Garrison Hayes — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Awarded 2025 Root 100 Honoree, 2025 Webby Awards Best Creator, 2025 NABJ Salute to Excellence Award, and 2024 Webby Awards Best Creator.
Serves as Creative Director of Kindred Media, a video-first creative agency.
Amplifies Black stories and provides educational content to a community of 1.2 million followers.
Recognized as a 2x NABJ & Webby Award-winning Storyteller.

Biography

Garrison Hayes is an award-winning filmmaker, journalist, and content creator. He is recognized as a 2x NABJ & Webby Award-winning Storyteller, and his accolades include being a 2025 Root 100 Honoree, a 2025 Webby Awards Best Creator, a 2025 NABJ Salute to Excellence Award winner, and a 2024 Webby Awards Best Creator.

Hayes focuses on telling stories about Black people and delivers educational content to his community of 1.2 million followers.