Today we’re joined by ⁠Dr. Anastasia Kārkliņa Gabriel, a cultural theorist, writer, and social critic whose work examines the meaning of culture in everyday life. Join us to learn about the time she participated in a building takeover protesting racial injustice, why she believes in befriending fear & how she sees culture as the operating system of our lives. Anastasia brought us Advil’s “Believe My Pain” campaign to discuss live using our criteria.

Follow Anastasia on ⁠LinkedIn⁠, subscribe to her substack, visit her website⁠ and read her award-winning book “Cultural Intelligence for Marketers”.

RESOURCES + LINKS

• Advil “Believe My Pain” campaign & website

• • Advil The Pain Equity Project
  • BirthFUND
  • Morehouse School of Medicine
  • BLK HLTH
  • Dr. Phabinly James Gabriel

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Today we’re joined by ⁠Michelle O'Grady⁠, a communications strategist, academic, and founder of ⁠Team Friday⁠, a marketing strategy firm. Join us to learn how her grandmother inspired her passion for inclusivity and community, why mixed-race kids—the fastest growing demographic—deserve our attention, and why authenticity and trusted messengers are essential in marketing campaigns. Michelle brought us Victoria Secret’s latest re-brand and fashion show to discuss live using our criteria.

Follow Michelle on ⁠LinkedIn⁠ and visit ⁠Team Friday⁠ to learn more about Michelle and her company’s work.

RESOURCES + LINKS

• Victoria's Secret: ⁠Previous re-brand⁠ to ⁠current re-brand⁠.
• ⁠Victoria’s Secret 2025 Fashion Show⁠ (Oct 15)
• Book: ⁠Culture Code: An Ingenious Way to Understand Why People Around the World Buy and Live as They Do⁠ By Clotaire Rapaille
• Team Friday ⁠Case Studies⁠

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Today we’re joined by Ellana Sloan, an analyst-turned-strategist with a passion for pushing brands to be a force for good. Join us to learn how her identity as a 4th generation vegetarian led to her passion for intersectional environmentalism, why it’s important to ask why 6,000 times & how she balances being both a “flag raiser” and “cheerleader” to drive meaningful change within imperfect systems. Ellana brought us Ralph Lauren’s Portrait of the American Dream: Oak Bluff’s campaign to discuss live using our criteria.

Follow Ellana on LinkedIn and check out her website to read her annual earth day musings.

RESOURCES + LINKS

• Leah Thomas, Intersectional Environmentalist
• Taco Bell Foundation
• Ralph Lauren Full Documentary, Social Posts, Design with Intent
• James Jeter & Cole Brown LinkedIn posts
• Film’s presence at the African American Film Festival
• Chicago Hearing Society — Caption With Intention

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