Kai Deveraux Lawson

2022 Adweek 50 | Women in Marketing Storyteller of the Year 2022 Kai Deveraux Lawson, uses her lifelong passion for culture, and over a decade of experience in advertising, to tell honest stories that shed light on the need for Diversity & Inclusion in the workplace. Her experience led her to launch the culturally focused platforms, Mixed Company Podcast and her blog, Mylifeofkai.com. On these platforms, she shares her first-hand experiences in life, travel and career, from the perspective of a millennial woman of color. Kai has been a featured speaker for several premier conferences including New York Advertising Week, The 3% Conference and ADCOLOR, and has been featured in trade and cultural publications like Refinery29, ADWEEK, and AD AGE. Kai’s accolades include; The-Dot’s 2019 International Women’s Day - 100 Trailblazers redefining the Creative Industry, HERoes 2020 Top 100 Women Future Leaders, The Advertising Club of New York’s 2020 Innovators Award, the Inaugural Blacklist100, for Cause & Community, Mogul’s Top 100 DEI Leaders in 2021, Women in Marketing Storyteller of the Year 2022 and The Adweek50.