Courtney Richardson

‘Generational Queens’ for Amazon Music

Honored to join The One Club's Creative Week 2022 for a special panel conversation about journeys from HBCUs into the industry. Proudly joined esteemed colleagues and HBCUs alumni to share our stories and inform agencies on how to create more pathways to HBCUs.

An annual celebration of Black culture-shifters across a variety of disciplines, from tech, social justice, fashion and beyond, who inspire us to be our most unapologetic selves. The 2022 class highlights the present and future while reminding us that we’d be nowhere without the past.

The One Club | ADCOLOR Creative Award recognizes creative professionals of multicultural background who have demonstrated noteworthy talent and achievement within the media, creative, digital and traditional advertising disciplines. The honor is presented jointly by ADCOLOR, the premier organization dedicated to celebrating and promoting professionals of color and diversity in the creative industries, and The One Club for Creativity, the world’s foremost nonprofit organization whose mission is… Show more

The One Club | ADCOLOR Creative Award recognizes creative professionals of multicultural background who have demonstrated noteworthy talent and achievement within the media, creative, digital and traditional advertising disciplines. The honor is presented jointly by ADCOLOR, the premier organization dedicated to celebrating and promoting professionals of color and diversity in the creative industries, and The One Club for Creativity, the world’s foremost nonprofit organization whose mission is to support and celebrate the success of the global creative community, Show less

HBCU Educated was created to educate, empower, and employ talented Black men and women from HBCUs across the country, while creating more professional opportunities for them in industries with high barriers to entry.

On the panel, "Black Hollywood," myself and other industry leaders from various ends of the film and television industry walked the audience through our journeys from college courses to red carpets.

The Ad of the Year is a campaign or single execution that is truly brilliant. That pushes boundaries, promotes conversation and highlights the lives of multicultural, LGBT and/or other under-represented Americans in the mass media.

Season Four, Episode 87 "About the Brand"

"How To Break Into the Entertainment Industry" Bauce Squad Masterclass

Inaugural honoree and speaker recognized for accomplishments across diversity in entertainment & media.

'Your Best Work Won't Wait: The Art of Creative Direction' Lunch & Learn Session

Selected as one of 150 amazing Black female founders & entrepreneurs, creative freelancers, and workplace professionals in corporate, nonprofit, government and academia who embody unique dopeness and for using it to shine a light on the community.

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Speaker for 7th grade class in honor of 149th Howard University Charter Day

Lower Eastside Girls Club MLK Day Celebration

I was tapped to have my marketing expertise featured in a new e-book. Authored by the brilliant minds behind Kanye West’s pop-up showroom in NYC’s SoHo neighborhood for his highly successful YEEZY Season 2 sneaker launch, the e-book gives readers an inside look on pop-ups and the how-to’s on launching engaging experiential marketing strategies during the holiday season.

Lush actively supports LGBT rights, but this is a challenge for a global business present in countries with anti-gay laws. While many societies have seen huge progress in LGBT rights, the general public is mostly unaware that 2.8 billion people live in countries where being LGBT is a crime. In June 2015, Lush Cosmetics and charity AllOut joined forces and launched an awareness campaign for LGBT rights as human rights. The launch happened during pride month, around the date of the historic 1969… Show more

Lush actively supports LGBT rights, but this is a challenge for a global business present in countries with anti-gay laws. While many societies have seen huge progress in LGBT rights, the general public is mostly unaware that 2.8 billion people live in countries where being LGBT is a crime. In June 2015, Lush Cosmetics and charity AllOut joined forces and launched an awareness campaign for LGBT rights as human rights. The launch happened during pride month, around the date of the historic 1969 Stonewall riots, which marked the start of the LGBT Rights movement. Show less

'Digital Marketing Social Media Campaign'

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‘Generational Queens’ for Amazon Music

‘Generational Queens’ for Amazon Music