The Architects of Style: A Masterclass for Fashion’s Behind-the-Scenes Professionals of Color
Fashion’s behind-the-scenes professionals
What it is This session is for the stylists, PR mavens, editors, and production managers of color who orchestrate the magic but rarely get the spotlight. We focus on leveraging your cultural fluency as a strategic advantage in…
Communication Skills Practice
Cooperative Problem-Solving
Feedback / Difficult Conversations
Group Activity
Negotiation Training
Workshop
Description
What it is
This session is for the stylists, PR mavens, editors, and production managers of color who orchestrate the magic but rarely get the spotlight. We focus on leveraging your cultural fluency as a strategic advantage in shaping trends, managing crises, and building influential careers behind the camera.
Activities
- The Cultural Briefing – A framework for proactively educating clients and teams on cultural nuances, symbolism, and sensitivities to prevent missteps and champion authenticity in campaigns.
- The Power of the Rolodex – A workshop on intentionally building a network of BIPOC creatives (photographers, models, HMU artists, designers) and how to effectively advocate for their inclusion on major projects.
- Navigating the Glass Ceiling & the Cultural Tax – A guided, solution-oriented discussion on managing the dual pressures of excelling in your role while often bearing the unpaid burden of being the "diversity voice."
Benefits
Benefits
- Positions you as an indispensable strategic leader, not just a tactical executor, and protects brand reputation.
- Amplifies your impact and drives systemic change from within, while ensuring authentic creative output.
- Provides practical coping strategies and negotiation tactics
- Learn how to protect your energy and advance your career
Additional Experience Info
price negotiable based on location (city/country), client expectations
Hosted by Triston Brewer
About the Host
I am a creative director and cultural strategist with a foundation built on a unique stage: the world. As a performer who has performed and collaborated across five continents, I learned the art of communication not through a brief, but through breath, nuance, and emotional resonance. This discipline is the bedrock of my more than 30-year career working with both indie pioneers and major global brands. My expertise spans creative direction, journalism, styling, public relations, and education, with a specialized focus on Black American culture and assisting artists in navigating their singular journey. I have directed projects for Fortune 500 companies, cultivating a distinct tone and presence for each client that speaks directly to their audience. Having lived and worked across the globe, I bring more than just fluency in four languages; I bring a deep, nuanced understanding of cultural currents that enables me to produce premium, impactful content for any market. No two projects are the same, and my approach is always as distinctive as the clients I serve. Clients gravitate towards me when they want ideas that think outside the box and present a world view that connects with people from a multitude of backgrounds.
Client Requirements
Is there anything you require frowhiteboard, projector, microphone, depending on the venuem clients? Eg. microphone, whiteboard, projector, min. 20sqm space etc.
Focus Areas
Creative/CultureDevelopment/Coaching
Location
Porto, Portugal
Languages
German, English, Spanish, Portuguese
Corporate Experience
Significant
Session Types Offered
Interactive & Passive
Past Experience Doing Sessions
Yes - Interactive
Past Clients
GALECA
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