Minority Report Podcast

Episode 24 is a little different than our typical content. We welcome back Dennis Colon to the podcast. Dennis is SVP Ad Ops & Strategy at CBSi. In this episode, we speak with Dennis about what it means to be a #GirlDad. Follow Us: Newsletter: http://bitly.com/2QLEY8U Twitter: http://bit.ly/2Qp0SzK  Instagram: http://bit.ly/2QLfEQc  Linkedin: http://bit.ly/2ZZUBxG

In this episode, we speak with Desiree Tunstall, Instructor at General Assembly and President at the Tunstall Foundation. We had a fascinating conversation with Desiree about the evolution of her professional career and the passion behind her work in building schools in Africa and the Black Birthright program.

In this episode, we speak with Elise James DeCruise, Vice President Head of Multicultural Marketing and Inclusion at MediaMath and CoFounder/President at Dandi, a people analytics company for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. We had a great conversation with Elise about how she combines her experience in education with her passion for D&I to make the workplace better for everyone. Follow Us: Newsle...

In this episode, we chat with Janice Gassam, Ph. D., Founder of BWG Business Solutions. Janice is the founder of her own company, TEDx speaker, Professor and contributor writer at Forbes and Fast Company. We had a great conversation covering a wide range of topics including her upbringing, career path, career advice, why she felt like she was stuck between three cultures and how that shaped the wo...

In this episode, we talk with Ruthie Schulder, Co-Founder and CEO at The Participation Agency. Ruthie explains why she describes herself as a staunch feminist, the notion of "movement" being an important part of her life, values that she lives by and much more. About The Participation Agency: https://thisisthepa.com/#about Follow Us: Twitter: twitter.com/MinorityRPRTPod Instagram: www.instagram.co...

In this episode, we talk with Shira Atkins, Co-Founder & CMO at Wonder Media Network. Listen as we discuss with Shira the purpose behind her company, advice for anyone who is starting their own business, why yoga plays a big role in her day to day and so much more. More on Wonder Media Network: Wonder Media Network is a pioneering audio-first media company that uses stories to inspire action, to p...

In this episode, we talk with Myra LalDin, CEO at VECTRE Perspectives. Myra and Kerel had a chance to catch up at the 3% Conference in Chicago. During the discussion, they talked about Myra’s upbringing. Myra also explained how her global experience has shaped who she is and why she is so passionate about diversity and inclusion. For more on Myra and VECTRE Perspectives visit: http://vrperspective...

In this episode, we talk with Adrian D'Souza, Senior Vice President of Sales Strategy and Operations at Intersection Co. Listen to this fascinating conversation with Adrian as he takes us through his career journey, discusses why spending time with his family is key to work/life balance and how he handled being personally discriminated against in the workplace.

In this episode, we talk with Winter Mendelson, Founder and CEO of Posture Media. Listen as we talk with Winter about the struggles faced growing up, coming to the understanding of being non-binary, the reason and mission behind Posture Media and much more.

In this episode, we talk with Oleg Korenfeld, Global Chief Platforms Officer at Wavemaker. Listen as we discuss Oleg’s career journey, the challenges of moving to the United States as a young kid, his thoughts on improving diversity and inclusion in the adtech space and much more.

In this episode, we talk with Brenda Salce-Garcia, Senior Vice President, Customer Success at Operative & Seema Patel, Vice President, Partnership Development at Viacom. Listen as we discuss why Brenda and Seema launched TechBae, advice for any women entering the adtech space, their thoughts on work-life balance and much more.

As the podcast comes off a bit of a hiatus, Kerel Cooper interviews Erik Requidan in this episode. Erik is Vice President of Sales and Programmatic Strategy at Intermarkets, Inc. as well as cofounder and cohost of this podcast. Listen as Erik talks about growing up half Filipino, half Guatemalan in the DC area. How he got into the digital advertising space and why he’s excited about the future of...

In this episode, we talk with Meg Runeari, Vice President of Business Operations, N. America at Teads. Listen to hear Meg talk about how she got her start in digital advertising, why her mom and her wife have been two of the biggest influences in her life, the great work she is doing with the Media Inclusion Experience (MIX) and much more.

In this episode, we talk with Social Media Pioneer, Influencer Marketing and University Educator, Leo Morejon. Listen as we talk to Leo about growing up as Cuban-American in New Jersey, how he got his start in digital marketing, the idea behind his company Build & Inspire, and why you should always ask “why”.

In this episode, we talk with Amir Talai, VP of Client Success at Adslot. Listen as Amir talks about growing up Persian in the United States, how he goes about building diverse teams, why meditation and mental health is important and much more.

In this episode, we talk with Bindu Lokre, Co-Founder & Managing Director at Consciously Unbiased. Listen as Bindu talks about leveraging her experience to be an agent for change, focusing her efforts on things that have a purpose, where she draws inspiration from and much more.

In this episode, we talk with Semande Agosa, Head of Programmatic and Strategic Partnerships at Bonnier Corporation. Listen as Semande talks about steps taken that have helps his career trajectory, accomplishments he’s most proud of and his thoughts on diversity and including in advertising and marketing.

In this episode we talk with Felix Zeng, Head of Programmatic at Watson Advertising Inc. Listen as Felix tells his story of transitioning from Wall Street to Digital Advertising, why networking is so important to your education and how going above and beyond in your day to day so critical for growing your career.

In this episode we talk with Heather Carver, SVP Seller Accounts at Rubicon Project. Listen to Heather tell her story of how she first got into AdTech, challenges of moving from an individual contributor to team leadership role, how she manages work-life balance and much more.

In this episode we talk to Wu Mahmood, VP, Programmatic at Cadreon. Listen to Wu tell his story of how he got into AdTech, provide some leadership advice, how he helps underrepresented groups and much more.

In this episode we talk to industry veteran and consultant Rich Sobel. Listen to Rich tell his story of being openly gay in AdTech, the challenges he faced in the social atmosphere of the industry and how he's overcome those challenges. Rich also discusses how his love for change and evolution has lead him on a very interesting career journey. We hope you enjoy this conversation as much as Kerel a...

In this episode we talk to Dennis Colon, VP of Ad Operations and Strategy at CBS Interactive. Listen to Dennis tell his story of what inspires him, how he overcomes challenges to lead by example and why being a mentor is so important to him.

In this episode we talk to Ashley McGee, Senior Director Strategic Partnerships at TRONC (formerly Tribune Publishing). Listen in to Ashley tell her story of balancing digital advertising during the day, crisis counselor at night as well as being a great mom.

In this episode we talk to Stephanie Layser, Vice President of Advertising Technology & Operations at News Corp. Listen in to Stephanie tell her story of how she got into digital advertising, why building relationships is so important and the honest conversation we have about being self-aware.