Events

Culture is not a marketing strategy. It is the most powerful business asset of our time. As CEO of REVOLT, Detavio Samuels has put that belief into practice at one of media's most culturally driven companies.

The rules of media, entertainment, technology, and sports are not just changing, they are being rewritten in real time by the communities that consume them, the creators who produce them, and the platforms that distribute them.

Podcasting has become one of the most powerful cultural mediums of our time, and the barrier to entry has never been lower. But in a crowded landscape, the shows that break through are not necessarily the ones with the biggest budgets or the most famous hosts.

Artificial intelligence is reshaping how stories are told, who gets to tell them, and whose cultures are being used to train the systems doing the telling.

Every major shift in media, entertainment, technology, and sports can be traced back to a cultural moment that the industry didn't see coming until it was already here.

Success is not a straight climb—it’s an internal transformation. Leadership is built through resilience, self-trust, and intentional growth, not titles or permission.

For mid-level professionals navigating largely homogeneous leadership structures in media, entertainment, technology, and sports, cultural intelligence is often the sharpest tool in the room. The problem is knowing how to use it without it being used against you.

This session is for professionals who are curious about what a career pivot into sports and entertainment actually looks like, and what it takes to make the move.

In this closing session three voices from across our industries will share one thing; a moment, a lesson, a conviction, about why culture and community are not soft ideas but the hardest and most essential work any of us will ever do.