Designing for Cultural Relevance: A Workshop on Showing Up Authentically
This small, invitation only working session is for senior brand and marketing leads who want to move from insight to action. Using data from our Curb Intelligence study, 1,051 young people across fashion, food, finance and public sector — we'll facilitate a focused diagnostic: where does your brand sit on the cultural relevance map, what's driving that position, and how you'd approach audiences differently off the back of it to become a more culturally compelling brand.
Interested in attending this session? Register your interest below and we'll let you know when you can secure your place.
Sophie Derham is an Insights Manager with a passion for understanding youth culture that goes beyond just being chronically online and a zillennial herself. With experience spanning market research, content creation, and community engagement at Word on the Curb, she specialises in capturing perspectives in a meaningful way, and turning that insight into actionable strategy for brands. She manages the Curbsights Suite, a selection of insights tools aimed at getting people close to their audience. Having previously headed up the Curb Community of 20,000 members, she’s an expert at accessing, engaging and understanding niche audiences, with a specialism in Gen Z.
Sophie’s work sits at the intersection of data and storytelling - for brands such as Pinterest, Coppafeel, Mind and Etsy -bridging the gap between what young people think and what businesses need to know.
Mabinty Taylor-Kamara is an Insights and Editorial Producer driven by a deep curiosity for youth culture, creativity, and social change. With a background across copywriting, cultural programming, and audience research, she specialises in translating emerging youth perspectives into compelling narratives and actionable insight for brands.
Mabinty manages communications and leads the youth voice at Word on the Curb. She writes thought pieces that blend qualitative and quantitative research, helping brands clearly understand how young people think, feel, and engage.
With a foundation in community engagement and facilitation, Mabinty is particularly passionate about ensuring young people's perspectives are represented authentically in brand strategy.