First Fridays Host Elyn Kazarian linked up with Co-Host Christian Blackwell, WNW’s Global Networking, Talent and Community Manager, to have a discussion about how Black creatives can launch their careers with guest Naadiya Mills, WNW’s Creative Partnerships Coordinator and Art Director.

This one may feel a little negative at first glance, but resentment can push you to tackle projects or take a leap you weren't willing to before. What are you resenting these days? And how do you get to that moment where it pivots toward a positive result?

Enter Lara Mendonça and Jessica Miller, two award-winning product designers with over 20 years of experience in the industry. With clients like Sundance, Bumble, and Twitter, they’re here to give you the rundown of what you can do to make your portfolio pop.

To follow up on our Adland survey, we held a 4-person panel event in late October to talk about the current state of the industry, and how some agencies are working to change things from the inside and support the creatives they hire.

Justin comforted his class of copywriters, recalling what it was like to have to level up from Portfolio 1.0 to Portfolio 2.0. His initial advice: Give yourself credit. It can be as difficult leveling up your portfolio as it is breaking into the industry.

If Malika wants you to remember nothing else, remember this: Forget the rules and do you. The vibe attracts the tribe. There is no one-size-fits-all approach to building your portfolio. Build a book to attract the kinds of recruiters and clients you want to notice you.

“What do you do best? What experience do you have that’s rare? What’s your POV? What do you want to do? How far are you from there?” Your portfolio should answer all of these questions.

Where Are The Black Designers’ latest partnership with Working Not Working offers an exciting one-of-a-kind virtual exhibition with more than 300 pieces of art from black artists, painting a vivid picture with a multitude of fresh realities.

We’re excited to continue our partnership with the One Club this year, and share how they’re poised to adapt on the heels of a monumental, industry-shifting year. The One Club is already making several changes to its application process and program.

In this installment of the monthly WNW event series “Equity in Practice,” DE&I facilitators Jennifer Ekeleme and Jezz Chung explore personal paths toward advocacy by discussing how our interests, expertise, and networks can illuminate our areas of impact.

Jennifer and Jezz led a poignant one-hour conversation about the ways racial equity elevates our creativity. They discuss the knee-jerk reactions of the advertising industry, the importance of interrogating whiteness, how to hold your peers, employees, and employers accountable, and why it’s still too early to start praising companies that “got it right.”

We’re excited to present to you a new virtual summit: the Allyship & Action Summit. The Allyship & Action Summit will be a source of information on allyship and provide tangible next steps on anti-racism in Ad Land for all. There will be workshops and talks designed for scalable and sustainable action.