Katy Talikowska is new to the role of CEO for The Valuable 500, a business collective committed to ending disability exclusion, where she started just four months ago. But she’s considered herself an ally of the cause for much longer than that.
In 2016, at a previous role, Talikowska spearheaded a marketing campaign in partnership with the Rio Paralympics that promised $1.2 million worth of airtime to a brand that authentically represented people with disabilities in their advertisements. Her idea, which featured real women with disabilities in conversation, won the competition, putting her on the path toward changing how disabled individuals are represented at work and in the media.
