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We need more diverse talent to thrive in advertising

This former Media Week 30 Under 30 winner has overcome bias and self-doubt to rise in the ad industry. Now she wants to help others from BAME backgrounds to believe they can succeed too.

by Lucy Daramola

2020 will go down as a watershed year because of Black Lives Matter as well as the global pandemic.

Society has woken up to the continuing problem of racism on both sides of the Atlantic and it has highlighted the need for change in our attitudes towards diversity, equity and inclusion in the media industry.
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My entry to the advertising industry was via a small-scale software-as-a-service (SAAS) business.

I quickly progressed to the role of a client service executive, responsible for training some of the largest ad


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