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The next board game you and your kids need to know about is Drizzle - a new game invented by the amazing, 13-year old Persy Arcement. It’s so good, she’s up for a TAGIE award as young innovator of the year. Vote for her here by clicking the link, going to question 13 and selecting Persy and Drizzle. https://lnkd.in/eiD5a2_C

OBERLAND ended NY Advertising Week how we started it, on a stage! 🎤🎭 Hosting our second “Hysterical” Comedy night for women (+ everyone) in the industry! As a woman in the ad/marketing world, it's my favorite event I get to work on. It’s a play on the untrue idea of women being too emotional. Let’s get serious, women lead with efficiency - they get sh*t done + don’t lose their shit. 💪 Thank you to powerhouse Producer + Comedian Gina Jarrin Keir, and the amazing female comics of the Ping Pong Room Live troupe! We had a great time laughing, networking, singing to a mini-musical + Jessica Millington's ventriloquist act! For U.N. Day of the Girl + Period Action Wk, donations went to PERIOD. to end the #1 barrier to progress for women + girls globally, access to period products.

If you are in the business of brand stewardship in any capacity, I need you to gather round. Now don’t worry, you aren’t in trouble…but we do need to have a serious talk. For many of you, the societal tumult of late has made you feel a persistent ache that might be unfamiliar. You are scared. Now what if I told you that many of your peers, your colleagues, your closest friends, perhaps even your spouse or children, have never really experienced feeling anything BUT scared? What if I told you that the high performing Black man on your team can look like he’s having a great time, like he feels truly seen, all the while the a vibrational hummmmm pulses through his body, a never ending psychological reminder of the double consciousness it is his cross to bear. What if I told you that all star Black woman going from stage to stage to stage dropping gems at Cannes is doing it all scared too, the sound of her hummm weighing her down so much, she couldn’t possibly make it to that after party if she tried. I get it, you are scared. It’ll be hard to get sign off for taking the team to Blackweek given “everything going on”. Or is that just the story you tell yourself because you have just had it with all of the fear? What if you thought about it a different way: “It’ll be hard to claim we’re invested in supporting the communities we sell to who have always been scared if we can’t even be brave enough to invest in decentering ourselves so that ego death can make space for cultural literacy? Isn’t now the time to learn from those who have never felt safe - in an environment so otherworldly, so utterly transcendent, that for the first time at an industry event - so many of us teared up as we noticed that at Blackweek, we finally felt safe too? It won’t work without each of you. E.L.F. BEAUTY bought 50 tickets OBERLAND purchased 10 This list needs to grow. #CMOS #Brandleaders #TechExecs the homie Craig Brommers - even my Brand Innovators pals. We need to see you. Walter T Geer III Joseph Anthony Adan Romero, Gabrielle Shirdan, Dabo Ché, and Monique Nelson created something magical. Your teams can attend and speak at Advertising Week too! I know I am! But invest. Spread the safety. Learn something more. For corporate packages simply raise your hand in the comments or DM and I’ll send you to the right person on the team. Thank you for believing safety belongs to all of us… When you invest in knowledge beyond the familiar, you invest in the deepest form of consumer intimacy… Valuing their dignity and cherishing their humanity. So? Am I hearing a yes? 🙏🏾 View the agenda and purchase tickets here: www.blackweek.co Ps - if this post got you to yes, please share why in the comments!

In celebration of U.N. International Day of the Girl, OBERLAND is hosting our second “Hysterical” Women Night tomorrow! Because women aren’t just funny, they’re downright hilarious!! Join us for another hysterical happy hour featuring an evening of all female stand up comedians curated by Producer & Comedian Gina Jarrin Keir of the famous Ping Pong Room Live troupe. It's always a fun night of laughs and networking! While our event link is now SOLD OUT, send a note to: office@this.is.oberland.com to join!

We kicked off Advertising Week New York at the Brave Brands Luncheon yesterday! ✨ We’re honored to have been recognized with E.L.F. BEAUTY by The ADVERTISING Club of New York and The International ANDY Awards for our agency–brand partnership + “So Many Dicks” campaign. At a purpose-driven agency, everything we do is with an eye toward bettering humanity. We’re lucky to wake up and do work that makes a difference + is Changing the Board Game and the world. 🌎 “So Many Dicks” would not have been possible without trust, collaboration and a brave client partner rooted in equity. Along with a big thanks to our bold, risk-taking team OBERLAND! Bill Oberlander Drew Train Lisa Topol Kate Charles Monica Taylor Caitlin Pavelle Rossana Pontieri Clair Grupp Adriene Montalvo Anika Chakraborty Laura Moore Kyle Sims Carina Cain Alexis King Wilson Kofi Aidoo

The Change the Board Game coalition is officially launching. We’re in - and you should be too! OBERLAND is a founding member of the coalition because we believe that companies whose boards represent their communities do better for their stakeholders and investors. To that end, Change the Board Game has brought together more than  70 individual leaders and 20 organizations committed to creating accessible boardrooms and working as a collective to advance representation of qualified Board members and candidates by developing the next generation of board talent, finding open seats for candidates who are board ready now, and by continuing to advocate for the best in inclusive sourcing practices.  So today we’re calling on all our partners and friends, join us, E.L.F. BEAUTY and many others in the Change the Board Game coalition! Sign up at the link: ChangetheBoardGame.com E.L.F. BEAUTY Tarang Amin Kory Marchisotto North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Thane Kreiner, PhD Lola Bakare Toby Wong, CPACC, ADAC Lisa Bowman Ozzie (Oswaldo) Gromada Meza Rebecca Lowell Edwards Julie Zuraw Shama Amalean Skinner, Lisa Topol Drew Train Kate Charles Bill Oberlander Caitlin Pavelle Rossana Pontieri Adriene Montalvo Monica Taylor Anika Chakraborty Meredith Weber, Alexis King Wilson, Mani Schlisser, Laura Moore, Clair Grupp, Kyle Sims, Carina Cain, Brandon Parkes, Meesha Rosa, Marvy Moore Patricia Lizarraga, Heather Marie Spilsbury, Sam Rowlands Pink Chip Latino Corporate Directors Association (LCDA) 50/50 Women on Boards NACD (National Association of Corporate Directors)

What happens when a pro athlete is passionate about access? ⚽️✨ Jess Carter, professional soccer player for NJ/NY Gotham FC and the England Lionesses, is inspiring the next generation of athletes to see no limits. 🏆 In our latest installment of the Show Yourse.l.f. series for E.L.F. BEAUTY, Jess talks overcoming adversity + shares how a pivotal moment in her life, when her coach decided to start an all-girls team, changed everything. The episode spotlights Carter’s journey to the top of women’s soccer + the importance of visibility in women’s sports. Jess is a fierce advocate for equal athletic opportunities for girls — because she knows firsthand what it’s like to nearly lose that chance. 🔥 And she’s not alone. By age 14, girls drop out of sports at twice the rate of boys, largely due to lack of access. We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we enjoyed making it! Tune into the full series on YouTube: https://lnkd.in/ekWUBAHg