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Marketing Advisory Council Member
Toronto Metropolitan University
- 2 years
Education
TRSM’s Advisory Councils are comprised of industry leaders whose collective knowledge and deep real-world experience advances TRSM’s vision of shaping diverse global leaders through experiential education that is practical, innovative and socially conscious.
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Strategy Magazine: Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Board Member
Brunico Communications
- 1 year 9 months
Strategy Magazine is a Canadian business magazine about marketing, advertising and media. It uncovers and shares the “bold vision, brand new ideas” of Canada’s national marketing community.
The goal of the Advisory Board was to offer a critical perspective and to advise the publication on their diversity and inclusion efforts. The initial focus was addressing the role publications can play in the industry’s efforts to increase BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Colour) equity within…Strategy Magazine is a Canadian business magazine about marketing, advertising and media. It uncovers and shares the “bold vision, brand new ideas” of Canada’s national marketing community.
The goal of the Advisory Board was to offer a critical perspective and to advise the publication on their diversity and inclusion efforts. The initial focus was addressing the role publications can play in the industry’s efforts to increase BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Colour) equity within the marketing industry.
Publications
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New Establishment: Brand 2019 Award Winner, Danica S. Nelson @TELUS
Strategy Magazine
See publicationHow this year's Brand winner Danica Nelson is driving results and diversity at the telco.
Honors & Awards
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The Peak's Emerging Leaders under 40 for 2024 (Entrepreneurship Category)
The Peak
The Peak’s annual list celebrates up-and-coming young leaders shaping Canada's economy, culture, and society. The 2024 Emerging Leaders are ambitious Canadian leaders under forty who go above and beyond their roles to make a change.
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Nominee: Black Marketer of the Year
BPTN (Black Professional Technology Network)
This award is specifically designed to recognize and honour a Black professional executive who has been shaping the industry with innovative thinking in North America.
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2021: The Future 50
The Drum
The Future 50 is The Drum's annual list of the best emerging marketers in the world. Readers around the world were invited to submit testimonials on behalf of outstanding client-side marketers aged under 30, or older but in the first 18 months of their marketing career, before editors selected the final 50.
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Nominee: CHLOE Award, Champion of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
TELUS
CHLOE, short for Connections Honours Leaders of Excellence, is an awards ceremony that celebrates exceptional women and champions of diversity in TELUS.
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Nominee: Top 25 Women of Influence (2019, 2020)
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The annual Top 25 Women of Influence™ awards recognize the extraordinary accomplishments of Canada’s diverse women role models. The recipients have all left their mark over the past year: contributing to the greater good through their initiatives; using their influence to drive positive change; or reaching inspiring heights on a global stage.
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New Establishment: Brand 2019/Canada's 2019 Top Young Marketing Professional (FKA Marketing Mag Top 30 Under 30)
Strategy Magazine
The New Establishment program exists to celebrate pioneers in the industry at the junior and mid-level. The award, presented by Strategy Magazine (Canada's leading Marketing publication) was developed to recognize the young people working on the big ideas that have helped their respective brands keep up with the changing needs of the industry. It was formerly known as the Marketing Mag 30 Under 30 award.
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Top 100 Black Women to Watch in Canada (2020)
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Canada International Black Women Event (fourth edition) is an exceptional event that aims to celebrate each year, Black women in Canada: their achievements, their striving, their purpose and breakthroughs. The ultimate goal is to elevate Black women in Canada and provide a platform where black women from all walks of life can gather and discuss, share, connect, learn and empower one another to shine and keep growing.
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