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Creativity as Advocacy | Her Stories, Her Impact
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
A Women’s History Month panel, moderated by Neisha Tweed Bell, featuring Alanna Flowers, Mimi Muñoz, and Isabel Martinez Mancebo, where they share how they use their craft to champion causes, elevate communities, and inspire change.
ABOUT THE EVENT:
A Women’s History Month panel celebrating the power of storytelling, advocacy, and design.
Moderated by Neisha Tweed Bell, featuring freelance lettering artist Alanna Flowers, Global Creative Producer Mimi Muñoz, and Multicultural ACD Isabel Martinez Mancebo, this conversation highlighted how each of these trailblazers use their craft to champion causes, elevate communities, and inspire change — on top of leading incredible careers.
Alanna Flowers is not only an accomplished lettering artist but also a dedicated educator, sharing her journey and insights with fellow creatives across social media. Mimi Muñoz believes in championing people as much as brands, using her industry influence to create spaces and opportunities that uplift marginalized communities. Isabel Martinez Mancebo is a passionate advocate for Hispanic culture in the U.S., continuously seeking new ways to celebrate and authentically represent the community that welcomed her. Join us for an inspiring discussion on how creativity can be a catalyst for impact.
ORIGINALLY AIRED:
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
1:00PM - 2:00PM ET
CREATIVITY AS ADVOCACY | MODERATOR
NEISHA TWEED BELL
Neisha Tweed Bell is an award-winning creative visionary with experience at global companies like Meta, Ogilvy, and Publicis, driving creativity, innovation, and inclusion. From launching Citi Bike to a VR experience for St. Jude to a global inclusive creative practice, Neisha’s commitment to people-first storytelling shines through the work she does and the way she works.
Her community impact extends from mentorship to managing internship and enrichment programs, and beyond, earning her accolades such as a 2018 Essence Woke Woman, 2021 University of Florida 40 Under 40, and 2022 ADCOLOR Leader. Neisha's creative expertise is marked by a blend of strategic insight and an eye for culturally-connected storytelling, which she now shares as a consultant, coach, and creative director working with creative professionals from students to CCOs through her business, Next Level Up.
PANELISTS
Alanna Flowers
Alanna Flowers is a freelance lettering artist and designer based in New York where she runs AGF Design Studio. As a lettering artist, she creates work using bold, playful lettering in a range of styles for brands like Adobe, The Los Angeles Times, Little Brown Young Readers, American Greetings, and more.
Her work has been featured on magazines, book covers, and across branded social media channels. In addition to working with clients, Alanna is also passionate about teaching and sharing her experiences with other creatives across her various social media platforms.
Over the course of her freelance career she has been part of the roster of artists working with Taskforce, a cultural strategy & marketing agency that intersects art and social justice. You can find GIFs on social justice topics that matter to you on the Into Action GIPHY page or any social platform that supports GIPHY.
Alanna invites you to check out a few of the GIFs she's created with them here: Roe Your Vote, Marriage Equality, and Fewer Rights.
Isabel Martinez Mancebo
Isabel (also known as Furia) has been working in advertising for over 10 years. After graduating with a degree in journalism in Spain, she moved to New York to study screenwriting. A passionate advocate for Hispanic culture in the U.S., she strives to find new ways to celebrate and represent the true essence of the community that welcomed her when she arrived to the country.
This mission has led her to work with some of the biggest agencies in the country, creating impactful campaigns for clients like Spotify, Apple, and Target.
She splits her time between New York and San Juan, Puerto Rico, where she lives with her husband, Benjamin, and their baby daughter, Aurora.
Before the panel, Isabel invites you to watch "Aquí Siempre" for Spotify — a campaign that embodies Isabel’s creative advocacy. It highlights the voices shaping Latinx culture today by challenging stereotypes, overcoming adversity, and uplifting Latin American communities.
Watch it here: https://isabelmmancebo.com/#/spotify/
Mimi Muñoz
Mimi is a first-generation Vietnamese-American, daughter of refugees, and Mom to Vietnamese-Puerto Rican American daughters. She is the Executive Producer of Cannes Lion-winning films, "The Myth" and "Call It Covid." She currently occupies the role of Global Creative Producer across Wieden+Kennedy's network. In an industry that champions brands, Mimi champions people. She uses her position in the industry to identify opportunities for brands to act as platforms to uplift marginalized communities. And where there are none – she creates them.
An Ad Age The List Generation Next alum, she was recently honored by The Advertising Club of NY, selected as an AICP Judge, and awarded the title of Ms. Adcolor. She has spoken at SXSW, Meta, Portland Trail Blazers, Apple, Courageous Conversation National Summit, ADCOLOR Awards & Conference, Asians in Advertising, Paramount, Mailchimp, Wende Museum & TDW+Co.
Mimi invites you to watch her latest work, “My Sister”, before the panel, as she will be discussing it during the conversation.
“My Sister” amplifies how communities have mobilized, and recognizes those efforts not as isolated protests, but as a single, global revolution. This film is an effort to unify, and offer solidarity to those progressing this movement, by identifying them as we do in Asian cultures: Not as strangers, but as sisters.
Watch it here: youtu.be/dR7b88V4bDU?feature=shared
CREATIVITY AS ADVOCACY | DESIGNER
Naadiya Mills
The visual identity for Creativity as Advocacy | Her Story, Her Impact was crafted by Naadiya Mills, a Brand Strategist, Art Director, and Futurist who harnesses creativity as a force for global change. Raised in the tiniest independent country in the Western Hemisphere, Naadiya's perspective was shaped by her grandfather’s island shop, where she first witnessed how brands and storytelling influence culture—even in the most remote regions. This early inspiration led to a career dedicated to designing innovative, purpose-driven solutions.
With experience at BBDO, Ogilvy, BCG’s BrightHouse, and Fiverr’s Working Not Working, she consults for organizations and governments driving social and economic change. Her work with Caribbean governments has fostered strategy development, creative education programming, and industry connections. As the founder of My Creative Profile, Naadiya is accelerating creative growth worldwide. Her research on Collective Intelligence earned her an invitation to the Santa Fe Institute, solidifying her leadership in emerging fields. Her design for this event embodies the power of storytelling, advocacy, and the impact of women in creativity.