Shakira Hedgpeth Joins Issa Rae's ColorCreative

ColorCreative, a management and production company co-founded by Issa Rae, has expanded its team with the addition of manager-producer Shakira Hedgpeth. Hedgpeth joins with over a decade of experience in talent representation, development, and production. She previously co-founded Bold Media and Management, focusing on creatives from underrepresented backgrounds. Her career also includes a role as a TV Literary Agent at The Kaplan Stahler Agency.

As a producer and creative executive, Hedgpeth has contributed to projects with Hallmark, Haymaker Entertainment, Blue Butterfly Productions, and SpringHill Entertainment. Earlier in her career, she held programming and development positions at NBC, TV One, GSN, and CLEO TV, contributing to over 500 hours of programming. At NBC, she was recognized with the NBC Gem Award for her work on an internal diversity and inclusion initiative. Hedgpeth's roster of clients includes notable names such as Ashley Rios, Morenike Joela, and Bre-Z.