Maria speaks with Founder & CEO at AddWomxn, a collaborative of creative entrepreneurs with a vision to advance racial and gender equity in marketing and advertising. AddWomxn's diverse and inclusive team is highly experienced and deeply vetted. We strive to offer clients exceptionally strategic and impressively creative work through our collaboration of brilliant women entrepreneurs. AddWomxn empowers entrepreneurial women in a safe and supportive environment. We believe deep human respect and high ethical principles should guide all our relationships. Simply, we attract women of substance and clients of distinction for their passion to create a better world – a world that advances both gender and racial equity. BRINGING DIVERSE CREATIVE TEAMS TOGETHER TO SOLVE PROBLEMS! If you are a BIPOC creative, please connect with me. I want to hear your story, advocate for you, and connect you with others. BRANDING AND DESIGN LEADER. Well-versed in both the agency and corporate world. Thrives in making a difference by elevating teams to creatively solve problems by valuing diversity, collaboration, and innovation. FOCUSED ON GENDER AND RACIAL EQUITY. As a thought leader and speaker in marketing to women, and a tireless advocate for gender diversity in marketing, I feel it’s past time to bring our BIPOC sisters to the table. Committed to bringing more equity to the design world and championing our BIPOC designers, illustrators, photographers, and marketing creatives to build teams that are not only top-notch but diverse. #WhereAreTheBlackDesigners #HireBlack COMMITTED ACTIVATOR-IN-CHIEF. Committed to giving back and a tireless advocate for making a difference in our community. Founder of PurpleRide. Created and branded the annual fundraising bike ride from the ground up that has raised over $2.5M to date (in the Twin Cities alone). The event – now Purple Stride – has become Pancreatic Cancer Action Network’s signature fundraising event and has grown to over 50 events nationwide.