Speaker

Senior Manager, Global Employer Brand & Recruitment Marketing

Andréa Long is a Bay Area native, UC Davis alumna, and entrepreneur. Andréa has worked on event marketing, recruitment marketing, and diversity recruiting initiatives for top tech companies and has led the strategy and execution of programming for Employee Resource Groups. In further efforts to increase diversity and inclusion, she co-founded Our Collective, a community resource group that empowers Black and Latinx Employee Resource Group leaders.

In 2012, Andréa founded Firewood Events, an event and wedding planning company, and then in 2020, she co-founded Swag by Asayo, a swag and gifting company that features products from Black- and Latinx-owned small businesses. In all of her work, Andréa takes a people-first approach in order to be as inclusive as possible for people of all identities and backgrounds across the globe. When not working or running her business, you can find Andréa decorating and furnishing her new home, baking sweet treats, or hosting a game night with family and friends.

What inspires me…

Firewood Events is here to create and execute your special event! With a philosophy centered around inclusion, Firewood Events prides itself in building thoughtful events for diverse and international audiences. Firewood Events is a woman-owned, minority-owned, and Black-owned business specializing in corporate events, weddings, consulting services, and speaking engagements. Based in San Francisco and Oakland, CA, we are available for virtual, global, and destination events.