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Creative Career Empowerment Summit

March 13th at 12 p.m. EST

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About The Summit

Our Creative Empowerment Summit aims to enhance the careers of creative women of color by giving them direct access to gatekeepers, recruiters and leading people in a variety of innovative fields. Join us for a full day of inspiration from some leading industry experts, dive deep as we talk what it really takes to get in at your favorite global companies and break into your dream industries. Our goal is to empower, equip and advocate for creative women of color when they need it most.

We're offering direct referrals to internships and jobs for attendees. Are you a graduate or undergraduate student ? We're giving away scholarships so apply here! Fellowship with other attendees in our Slack Channel.

Although we're sad we can't meet in person, we're not letting COVID-19 stop us from lifting women up, especially during these chaotic times. Looking for a new job? Looking to switch careers? Feeling stuck? Miss connecting? We got you! This is a safe space where we welcome you to network with our community and drive positive impactful change in your career. All are welcome!

Speakers

Emily Hawkins

Public Relations at Amazon

Ezienne Okoro

Global Chief Inclusion & Diversity Officer, Wunderman Thompson

Nikiva Dionne

Actress on A Million Little Things, S.W.A.T., Insecure

Charlene Polite Corley

VP, Diverse Insights & Partnerships

Nielsen Global Media

Shia Hendricks

Manager, Brand Growth and Key Account Sales at Kellogg Company

Antonia Baker

Head of Interest & Conversation Marketing at Twitter

Courtney Richardson

Creative Director and Resident Culture Expert for PAPER Magazine

Gabrielle Gambrell

Vice President & Head of Communications, Barnard College

Shayla Cox Milan

Art Director & Founder of The Coming Home

Frances Armas-Edwards

Inclusion at Scale, Lead at Google

Jennifer Ogunsola

Writer & Communications Executive

Sararuth Delice

Director of Research at Discovery, President of the Advisory Board at Color Vision

Shy Wester

Production Manager Buzzfeed

Morgan Murrell

Senior Pop Culture Reporter & Writer, Buzzfeed

Courtney Connley

Careers Reporter at CNBC

Mia J. Davis

CEO & Founder, Color Vision

Maaden Jones

Founder, Love Maaden

Kristen V. Carter

Producer & Writer

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Shameika Simmons

Makeup Artist & Founder, Your Face My Canvas

Shirley V. Williams

Director/Producer

Pamela Shepard

Creative

Matiki Anoff

Celebrity Makeup Artist

Kristin Jones

Co- Founder, Insider Projects

Nakia Richardson

Entertainment On Air Host & Producer, E! News, BET, BET Plus

Tasha Henderson

Staff Writer at ABC

Brittany Grooms

Vice President of Casting at Sony Motion Pictures

Christina Fulton

Christina Fulton, Partner Services, NFL Players Association

Sheena Jones

Assignment Desk Lead at Cheddar T.V.

Mercedes Cook

Costume Designer, Queen of The South, The Chi & More

Raven Davis

Associate Brand Manger-Unilever

Schedule

12:00 p.m.

Welcome by Color Vision

Mia Davis Founder

12:05-1:05

Dear Twenties: This panel is dedicated to those people who are in the first five years of their career journey. The panel will feature a group of speakers from a variety of fields and businesses sharing lessons they learned early on in their own journeys.

Moderator: Maaden Jones

Panelist:

Emily Hawkins, Public Relations at Amazon

Shia Hendricks, Senior Manager of Commercial Strategy at Kellogg

Kristin Jones, Co-Founder, Insider Projects

Shayla Milan, Art Director & Founder of The Coming Home

1:05- 2:05

Mastering Marketing :

This panel will feature a variety of creative marketers taking a deep dive into switching your career to marketing, how to get started, the highs and lows of the industry, marketing trends and much more.

Moderator: Courtney Richardson, Creative Director at Paper Magazine

Panelist:

Antonia Baker, Head of Interests & Conversation Marketing at Twitter

Raven Davis, Brand Manager at Unilever

Shaina Morrison, Global Marketing at Netflix

1:05-2:05

Beauty Behind The Scenes : Whether you’re ready to break into Hollywood as a new it stylist, fresh out of cosmetology school or just starting out with dreams of a Best Makeup Oscar in your head, this panel will explore how you get your start in styling, hair and makeup with leading experts.

Moderator: Jennifer Ogunsola

Shameika Simmons, Make Up Artist & Founder of Your Face My Canvas

Pamela Shepard, Wardrobe Stylist + Creative

Matiki Anoff, Celebrity Makeup Artist

2:05-3:05

Breaking into Television/Film 101: Our Breaking into Television Panel will feature producers, recruiters, writers and other television industry experts sharing their stories, how to get your foot in the door and a live interactive Q&A for participants.

Moderator: Sararuth Delice

Kristen Carter, Producer & Writer

Shirley V. Williams, Director & Producer

Tasha Henderson, Staff Writer at ABC

Brittany Grooms, VP of Casting at Sony Motion Pictures

Nakia Richardson, On Air Host, E! News, BET, Bet +

2:05-3:05

A Seat At The Table: How to get In At Your Favorite Companies -This panel will feature leading employees from some of the top creative and tech companies in the world centered around a question and answer session on what it takes to get in at your favorite companies.

Moderator: Courtney Connley, Careers Reporter at CNBC

Panelist:

Morgan Murrell,Senior Pop Culture Reporter & Writer at Buzzfeed

Frances Armas-Edwards, Inclusion in Scale Lead at Google

Charlene Polite Corley, VP at Nielsen

Sheena Jones, Editor at Cheddar T.V.

Christina Fulton, Partner Services at NFLPA

Ezienne Okoro, Global Chief Inclusion & Diversity Officer, Wunderman Thompson

3:05

Mia Davis, CE0 & Founder of Color Vision

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About Color Vision

Color Vision is an organization dedicated to helping women of color go from desire to achievement in their careers and/or businesses. The company was founded in 2018 by Mia J. Davis when she sought to build a community that could provide an open and safe space for creative women of color in a business that rarely celebrates them. Color Vision aims to engage, educate and enlighten women from a variety of creative backgrounds to have the career of their dreams through national creative conferences, scholarship opportunities and mentorship programs throughout the country.

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