Announcing the 2025 Black Women Marketers Achievement Awards Winners
The Black Women Marketers Achievement Awards were created to recognize excellence, leadership, and real impact across the marketing industry. Each year, the awards highlight the work that often goes unseen but never goes unfelt.
After receiving 226 nominations and reviewing an incredible pool of 110 nominees, we’re proud to officially announce the 2025 Achievement Awards winners. This year marked the largest nomination cycle in our history, making this recognition even more meaningful.
Each winner was selected based on the strength of their work, their contribution to the industry, and the ways they continue to move marketing forward through leadership, creativity, and results. These awards are peer-powered, rooted in community recognition, and grounded in the belief that celebrating each other matters.
2025 Achievement Awards Winners
Breakthrough Marketer
Janet Igah
Little Miss Viral
Morgan Cox
Hidden Gem
Yvonne Pearson
Entrepreneur of the Year
Christina Kanu-Allen
Corporate Star
Briana Jones
CMO of the Year
Danielle Unique McEwen
Lifetime Achievement Award
Yanique Johnson
Each of these honorees represents a different path, role, and stage of career, but they share one thing in common: their work is making an undeniable impact. From building brands and leading teams to shaping culture and opening doors for others, their contributions reflect the depth and range of Black women in marketing today.
To every winner, congratulations. This recognition is a celebration of your dedication, your leadership, and the mark you continue to make on this industry.
We also want to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone who submitted nominations, supported nominees, and continues to show up for this community. The Achievement Awards are only possible because of the collective effort to see one another and say, “This work deserves to be recognized.”
We look forward to continuing to celebrate Black women marketers, not just during awards season, but every day.
