AMA Nashville VIRTUAL Thought Leaders Luncheon: MaryAnne Howland
#BrandBolding: What brands are bringing the world together? AMA Thought Leaders Luncheon with MaryAnne Howland
#BrandBolding is fueled by courage, leadership, and values. My goal when I first started Ibis Communications was to create a firm driven by human value, that would dismantle the status quo and create a world without borders. Through our work with our clients, partners and professionals, our global community represents and provides access to the people, places, and experiences that inspire personal and business growth and leadership.
Ibis Communications is a mission driven, social impact catalyst with a goal to create brand evangelists for brands for good, while helping our clients break into new markets with messaging, partnerships and a JEDI mission of justice, equity, diversity and inclusion.
All ticket holders will have access to view the recording of the event for 30 days.
SPEAKER: MaryAnne Howland
Globalist. Brand Strategist. Communications Specialist. Author. Speaker.
“First and foremost, I am a storyteller for social change and a facilitator for open dialogue that elevates human value. Culturally inclusive communication helps to build bridges, spark relationships and encourage collaboration that inspires transformative change that improves the lives and wellbeing of all of us. My mission is to be that change.”
MaryAnne Howland is a communications specialist and serves a portfolio of clients in pursuit of transformation from corporate social responsibility to corporate social significance. Through her global network, she uses movement platforms to fan the mission of justice equity, diversity, inclusion (JEDI) and sustainability. They include her own enterprises, Ibis Communications, Global Diversity Leadership Exchange, and THIS!, a new fashion line for people with different bodies.
MaryAnne is also co-founder of the J.E.D.I. Collaborative, an initiative for justice, equity, diversity and inclusion in the natural products industry. She has served on many local and national community boards, and currently serves on the board of the American Sustainable Business Council. and chairs their Race and Equity Working Group. She serves on the advisory board for American Promise and the global advisory council for Cornerstone Capital Group.
MaryAnne also is a proud mother and advocate for persons with disabilities. With her new book, Warrior Rising: How Four Men Helped a Boy on His Journey to Manhood, MaryAnne has founded blackmitzvah.org to fuel the movement to traditionalize rites of passage for boys and girls, and to inspire a community dialogue about parenting and mentorship.
Born in Cleveland, Ohio and grown up in Manhattan, New York, MaryAnne is a graduate of Boston University School of Communication, and a CTAM fellow of Harvard Business School.