Featured
SPEAKERS
Benny Pough
Founder & Creator of It’s Your Time Conference, Music Executive
Colby Tyner
Senior Vice President of Programming RADIO ONE / REACH MEDIA
Latrice Burnette
EVP, Head of Music at UnitedMasters
Monica Barnes
Steve Harvey Morning Show Executive Producer
Walter Tucker
Music Business Partnerships, Hip-Hop and R&B at Apple Music
Ivy Rivera
Lifestyle Specialist, Media Personality, Brand Marketing
Geoffrey Kent
Founder and CEO of Think Big with Geoffrey Kent
Ray Daniels
Music Executive - Creative Coach - Motivational Teacher
Cheryse Terry
Owner of Cheryse Terry Collection, a black woman-owned culture shop
Orlando McGhee
Head of Urban Music at ONRrpm
Naim Ali
Sr Vice President of A&R
Columbia Records
Eric Sanders
DJ E Feezy
Steve Carless
A Senior Creative Executive in music, artist management, film, cultural branding, touring and creative development
Ohavia Phillips
JMCR Sports & Entertainment Arena Host for the Hornets
Bugus
Music Artist
CDK
HipHop Radio Personality and Charlotte Hornets G League Arena Host
Earnest Strickland
AI Implementation Strategist, Leadership Development, Small Business Coaching
Tanya Woods
Managing Director (Head) Government and Regulatory Affairs and Policy Counsel at Questrade Financial Group
Dennis Reed
Musician, artist, producer, songwriter, and Director of SAINTEDtrapchoir America's Got Talent
Sharika Comfort
A Social Entrepreneur, Nonprofit Leader & Educator
Bilal Issifou
Founder of UNCHAINED INC
Speaker and artist lineup is subject to change.
Featured
SPEAKERS
Benny Pough
Founder & Creator of It’s Your Time Conference, Music Executive
Doc Wynter
President of Hip Hop/R&B Programming @ iHeartMedia
Ezekiel Lewis
President @ Epic Records
LaRussell
The Voice of the next generation of independent artists
Steve “Steve O” Carless
President of A&R @ Warner Records
Juliette Jones
COO @ Alamo Records
Josh “J1” Raiford
VP of Music Programming @ Pandora
AC The Plug
Head of Content @ The Shade Room
JooseLord
2023 Grand Prize Winner
Andre Powell
Founder of Goldsainte & Charlotte’s Youngest Franchise Owner with the Largest Franchises of Jimmy John’s
Monica Barnes
Executive Producer of the Steve Harvey Morning Show
Freddy Cameron Jr.
MBA, Senior Director Retail @ Cookies
David Melhado
VP of Music & Marketing @ United Masters
Ray Daniels
Founder & CEO @ The Gauds Show
Orlando McGhee
Head of Urban Music @ ONErpm
Steve Hegwood
CEO & President of Core Communicators Broadcasting
Dr. Aerial Ellis
Author, Executive Coach, & Wells Fargo Endowed Chair/Distinguished Professor of Public Relations @ North Carolina Central University
Bugus
Founder of Diemon Records
Michelle Richburg
CEO @ Richburg Enterprises, Wealth Management
Azim Rashid
Music Executive and Marketing Strategist
Kimberly S. Reed
DEIB Executive and Author
Nathan McCartney
Former SVP Marketing Roc Nation and Founder/CEO of The Bag
Alston Pough
Founder of D.VERSE Connect
Ivy Rivera
Lifestyle Specialist
No Limit Larry
Radio Veteran, Host of No Limit Larry and the Morning Madhouse
Tracey Waples
Lead Strategist for DNA Creative
DJ Chuck T
Premier Music Executive
Earnest Strickland
President/CEO of the Black Business Association of Memphis
Dennis Reed
Ceo of Inspire The Fire and Co-Founder the Sainted Trap Choir
Monique Douglas
Executive Director of the Brooklyn Collective | Co-Owner of CBK Branding & Consulting Firm & Society at 229 | Founder of Grooming Greatness (501c3)
Aliyah Terry
Ceo of The Bam GRP Sports Entertainment Group
CDK
HipHop Radio Personality and Charlotte Hornets G League Arena Host
Cornell Mapp
CEO of HOT 10 Music Group
Serita Wesley
Award-winning Entertainment and Marketing Industry Veteran
June Archer
Author Speaker Music Executive
Dominique Casmir
Senior Vice President, Chief of Staff Office of the CEO, Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health
Klassik
Ceo of Fleet DJs
Ohavia Phillips
Charlotte Hornets Arena Host
Jeff Uzi D Anderson
Operations Manager at Radio One
ReeCee Raps
Artist, Curator, Content Creator
Keith Dorsey
Founder and CEO of Youngguns Entertainment and Founder of Collab Studios ATL
DJ Glove
Emmanuel The Merchant
Director of Community Engagement and Monetization at Winsflow Digital