Yasmin Shiraz
Chief Executive Officer, College Entertainment Inc.
Young, Gifted and Black… meet Yasmin
Shiraz. Yasmin, at the tender age of 27,is Chief Executive
Officer of College Entertainment Inc. and publisher of nationally
and internationally circulated mad rhythms magazine. mad rhythms,
the premier college entertainment and music magazine, was
established in December 1994 and is available on over 100
college campuses across the country. College Entertainment
Inc. is a marketing company whose clients include: The US
Postal Service, Luster Products, Universal Music Group, Carson
Products, BET.COM, Motown Records, Reebok, Def Jam Music Group,
Clear Essence, Virgin Records, Mecca, Sony Music, Enyce and
others. Yasmin and her company are specialists in creating
unique marketing opportunities on college campuses. A woman
you need to know… Yasmin Shiraz is:
The creator of "The How To Get Into
The Entertainment Business" tour which visits 30 colleges
per year and has been sponsored by The US Postal Service,
Luster Products, Clear Essence and Carson Products. This is
the premier entertainment business tour, which assists college
students in getting jobs in the entertainment business by
motivating them to empower themselves. The tour has visited
Hampton, Winston Salem State, Delaware State, Morgan State,
Lincoln, Johnson C. Smith, Florida A&M, Clemson, Coppin
State, Central State, North Carolina A&T, Clark Atlanta,
Bowie State, North Carolina Central and others.
The creator of the "Macks In the Back"
program which provides mentors for college students in the
entertainment industry. This program has been sponsored by
Kevin Black, Director of Rap Promotions at Interscope Records,
Wendy Washington, Vice-President of Media Relations at Universal
Music Group, John Clay, Financial Analyst at Merrill Lynch,
David Linton, Senior Vice President of R&B Promotion and
Marketing at Capitol Records, Universal Music Group.
The marketer and promoter for Motown's first
ever, "Black College Tour 2000" which visited 12
universities in February 2000. The Motown tour visited Southern
A&M, Xavier, Florida A&M, Clark Atlanta, Johnson C.
Smith, Central State, Delaware State, South Carolina State,
Montgomery College, and Morgan State.
A motivational speaker, lecturer and Hip-Hop
aficionado who has spoken for The NAACP, National Urban League,
and numerous universities. Topics have included: "Tribute
to the Black Woman" at the University of Central Florida,
"Rap, Race and Rhetoric" at Winston Salem State,
"Entertainment 2000" at Howard, "Transitioning
from College to the Real World" at Hampton, "Unifying
for the New Millennium: The Aftermath" at Illinois State,
"B2K: The Status of Black America" at Florida A&M
and others.
A highly sought after celebrity profiler
whose clients have included Martin Lawrence, Sean "Puffy"
Combs, Johnnie Cochran, Jay-Z, Queen Latifah, Malik Yoba,
Jada Pinkett, Chris Webber, Damon Dash, Nas and Ice Cube to
name a few.
Yasmin Shiraz is a former college instructor
who taught Sociology and Psychology at Tidewater Community
College. She also sits on the Board of Directors for the Sickle
Cell Anemia Foundation and is
A member of Hampton Roads Black Media Professionals.
Yasmin graduated from Hampton University in 1992 with a Bachelor's
degree in Sociology and in 1994 graduated from Morehead State
University with a Master's Degree in Sociology.
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