
[AdWEEK] The 2026 ADWEEK 50 Are Up for the Challenge
Creativity has always required bravery, but perhaps never more than in this moment of profound change and realignment. Striding into the unknown and lighting the

Creativity has always required bravery, but perhaps never more than in this moment of profound change and realignment. Striding into the unknown and lighting the

By: Phil Ranta, CEO, Stealth Talent For nearly 15 years, I’ve managed talent managers. Not as a talent manager. But as a manager of talent

By Lina Cáceres, Co-Founder & CEO, LatinWE The question is no longer whether brands should invest in Latino talent. The question is whether they can

By: Maria A. Rodriguez, Head of Comms. And Marketing, VP, Open Influence For more than a century, storytelling belonged to those who could afford it.

By: Phillip Kim, Senior Growth Marketing Manager, Open Influence Something quietly shifted in how people discover new brands, and most brand teams haven’t caught up

BY: Jim Louderback, Founder & CEO Inside the Creator Economy Klaviyo surveyed consumers and found that only 13% completely trust AI, and 32% say they

By: Karim De Martino, SVP International Business Development, Open Influence For years, creators have been trying to understand a force that had already shaped their

By: Christa Zambardino, SVP – Head of East Coast Partnerships Throughout my career, I have been fortunate to learn from some of the most accomplished

By Aniam Garavito, Content Creator I’m Aniam, a New York-based creator behind @__aniam, where my husband Juan and I document our life in the city