What Sponsors Are Saying About BlackStars Experience

Why do leading companies partner with the BlackStars Experience?
Hear directly from some of our sponsors about how they leverage BlackStars to connect with top-tier talent, strengthen brand visibility, promote their services/products, and engage with a highly influential and upwardly mobile audience.

BlackStars Experience Awards Gala '25

The 2025 BlackStars Experience Gala was nothing short...
BlackStars Experience Summit & Expo '25

Highlights from the 2025 BlackStars Experience Summit...
On-On-One with Kiersten Barnet, Executive Director of NYC Jobs CEO Council

Kiersten Barnet, Executive Director of NYC Jobs CEO...
Get to Know Rick C. Wade, SVP of Strategic Partnerships at US Chamber of Commerce

Get to know 2024 honoree and speaker, Rick C. Wade,...
Get to Know Erika Irish Brown, Citi's CDO & Global Head of Talent

Get to know Erika Irish Brown, Citi's CDO & Global...
The Vanguard: 2025 BlackStars Magazine Cover Shoot

The Vanguard: Redefining Leadership, Possibility, and Legacy
What Attendees Are Saying

Hear directly from...
Tech CTO Reflects on Her Career and Offers Tips for Aspiring Leaders

2024 Honoree Lakecia Gunters sits down for a one-on-one...
Quita Highsmith on Pioneering DEI at Genentech and Making the Business Case for It!

Quita Highsmith shares how she pioneered DEI at Genentech...
Get to Know J. Ofori Agboka, HR Leader at Amazon

J. Ofori Agboka reflects on his global career and how...
Get to Know Sabina Dankwa, Head of Tech Communications at Morgan Stanley

Sabina Dankwa, head of tech communications and marketing...
Get to Know Roger G. Arrieux, Jr, Deloitte's East Region Market Leader and NY Managing Partner

From sharing career advise to his favorite sports teams,...
Nasdaq Board Member and Verizon Executive Reflects on Career, Impact and The Future

Nasdaq Board Member and retiring Verizon Executive...
One-on-One with NAACP President Derrick Johnson

NAACA President Derrick Johnson sits down for a one-on-one...
2024 BlackStars Summit & Expo Recap

The 2024 BlackStars Summit & Expo took place...
BlackStars Awards 2024 Highlights

On Nov 8th, over 500 industry leaders, influencers,...
What Sponsors Are Saying About BlackStars Experience

Why do leading...

NAACP President & CEO Derrick Johnson Delivers Closing Remarks at the 2024 BlackStars Summit

Derrick Johnson, President and CEO of the NAACP,...

The Power of Firsts | 2024 BlackStars Cover shoot

For the 2024 BlackStars Magazine cover shoot, we had...

Rose Stuckey Kirk, NASDAQ Board Member & Chief Corporate Social Responsibility Officer, Verizon

Rose Stuckey Kirk, NASDAQ Board Member and Chief Corporate...

World's Highest Ranking Mathematician Honored at the BlackStars Awards

Profile of World's Highest Ranking Mathematician,

Kori Davis Porter- SVP @ The NBA

Kori Davis Porter, SVP, Head of Business Operations...

Akinyemi Akiwowo- COO Global Litigation at Morgan Stanley

Akinyemi T. Akinwowo, COO, Global Litigation at Morgan...

Roger G. Arrieux Jr.- Managing Partner @ Deloitte

Roger G. Arrieux Jr., East Region Market leader and...

Quita HighSmith- VP @ Genentech

Quita...

J. Ofori Agboka- VP @ Amazon

J. Ofori Agboka, VP of People Experience and Tech,...

Meet the World's Highest Ranking Mathematician

Dr. Atangana, a renowned expert in applied mathematics,...

Honoree Video Profile- Aaron Walton

Profile of Aaron Walton, Co-Founder & CEO of Walton...

Honoree Video Profile- J. Ofori Agboka

Honoree Video Profile- Quita Highsmith

Nexus Sea, Partner at O'Melveny & Myers LLP Shares Career Journey and Insights

One on One with 2023 honoree Nexus Sea.

Dethra Giles Asks: "What Are You Betting on Yourself?" | Empowering Career Advice

Dethra Giles, Co-Founder/CEO T ExecuPrep

Meet 2023 Honoree Deniece Laurent-Mantey, Executive Director of Biden's Diaspora Engagement Council

Deniece Laurent-Mantey is the Executive Director of...

Carl J. Holland Shares His Journey to Vice President in the Insurance Industry

Carl J. Holland, 2nd Vice President, Client Management Employee Benefits, The Standard

Interview with Markus Green, Esq. at 2023 BlackStars Summit

Markus Green, ESQ, VP & Assistant General Counsel at Pfizer, Inc.

What Sponsors Are Saying About BlackStars Experience

BlackStars Experience Awards Gala '25

BlackStars Experience Summit & Expo '25

On-On-One with Kiersten Barnet, Executive Director of NYC Jobs CEO Council

Get to Know Rick C. Wade, SVP of Strategic Partnerships at US Chamber of Commerce

Get to Know Erika Irish Brown, Citi's CDO & Global Head of Talent

The Vanguard: 2025 BlackStars Magazine Cover Shoot

What Attendees Are Saying

Tech CTO Reflects on Her Career and Offers Tips for Aspiring Leaders

Quita Highsmith on Pioneering DEI at Genentech and Making the Business Case for It!

Get to Know J. Ofori Agboka, HR Leader at Amazon

Get to Know Sabina Dankwa, Head of Tech Communications at Morgan Stanley

Get to Know Roger G. Arrieux, Jr, Deloitte's East Region Market Leader and NY Managing Partner

Nasdaq Board Member and Verizon Executive Reflects on Career, Impact and The Future

One-on-One with NAACP President Derrick Johnson

2024 BlackStars Summit & Expo Recap

BlackStars Awards 2024 Highlights

What Sponsors Are Saying About BlackStars Experience

NAACP President & CEO Derrick Johnson Delivers Closing Remarks at the 2024 BlackStars Summit

The Power of Firsts | 2024 BlackStars Cover shoot

Rose Stuckey Kirk, NASDAQ Board Member & Chief Corporate Social Responsibility Officer, Verizon

World's Highest Ranking Mathematician Honored at the BlackStars Awards

Kori Davis Porter- SVP @ The NBA

Akinyemi Akiwowo- COO Global Litigation at Morgan Stanley

Roger G. Arrieux Jr.- Managing Partner @ Deloitte

Quita HighSmith- VP @ Genentech

J. Ofori Agboka- VP @ Amazon

Meet the World's Highest Ranking Mathematician

Honoree Video Profile- Aaron Walton

Honoree Video Profile- J. Ofori Agboka

Honoree Video Profile- Quita Highsmith

Nexus Sea, Partner at O'Melveny & Myers LLP Shares Career Journey and Insights

Dethra Giles Asks: "What Are You Betting on Yourself?" | Empowering Career Advice

Meet 2023 Honoree Deniece Laurent-Mantey, Executive Director of Biden's Diaspora Engagement Council

Carl J. Holland Shares His Journey to Vice President in the Insurance Industry

Interview with Markus Green, Esq. at 2023 BlackStars Summit