2025 Trailblazer Awards: Red Carpet Recap
From WomenHeard by New York Women in Communications
September 25, 2025 · 20 min · Episode 102
About this episode
This episode features interviews with the honorees of NYWICI’s Trailblazer Awards, highlighting their contributions to the industry.
NYWICI’s Trailblazer Awards is a celebration of the next generation of industry leaders in communications, marketing, advertising, and public relations. Sarah Ng, Digital Content Producer at The New York Post and three-time NYWICI Scholarship recipient, took to the red carpet to interview the four honorees. Listen to this episode for insights from Jessica Ling, Executive Vice President, Global Advertising at American Express; Danielle Wallis, Chief Marketing Officer, Connected Commerce & Head of Card Marketing at JPMorgan Chase; Talia Bender Small, President at The Female Quotient; and Leah Seay Anise, Consumer Communications Lead at OpenAI. You’ll also hear from our Trailblazer emcee, Alexis Christoforous at ABC News and Beth Feldman, Senior Vice President at Nexstar Media Group and President-Elect for NYWICI!
People in this episode
Guests: Jessica Ling, Danielle Wallis, Talia Bender Small, Leah Seay Anise, Alexis Christoforous, Beth Feldman
Topics covered
- Trailblazer Awards
- communications
- marketing
- advertising
- public relations
Keywords
- NYWICI
- scholarship
- industry leaders
Mentioned in this episode
Products: American Express, JPMorgan Chase, The Female Quotient, OpenAI
Books & works: Trailblazer Awards
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