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Shante Bacon, the founder and CEO of the acclaimed ONE/35 Agency, is not new to making things happen for real and for the culture. She sat down with Kai to talk about her move from the music biz to marketing and what people need to know for D&I initiatives to work.

Karinna is West Coast repping these days and sat down with the founders of the Industry Collective--Cheryl Faux and Tiona Langley--to talk about the inclusive space they're creating for people of color in creative industries in L.A. It's dope shit.

Every year @ADCOLOR honors people who set the world on

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

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

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

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

Brandon Rochon is one of the world’s youngest and freshest CCOs. He is also one of the 2019 @ADCOLOR / ONE CLUB Creative

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

Emil Wilbekin is a force. The @ADCOLOR Advocate

Dhane Scotti is the 2019 @ADCOLOR Rockstar

Antionette D. Carroll is the Founder, President & CEO of Creative Reaction Lab and the @ADCOLOR Innovator

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-recipe-b451aafbcc39

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, Meb Francisco, Kristin Parris, Porscha Scott, Emiliano Zapata, and Caroline Tran discuss their experiences as people of color in advertising and media.