This episode is a tribute to Black History Month and people of color living in the United States for America, as well as to highlight and promote Season 2 of the Founding In Color docu-series playing on Comcast/NBCUniversal's LIFTLabs and the Peacock Network.  My guest today is help me celebrate this occasion is Marcus Jimenez, who is also one of the esteemed cast members of the docu-series, Season 2, specifically. It was so cool to catch up with this super creative brother who got his first start with creative design painting inside of train tunnels and on brick walls in Brooklynn, New York. Fortunately, these acts didn't lead to any time in jail 😂.  And he is now able to share his creative gifts with all of us. Marcus is NY to the bone, and is adamant that growing up in that environment gave him the GRIT needed to be a Founder. 

As the Founder and CEO of Breefly, Marcus is blazing new ground into the world of data reporting and insights socialization. Breefly® is a cloud based, insights reporting platform that transforms mundane data into actionable content briefs for teams. 

With a career spanning over 20 years as a strategic and creative visionary, Marcus has been providing thought leadership and innovative solutions to global leading organizations including Diageo, MillerCoors, and PepsiCo. With proven success across a spectrum of industries including total and multicultural markets, both domestic and global, Marcus continues to disrupt and innovate as a design entrepreneur.

Additionally, he has been nationally recognized by the American Marketers Association, the Art Director’s Club, and The Society of Publication Designers. In 2007, he was honored by the ADCOLOR® Industry Coalition as a Change Agent Award Recipient for his dedication to industry, diversity and community. He served on its Board of Directors until 2017, while also co-founding the ADCOLOR® Diversity & Inclusion Conference, the industry’s largest gathering of ethnic advertising, marketing, creative and technology professionals.

A true hybrid, Marcus maintains a unique, fresh blend of rich, urban life experience, honed by years of academic rigor and business acumen. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from The Fashion Institute of Technology with continued graduate studies at the Daniels College of Business, University of Denver and Cornell University.

He is the author of the first ever multicultural advertising and marketing curriculums offered at the Academy of Art University and the Fashion Institute of Technology. 

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