T.D. Jakes

T.D.

Jakes

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Omar Goff

Omar

Goff

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Omar Goff is the President of Mielle – the fastest growing, beauty brand offering quality, natural products for textured hair consumers. In this role, Omar is responsible for delivering top- and bottom-line growth through innovation (R&D), a synchronized supply chain, brand-building and sales. A passionate brand builder and intuitive, strategic business leader, Omar was hand-selected to lead the next chapter for Mielle with Procter & Gamble and expected to lead the brand to new heights unlocking the power of possibilities that exist by bringing the best of both worlds to life. His impact has already yielded breakthrough for Mielle as the brand launched its very first television commercial, signed a historic partnership with the WNBA, and transformed the approach for Mielle’s media planning and buying.

Omar has a long and proven track-record of transforming opportunities into inspiring results and competitive advantage for P&G. Omar began his career at Procter & Gamble in 2004 after receiving his MBA at Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University. During Omar’s 20+years with P&G, he has worked in Product Supply-Purchasing for 13 years delivering over $500 Million in Cost Savings and $100 million in cash improvement by developing strategic sourcing strategies that enabled business growth, product innovation/superiority, and capability for P&G spanning every business unit, worldwide. He then moved into Brand Management where he delivered ground-breaking results on the Old Spice brand year-over-year. His passion for winning with multi-cultural consumers has delivered an S-curve for the Old Spice brand as they have joined the Billion Dollar Brand Club at Procter & Gamble fueled by the intentionality and commitment to resonate with Black men. Omar is the brand leader behind Old Spice’s longest running and award-winning campaign, Men Have Skin Too starring Deon Cole, a dynamic partnership with Kevin Hart and his LOL network and the Force for Growth, Force for Good community impact program School of Swagger boldly focused on increasing high school graduation rates in America.

Committed to empowering people to deliver sustained results, Omar follows brings his alma-mater motto to life into every leadership role he tackles “No excuse is acceptable. No amount of effort is adequate unless it is effective.” Omar has won several awards for his craft including but not limited to Effie, D&AD, Clio, and ANA Multicultural Awards of Excellence.

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Reading the Cultural Tea Leaves


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Details

Date

Tue, Oct 7

Time

4:15PM – 5:00PM

Stage

Premier stage

Address

Spring Studios
50 Varick St,
New York, NY 10013

Speakers & Moderators

Charlene Polite Corley

Speaker

Imani Greene

Speaker

VP, Global Marketing & Media Innovation, P&G

Speaker

Julian Golfarini

Moderator

Bethann Hardison

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As brands lean more heavily on AI, automation, and data-driven targeting, the stakes for cultural intelligence have never been higher. Standard datasets and biased algorithms often miss the nuances that shape how diverse communities live, consume, and connect. This panel will explore the growing need for culturally optimized insights that reflect real people—not stereotypes—and ensure that marketing, media, and technology speak to all audiences authentically. Panelists will discuss how to root out bias in large language models, build inclusive datasets, and design systems that capture the idiosyncrasies that define culture. Because if the data isn’t inclusive, neither is the future.

This Blackweek discussion is proudly sponsored by Shipt. We’re grateful for their generous support and commitment to right-sizing industries to help create more opportunity for equity and ownership.


Despierto


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Details

Date

Tue, Oct 7

Time

6:00PM – 6:30PM

Director & Host

Ariel Danziger

Director

EVP, ECD – Razorfish (Publicis)

Q&A Host

Entrepreneur, Founder & CEO of aWLCo

Speaker

Bethann Hardison

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In Mexico City, Juan Daniel García Treviño and Sasha Gonzalez explore their connection as a passage to different dimensions.

Opening up the infinite possibilities of dream states through the lens of real couples, director Ariel Danziger captures Mexican actors Juan Daniel García Treviño and Sasha Gonzalez in a parallel world for short film Despierto. An intimate portrait, told from a different dimension, Despierto journeys deep into Dani and Sasha’s relationship as they marvel at the dreams accessed through their connection, contemplating the profound forces that bring them together in the present.

“Despierto explores the existence of different dimensions and delves into Dani and Sasha’s bond. The process was one for the books. We gathered all our friends, bought some 16mm film, practically borrowed a home, and flew to Mexico City. Two weeks later, we had it shot.”

Shooting on 16mm film at a borrowed home in Mexico City, Danziger developed an intricate visual narrative around Dani and Sasha’s private realm – casting a dreamlike filter over the world they share. Continuing the themes explored in 2020’s Somewhere, Despierto imagines the impenetrable bubble of romance as a passage to new realities, and how these imagined worlds materialize around us.

This Blackweek discussion is proudly sponsored by Shipt. We’re grateful for their generous support and commitment to right-sizing industries to help create more opportunity for equity and ownership.


Invisible Beauty


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Details

Date

Tue, Oct 8

Time

7:00PM – 9:00PM

Director & Host

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Director

Entrepreneur, Founder & CEO of aWLCo

Speaker

Bethann Hardison

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Coming soon.

This Blackweek discussion is proudly sponsored by Shipt. We’re grateful for their generous support and commitment to right-sizing industries to help create more opportunity for equity and ownership.


Where I Became


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Details

Date

Tue, Oct 8

Time

5:00PM – 7:00PM

Director & Host

TBD

Director

Entrepreneur, Founder & CEO of aWLCo

Speaker

Bethann Hardison

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Coming soon.

This Blackweek discussion is proudly sponsored by Shipt. We’re grateful for their generous support and commitment to right-sizing industries to help create more opportunity for equity and ownership.


Gaps


Sponsored by

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Details

Date

Tue, Oct 7

Time

7:00PM – 7:30PM

Director & Host

Jenn Shaw

Director

Entrepreneur, Founder & CEO of aWLCo

Speaker

Bethann Hardison

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Coming soon.

This Blackweek discussion is proudly sponsored by Shipt. We’re grateful for their generous support and commitment to right-sizing industries to help create more opportunity for equity and ownership.


Letter to Rosie


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Details

Date

Tue, Oct 7

Time

6:00PM – 6:30PM

Director & Host

Ariel Danziger

Director

EVP, ECD – Razorfish (Publicis)

Q&A Host

Entrepreneur, Founder & CEO of aWLCo

Speaker

Bethann Hardison

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LETTER TO ROSIE captures an intimate portrait about survival, self worth, self love, and overcoming all of life’s obstacles. Matt’s tormented past sexual and physical abusive life finds its way into this visually depiction. Matt’s last letter he wrote to his deceased mother. Narrated by MATT SANCHEZ. Who at the young age now of 21 has lived through more pain and suffering than most young men. But this story isn’t about MATT The VICTIM it’s about MATT the survivor. Our story is told to help heal others. To inspire, to trigger something within.

This Blackweek discussion is proudly sponsored by Shipt. We’re grateful for their generous support and commitment to right-sizing industries to help create more opportunity for equity and ownership.


The Making of a Matriarch


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Details

Date

Tue, Oct 7

Time

5:30PM – 6:00PM

Director & Host

Vanessa Cruz

Director

CCO, HAVAS LYNX

Q&A Host

Entrepreneur, Founder & CEO of aWLCo

Speaker

Bethann Hardison

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This “love letter to grandma” is voiced by a third-generation Dominican-American filmmaker as she uncovers her family heritage by examining the life of her grandmother who immigrated to the U.S in the 1960s.

This Blackweek discussion is proudly sponsored by Shipt. We’re grateful for their generous support and commitment to right-sizing industries to help create more opportunity for equity and ownership.


Blue


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Details

Date

Tue, Oct 7

Time

5:00PM – 5:30PM

Director & Host

Dayna Lynne North

Director

CCO, HAVAS LYNX

Q&A Host

Entrepreneur, Founder & CEO of aWLCo

Speaker

Bethann Hardison

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BLUE — is a layered romantic dramedy about possibly finding love, maybe losing love, and definitely finding yourself, in an era ruled by devices and emojis. When a heart-on-her-sleeve woman (Imani Cheadle) has a surprise reunion with an old friend, the ensuing roller-coaster culminates in a chance encounter with the love of her life.

This Blackweek discussion is proudly sponsored by Shipt. We’re grateful for their generous support and commitment to right-sizing industries to help create more opportunity for equity and ownership.