Carl founded ⁠The Boom List⁠ in 2018 to celebrate and highlight creative thinkers of color across varied industries. As head coach at ⁠Homecoming Coaching⁠, he partners with clients to disco...

Andre is a former DII basketball/overseas pro basketball player turned creative, author and equity-builder. French (Parisian). English (native). Spanish (futbol). German. Award-winning creative from Cannes Lions to One Show to Clio, formerly Las Vegas Tourism, IHG hotels and Tumi pitch winning Executive Creative Director at GREY, global Creative Director at TBWA\Neboko in Amsterdam, formerly Digit...

Sharon Harris is the CMO for Ascential Digital Commerce. Ascential Digital Commerce is pioneering how brands win in digital commerce. Supporting global brands including P&G, Haleon, 3M, Logitech, and Mattel, our expertise helps clients make better decisions in real-time. Ascential is marketplace agnostic and applying global insights to drive outcomes across Amazon, Walmart, Instacart, Mercado...

Whether it’s inspiring or enticing audiences on digital platforms, or crafting stories for broadcast and streaming networks, Tracey Lincoln’s innate desire is to make space for audiences to explore their humanity, and connect with characters through content that intrigues. Simply put, Tracey just loves making stuff. As a Los Angeles native, her work in entertainment is a natural fit, as her past w...

Tracey Coleman is Creative Director and multicultural marketing maven with over 15 years of experience in marketing and advertising. Tracey began her career in New York City as an Art Director at Ogilvy, where she was trained on the fundamentals of traditional advertising by industry giants. Like a typical millennial, she soon grew weary of tradition and left the company for a hip, boutique agency...

Jackie Velasquez-Ross began her career in San Francisco recruiting creative talent in advertising. Over time, Design and Research became her passion and specialty. She’s hired Executive Leaders and ICs for Facebook, Instagram, InVision, Blavity, and many others. Most recently, she built Twitter’s Design & Research recruiting team and practice. Jackie’s currently running a strategic recruiting...