A&R

• Jan 2022 - Present

Creative

• Feb 2022 - Present

President

• Feb 2014 - Present

Establish.Progress.Manage.Succeed. Est. 1985 is a full-service entertainment and repertoire management company based in Atlanta, GA, USA, and was founded by CVO Kendall “Kenny Kold” Jackson based upon an initiative to emPOWER the POWER-less. This is a process shaped by principles: helping the creative Establish itself a vision; Progress the vision through development and strategy; Manage the developed product and Succeed in bringing attention to a quality product. We know these principles to be the pillars to any successful campaign or career. Innovative—but disciples to the same simple principles, Est. 1985 is progressing and strengthening in an ever-changing and growing entertainment industry. Our Values: Hard Work. Dedication. Family. Distinction. I'm proud to be working with a small team of impactful executives and exceptional artists on precedent-setting campaigns in sports and entertainment. We have represented and consulted for the following brands on successful campaigns: Ultra Music, Ultra Publishing, Interscope Records, Red Bull, Red Bull Music House, Payday Records, Champion, Beats, Atlantic Records, Big Beat Records, We R Perfexion, Rare Sound, Diageo, Hennessy, and more...

A&R / Consultant

• Jun 2019 - Feb 2022

Direct report to President of the company. Liaison between Publisher/Label and Artists/Songwriters. International song-plugging and songwriting sessions with focus on Hip-Hop, R&B, Dance Crossover compositions. Responsible for creative and coordination on 10 Billboard Hot 200 Top 10 albums and 5 Billboard Hot 100 singles. Signed and negotiated different rights deals with artists, producers, and songwriters like: Ugly God, YBN Almighty Jay, Lil Keed, Bobby Kritical, DJ Plugg, Andre Atkinson and more...

Chief Operations Officer

• Jan 2017 - Feb 2018

Working with Visionary/Artist/Producer/Mogul, Mike Will Made-It on expanding his diverse empire and brand has been a rewarding experience. During my time with the company, we released an album on our CEO, enjoyed several top 5 hits, signed the hottest unsigned artist in Atlanta, and took branding to the next level with creating the new sonic identity for several Fortune 500 companies for their upcoming product launch campaigns. Working with Visionary/Artist/Producer/Mogul, Mike Will Made-It on expanding his diverse empire and brand has been a rewarding experience. During my time with the company, we released an album on our CEO, enjoyed several top 5 hits, signed the hottest unsigned artist in Atlanta, and took branding to the next level with creating the new sonic identity for several Fortune 500 companies for their upcoming product launch campaigns.

CEO, Executive Producer

• Jul 2002 - Dec 2014

POWER Entertainment, LLC. is a multi-faceted entertainment company that also operates under the subsidiaries rewoP and Power Pen Publishing. POWER has successfully released four major albums, three independent albums, and owns a catalog of over 5,000 songs. During my time as CEO a.k.a. "I tried to do too much at times", we successfully ventured with major entertainment corporations like Disney, Universal Music Group, Warner-Chappell, Republic Records, Capitol Music Group, EMI, BMG, Ultra Music, LiveNation and more. In establishing these relationships at an executive level, I created a platform for our creatives to see their works in SuperBowl ads, on award-winning albums, in blockbuster films, and become trending topics across the social media boards.

A&R

• Feb 2012 - Jan 2014

Creative

• Feb 2012 - Jan 2014

Partner

• Jan 2000 - Aug 2008