LA Rams CMO Kathryn Kai-ling Frederick joined different enterprise leaders on the NASDAQ Marketsite Tuesday morning to ring within the buying and selling day in honor of AAPI month.
The Opening Bell adopted a celebration of this yr’s A100, honoring 100 Asian Pacific leaders who’ve most importantly impacted American tradition and society within the final yr. Gold Home, which champions Asian Pacific firms and creators, places collectively the checklist.
Nasdaq chief digital officer Sehr Thadhani and Gold Home CEO and co-founder Bing Chen hosted the occasion.
“We’ve a important duty and alternative to help the success of Asian American and Pacific Islander leaders,” mentioned Thadhani, including, “Everyone knows how a lot illustration issues and, as a first-generation Indian-American who has been a primary and an solely, I’m personally invested in elevating our tradition and neighborhood immediately and day-after-day.”
Normalizing AAPI success
Honorees embrace YouTube CEO Neal Mohan, Academy Award-winning actor Ke Huy Quan and the Rams’ Frederick.
“Culturally, there’s a lot driving work ethic and it’s unbelievable to see it occur outdoors the normal fields like medication and enterprise. It’s demonstrative for the following era,” mentioned Frederick, who was acknowledged for her innovation in sports activities advertising that features an award profitable 2022 Draft Movie that includes Scott Eastwood, Josh Holloway and Tyrese, together with the first-of-its-kind AR programming.
The ceremony noticed the likes of key business leaders like Omelet CEO Thas Naseemuddeen, Cube CBO Katie Soo and eos CMO Soyoung Kang, who can be amongst this yr’s Model Genius honorees.
Reflecting on how far the A100 checklist has come since its inception in 2018, Chen shared: “The largest query we obtained requested within the early days was, ‘Are there even 100 prime Asians to honor?’ And naturally, the reply is at all times sure. We undergo [nominations] ourselves. We undergo each nonprofit. There are millions of folks throughout each nook of the ballot… I believe what’s modified is mainstream caught as much as the issues that our neighborhood already knew.”
The celebrations proceed
This yr, the A100 will culminate within the first-ever A100 celebratory weekend. Along with the Gold Gala on Could sixth, Gold Home will host unique receptions and interactive programming sponsored by manufacturers like BMW of North America, Amazon, Citi and extra.
The Gala itself will likely be adopted by a strong gathering of essentially the most influential Asian Pacific ladies and non-binary leaders on the first-ever Gold Ladies Brunch. The brunch will kick off Gold Home’s new program to construct significant connections and sustaining areas for this singular neighborhood.
