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Kim Cooper - New York Network President

Talent Executive, BET

 

Event producer, editor, photographer and marketing executive Kimberly N. Cooper is blessed. One of the hottest talents to emerge in the music and entertainment industry, this gifted woman showcases her skills, abilities and twelve years of experience behind the scenes. With success in everything she touches, the budding executive continues to prove that she's one to watch both now and in the future.

Currently a Talent Executive with Black Entertainment Television (BET), Cooper books musical artists and celebrities for 106&Park, 106&Prime, Rap City, The Center and the How I'm Livin. The former Editor-in-Chief of Impact, a 25-year-old music industry trade publication, and Panel Director of its accompanying 16-year-old conference the Impact Super Summit, Cooper began with its parent company Vanguarde Media, Inc. in April 2000. She simultaneously held two management positions at the publishing company, overseeing subscription sales and music & entertainment marketing respectively, before being ushered into the editorial position in 2001. However, it was five years prior to the magazine's 2002 dissolution, that the dynamic talent with a love for music began climbing the corporate ladder in the entertainment industry.

 

In 1997, Cooper walked through the doors of RCA Records as an administrative assistant and was soon promoted to promotions coordinator. While working with the VP of promotions, she developed A Dish of Soul. What started as a compilation cassette for Impact Super Summit XII evolved into a new music showcase in conjunction with Hennessy and The Terrie Williams Agency introducing singing sensation Tyrese. A year later, Cooper segued to the marketing department for Elektra Entertainment Group, where she conceptualized and implemented cross marketing and publicity opportunities for Busta Rhymes, Yolanda Adams, Rah Digga and Mint Condition. Her efforts garnered placements with Teen People and Sister 2 Sister magazines and fostered viable relationships with Nike and Macy's.

 

Not one to shy from new opportunities, while still at Elektra, Cooper took the position of Panel & Public Relations Manager for Real Stories, a forum to educate aspiring artists, producers, entrepreneurs and executives on the music business. Also serving as moderator on select discussions, Cooper is now the Director, and continues to engage the Real Stories audience on the nuances of the entertainment industry. Also an accomplished writer, Cooper's works have been published in Impact, NV, Showcase, Savoy, Honey and The Source magazines.

 

As a testament to her gifts, in 2001, Cooper was named the inaugural recipient of the Rising Young Executive of the Year award by the National Association of Black Female Executives in Music & Entertainment (NABFEME), and dubbed a Phenomenal Woman by Community School District 5 in Harlem. Cooper is an a member of the National Association of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) and serves as the NY Action Coordinator for NABFEME (www.womenet.org) and Panel Director for its annual Leadership Summit conference. A sought after speaker as well, Cooper has participated in discussions with Jesse Jackson's Rainbow/Push 2003 Wall Street Project, The Hip-Hop Super Conference & Expo and the Career Development Program at Chicago's Columbia College to name a few.

 

Cooper has also developed a brand marketing consultancy firm, BG Unlimited, Inc. specializing in the areas of strategic marketing, event production, career development/public relations and editorial initiatives. "I've taken all of my skills and experiences in order to provide a service that empowers and educates my clients and my community" remarks Cooper. Clients have included producer/entrepreneur Edward "Eddie F" Ferrell, the original DJ of Heavy D. & the Boys and founder of Untouchables Entertainment Group (Donell Jones), Francois Gifts, a hand crafted luxury candle collection, Fox Searchlite, and Columbia Records to name a few. Cooper regards her success and leap into entrepreneurship proclaiming, "I live by 2 Corinthians 5:7 'We live by faith, not by sight.' " A graduate of Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT with a BA in government, Cooper is equipped with a stellar resume, an eye for opportunity, a knack for networking and the motivation to prosper.

 



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