20 Black CMOs You Should Know

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Byron Lewis: The Architect Who Proved Black Consumers Were Always Here
Explore how Byron Lewis founded UniWorld Group, the largest Black-owned advertising agency in the U.S., and transformed marketing to Black consumers through cultural insight and authentic representation.
Carol H. Williams, founder of Carol H. Williams Advertising and first Black female VP at Leo Burnett
Carol H. Williams: The “Whose Eyes” Standard That Reshaped Multicultural Advertising
How Carol H. Williams built the longest-running independent multicultural ad agency—and the philosophy that drove every campaign she touched.
Barbara Gardner Proctor, founder of Proctor & Gardner Advertising, the first African American woman to own a major advertising agency
Barbara Gardner Proctor: The Ad Executive Who Built an Agency on the Power of No
Barbara Gardner Proctor founded Proctor & Gardner in 1970, the first Black woman-owned ad agency. Her work for Kraft, Sears, and Jewel redefined the industry.
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