Content & Speaking

Spotify

Spotify

Find all of James Nicholas Kinney’s original music and meditations on his spotify! 

Navigate to his spotify artist profile via the widget on the right or click HERE.

Apple Music

Apple Music

Click on the image or HERE to view James Nicholas Kinney’s iTunes profile featuring all of his original music!

Media Mentions

Media Mentions

Click on these featured articles to read them:

Forbes

Forbes

Forbes

Forbes

Harvard

Harvard Business Review

Today, we have a lot to be stressed about. Today, it seems the news outlets don’t have enough airtime to broadcast all the tragedies that occur daily. Today, the pandemic that has changed the course of history lingers…

I want to see a world in which every person feels included and valued, just as they are. I think in many ways we all want that. Each and every single one of us wants (and deserves) to feel like they matter…

It may sound obvious, but facing our collective mortality for the last two years changed us. Of course, many of us had confronted big challenges in our pre-pandemic lives, but this shared experience was uniquely difficult…

Forbes

Forbes

Harvard

Harvard Business Review

Today, we have a lot to be stressed about. Today, it seems the news outlets don’t have enough airtime to broadcast all the tragedies that occur daily. Today, the pandemic that has changed the course of history lingers…

Forbes

Forbes

Today, we have a lot to be stressed about. Today, it seems the news outlets don’t have enough airtime to broadcast all the tragedies that occur daily. Today, the pandemic that has changed the course of history lingers…

Forbes

Forbes

I want to see a world in which every person feels included and valued, just as they are. I think in many ways we all want that. Each and every single one of us wants (and deserves) to feel like they matter…

Harvard

Harvard Business Review

It may sound obvious, but facing our collective mortality for the last two years changed us. Of course, many of us had confronted big challenges in our pre-pandemic lives, but this shared experience was uniquely difficult…

Forbes

Forbes

I want to see a world in which every person feels included and valued, just as they are. I think in many ways we all want that. Each and every single one of us wants (and deserves) to feel like they matter…

Harvard

Harvard Business Review

It may sound obvious, but facing our collective mortality for the last two years changed us. Of course, many of us had confronted big challenges in our pre-pandemic lives, but this shared experience was uniquely difficult…

Innovators

Brand Innovators

Creativity:

The One Club For Creativity

Day One

From Day One

James Nicholas Kinney is the Global Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer and North American Chief People Officer at Ogilvy, one of the world’s largest and most prestigious advertising and marketing brands. Kinney is an author and speaker with over 18 years of experience. Kinney is a diversity innovator and created Equify, an online diversity certification widely used across marketing and entertainment organizations…

James Nicholas Kinney is Director of People at Giant Spoon, a full-service advertising agency that was honored as Adweek’s Breakthrough Agency of the Year 2018. A bi-coastal HR executive, author, and speaker, James has over 13 years of experience as an in-house practitioner and external consultant. He has helped over 30 companies as a consultant and has lead organizations with more than 1000 employees as an in-house HR executive. Previously featured on CNN, NBC,NASDAQ…

During the crises of 2020-21, an old stigma was lifted: Nearly everyone could admit they were emotionally stressed and struggling in some way. But what is the response that employers can offer their workers? What are the smartest, most creative and empathetic programs and support systems that companies can offer in terms of mental-health care, general wellness, stress relief, and counseling? What were the insights about burnout and how to address it? From Day One is a Recertification Provider…

Innovators

Brand Innovators

James Nicholas Kinney is the Global Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer and North American Chief People Officer at Ogilvy, one of the world’s largest and most prestigious advertising and marketing brands. Kinney is an author and speaker with over 18 years of experience. Kinney is a diversity innovator and created Equify, an online diversity certification widely used across marketing and entertainment organizations…

Creativity:

The One Club For Creativity

James Nicholas Kinney is Director of People at Giant Spoon, a full-service advertising agency that was honored as Adweek’s Breakthrough Agency of the Year 2018. A bi-coastal HR executive, author, and speaker, James has over 13 years of experience as an in-house practitioner and external consultant. He has helped over 30 companies as a consultant and has lead organizations with more than 1000 employees as an in-house HR executive. Previously featured on CNN, NBC,NASDAQ…

Day One

From Day One

During the crises of 2020-21, an old stigma was lifted: Nearly everyone could admit they were emotionally stressed and struggling in some way. But what is the response that employers can offer their workers? What are the smartest, most creative and empathetic programs and support systems that companies can offer in terms of mental-health care, general wellness, stress relief, and counseling? What were the insights about burnout and how to address it? From Day One is a Recertification Provider…

Innovators

Brand Innovators

James Nicholas Kinney is the Global Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer and North American Chief People Officer at Ogilvy, one of the world’s largest and most prestigious advertising and marketing brands. Kinney is an author and speaker with over 18 years of experience. Kinney is a diversity innovator and created Equify, an online diversity certification widely used across marketing and entertainment organizations…

Creativity:

The One Club For Creativity

James Nicholas Kinney is Director of People at Giant Spoon, a full-service advertising agency that was honored as Adweek’s Breakthrough Agency of the Year 2018. A bi-coastal HR executive, author, and speaker, James has over 13 years of experience as an in-house practitioner and external consultant. He has helped over 30 companies as a consultant and has lead organizations with more than 1000 employees as an in-house HR executive. Previously featured on CNN, NBC,NASDAQ…

Day One

From Day One

During the crises of 2020-21, an old stigma was lifted: Nearly everyone could admit they were emotionally stressed and struggling in some way. But what is the response that employers can offer their workers? What are the smartest, most creative and empathetic programs and support systems that companies can offer in terms of mental-health care, general wellness, stress relief, and counseling? What were the insights about burnout and how to address it? From Day One is a Recertification Provider…