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💥 Today’s Highlights

• Have you registered for The Mixdown yet? What are you waiting for?

• I’m hiring an Operations Lead - is it you? Or someone you know?

• Your weekly spark

• Introducing the inaugural Wellth 30 honorees

• Roundup of open jobs across the community

🔥 And now, for your weekly spark.

Ripple.

Years ago, I got a job opportunity that changed the trajectory of my career. At the time, I thought the opportunity itself, an achievement that felt so big to me, was the story.

It wasn't.

That job became nearly a decade of my life at Johnson & Johnson. I went on to build businesses there, win awards for the company, drive acquisitions of other companies, hire partners and agencies, and become involved in recruiting people into the organization myself.

That led to other roles. Those roles led to other opportunities. And eventually, all of those experiences led me to start Hue.

That means that one opportunity I received years ago is now connected to the opportunities I'm able to create for other people today.

That's a pretty wild thing to think about. The fact is that when someone opens a door for you, you usually don't know where that door leads.

You don't know who you'll meet on the other side, what you'll build, what you'll learn, or who you'll eventually hire, introduce, mentor, collab with, or bring into a room because of what happened next.

👉🏽 The impact of an opportunity can extend far beyond the person who receives it.

I've seen that play out throughout my career.

A hiring decision can change someone's trajectory. An introduction can put someone in front of the person who changes their business. A conversation can give someone the confidence to pursue an idea they've been sitting on.

Importantly, a seat at the table can eventually turn into someone else getting a seat at the table. Sometimes it’s an expansion of the table itself. You might not even realize you've been part of the ripple effect until years later.

That's what I've been thinking about as we've brought together the inaugural Wellth 30.

The point isn't just that these are successful people, although they are. What interested me was something bigger:

What becomes possible because of their work?

Who gets funded? What gets built? What gets celebrated? Who gets invited in? Who sees a different path because someone else went first?

That's the standard I wanted Wellth 30 to recognize: leaders, founders, and creators whose work expands what's possible for the people, communities, and industries around them.

Bringing this group together in New York this week made that idea feel very real: like-minded people influencing where attention, capital and opportunity go. Put them together, and the interesting part isn't just who’s in the room.

It's what might happen because they were in the room together.

That's a ripple too.

📌 The Ripple Effect

When you're deciding whether to open a door, make an introduction, hire someone, bring someone into a room or give an idea a chance, don't only think about the immediate outcome. Ask yourself:

👉🏽 What could this make possible?

👉🏽 Who else could benefit?

👉🏽 What might this set in motion?

You can't predict the answer, and that's the point.

The opportunity I got wasn't the end of my story. It became part of the story other people are living now.

And maybe some of the opportunities we're creating today will do the same.

🔥 You may never see the ripple. Start it anyway.

Meet the Inaugural Wellth 30

Introducing the Wellth 30, a new platform that recognizes people whose work reaches far beyond what they do day to day—they’re shaping how we work, what we value, what gets built, and who gets to participate.

The Wellth 30 would not be possible without the support of our partners Tumblr, Project Management Institute, EDO, and Kindle Scribe.

Meet the honorees, including executives, founders, and creators selected for meaningful impact across business, leadership, community, and culture.

👉🏽 Their work expands what’s possible for the people, communities, and industries around them.

Read more…

✅ Now Hiring

Is someone you know considering what’s next for them? Here are a few roles with people hiring across the network. I list roles here every week, so stay tuned and make sure to spread the word.

💥 Operations Lead — Hue (I’m hiring!)

💥 SVP, Global Marketing — Tumi

💥 VP, Global Marketing — Sorel

💥 VP, Brand — Girl Scouts of the USA

💥 Sr Director, Global Brand Marketing — Stanley 1913

💥 Sr Director, Brand Management, Smartwater — Coca-Cola

💥 Exec Director, Product & Vertical Marketing — Toshiba

💥 Director, Culture Marketing — Red Bull

💥 Director, Marketing Strategy — Novartis

💥 Director, Marketing, Lego Education — Lego

💥 Director, Digital Marketing — Tyson Foods (multiple other roles)

💥 Group Product Director, HCP Marketing — Johnson & Johnson

💥 Marketing Director, McDonald’s Park — Chicago Fire FC

💥 Associate Director, Social & Live Commerce — e.l.f. Beauty (multiple other roles)

💥 Associate Director, Consumer Marketing — Regeneron

💥 Brand Head, Allegra — Opella

💥 Brand Marketing Lead — Hinge

💥 Manager, Brand Marketing — Foot Locker

💥 Manager, Brand Activation – Garnier, Thayers, and Dr. G — L’Oreal

💥 Product Marketing Manager — Sprout Social

💥 Manager, Social Strategy & Community — Chomps

ICYMI Last Week:

💥 EVP, Creator Marketing — Edelman

💥 VP, Global Philanthropy Program Officer — JPMorgan Chase

💥 Sr Director, Content, Social, and Creator Marketing — Babylist

💥 Director, Brand & Creative — Palo Alto Networks (multiple other roles)

💥 Group Manager, Social & Influencer Marketing — Intuit Credit Karma (multiple other roles)

💥 Director, Product Marketing — Bloomberg Media

💥 Brand Marketing Lead — Gigs

💥 Associate Director, Marketing — Kraft Heinz (multiple other roles)

💥 Sr Media Planner — Davis Elen Advertising

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Fahad