DJ Perera of Ad Council on Leveraging Sports Platforms to Destigmatize Mental Health

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0500
Pulse

DJ Perera is CMO of the Ad Council. She will be speaking at the ANA Media Conference, March 25 to 27 in Nashville, Tennessee. ANA SVP of media practice Julie Weitzner recently sat down with DJ for a pre-conference interview to discuss how sports storytelling, and the media ecosystem that supports it, can destigmatize mental health and move culture forward.