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Truth be told, the world doesn't really need another agency. But it could always use a great place to work, collaborate, and make a positive impact. As strategists and creatives we see the value of our skillset going much further than the next campaign or piece of content. Our commitment to creating a diverse, equitable, and progressive world starts with ourselves, the organizations we support, the people we collaborate with and the ultimately the work we do. Check back here often to see what we've been up to and the friends/partnerships we've made along the way!

Mad Potential

Mad Potential

Our commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and radical change in the advertising and creative industries goes beyond just hashtags and statistics. We’ve been working with civic leaders, captains of industry, and national organizations to develop strategies, curriculum, and movements focused on empowering marginalized youth to enter the creative workforce. Learn more at our sister organization Mad Potential.

MAIP / CCWD

MAIP / CCWD

We are participating members of both the 4A Foundation’s MAIP (Multicultural Advertising Internship Program) and the Creative & Cultural Workforce Development program created by the City of Seattle and Northwest Folklife. We’re committed to engaging directly with BIPOC youth and providing internship opportunities and more.

Radical Communicators Network

Radical Communicators Network

We’re a proud member of the Radical Communicators Network aka #RadComms. RadComms is the grassroots, BIPOC-led, go-to-hub for cutting-edge skill-building, values-aligned political education, and cross-movement collaboration for social-change communicators.

OMWBE Certified

OMWBE Certified

We are certified by the Office of Minority & Women’s Business Enterprise as a minority owned business. Our vision is to continue leading our industry and community as a diverse and inclusive organization.

Mad Potential

Our commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and radical change in the advertising and creative industries goes beyond just hashtags and statistics. We’ve been working with civic leaders, captains of industry, and national organizations to develop strategies, curriculum, and movements focused on empowering marginalized youth to enter the creative workforce. Learn more at our sister organization Mad Potential.

MAIP / CCWD

We are participating members of both the 4A Foundation’s MAIP (Multicultural Advertising Internship Program) and the Creative & Cultural Workforce Development program created by the City of Seattle and Northwest Folklife. We’re committed to engaging directly with BIPOC youth and providing internship opportunities and more.

Radical Communicators Network

We’re a proud member of the Radical Communicators Network aka #RadComms. RadComms is the grassroots, BIPOC-led, go-to-hub for cutting-edge skill-building, values-aligned political education, and cross-movement collaboration for social-change communicators.

OMWBE Certified

We are certified by the Office of Minority & Women’s Business Enterprise as a minority owned business. Our vision is to continue leading our industry and community as a diverse and inclusive organization.

Emerging Radiance Wins Tribeca X Award

Emerging Radiance: Honoring the Nikkei Farmers of Bellevue, WA has won the Tribeca X Award for best Immersive project! The Tribeca X Awards celebrate the achievement of best-in-class creators and companies who share a love of creativity and a mission to connect with consumers through the power of storytelling.

In the award announcement Emerging Radiance was celebrated for how it combines art and AR, the physical and the digital, to bring history to the present and connect generations. Emerging Radiance animates the stories of Rae Matsuoka Takekawa, Mitsuko Hashiguchi and Toshio Ito, three Japanese American farmers who were part of a thriving community of Japanese Americans that were forcibly removed from their land in Bellevue, WA during the second World War. This award honors their legacy and is a testament to over a year of collective work by artist Michelle Kumata (@michellekumata) and filmmaker Tani Ikeda (@taniikeda) with Meta Open Arts and the support of local community members. Milli's role was to build an immersive web experience that best reflected the AR/physical experience of the exhibit. We're honored to have been a part of this amazing team.

You can learn more about the project and this important part of American history at www.emergingradiance.co

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HELLO, LOS ANGELES

We're coming out of this panini hot! Like a hot...panini! We're now open for business in the City of Angels. If you're in LA and want to get to work, give us a shout at hey@milli.agency

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WE WON OUR FIRST ADDY

We won an ADDY!

But not just any ADDY. It's our first one. And it's also our first time entering.

The win is for a project very near and dear to our hearts: A film series as a love letter to the Seattle creative community and to the next generation of creators. With everything going on - including violence towards Asian Americans and Black/Brown folx - we recognize that it's more important than ever to tell their stories - our stories.

Thank you AAF Seattle and the ADDY's for recognizing them!

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Co-Conspirators

Canh NguyenDefault avatar photo

Canh Nguyen aka CanhSolo is a photographer and filmmaker from Seattle, WA. Nguyen has exhibited his work at G. Gibson Gallery, Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience, PCNW, and the Out of Sight Art Fair, among other venues. Nguyen’s work is in the permanent collections of the Seattle Office of Arts and Culture and the Monsen Collection. See more of Canh's work at canhsolo.com

Canh Nguyen

Director / DP
Ebrima JasseyDefault avatar photo

I love using animation and design as a tool to interpret and tell the stories of musicians, creatives, and brands — that is, when I’m not busy telling my own. You can see more of my work at ebrimajassey.com

Ebrima Jassey

Motion Graphics
Hollis Wong-WearDefault avatar photo

Hollis is a songwriter, musician, speaker, creative generator and community advocate who lives between Los Angeles and Seattle, WA. She is the lead vocalist of the electronic R&B trio The Flavr Blue, and was GRAMMY nominated in 2014 for her work with Macklemore and Ryan Lewis. With her roots in spoken word and slam poetry through the nationally recognized Youth Speaks program, Hollis is passionate about how creativity and the arts fuel and shape civic discourse, and is dedicated to lending her voice and capacities towards vibrant social equity. See more of Hollis work at holliswongwear.com

Hollis Wong-Wear

Social-Impact / Comms Strategy
Jordan NicholsonDefault avatar photo

Hello! My name's Jordan. I'm a Seattle based photographer/artist/human! You can see more of my work at photobyjordan.com

5 Facts About Me:

1. I am half Black + half Chinese

2. I was born with a cool disability called TAR Syndrome!

3. I love to skateboard

4. I DJ! (Click here to listen to some of my mixes)

5. Bubble tea makes me happy!

Jordan Nicholson

Photography
Pari GabrielDefault avatar photo

Pari is a multi-disciplinary designer focusing on web design and development. See his work at yeahivegottime.net

Pari Gabriel

Web Design