The Industry Cosign Spotlight

The Industry Cosign Spotlight: Rocky Bucano

By bigced 4 years ago

Title: Chairman of the Board/President Company: Universal Hip Hop Museum Location: New York City Rocky

The Industry Cosign Spotlight: DJ Young Music

By bigced 4 years ago

Title: Deejay, Producer and Songwriter Company: Superadio Location: Washington, D.C. Timing is everything. Age

The Industry Cosign Spotlight: Andrea Fairweather

By bigced 4 years ago

Title: CEO Company: Fairweather Faces, Inc. Location: New York, NY Before Andrea Fairweather made her

The Industry Cosign Spotlight: Aliya Crawford

By bigced 4 years ago

Title: Senior Vice President Company: W&W Public Relations Location: Bridgewater, NJ An alumnus of Temple

The Industry Cosign Spotlight: Nacole Ali

By bigced 4 years ago

Title: Speaker, Media Personality, Author and Business Owner Company: Taking Action Location: New York, NY

The Industry Cosign Spotlight: Lynn K. Hobson

By bigced 4 years ago

Title: Publicist / Author / Life Coach Company: HobbieCom Location: New York, NY Born and

The Industry Cosign Spotlight: Tomika Anderson

By bigced 4 years ago

Title: Senior Communications Manager, Freelance writer, editor and producer Company: Visual Connections LLC Location: Washington,

The Industry Cosign Spotlight: Hana Glinski

By bigced 5 years ago

Title: Publicity Manager Company: Hana & Associates PR™ Location: New York Boutique public relations company,

The Industry Cosign Spotlight: Sheri Riley

By bigced 5 years ago

Title: Empowerment Speaker, Life Strategist, Author Company: Exponential Living Location: Atlanta, Georgia Sheri Riley is

The Industry Cosign Spotlight: Iman Dean

By bigced 5 years ago

Originally published on The Industry Cosign April 30, 2015 Title: Owner Company: The Events Agency/Birthdaypartybooker.com

The Industry Cosign Spotlight: Cheryl Gentry

By bigced 5 years ago

Originally published on The Industry Cosign May 4, 2015 Title: Founder/CEO Company: Glow Media Location:

The Industry Cosign Spotlight: Gina Torres

By bigced 5 years ago

Originally published on The Industry Cosign August 26, 2015 Gina Torres has joined the Uniworld

The Industry Cosign Spotlight: Kandis Knight

By bigced 5 years ago

Originally published on The Industry Cosign June 1, 2015 Title: Publicist/Social Media Expert Company: LuCreative

The Industry Cosign Spotlight: Yvette Nicol Harris

By bigced 5 years ago

Originally published on The Industry Cosign March 30, 2015 Title: Founder and CEO Company: Harris

The Industry Cosign Spotlight: Olivia Dikambi

By bigced 5 years ago

Originally published on The Industry Cosign April 22.2015 Title: Founder/ President Company: I AM PR

I’ve known Big CED for almost 20 years now, and what I like about him most is that he’s still the same person now that he was back then! In this business it’s hard to find genuine people, especially because the power of one’s network along with success and money can often times change someone’s character. But not CED, he is one of the most coolest people I know, and is also the only guy that I can call a smart-ass, but in a cool way (haha). In addition, CED is very opinionated, he’s a realist, and you always know where you stand with him.

Fred TessierFounder | Managing Director, Business Operations and StrategyKeen Management Group, Inc.New York, NY

A 104-page audit of the Mississippi Department of Human Services exposed spending not being used for the purposes the money was earmarked for according to USA Today.
Money that was meant to assist poor residents was used to purchase buy luxury cars, sponsor a college baseball tournament, and encouraged nepotism by hiring family members of a top state official, according to a report from State Auditor Shad White.
The audit, which was released earlier this week, shows how federal welfare grant funds flowed from DHS into two nonprofit groups, which allegedly spent money in inappropriate or questionable ways.
In a written statement, White stated that the report “shows the most egregious misspending my staff have seen in their careers at the Office of the State Auditor.” He said, “If there was a way to misspend money, it seems DHS leadership or their grantees thought of it and tried it.”
White said his office will forward the information they found to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees the welfare program. White said this could lead to cuts in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) allotments or other sanctions placed on the state.
The audit found these items questionable:
The two nonprofit groups used welfare money to hire lobbyists, often without paperwork describing the work they were supposed to do.
MCEC gave contracts to, and hired, family members of Davis, sometimes making lump-sum payments. The payments and salaries to his nephew and brother-in-law totaled more than $1 million over the past several years, auditors said.
Both nonprofit groups gave welfare money to a trio of wrestlers, Ted DiBiase, Ted DiBiase, Jr., and Brett DiBiase – some of it for work never performed, some for “unreasonable” travel costs.
MCEC paid Victory Sports Foundation with welfare money to run fitness programs, some of which Mississippi legislators and other officials or staffers participated in, free of charge. The trainer who runs Victory said he did not know he received welfare money.
MCEC bought three cars with welfare money, each worth more than $50,000, for New and two sons. Salaries, cellphones, and other expenses were paid using welfare money. The vehicles included a 2018 Nissan Armada, a Chevrolet Silverado, and a Ford F-250. In each case, the vehicle was registered to MCEC, but in each case, auditors said the vehicles were for personal use.
MCEC used welfare money for sports-related purposes, including sponsoring a college baseball tournament and other NCAA events.
MCEC cut a $3,000 check to a bookkeeper of MCEC, though a handwritten note says “$3,000 cash was given to” Davis, the DHS executive director.
MCEC moved $6 million to a private school and organization run by New and bought supplies for the school.