Chanel Cathey, Founder and CEO of CJC Insights, LLC, was honored with the Change Agent Award at the 14th Annual ADCOLOR Awards. Cathey and her team at CJC Insights are media and public relations experts who are passionate about partnering with female founders and minority-owned businesses.
“The ADCOLOR Change Agent award is such a momentous honor for CJC Insights. I’m so proud to work with amazing clients who are reimagining the future of business and the workplace every day,” Cathey said. “We are always working behind the scenes, so to be recognized with this honor means so much to me and my team. I am so grateful for their talent, their support, and their trust in our mission.”
The ADCOLOR Awards honor the achievements of diverse communities in the advertising, marketing, PR, media and entertainment industries. Cathey joins other 2020 honorees including CNN’s Don Lemon, Writer and Director Janet Mock, The Recording Academy’s Valeisha Butterfield Jones, and Black Lives Matter Global Network Founders Patrisse Khan-Cullors, Alicia Garza, and Opal Tometi.
"ADCOLOR recognizes inspirational industry leaders who rise up and reach back. The ADCOLOR Change Agent Award is given to an individual within a company who is using his/her talents and position to enhance the corporate culture and create a more inclusive environment and/or industry. CJC Insights emerged as a leading PR resource and connector for female founders and people of color launching and leading businesses. Chanel’s bold leadership style, passion for inclusive storytelling, and energy to drive change are evident as soon as you meet her and it’s her expertise and collaborative approach that continues to impact organizations and their cultures in a positive way," said Tiffany R. Warren, Founder and President of ADCOLOR.
ADCOLOR is the premier organization dedicated to celebrating and promoting professionals of color and diversity in the creative industries. The awards recognize those who go above and beyond to make a difference. The Change Agent Award is given to the individual using their talents and position to enhance corporate culture and call attention to the talents of all people.
CJC Insights works with all types of organizations, from non-profits to startups and Fortune 500 companies. We strategize with organizational leadership and create narratives that advocate for diverse, inclusive, and equitable storytelling. Our team leverages the existing media landscape and press relationships to create space for people and stories that showcase diverse perspectives.
A full list of the 14th Annual ADCOLOR Award honorees and winners can be found here: https://adcolor.org/awards/
About Chanel Cathey
Chanel Cathey is the Founder and CEO of CJC Insights, a strategic communications and public relations agency headquartered in New York City. Cathey is a builder and storyteller with a passion for partnering with female founders and minority-owned businesses and counsels businesses on communications and press strategies to put brands and thought leaders on the map. She spent over a decade working in media relations and communications for iconic global brands like Viacom, ABC News, and Unilever. Cathey is a contributor to Fast Company, and serves on the Advisory Board for the Wall Street Journal’s Women in the Workplace Series, helping to curate national events and conversation around the future of women and work.
About CJC Insights, LLC
CJC Insights is a strategic communications and public relations agency with a mission to create space for people and stories and a passion for partnering with female founders and minority-owned businesses. The CJC Insights team works with all types of organizations, from startups to Fortune 500 companies, and powers brands by developing clear and engaging messaging frameworks and refining narratives. CJC Insights guides clients through the process of discovering their voice, finding the founder’s story, and establishing goals. The agency creates communications and press strategies that work and activates powerful press and industry relationships to build traction and momentum for clients’ brands. For more information, please visit: www.cjcinsights.com.
About ADCOLOR
ADCOLOR® is a not-for-profit 501(c) (6) organization whose mission is to celebrate and champion diversity in the creative industries. Our process is twofold. First, we help individuals and organizations RISE UP, letting their accomplishments and ideas shine. Then we teach these new leaders and would-be-mentors how to REACH BACK and find others who deserve to be noticed and promoted. Our goal is to create a community of diverse professionals who are here to support and uplift one another. Learn more by visiting www.adcolor.org.
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