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Zambezi

Jean Freeman

CEO
Jean Freeman is Principal and CEO of Zambezi, a woman-owned, full service creative agency. Jean has grown Zambezi from a startup to a thriving business that propels brands forward, and developed an agency culture where employees are empowered and supported in all aspects of life. With Jean at the helm, Zambezi has attracted a number of blue chip clients including Under Armour, Google, Disney Plus, The TaylorMade Golf Company, Los Angeles Rams, UKG, Beats by Dre and Traeger Grills. The agency has been included on the Inc. 5000 list five times, named Small Agency of the Year by Advertising Age twice. A leading advocate for the advancement of women business leaders, Jean’s commitment to teaching women the skills to run and grow a business and thrive in their own leadership positions has led her to be a part of a number of female-focused initiatives, including serving on the MAKERS and The 3% Movement advisory boards. Jean is also the co-founder of the OWN IT (untilyouownit.com) initiative to track and increase the number of women-owned advertising agencies. Jean is a frequent speaker and op-ed contributor on issues ranging from entrepreneurship and female leadership, to building and maintaining a sustainable business, and was recently featured in Forbes and Entrepreneur Weekly. She has been recognized as National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) Business Owner of the Year 2022, Top 100 Women Business Leaders of 2022 by the Entreprenista League, and Adweek Trailblazer 2022.

This Speaker's Sessions

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging: What’s Ahead for the Industry

May 9, 2023 | 2:00 pm
Here, GSD&M, Barkley, and Zambezi will address progress against one of the most critical issues of this generation. As agencies raced to find a person of color to fill their newly minted Diversity Equity and Inclusion lead, the tangible progress remains unclear. We’ll take a look at how things have moved along over the last couple of years – and most importantly, the action still required to make a meaningful difference.