Sara Baiyu Porritt (can) Hear Us Roar

Published: Sept. 6, 2021, 4 a.m.

b'\\u201cListen to my voice, don\\u2019t look at me. It\\u2019s what got me in the door, but also what never sealed the deal.\\u201d\\nSara Baiyu Porritt is a multi-hyphenate. She\\u2019s the Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer at Omnicom Media Group - but she\\u2019s also a recovering pop star - a former R&B songstress-turned-Yogi who may or may not be becoming a podcasting mogul. Born in the rural tropics of China (Xiamen), Sara came to America a little girl and fell in love with the soul of 90s R&B: Mariah, Whitney, Joel Scott, Floetry, and more - so much so that she started singing, answered a Craigslist ad, dropped outta high school (twice!), and formed an (Asian) girl group. Several hairdos (and don\\u2019ts) later, Sara was recording with some of the biggest names, releasing albums, starring on the CW, onstage with Wyclef, and VJ\\u2019ing on MTVu. But as the music and media landscape was changing - Sara also found herself on the inside helping make waves for brands and artists alike. Beyond her DEI day job, Sara now hosts the podcast \\u201cHear Us Roar\\u201d - sharing stories of fearless Asian women traversing the road not taken, showing us all how ideas and passions can ignite transformative journeys. But she\\u2019s somehow still afraid of butterflies...\\nLEARN ABOUT SARA\\n Website\\nSocial Media: Instagram / Twitter / LinkedIn\\nPodcast: \\u201cHear Us Roar\\u201d Podcast: Apple / Spotify / Instagram / Twitter\\nIMDB\\nAdweek Article\\nMENTIONS\\n PERSON: Anthony Bourdain\\nBOOK: The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)\\nBOOK: The Four Agreements (Miguel Ruiz)\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'