Profiles
PROFILES
In-depth interviews and profiles of various African-American agents, attorneys, managers, publicists and financial advisors working in the sports and entertainment industries.
TIAUNA JACKSON
Talent and Literary Agent
The Jackson Agency
APRIL PYATT, ESQ.
Intellectual Property and Entertainment Attorney
Diserio Martin O’Connor & Castliglioni
LUKE FEDLAM
Sports Attorney (Partner)
Porter Wright
DAVIDA CHANEL SMITH
Talent Manager and Producer
Etcetera and Company
PETER JACKSON
VP; Branch Manager
City National Bank (Crenshaw District Branch)
TABIA YAPP
Agent; Founder
BEOTIS
KRYSTAL STARK
Talent Manager
Stark White Entertainment
KERRY SMALLS
Publicist
The Chamber Group
LAURA WILSON-LEWIS
Entertainment Attorney
Wilson-Lewis Law
KAMARI GUTHRIE
Publicist
Kamari Chelsea
KEVIN SHIVERS
Agent (Partner)
William Morris Endeavor
RASHIDI HENDRIX
Talent Manager
Metallic Entertainment
CHRISTINE-MARIE LAUTURE
Intellectual Property and Entertainment Attorney
Lauture IP, PLLC
DONTÉ B. GRANT
Sports Agent/Lawyer
LifeStyle Sports Agency
CHRIS YOUNG
ATA TV-Film Talent Agent/Co-Owner
Smith Young Talent Agency
TAY SMITH
Co-Owner / TV & Film Agent
Smith Young Talent Agency
CASEY HANDY-SMITH
Attorney
Chandy Law
CRAWFORD “MICKEY” MCGILL
Private Wealth Advisor
Ameriprise Financial
ALEXANDRA MEAZA
Vice President of Marketing & Communications
The Sports & Entertainment Group
GISELLE PHELPS
Talent Agent
Grand Rising Talent
NATALIA WILLIAMS
Manager
M88
MALCOLM RANGER-MURDOK
Attorney
Business Affairs, Inc
JASON HAFFORD
TV Global Scripted Agent
Creative Artists Agency (CAA)
SHOMARI HEARN, CFP®, IRS Enrolled Agent
EVP, COO; Financial Advisor/Business Manager
Palisades Hudson Financial Group LLC
JOHN KOFI OSEI-TUTU
Attorney and Sports Agent
Co-Founder, The OT Sports Group, LLC and Law Partner, Bradford Edwards, LLP
TRACI WILKES SMITH
Senior Vice President, Talent Representation
CSE