About Nikki newsome
Nikki Newsome is an experienced leader with 20+ years of experience in media. A graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and DePaul University, Nikki took her education to the advertising agency side, where she worked on a number of top-tier accounts including: State Farm, Kraft-Heinz, P&G, and Kellogg’s where she was presented a number of awards including a Gold Effie.
Meet Nikki
When you’re in a dark place, you may seem like you’ve been buried, maybe you’ve been planted. Bloom.
Through Nikki’s dynamic leadership, she has consistently implemented new employee engagement initiatives and professional development opportunities by creating powerful and memorable events which have featured prominent global executives, local celebrities and elected officials, all while maintaining a spirit of community investment and philanthropy.
My Mission
Motherhood
Family Is Important
BLack Women In Corporate
Kind is not Soft
Grandma
Know Your Worth,
Then Add Tax
Awards & Recognition
Chicago Urban League IMPACT Fellow
Davey Award For Video Advertising & Marketing
Crain’s 40 Under 40
Coalesce Diversity Advocate
Gold Effie Winner
Portada Top Hispanic
Campaign
P&G US Multicultural Planning & Buying Excellence Award
Advertising Age Most Promising Minority Award
Nikki resides in North Riverside, Illinois with her husband and their three daughters. In her spare time, she enjoys baking vegan treats found on Pinterest in the late-night hours...but offsets all the sugar by obsessively riding her Peloton and having dance parties with her family.
