SEEN Event & Content Series
October 2020 Recap:
The intersectional experience of Black women in business is often overlooked and undervalued. True equity and inclusion calls for women to unite across all industries to advocate, celebrate and support Black professional women at every level of their career.
PIPELINE TO PROGRESSION PANEL
To kick off the SEEN event & content series, we brought together a powerful group of black female executives to discuss the trials and triumphs of having a seat at the table and how to affect change at the leadership level.
- Teedra Bernard, TransUnion (Chief Talent & Diversity Officer)
- Jonita Wilson, Discover Financial Services (Chief Diversity Officer)
- Ronnie Dickerson Stewart, Publicis Groupe (Chief Diversity Officer)& Host of the OhHeyCoach Career Clinic Podcast
- Autumn Williams, Google (HR Business Partner)
- Taylor Shine, Moderator
TO AFFINITY GROUPS & BEYOND PANEL
Industry Affinity Group Leaders discuss how they create & foster inclusive communities within a large corporation and why it is essential to thread D&I into the DNA of the company culture.
- Maia Davis-Singleton, Discover Financial Services - Director of Global Operations
- Tracie Anderson, TransUnion - President of Women@TU
- Dorlisa Marshall, Discover Financial Services (Vice Chair of PWR & Sr. Principal HR consultant)
- Taylor Shine, Moderator
AMPLIFY HER SOUND PANEL
Black female musicians, industry executives, producers, writers and enthusiasts can be credited for some of the world's most iconic hits and sound innovation. Shavonne Dargan, Nicole Buchanan & Nicole Johnson discuss how Black women's representation in music & media impacts culture and society, along with the challenges that they've faced as a black professional woman in a male dominated industry.
- Nicole Johnson, Pandora - Head of Urban Marketing
- Nicole Buchanan, Pandora - National Lead of Audience Growth & Multicultural Marketing
- Shavonne Dargan, Live Nation - SVP of Brand Management
- Taylor Shine, Moderator
UNDER HER INFLUENCE PANEL
Impactful Black female entrepreneurs share the power of influence and how to lead with purpose and intention.
- Fatou Barry, ABMG (Founder)
- Afenya Montgomery, iCan Collective (Founder)
- Kris Christian, Chicago French Press (Founder)
- Taylar Barrington-Booker, Cliquish (Founder)
- Taylor Shine, Moderator
EARLY CAREER IMPACT PANEL
Young black professionals share best practices on how to affect change at every level, even in entry & mid-level positions.
- Evelyn Brown, Ulta (Influencer Marketing)
- Sakinah Charbeneau, Omnicom Media Group (Director of Diversity & Inclusion)
- Laura Woodard, AT&T(Client Solutions Executive)
- Taylor Shine, Moderator