Yahoo Academy’s 2023 class announced

Yahoo Academy has announced 40 emerging leaders in its 2023 class, with the initiative now in its 12th year.

The talent-building program is made up of emerging talents across major holding companies, indie agencies and brand marketers from Australia and Singapore.

This year’s program will be led by nomadic strategists Rosie and Faris Yakob from Genius Steals.

John McNerney, managing director of Yahoo AUSEA, said: “The record number of applications we’ve received for this year’s Yahoo Academy is testament to the esteem this program is held in.

“We’re really excited to have Rosie and Faris leading this year’s program. We chose them because they are proven experts at helping people break out of their everyday habits and think more strategically.

Adam Krass, chief digital, data and technology officer at UM, adds: “Yahoo Academy has for a number of years been the proven program to help identify and grow the best young talent in the industry.

“We are thrilled to have our nominees chosen to take part and are excited for them to expand on their new ideas and innovation at UM as they learn from this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.”

Yahoo Academy’s Class of 2023:

• Alankrita Misra, Half Dome

• Alex Soetrisno , EssenceMediacom

• Arabella Robinson, American Express

• Ashleigh Stead, Rufus Powered by Initiative

• Bonita Wong, WooliesX

• Cameron Stewart, UM

• Claire Bryan, Carat Adelaide

• Ella Ashworth, Publicis Groupe – Zenith Media Brisbane

• Elyse Taylor, Half Dome

• Georgette Gikas, Resolution Digital

• Harleen Sodhi, dentsu

• Hooi San Ong, PHD Singapore 

• Jessica Wagner, OMD

• Jorge Barbosa, EssenceMediacom

• Josh Coles, UM

• Kar Shing Fong, Dentsu Aegis Network

• Kelsie Jeffers, Starcom

• Kerryn Josman, Wavemaker

• Kris Kuhn, PHD

• Liam Pierce, Initiative

• Lily Trainor, PHD

• Lucy McKenna,  PHD

• Mary Pantahos, Matterkind

• Max Baum, Matterkind

• Michael Kwong, Spark Foundry

• Natassja Corban, Essencemediacom

• Nikita Waring, Spark Foundry

• Orla Delaney, APEX, Publicis

• Peter Hamilton, Kaimera

• Riccardo Morelli, BCM Group

• Sam Cook, PHD

• Sam Orton, UM

• Shivam Patel, Spark Foundry

• Simon Molloy, OMD

• Sophie Gallagher, Slingshot Media

• Stephanie Hallal, Wavemaker

• Summer Treseder, Initiative Australia

• Swastika Gupta, Mindshare Australia

• Tom Hamilton, EssenceMediacom

• Tom Trefry, The Brand Agency

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Darcy Song

Darcy Song is a reporter at Mumbrella, covering media owners, adtech and social platforms. She joined in March 2022 as an editorial assistant.

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