Category Archives: Influencers

Travel Noire: Zim Ugochukwu’s Mission to Make the World More Accessible for Black Travelers

Travel Noire: Zim Ugochukwu’s Mission to Make the World More Accessible for Black Travelers

Marketing images of tourists traveling abroad have historically been devoid of faces and people representative of the African Diaspora. So if you didn’t know any better, you could almost be forgiven for buying into the myth that black people don’t travel. A myth that Zim Ugochukwu (@zimism), 25, believed herself at one point while livingContinue Reading

GlobalHue President Detavio Samuels on Leadership and Helping People Find Their Personal Magic

GlobalHue President Detavio Samuels on Leadership and Helping People Find Their Personal Magic

At 32, Detavio Samuels (@Detavio), President of GlobalHue-Detroit, is one of the youngest top executives in advertising. This year alone he’s helped grow GlobalHue’s business with the addition of clients like the NBA, US Bank and United Airlines. Earlier this week he added a Crain’s Detroit Business 40 under 40 honor to his growing listContinue Reading

Toyota Marketer Zoe Zeigler on Finding Success and Longevity in Corporate America

Toyota Marketer Zoe Zeigler on Finding Success and Longevity in Corporate America

Zoe Zeigler (@MissZoeZ) defies the myth of the millennial job hopper. The Toyota marketer and ColorComm communications director has spent the last eight years working various roles at the auto company. Having found her “dream job” more than once within Toyota’s ranks, she’s become an expert on locating strategic growth opportunities and skill set enhancingContinue Reading