Thembisa Mshaka, Author & America’s Entertainment Industry Powerful Influencer, is Ladybrille Woman of the Month, May 2012!
Sacramento, CA (May 2nd, 2012)— Thembisa Mshaka, Author,
American Entertainment powerful influencer and current Copy Editor for BET
Networks, is Ladybrille Magazine’s ‘Woman of the Month.” The Ladybrille ‘Woman
of the Month’ is a monthly feature on the online magazine, which celebrates
women, locally and internationally, for their brilliant contributions to their
communities and society at large.
“Mshaka Thembisa is a modern day renaissance woman whose
humble disposition, despite her powerful influence in America’s entertainment
industry, is inspiring. Her accomplishments and contributions to the world, the
industry and women in entertainment is simply remarkable,” said Uduak
Oduok, Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Ladybrille Magazine. “She is the
kind of woman we celebrate at Ladybrille. A woman who lifts as she climbs and
whose deeds inspire many that come across her to give their best, in all that they
do. I thank her for allowing us to celebrate her for a full month,” added
Oduok.
Thembisa Mshaka is currently the first Copy Director in BET
Networks’ 28-year history . She is also a 5-time Telly Award winner and
Promax/BDA Gold Award-winning writer who has served in the entertainment
industry for over 18 years, spanning the areas of touring, management, magazine
publishing, recorded music and technology, advertising, music supervision for
film, voice over, and television. As a Senior Copywriter at Sony Music,
and 2-time NARM Award winner, her campaigns contributed to the sale of more
than 150 million albums for artists including Lauryn Hill, Will Smith, Beyonce,
Wyclef Jean, NaS, Maxwell, George Michael, Wu-Tang Clan, Bow Wow, Jill Scott
and Babyface.
The former GAVIN rap editor has also written for Honey,
essence.com, LAUNCH.com, and served as contributing editor for The Hotness.com
and BLAZE Magazine. She contributed to anthology Sometimes Rhythm:
Sometimes Blues edited by Taigi Smith and 25 Hip-Hop Icons, an
academic reference volume published by Greenwood Press. She is also the author
of ‘Put Your Dreams First, Handle Your Entertainment Business,’ a
book that has been described as “mentorship in a bottle” for the entertainment
business.
“I am deeply grateful to Uduak Oduok and everyone at
Ladybrille Media Group for selecting me to grace their cover as the May 2012
Woman of the Month,” said Mshaka.
“Being featured gives me an opportunity to strengthen
the connection between African American women and African women who are
committed to success in work, with family, and in life, a commitment I share.”
Mshaka joins the Ladybrille Alumni list of brilliant Women
of the Month(s) including Supermodels Iman and Nana Keita, Top Fashion Model & Humanitarian- Gelila Bekele, Project Runway Season 5 Finalist &
Fashion Designer Korto Momolu, Founder One Page Business Plan Joanna Riley-Weidenmiller, Former Banker, Philanthropist
and Co-Founder of FashionIndie.com – Busie Matsiko-Andan, Founder Africa Fashion
International Dr. Precious Moloi-Motsepe, Former Goldman Sachs Executive
& Founder of Africa.com- Teresa Clarke, Fashion Model, Philanthropist, Entrepreneur
and wife of Inter Milan and Ghanaian international footballer Sulley
Muntari, Menaye Donkor-Muntari, and Attorney turned Fashion Designer
of the popular Asian brand D-Sata, Currie Lee, among others.
The Magazine plans to announce a contest for its
readers to win digital copies of Mshaka’s book next week. Mshaka’s interview
will be published on the magazine’s website at www.ladybrillemag.com on Monday,
May 7th, 2012.
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