This month I sat down with a former colleague and my friend,  Elekia. She is an Account Director at gyro, a B2B advertising agency that is part of the Dentsu Aegis Network. She currently works on a large tech account within the media team.

She is also co-founder and chair of Represent, a network for Dentsu Aegis employees that are from underrepresented backgrounds as well as creating inclusive spaces for allies to have a welcoming place within the business to listen, learn and share experiences to drive positive change. Their mission is for DAN to be a welcoming workplace for the community and a driving force for a culturally progressive & diverse advertising industry.

We touch on Elekia's career so far in media and advertising - but more importantly discussed in-depth, racism at work, and the so-called, banter culture some places of work have. Being a black woman she’s had to face both racism and issues surrounding gender inequality within the workplace which were really difficult to talk about so I wanted to say thank you to her for being so open.