Julian

Obubo

Director & Partner,

Manifest Group

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heads up the agency’s diversity and inclusion programme

Julian Obubo is a Partner and Los Angeles studio Director at Manifest, a brand communications agency with offices in LA, New York, London, Manchester, Stockholm, and Melbourne. He also heads up the agency’s diversity and inclusion programme. He has been included in PRWeek’s PowerBook- the definitive guide to the brightest and most influential PR professionals around the world.

q&a

Why did you sign up to be a judge for The Pros Awards 2026?

So I can continue to help highlight and celebrate some of the best work done by BME pros in the UK.

What Insta/LinkedIn/Tik Tok account should every comms pro follow and why?

Molly McPherson on Instagram.
She has the best takes on corporate and celeb crisis management .

What was your favourite PR/comms campaign from 2025 and why?

Ralph Lauren’s Oak Bluffs campaign. It’s not often that a brand invests in detailed and nuanced world building around a limited collection. Ralph Lauren did this and I’m sure won over a lot of Black customers with their deep research into the long history of the Black community in Martha’s Vineyard.

As always, we’ve got a great DJ booked for The Pros Awards award ceremony in September – what’s your dance floor filler request?

Stevie Wonder- Do I Do