Inclusive Marketing Executive; Former Chief Content Officer, Essence Ventures
Inclusive Marketing Executive; Former Chief Content Officer, Essence Ventures
Throughout her career, God-is has been a strategic executive who is responsible for better serving and engaging diverse communities through digital channels all around the world through brand marketing, campaigns with partners, and events and experiences. As a proud Black American woman hailing from the Bronx, NY, she is passionate about pairing an authentic community care approach with inclusive, culturally fluent marketing, community-integrated product and policy evolution, and cultural insights to show there is value in all communities, and that they deserve to be recognized, respected and rewarded—not counted out.
As a marketing executive at Twitter for over 4 years, she drove strategy to ensure that campaigns and programs were connective, inclusive, and reflective of the communities Twitter served. Externally, she both established and built on Twitter's work in developing relationships and programs with community leaders, content partners, influencers, creators, partners, and brands.
Prior to joining Twitter, God-is was the Director of Inclusion & Cultural Resonance for VMLY&R. In this newly created role, she focused on bridging strategic inclusive marketing and strategy with internal processes and policies to foster an equitable environment at the agency and produce inclusive work outputs. Earlier, she held lead channel strategy roles at VMLY&R, global agency iCrossing, and Austin-based T3.
God-is has been profiled in digital trade and national publications Adweek, Ad Age, Marie Claire, Forbes, Digiday, Fortune, Campaign US, and The Drum. She was named an Ad Age “Woman to Watch” and Adweek “Disruptor” for continuing to fight for representation and equity in the advertising industry. In 2020 God-is was recognized for her work at Twitter amplifying historically marginalized voices on the Root 100 Most Influential African-Americans list, BET’s Top 100 Most Innovative and Influential Business Executives, and by Fortune Magazine on their esteemed 40 Under 40 list of influential people in the technology category. In 2023, she was recognized by ColorComm as one of the influential 28 Black Women in Communications “Making History Now”. That same year she was also honored by her hometown, the Bronx Tourism Council, with an induction into the Bronx Walk of Fame for excellence in the field of marketing. God-is was also chosen to be inducted into the American Advertising Federation’s esteemed AAF Hall of Achievement Class of 2023, a prestigious honor representing an impactful and innovative career in marketing, advertising, and/or media.
God-is served as the first-ever Chief Content Officer at Essence Ventures, leading content strategy and connection with intersectional global audiences across all Essence Ventures brands including Essence Publishing, Afropunk, BeautyCon, and Essence Studios.
Prior to that, God-is served as the first VP of Inclusive Marketing at The Walt Disney Co. where she was tasked with developing and leading strategies to connect with diverse audiences and amplify inclusive content across all Disney streaming platforms and networks including content and IP across ESPN+, Hulu, and Disney+.
God-is is a highly sought-after keynote speaker and moderator who has spoken for several brands like Netflix and Spotify, and at international events such as The World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, The Cannes Lion Festival of Creativity in Cannes, France, and Brandweek in Palm Springs, CA among many more.
God-is resides in the greater New York City area with her husband and daughter.