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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
