OUR MEMBERS
Most of our members not only work full-time gigs, many of them have side-hustles, run their own businesses that reflect their passion for diversity, inclusion and culture.
carol
dunn
BY DAY: Executive Music Producer
LEADER + INFLUENCER: Black composer community and a member of the AMP West Chapter Board
reonna
johnson
BY DAY: VP/Director of Growth Strategy
BY SIDE-HUSTLE: rooted | owner of wellness studio focused on fitness, gardening and community learning in Inglewood, CA
sydni
chustz
BY DAY: Content Producer
BY SIDE-HUSTLE: BidBlack | a production database dedicated to Black talent. Bid Black wants to normalize Black talent in front and behind the camera
tahirah
edwards
BY DAY: Creative Director
BY SIDE-HUSTLE: Plantain Papers | journal stories highlighting the amazing African diaspora, Latin and South Asian communities
charity
pourhabib
BY DAY: Brand Executive
BY SIDE-HUSTLE: HBUs @ W+K | for students at historically Black colleges The eight-week program invites students to see themselves in advertising
charlie
jim-george
BY DAY: Senior Strategist
BY SIDE-HUSTLE: CO/LAB | a hat-line that bridges the gap between cities that normally have no association with one another, utilizing popular baseball team logos
justin
polk
CREDS: Director
CO-FOUNDER: Invisible Collective | a Black owned production company focused on marginalized people in front and behind the camera
melissa
matos
BY DAY: Associate Creative Director
BY SIDE-HUSTLE: Founder of The WoMi™ App, a directory app for women-owned & minority-owned small businesses
saxton
moore
BY DAY: Animation Director
HE’S JUST DOPE: Saxton Moore is a professional 2X EMMY nominated Animation Director/ Creative Visionary; Check out his work HERE
a’sia
horne
BY DAY: Editor
BY SIDE-HUSTLE: Hue Collective | a non-profit that trains youth of color how to edit videos
justin
barnette
BY DAY: Strategist
BY SIDE-HUSTLE: ADcademics | A beginner’s guide to advertising, ADcademics is designed to help current & future advertisers better understand the ad industry
reva
santo
BY DAY: Media Artist
BY SIDE-HUSTLE: Honey & Smoke | global artist community & platform creating space for artists to meditate on important themes of our time