Nkanyezi is a creative leader with experience across categories, cultures and countries. His career began as a copywriter at TBWA\Hunt Lascaris which led to a 4-year stint in TBWA\Hong Kong working on adidas Beijing Olympics. He’s held leadership roles at Y&R Cape Town, King James/Accenture Song and Dentsu Creative. Outside of winning international awards, he’s done a fair bit of judging too, including presiding over a jury at D&AD and speaking on the main stage at Cannes Lions. A champion for inclusivity in the creative industry, he founded Blackboard Community. An initiative that exposes underprivileged high school students to advertising as a career.