How To Create An Ecosystem For DEI Progress In Advertising | Driving Change | Julianna Akuamoah
Driving Change From the Inside: Presented by Actually Curious (https://www.actuallycurious.com)
Candid conversations on the DEI movement happening in the US job market.
Watch the full episode: • Go Inside the Great Reshuffle & DEI Moveme...
Madison Avenue has long been one of the most coveted industries to work for in America. Today advertising stands among the masses anxiously awaiting the end of the pandemic while striving to adapt its workplace culture to keep up with the “great reshuffle” happening in the U.S. job market.
Every major industry has been faced with a reckoning around equitable opportunity and a need to attract and retain diverse talent. For advertising, this has been keenly felt as it becomes increasingly evident that messaging that reflects the audiences it serves is best created by diverse talent.
I sat down with Julianna Akoumouh, Chief Culture Officer and Head of Diversity Equity and Inclusion at Havas North America to get a holistic view inside this agency group. Julianna’s job as the NA DE&I lead is to work closely with Havas’s global talent leader, as well as agency CEOs, to help them bring their DEI efforts to life and make them successful.