Community
We're a community of imaginative marketers and strategic storytellers. Throughout the year, we connect top business leaders and global creatives interested in mastering the transition from advertising to brand storytelling.
Want to join the cause and conversation?
What's your story?
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Nominate a speaker for our next event or tell us what topics you want us to explore.
Contributors
These are the changemakers shaping storytelling and our community.
Steve Madden
Founder
Steve Madden
Rebecca Minkoff
Founder
Rebecca Minkoff
Baratunde Thurston
Executive Producer & Podcast Host
How To Citizen with Baratunde
Cody Keenan
Political Advisor & Speechwriter
President Barack Obama (fmr)
Michelle Gadsen-Williams
Managing Director & Global Head of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Blackrock
Sherrell Dorsey
Publisher
The Plug
Kerel Cooper
SVP, Global Marketing
LiveIntent
Fred Bucher
CMO
The Weather Group
Keosha Burns
Executive Director, Senior Advisor, Community & Affordable Lending
JP Morgan Chase & Co.
Fran Hauser
Author
The Myth of the Nice Girl: Achieving a Career You Love Without Becoming a Person You Hate
Kwame Anku
Chairman & CEO
Black Star Fund
Lois Backon
Head of Corporate Partner Marketing
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Chase Griffin
Athlete
UCLA & JPM PODCAST
Attica Jacques
Global Head of Brand Marketing, Consumer Apps
Google
Sabina Mehmood
Pay Equity Leader & Strategic Initiatives
Gapsquare
Natasha Mulla
Chief Marketing Officer
Aboveboard
Chrysi Philalithes
Founder
Nylon Lab
Daniel Shugar
CEO & Founder
Nextracker
Sami Tauber
Chief Metaverse Officer & Founder
VNCCII
Tiffany Black
Head of Global Social Media
Google
Ty Heath
Director of Market Enagagement
LinkedIn
Nakia Swinton
Supervising Producer, Custom Podcasts
iHeartMedia
John Cosley
Senior Director Global Brand Marketing
Microsoft Advertising
Maxim Jago
Author, Filmmaker, Founder
The Creativity Conference
Lola Bakare
CMO Advisor & Inclusive Marketing Strategist
be/co
Dr. Marcus Collins
Head of Strategy
Wieden+Kennedy New York
Malea Otranto
Head of Global Programs
Meta
Nicole DeLaRosa
Vice President, Production & Activation
Conde Nast
Teri Williams
President
OneUnited Bank
Debra Chin
Senior Program Manager, Global Enterprise Marketing
Adobe
Ari Hayward
Manager of Talent Partnerships & Influencer Marketing
Target
Matt O'Dowd
VP Marketing
Clutter
Daisy Auger-Dominguez
Chief People Officer
Vice Media
Reshma Saujani
Founder & CEO
Marshall Plan for Moms and Girls Who Code
Kristan Kirsh
VP Global Marketing
Nextracker
Gregg Meyer
Chief Stainaibilty Officer
Steve Madden
Ali Fakih
SVP US Marketing
Garnier
Frank Renwick
VP Head of Marketing & Brand
Bowery Farming
Sam Saperstein
Managing Director and Head of Women on the Move
JP Morgan Chase & Co.
Akash Vaswani
Head of Digital Marketing & Media
JP Morgan Chase & Co.
Nadeska Alexis
Host
Beginner to Buyer Podcast
Adrianne Smith
Global Director, Inclusion and Diversity
WPP
Benish Shah
Chief Growth Officer
Loop & Tie
Adam Aston
VP, Executive Editorial Director
T Brand Studio at The New York Times
Adam Neuhaus
Director, Development
ESPN Films/ESPN+
Bette Ann Fialkov
Director, Influencer Marketing
Lyft
Brian Newman
Founder
Sub-genre Media
Dara Treseder
SVP, Global Marketing & Communications
Peloton
Cavel Khan
Chief Revenue Officer
Tumblr
Bethany Hale
CMO
Cedar
Jill Cress
VP, Consumer Marketing
Paypal
Jennifer Cohan
President
Edelman New York
Jennifer Justice
Co-Founder & CEO
The Justice Dept
Marvin Chow
VP, Global Marketing & Storymaker
Google
Joy Altimare
Chief Engagement & Brand Officer
EHE Health
Kay Hsu
Global Director
Instagram
Michael Smith
CMO
NPR
Otto Bell
Chief Creative Officer
CNN
Nada Stirratt
VP, Global Marketing Solutions
Facebook
Neil Carty
The Carty Group, LLC.
The Carty Group, LLC.
Shira Atkins
Co-Founder & CMO
Wonder Media Network
Rodney Williams
CEO (fmr. CMO)
Belvedere
Thomas Allen Harris
Executive Producer
Family Pictures
Swan Sit
Digital Transformation, Marketing & Strategy
Nike (fmr)
Trenton Kenagy
Creative Director
Greenhouse
Veronica Gontier
SVP, Marketing
SoulCycle
Tomas Kellner
Chief Storyteller
GE
Chitra Ragavan
Strategic Advisor to Tech CEOs
When It Mattered
Kristina Heney
fmr. Chief Marketing & Experience Officer
Cirque du Soleil
Clarissa Striker
Celebrity Partnerships Lead, Consumer Apps
Google
Danielle Belton
Editor-In-Chief
The Root
Susan McPherson
Founder & CEO
McPherson Strategies
Jalina Stewart
Chief of Production
VRAccelerator
Laura Mignott
CEO
DFlash
Martha Kuzzy
Director, Growth Marketing
Andie
Amanda Rubin
Global Co-Head, Brand and Content
Goldman Sachs
Michele T. Ghee
Managing Partner
Stratechic Alliance
Navid Khonsari
Founder
iNk Stories
Alison Koplar Wyatt
Co-Founder
The Female Founder Collective
Sophia Chang
Author
The Baddest Bitch in the Room: A Memoir
Victoria Taylor
Community Editor
LinkedIn
Amy Hudson
Sports Originals Content & Partnerships
Spotify
Anya Grundmann
SVP, Programming & Audience Development
NPR
Meredith Halpern-Ranzer
Co-Founder & CEO
"Wow in the World" /Tinkercast
Sarah Haberman
Executive Director
The Moth
Tomm Miller
fmr. CMO
Barneys New York
Tracy-Ann Lim
Executive Director, Head of Media
Chase
Zach Kahn
PR & Communications for Podcast
Apple
Jaime Dictenberg
SVP, Consumer Marketing
Nickelodeon
Harriet Seitler
EVP & CMO, Harpo Studios
OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network
Micky Onvural
CEO & CMO
Bonobos
Taye Diggs
Actor / Author
N/A
Carola Jain
CMO
Spartan
Amy Emmerich
President North America & Chief Content Officer
Refinery 29
Kelly Lyons
Founder
Lyonshare
Laura Artigas
CMO
Kinedu
Caroline Giegerich
Founder
Daily Marauder
David Wells
Managing Director, Investment Management Division
Goldman Sachs
Annie Auerbach
Author
Flex: Reinventing Work for a Smarter, Happier Life
Ryan Babenzien
Founder & CEO
Jolie Skin Co.
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