I seldom worked with any people of color in my first 15 years in the business. If you’re an advertising or marketing person from my generation, I’m willing to bet you have a similar story. “Oh, and we’ve assigned you to write the ‘Urban’ radio for this Pepsi promotion, because you’re the youngest writer on […]
I have had the incredible opportunity to experience SXSW for the last two years through e4youth. I learned how to work with a team. I learned how to assert myself. I learned how important branding is and how important it is to represent myself for my company(e4youth). In the years before I would cover specific […]
SXSW is well known for three different categories. Music, Interactive, and Film. Scoring a Gold badge gets you into Interactive and Film, and that was more than enough for me. My first day on the scene started with me waiting in line for quite a bit of time. But after that, a whole new world […]
Thanks to E4 Youth, My legs wanted to commit suicide during my spring break. Through the program Youth Media Project, E4 Youth gave me and my friends the amazing opportunity to explore South by Southwest with gold badges. We saw spectacular films, listened to amazing keynote speakers, and probably walked the distance of a marathon. […]
Hello! My name is Nico Cordero, for those concerned, and this is my experience on my crowning achievement! 3/11/16 The day we, my sister and her boyfriend, get ready for day passes to the SXSW, which had a presentation of producers, designers, and especially entrepreneurs that showcased their work and talent to get them […]
This is a video summing what our week at SXSW was like, with the trade shows, job fairs, conventions, screenings, and street entertainment. With all four days I was able to go, it was the most we could fill in. Not shown in the video we watched a screening of “Black” and two episodes of […]