Keni Thacker
If you’ve been keeping up with the advertising world over the past couple of years, then this week’s guest hardly needs an introduction. Meet chief diversity creative Keni Thacker, founder and chief creative officer of 100 Roses from Concrete. Keni uses his decades of experience in the industry to challenge norms while also advocating for diversity and inclusion for the current and next generation of creatives.
Keni and I spoke about 100 Roses from Concrete, including how the agency began and its current group of fellows that have come through the G.R.O.W.T.H. Initiative. Keni also talked about growing up in the DMV area, and how his family and environment help shaped him into the force for change that he is today.
Catch Keni next during Adobe MAX, October 26-28!
Links
- Keni Thacker’s Website
- Keni Thacker on Instagram
- Keni Thacker on Twitter
- 100 Roses from Concrete
- 100 Roses from Concrete on Instagram
- 100 Roses from Concrete on Twitter
For extended show notes, including a full transcript of this interview, visit revisionpath.com.
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Sponsored by Adobe
Support for Revision Path comes from Adobe MAX.
Adobe MAX is the annual global creativity conference and it’s going online this year -- October 26th through the 28th. This is sure to be a creative experience like no other. Plus, it’s all free. Yep - 100% free!
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On the weekend of October 8-10th, join the Harvard Graduate School of Design virtually for the Black in Design 2021 Conference!
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Credits
Revision Path is brought to you by Lunch, a multidisciplinary creative studio in Atlanta, GA.
It is produced by Maurice Cherry and engineered and edited by RJ Basilio. Our intro voiceover is by Music Man Dre, with intro and outro music by Yellow Speaker.
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