Success doesn't always begin with a perfect plan.

Sometimes it begins by almost flunking out of college... changing majors... changing careers... getting injured... starting over... and refusing to stop learning.

In Episode 15 of the HBCU4U Podcast, Galen Turner sits down with Kristin Smith-Clinton, Vice President & Group Strategy Director at UWG, one of the country's leading multicultural advertising agencies and the 2026 Ad Age Multicultural Agency of the Year.

Today, Kristin helps shape strategy for some of the world's biggest brands, including Dove, McDonald's, Jordan, Porsche, Ford, Lincoln, and Blue Cross Blue Shield.

But getting there wasn't easy.

She shares the real story behind her journey—from growing up in Chicago, attending Jackson State University, struggling with attendance, changin ...