What is the economic impact of diversity in Marketing and Media, and what can you do as a minority and ally to drive positive change?
Join NextUp Florida in Miami on Monday, November 13th from 6-8 PM at the Hyatt Regency in Coral Gables for an engaging panel, drinks and hors d’oeuvres to discuss “Why Representation Matters in Marketing & Media”. Thank you to our amazing sponsors for the venue with the Hyatt Regency hotel, and drinks provided by Beam Suntory.
The panel will be moderated by Gaby Neves, NextUp Florida Programming Co-Chair and founder of Factory360 and will be joined by panelist Annie Gonzales. Stay tuned for additional panelists to be announced! Annie Gonzalez is a producer, activist, and performer, who works to support immigration rights, educational equity, and the arts. She is a Chicana Artivista who uses multiple cultural and creative platforms to build mutual empowerment, class consciousness, autonomy and dignity. Annie is a sixth-generation Los Angeles native and has been acting, dancing and singing, on stage and screen since the age of 10. She spent much of her career performing a version of Mexican-American that was legible for the few roles that were available. The scope of Latinx stories has widened and the word is beginning to spread. Gonzalez has landed roles in popular television series such as Netflix’s Gentefied, Showtime’s Shameless, FX’s American Horror Story, Amazon’s Good Girls, and Starz’s Vida. She also can be seen in East of the Mountains, alongside Mira Sorvino and Tom Skerritt and on the big screen in the highly-viewed Hulu Original Film, Eva Longoria-directed feature film, Flamin’ Hot, from Searchlight Pictures and Franklin Entertainment. Gonzalez plays a lead role as Judy Montañez, wife to Richard Montañez. Her next endeavor is serving as Executive Producer for Vix+ Jenni Rivera biopic titled “Jenni”. Gonzalez currently resides in Los Angeles, CA.
Gaby Neves, has 17 years of experience running Factory360, one of the top award-winning brand activation agencies in the U.S. with clients such as Meta, Amazon, Deutsch Wines and GrubHub. Gaby has a passion for tech and has adapted growth hacking techniques to drive business for clients. She is committed to sustainability and inclusivity leading one of the most diverse teams in the industry.
The panel will be moderated by Gaby Neves, NextUp Florida Programming Co-Chair and founder of Factory360 and will be joined by panelists Annie Gonzales and Jonathan Pinkerton.
Annie Gonzalez is a producer, activist, and performer, who works to support immigration rights, educational equity, and the arts. She is a Chicana Artivista who uses multiple cultural and creative platforms to build mutual empowerment, class consciousness, autonomy and dignity. Annie is a sixth-generation Los Angeles native and has been acting, dancing and singing, on stage and screen since the age of 10. She spent much of her career performing a version of Mexican-American that was legible for the few roles that were available. The scope of Latinx stories has widened and the word is beginning to spread. Gonzalez has landed roles in popular television series such as Netflix’s Gentefied, Showtime’s Shameless, FX’s American Horror Story, Amazon’s Good Girls, and Starz’s Vida. She also can be seen in East of the Mountains, alongside Mira Sorvino and Tom Skerritt and on the big screen in the highly-viewed Hulu Original Film, Eva Longoria-directed feature film, Flamin’ Hot, from Searchlight Pictures and Franklin Entertainment. Gonzalez plays a lead role as Judy Montañez, wife to Richard Montañez. Her next endeavor is serving as Executive Producer for Vix+ Jenni Rivera biopic titled “Jenni”. Gonzalez currently resides in Los Angeles, CA.
Jonathan Pinkerton, better known as JP, is a Senior Social Media Manager at Hyatt who oversees the team responsible for the Lifestyle and Luxury brands’ social strategy along with the department’s paid execution and graphic design process.JP joined Hyatt in May 2018, after spending four years in the digital advertising space, specifically around programmatic and paid social media. Prior to that, he spent six years working for Walt Disney Parks and Resorts with roles in both internal and external communications. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is a core of JP’s daily beliefs, and he currently serves as co-chairs for two of Hyatt’s Diversity Business Resource Groups: HyPride [LGBTQ+] and Asians & Pacific Islanders at Hyatt. Outside of work, JP also serves as Chairperson of Stonewall Sports - Chicago, an LGBTQ+ & Ally community-based, non-profit sports organization that includes nearly three thousand members that participate in five different activities.
Self-parking is available via Paybyphone or $16 event parking at the hotel venue.