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Robert Wong has the kind of résumé most creatives dream of--he's been honored as a Master of Design by Fast Company, named one of 50 Most Influential Designers in America, has exhibited at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum and MoMA, and he is one of the 2019 ADCOLOR/ONE CLUB CREATIVE 🏆 Winners. Listen to a design giant.

Change doesn't just magically happen. You need people like Vincent making it happen and that's why he is the 2019 ADCOLOR CHANGE AGENT 🏆 winner. As the Diversity Client Partner for Bloomberg, Vince uses his influence to open hearts, eyes and minds all over. Listen to him drop a few gems.

For the 30th Anniversary of “Just Do it,” Nike celebrated athletes and their crazy dreams with a campaign led by Colin Kaepernick, the controversial NFL quarterback, and created by Weiden + Kennedy. The campaign was celebrated and hated, but cemented on the right side of history. W+K's Managing Director, Karrelle Dixon, joins us after their ADCOLOR AD OF THE YEAR win.

Helen Lin, the Chief Digital Officer for Publicis Media, get things done. Big things--and that;s why she's a 2019 ADCOLOR Legend Award winner. She's catalyst of innovation, a pioneer of programmatic, a collaborative business partner, and fierce believer in diversity and inclusion. Listen for a glimpse of her legendery flow. #TakeAStand

Ted Chung does legendary work and that's why he is a 2019 ADCOLOR Legend 🏆 winner. Under Ted's direction, the Cashmere Agency has executed 🔥🔥🔥 multicultural campaigns for giants from every sector. Get into his words of wisdom.

Steve Pamon is the President and Chief Operating Officer of Parkwood Entertainment--yea, Beyonce's company. But if you're curious why is a 2019 ADCOLOR Legend 🏆 winner, check his stats. He's worked for iconic brands like JP Morgan Chase and HBO in Business Development and Marketing creating pure 🔥🔥🔥. Hear him tell it.

Brandon Rochon is one of the world’s youngest and freshest CCOs. He is also one of the 2019 @ADCOLOR / ONE CLUB Creative 🏆 winners. & neither happens w/o the 🖤 to #TakeAStand . Listen and get a glimpse of why he is a force to be reckoned with.

In a world where laws need to passed for Black women to wear their natural hair to work without fear of discrimination, the Curly Girl Collective, founders of Curl Fest, are more than just natural hair advocates, they're a movement. And the @ADCOLOR Catalyst 🏆 winners. Hear two of their founders tell you why #TakeAStand.

Emil Wilbekin is a force. The @ADCOLOR Advocate 🏆 winner is Chief Content Officer of AFROPUNK and the Founder of Native Son, a movement created to inspire and empower Black Gay Men. Take his words to 🖤

Dhane Scotti is the 2019 @ADCOLOR Rockstar 🏆 winner. Translation: He is 'bout that iconic life. From his 🌍 work at Google leading strategies for Pixel to mentoring students and MWBEs, he's with it. Hear him keep it 💯 #TakeAStand

Antionette D. Carroll is the Founder, President & CEO of Creative Reaction Lab and the @ADCOLOR Innovator 🏆 winner. Watch her #TakeAStand and you will want to do more. She is training Black & LatinX to design an equitable future. Be inspired by her work and her episode. Click play.

MARIANO PINTOR leads national Mastercard sponsorship campaigns at McCann NY AND started the #WeAreImmigrants movement. How he #TakesAStand is revolutionary. Listen to his episode and catch inspirational contact.

If you don't know who Shannon Washington is, do yourself a favor, google her work, then listen to this episode. She's a boss and her work is too. We sat down with her in L.A. to discuss her article 'Pancakes, People and Advertising: The New Recipe', new ventures and how the West vibes for creatives. Read her article here: https://medium.com/@shannboogie/pancakes-people-and-advertising-the-new-reci...

The discourse over Ogilvy working with Customs and Border Protection reached fever pitch when a meeting between leadership and employees was secretly recorded and leaked to the press. We're continuing the discourse. But before we do, Brittany Johnson, Ms. Adcolor 2019, joins us to tell us more about the title, her duties, and why every company should try to be down with Adcolor.

On July 10, The Advertising Club of New York held their annual Women:NOW Masterclass. Over a dozen women from ad agencies, startups, consultancies and media companies took the stage to address women's issues and present critical strategies for owning this moment in time. Mixed Company sat down with a few of the speakers to discuss their talks and workshops.

On July 10, The Advertising Club of New York held their annual Women:NOW Masterclass. Over a dozen women from ad agencies, startups, consultancies and media companies took the stage to address women's issues and present critical strategies for owning this moment in time. Mixed Company sat down with a few of the speakers to discuss their talks and workshops.

On July 10, Mixed Company partnered with Group M to engage the 2019 MAIP class in a candid conversation to answer some important questions. Why is diversity such a difficult conversation at work? Where does the discomfort come from? What does it feel like to be a person of multicultural background in a less diverse space and how can you navigate these situations? Listen in as Kai Deveraux Lawson,...

Attrition in the advertising has been on the rise for years—you don’t have to look far to find someone considering jumping ship. Ericka Riggs, the Director of Foundation and Inclusion for the Advertising Club of New York, is working to change that narrative. She joined us to talk about the programs she’s running and creating to build and connect a community of diverse and inclusive talent beyond '...

There's a diverse class of disruptive madmen and madwomen who've taken their talents to the startup streets and Mary-'thee stallion'-Pryor is one of them. As the cofounder of Cannaclusive, Mary is using her skills sharpened in the music and ad industries to make sure the cannabis industry is as diverse and inclusive as those who partake in the plant. Listen in as she gives the BTS on her work and...

Hundreds of people were in the room when Derek Walker stood up and asked "how long do people of color have to wait?" Since then, must hasn't changed. Derek--the owner, janitor, secretary, and mailroom person of the advertising agency brown and browner--joins us to talk about the state of the industry and what needs to be done.

If you know anything about Inkwell Beach, then you know it's culturally significant to African American history. This year, there will be an Inkwell Beach at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. We sat down with its event producer, Laura Mignott, CEO of Dflash and host of The Reset Podcast, to find out how and why this African American staple will be in the south of France.

We're putting an exclamation point on Women's History Month 2019 with a conversation featuring a real O.G.--Heide Gardner, IPG's Chief Diversity Officer. Her journey to the C-suite was anything but linear. Listen in as Auntie Heide talks about how to blazed her path to leadership and pick up all her gems along the way.

There are thriving advertising communities all around the nation, but a lot of people only think of NYC or LA when discussing the industry. While at SxSW Kai and Karinna sat down with T3's Angela Yang & Leslie Harris to talk about the advertising community in the Southwest and the pros and cons of working outside of major hubs.

Diversity and inclusion in advertising isn't new. There's almost 80 years of history, programs and initiatives that should make everyone ask themselves "what the f**k are we getting wrong?" For our Black History Month episode, we take a stroll down a very questionable lane.

The Advertising Club of New York and Mixed Company Podcast present Icons, Rockstars & Innovators--an exploration of the Golden Age of advertising for Black History Month. Liv Lewis arrived in NYC hoping for a career in fashion, but found her hustle, passion, and purpose in advertising industry. She rocks unapologetically.