Introducing the 2025 Black Women Marketers Achievement Awards Nominees
Every year, the Black Women Marketers Achievement Awards give us the opportunity to pause and recognize the work, leadership, and impact Black women are making across the marketing industry. This year’s response reminded us exactly why this space matters.
For the 2025 Achievement Awards, we received 226 nominations, resulting in 110 official nominees. This is the largest nominee class in Achievement Awards history and a powerful reflection of the talent, range, and influence within our community.
These nominations came from peers, managers, colleagues, and community members who took the time to speak up and say, “This work deserves to be seen.” Each nomination represents real results, consistent effort, and leadership that often happens behind the scenes. From corporate roles to entrepreneurship, from early career marketers to seasoned leaders, this year’s nominees reflect the full spectrum of what marketing looks like when Black women are shaping it.
The Achievement Awards are not about popularity or hype. They are about recognizing people who are doing the work with intention, integrity, and impact. The volume and quality of nominations we received made one thing clear: Black women marketers are not just participating in the industry, they are building it, improving it, and pushing it forward every day.
Being nominated is an accomplishment in itself. With over two hundred nominations submitted, earning a spot among the 110 nominees means your work stood out in a meaningful way. It means someone saw your contribution and felt compelled to name it, celebrate it, and put it on record.
Below, you’ll find the full list of nominees for the 2025 Black Women Marketers Achievement Awards, organized by category. We encourage you to take your time reading through the names, supporting your peers, and celebrating the collective excellence represented here.
Achievement Award Categories:
Breakthrough Marketer: A marketer who has been in the industry for less than 3 years and does amazing work. Breakthrough marketers are solidifying their position in the industry as a credible and reliable resource.
Little Miss Viral: A marketer who continuously sets the bar in marketing. She goes viral by sharing resources, opinions, concepts, trends and/or insights about the industry.
Hidden Gem: A marketer who glides under the radar with her contributions to the marketing industry. Whether mainly offline, or simply behind-the-scenes, she doesn't get nearly enough recognition for the amazing work in her portfolio.
Entrepreneur of the Year: An agency owner who is building and sustaining a successful marketing agency. Whether managing a large or small team, this award recognizes the impressionable impact of this agency with their clients.
Corporate Star: One of the industry’s best and brightest marketers in a corporate role or position. This marketer has a proven track record of success in organizational contributions, excellence, and responsibility.
CMO of the Year: A Chief Marketing Officer who has taken the marketing industry by storm with out-of-the-box thinking. They are an important and integral part of their organization's success.
Lifetime Achievement: An industry icon! They have influenced, consulted, and contributed countless hours to marketers, clients, and marketing campaigns for over 7 years.
To every nominee: congratulations. Your work matters, and we are proud to recognize you.
BREAKTHROUGH MARKETER
Alesha Stuart
Alissa Sousa
Ashley Mozingo
Brianna Meshone
Bryanna Greene
Irien Ortunga
Janet Igah
Jazmund Walker
Leah Johnson
Machiami Kamara
Morgan Cox
Sandrah Nasimiyu
Shianne Hargrove
Stacey Johnson
LITTLE MISS VIRAL
Bella Mitchell
Jay
Kaitlyn Smith
Karlaa V. Gregory
Leteria Bailey
Morgan Cox
Nyaradzo (Naya) Bere
Shanel Evans
Shira Nabweteme
Tiana Jemmott
HIDDEN GEM
Alexandria Eady
Alexjandria Edwards
Aminah Simmons
Anquita Mitchell
Ayomide Logo
Ayshia Grimes
Aziah Kamari Pless (AKP)
Bella Mitchell
Brooke B. Williams
Bryanna Greene
Cecilia Kausa
Christina Chalmers
Christina Kanu-Allen
Dee Brookshire
Diamond Taylor
Dominique Johnson-Lindsay
Elisa Klein
Erica Woods
Erina Gilmore
Fauna Solomon
Hope Thurston
Imani Cook
Jada McClure
Jasmine Lenore
Jazumnd Walker
Jessica Dulaney
Jessica Reyes
Judaea Morris
Kalli Combs
Kelli Scates
Kenosha SHaw
Leah Johnson
Malleana Dory
Maxine Gray
Monet Wright
Natarsha Wright
Queen Anaeki
Ravenn Mathis
Samantha Guzman-Roman
Samantha McCoy
Shae Greene
Shakira Polite
Shianne Hargrove
Sierra Clare
Storm Montunnas-Diez
Sydney Hart
Tanisha Mickel
Teneisha Anderson
Tiara Jackson
Tiffany Giles
Typhanae Williams
Whitney Johnson
Yvonne Pearson
Zanade Mann
ENTRENPRENEUR OF THE YEAR
Andra Massamba
Ashley Johnson
Brianna Doe
Bryanna Greene
Carli LeBlanc
Christina Kanu-Allen
Danielle Unique McEwen
Diamond Nurse
Gabriella Layne-Avery
Kayla walker
Keisha Kay Reynolds
Lori Hall McKissic and Jessica Lane Alexander
Nancy Judith Awori
Ona Oghogho
Patrice Garrison
Sabreen Morsey
Samantha Williams
Tatu Kassim
CORPORATE STAR
Adriane Clark
Alaina Long
Ashley Johnson
Briana Jones
Desiree Jones
Elisa Klein
Jennifer Diaby
Karlaa V. Gregory
Kokhob Yohannes
Lily Monroe
Morgan Cox
Sierra Clare
Tameka Bazile
Yanique Johnson
CMO OF THE YEAR & LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
Danielle Unique McEwen
Erina Gilmore
Keisha Kay Reynolds
Lori O. Lord
Tammy Armour
Yanique Johnson
