About Me? Ok.
I’m Shannon.
A Sagittarius who enjoys mid-range walks on the beach, collecting eventually useless amenity kits, and making mezcal negronis.
Lover of portraiture, plants, and pasteles.
Mother of an American Staffy named Selassie. Friend to those who don’t mind unsolicited advice.
A resident of NJ and United biz class.
Very little filter, whole lotta heart.
Founder of Parlour Travel. Disciple of solo weekend getaways.
I also like making things for brands that people enjoy and remember. Creating meaningful experiences. Playing around at the intersections of media, tech and storytelling. Making lightbulb moments. Mentoring who’s next. Doing that now at R/GA as US Chief Creative Officer and with my friends the McBride Sisters. I’ve won a lot of things (Lions, Pencils, Webbys and even an Emmy!), and served on a lot of juries, including a Cannes Lion Jury Presidency and AICP Chair, so others can win things—but what I’m most proud of is creating Toni, a community exclusively for Black women in advertising. And making the AdWeek 100…annnd being named one of Fast Company’s Most Creative People In Business. And apparently, I’m a really cool agency lead according to people under 30. And that’s a picky bunch.
Personal motto, inspired by Fuse Green: “You can’t fake fresh.”
Life goal: Being the cool, rich old lady at the club somewhere warm.