Building Our Own Table: Jad-Évangelo Nasser

Hello friends,

It’s time to kick off our 2025 interview series, and I’m excited to introduce Jad-Évangelo Nasser, who came to my attention late last year. I love his global, multicultural, intersectional perspective. Please meet Jad-Évangelo…

Jad-Évangelo, tell me briefly about your background prior to founding J-É Cultural Consulting

I am a multilingual (French, Arabic, Spanish, Haitian Creole) global inclusion specialist with international experience in cross-cultural communication, film, media, advertising and Higher Education.

I identify as a "Globalist", a national of Lebanon with Palestinian roots and a cultural heritage connection to Haiti who has traveled and lived in different places around the world. The multicultural world is my classroom and my core learning experience.

Having graduated from Parsons with a MA in Digital Storytelling, in 2018, I wrote, produced, and directed “Once Upon A Color” (now streaming on Prime Video), a musical documentary highlighting artists of color as they navigate through the world. I have developed multicultural strategies for campaigns in the Middle East, North African, European and North American markets before starting my own independent agency. My client portfolio includes Jack Daniels, McDonalds, NISSAN, Lulu Lemon, Pepsi Co.

I currently teach cross cultural communication, multi-cultural marketing, and advertising at Morris Brown College, South University, West Virginia University and the University of North Texas and have given lectures and keynotes at NYU, Malcom X College, Black Men in Education Convening Conference. I was featured in Top30Under30 with Arab America, The Black Wall Street Times and Empower Atlanta. I also serve as the co-chair of the LGBTQ Institute at The Center for Civil & Human Rights.

Being an ADCOLOR 2024 Leader recipient and TEDx Speaker on "Cultural Curiosity", my
area(s) of expertise is focused on utilizing intersectionality as a tool for bridging cross-cultural connections and empowering inclusive narratives of global professionals from around the world to advance businesses, communities and freedom of expression forward.

Give me the elevator pitch for J-É Cultural Consulting

J-É is my independent one-person agency that focuses on incorporating global inclusion, cross-cultural practices and intersectional experiences within organizational change, social justice campaigns, public conversations and educational curriculums.