Advancing DEI Day to Day: From Why to How with WarnerMedia
Advancing diversity, equity and inclusion is not a one-and-done solution. It’s a daily practice. For entertainment leaders at WarnerMedia, prioritizing DEI is about supporting emerging talent across the company, both on-screen and off—from the writer’s room to the tech team. In this episode you’ll hear from three executives making this work happen: Grace Moss, VP of Equity and Inclusion; Sophia Zeinu, VP of Equity and Inclusion Strategies; and Yvette Urbina, VP of Equity and Inclusion—Programs and Content.
Listen in to learn about:
- Top strategies for effective DEI leadership
- The challenges of DEI work, pandemic aside
- Why DEI is about freeing ALL of us
- The tension between reducing harm now and longer-term work
- When your personal “why” matters just as much your “how”
Drawn from a longer conversation on putting DEI values into action, this episode will reframe how you think about DEI work. You’ll also walk away with action items to help you support equity and drive social change.
Grace Moss is the Vice President of Equity and Inclusion for WarnerMedia. In this role, she helps oversee the enterprise’s efforts to expand the talent pool of underrepresented writers and directors and build additional pathways for diverse talent. Prior to WarnerMedia, Grace served as the Head of Talent Development & Inclusion for NBC Entertainment, where she spearheaded multiple programs that focused on discovering, cultivating, and showcasing talented writers and directors of diverse backgrounds.
Sophia Zeinu is the Vice President of Equity and Inclusion Strategies for WarnerMedia where she uses a data-driven, systems-based approach to develop and activate transformative equity and inclusion strategies. Prior to WarnerMedia, Sophia worked in Deloitte Consulting’s Human Capital and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) practices, specializing in DEI and talent current state assessments, strategy development and execution, as well as custom DEI experiential learning design and facilitation.
Meet Yvette Urbina, Vice President, Equity & Inclusion—Pipeline and Content at WarnerMedia. In her current role, she acts as the bridge between the programs and content at the core of the company’s mission to build a more inclusive and innovative industry. Her focus is identifying talent opportunities across the enterprise through cross-divisional relationships and collaboration that result in greater equity and inclusion for all content. Yvette was most recently Vice President of Live Action Current Series at Nickelodeon, overseeing the Emmy winning Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn. She also presided over Nick at Nite’s first forays into original scripted programming, with hit series Instant Mom, starring Tia Mowry. She is a proven programming leader with a producer background—bringing the right mix of creativity and business, and was a driving force behind iconic series like The O.C., That ‘70s Show and King of the Hill in her early career.
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