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Marc S. Strachan
New York, New York, United States
4K followers
500+ connections
New York, New York, United States
4K followers
500+ connections
About
*"I exist to inspire others to do great things and to chase their dreams." I am a natural…
Contributions
Activity
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Y'all, I'm in St. Kitts and I'm shook. Picture Little Neisha (literally, see the last two pics), writing books in second grade and painting murals,…
Y'all, I'm in St. Kitts and I'm shook. Picture Little Neisha (literally, see the last two pics), writing books in second grade and painting murals,…
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🎉 BREAKING NEWS: EC Collective Founding Memberships SOLD OUT! 🎉 I'm absolutely thrilled to announce that our Founding Member spots for the EC…
🎉 BREAKING NEWS: EC Collective Founding Memberships SOLD OUT! 🎉 I'm absolutely thrilled to announce that our Founding Member spots for the EC…
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Honored to support SALA Series. Bravo #PeterFarmsworth. https://lnkd.in/e5mhuaaD
Honored to support SALA Series. Bravo #PeterFarmsworth. https://lnkd.in/e5mhuaaD
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Education
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Harvard University School of Continuing Education, Cambridge, MA. Intensive management session on developing and implementing strategies to drive change in business organizations. Attendees represented 25+ countries, and a diverse cross-section of industries.
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Activities and Societies: Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
Licenses & Certifications
Volunteer Experience
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Chair, Board Of Directors
ADCOLOR Conference and Awards
- Present 10 years 9 months
Economic Empowerment
The leading Diversity & Inclusion organization for the Business and creative industries, including Advertising, Marketing and Media, and Tech.
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Board Member, Executive Committee, Chair Development Committee
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
- Present 11 years 9 months
Arts and Culture
The World's Premier Modern Dance Company and the United States Cultural Ambassadors to The World.
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Chair, Board Of Trustees
Adelphi University
- Present 3 years 4 months
Education
Premier private institution of Higher Education.
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Vice Chair Board Of Trustees
Adelphi University
- Present 4 years 4 months
Education
I have been promoted by my Board peers/colleagues to the role of Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees
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Member of Consulting Staff
Chair Emeritus, ADCOLOR Board of Directors.
- Present 1 year 11 months
Civil Rights and Social Action
Consultant to Founder/President and Board of Directors
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Member of The Steering Committee
Adelphi University Annual Women's Leadership Conference
- Present 4 years 7 months
Economic Empowerment
Member of the Leadership/Strategic Planning Team. Moderator of Leadership Panel. Talent recruiter
Publications
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Why Political Marketers Need to Focus More on Marginalized Voters In this upcoming presidential race, it’s a fatal oversight
ADWEEK.COM
Political marketers need to grasp the reality: the multicultural vote, consisting of ethnic cultures, LGBTQ+ folks and various other factors, is key to win in 2020. African American, Hispanic American, Asian American and LGBTQ+ voters are critical to their chances of victory next November.
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Advertisers need to Focus on People and Drop the Excessive use of Algorithms
ADWEEK.COM
See publicationA challenge to the industry to not forego our natural human instincts, experience and learned capabilities, to the over use of algorithms to interpret data and make strategic business decisions.
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8 Tips to Help Perfect Your Interviewing Game Opinion: Presenting yourself in the best light possible
ADWEEK.COM, Annual Graduate Guide Special section
See publicationStrategic tips and insights to prepare for the rigors of interviewing and preparing to succeed in the competitive workplace.
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Agencies and Clients Need to Find a Balance of Mutual Respect to See Long-Term Growth (One shouldn’t be held on a pedestal)
ADWEEK.COM
See publicationThe agency/client relationship: The pinnacle of business relationships. Partnership centric. Transactional at its core. Often misunderstood. Too often one-sided.
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Better Creative Briefs
Association of National Advertisiers
See publicationA brief is a roadmap and a catalyst for creative. A good brief provides useful direction and inspiration that leads to imaginative work. A bad brief can start a time-consuming and expensive process heading off in the wrong direction, leading to many rounds of revisions, confusion, and unnecessary tension in the client/agency relationship. Furthermore, there is the opportunity cost due to subpar creative in the marketplace.
Projects
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Johannes Leonardo DE&I Training and Coaching
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When Johannes Leonardo was seeking a consultant/coach to guide us through our development of our DE&I curriculum, and to lead us through the initial stages of the training, we sought out Marc S. Strachan at Coach Marc Consulting. Marc proved to be a great partner. He helped us address some very difficult conversations around Race, and specific Diversity, Equity and Inclusion issues. His training was insightful, courageous, and dynamic. We look forward to working with him in the future, and…
When Johannes Leonardo was seeking a consultant/coach to guide us through our development of our DE&I curriculum, and to lead us through the initial stages of the training, we sought out Marc S. Strachan at Coach Marc Consulting. Marc proved to be a great partner. He helped us address some very difficult conversations around Race, and specific Diversity, Equity and Inclusion issues. His training was insightful, courageous, and dynamic. We look forward to working with him in the future, and highly recommend his as a consultant in these matters. Debra Sercy, Chief Talent Officer
Honors & Awards
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Citation
New York State Assembly, Honorable Michaelle C. Solages
Recognition of Distinguished Alumnus Award recipient, 50th Anniversary of Black Studies at Adelphi University
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Congressional Achievement Award
U.S. House of Representative, Congressman G. Meeks
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Certificate of Merit
New York State Assembly, Taylor darling, Member of Assembly
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Citation
Nassau County Legislature, Carrie Solages
Distinguished Alumnus and Community Service
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Distinguished Alumnus Award
Center for African, Black and Caribbean Studies, Adelphi University
In Recognition of Accomplishments as a Leader and a Philanthropist
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Sheldon J. Levy Legacy Award
The American Association of Advertising Agencies
The Sheldon J. Levy Award is granted to an industry leader who demonstrates similar Leadership, collaboration, and community building skills that made Sheldon J. Levy an Advertising industry legend.
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Outstanding Alumnus Award
Adelphi University, Annual President Gala
An annual Award given to the recognize the university's most outstanding alumnus as voted by the University Community, Alumni and Board of Trustees.
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The Society of Excellence
MAIP Program, American Association of Advertising Agencies
The Society of Excellence is an honor bestowed upon very select MAIP Alumni that demonstrate outstanding levels of excellence in their careeer as a professional leader, buisness builder, mentor, and builder of community.
Organizations
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ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY, INC.
LIFE MEMBER
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