Lauren Maillian Joins Black-Owned Hero Media as President of Digital Innovation in a Move to Bolster its Executive Leadership Team
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Lauren Maillian Joins Black-Owned Hero Media as President of Digital Innovation
NEW YORK (May 18, 2023)–Hero Media announced today that Lauren Maillian will join the company in the newly created role of President of Digital Innovation. Maillian will have oversight across all Hero Media’s lines of business, with an emphasis on driving partnerships and growth to the companies first party platforms and proprietary technologies.
“As Hero Media enters its next phase of growth and advancement, we are excited to have Lauren join the team to help drive innovation and advise leadership across the network,” said Hero Media Founder, Joe Anthony. “Maillian brings her entrepreneurial excellence, strategic prowess and dedication to the investment in diverse-owned media to Hero Media, and we look forward to working together to continue to build the company.”
“I’m thrilled to step into this exciting new role at Hero Media to work alongside a mission-driven team with a shared commitment to creating opportunities for the culture that meet the growing needs of the industry. There are dynamic shifts in media and technology occurring everyday. My goal is to deliver results by bringing new partners to the table, and driving greater revenue to Black-owned media brands and creators,” said Lauren Maillian, President of Digital Innovation, Hero Media.
Maillian recently held the role of CEO of digitalundivided, the leading nonprofit leveraging data, programs, and advocacy to catalyze economic growth for Black and Latina women entrepreneurs. There, she guided the organization to five times its revenue growth, elevated its brand, and built over 60 partnerships with Fortune 500 companies. A pioneering voice and advocate for women in business, leadership, and investing, her vision created “The New C-Suite” with Cosmopolitan Magazine, a recognition list dedicated to trailblazing women of color entrepreneurs.
She also advised and partnered with the Nasdaq Foundation to launch the InvestHER Power Series, an inclusive investing event focused on convening women of color investors across the United States. Maillian is a recognized entrepreneur, strategist, speaker and author. She is the Founder and CEO of LMB Group, a strategic marketing and advisory firm that partners with innovative brands, like American Express, Buzzfeed and Estée Lauder, helping founders and executives meet their strategic goals.
In 2022, Lauren Maillian was named to the Create & Cultivate 100 List, a LinkedIn Top Voice in Entrepreneurship, and recognized by JPMorgan Chase & Co for her commitment to advancing business growth and entrepreneurship in the Black community. She was named a Tech Catalyst by the Council Of Urban Professionals and one of Worth Magazine’s Worthy 100 in 2021. In 2011, Lauren Maillian was recognized at The White House by the Kauffman Foundation as an Empact100 Award honoree which lists the top 100 entrepreneurs under 30.
Hero Media LEVELs up
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Hero Media ‘LEVEL’s up
Hero Media is thrilled to unveil our latest collaboration with LEVEL Magazine, a digital publication for Black men, by Black men. Through this partnership Hero, is looking forward to supporting LEVEL in their next phase of growth as they continue to create content for “the grown Black man who is cultured, conscious and looking to elevate or embrace the best version of himself.”
LEVEL is an ecosystem for Black men, as CEO and Founder Jermaine Hall recently told The Root. “We delivered a space where this audience with tremendous disposable income and cultural currency can be seen. The response from our audience required us to expand our offerings and build a larger universe for them to come together, let their guards down, and share ideas.”
Hero Media is a Black-owned media network and technology company focused on empowering the next generation of diverse-owned publishers and creators. We’re excited to bring Level into our network in order to provide more opportunities for advertisers and agencies to reach diverse audiences, but also to expand Level’s reach and impact.
Explore the publication at https://www.levelman.com/
Alicia Gooding Breaks Through
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Alicia Gooding Breaks Through
Alicia Gooding Breaks Through
When it comes to describing Alicia Gooding, there’s one phrase that immediately comes to mind — unstoppable force. As an entertainment publicist and music industry executive, Gooding is constantly pushing boundaries of what’s possible, pursuing her goals, and going above and beyond for her clients. Her fierce determination and unrelenting drive have earned her the reputation as the epitome of a go-getter.
Throughout her career, Gooding has explored a plethora of avenues in the entertainment industry — from launching her own brand management and PR agency C.O.D.E to joining the cast of BET’s reality TV show “Hustle in Brooklyn” to joining Breakr, a platform where artists, creators and brands can connect directly with influencers to create movements, as Head of Label Services. Always on the move, it’s no surprise that Gooding has expanded her reach into the podcasting world.
Gooding has teamed up with Hero Media, a 100% Black-owned and certified media and technology company, to launch a dynamic video podcast called “Breakthrough” exclusively on the Goodfeed platform. This podcast aims to shed light on the challenges that women face when trying to break in and break through glass ceilings in the entertainment industry. On this podcast show, Alicia will interview female industry executives, celebrities and entrepreneurs, discussing topics like having the right team, representation and other tips female artists and aspiring professionals need to know when getting in the industry.
With her extensive experience in the entertainment world, combined with her undeniable passion and colorful energy, Gooding makes the perfect host for this groundbreaking series. Through “Breakthrough”, she’ll not only make an impact on the industry itself but also pave the way for aspiring female artists and professionals to succeed.