ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS AFFAIRS & STRATEGIC ADVISORY SERVICES
Welcome To The EDEM GROUP, LLC
About Us
WHO WE ARE:
EDEM's founder, Erika Munro Kennerly, Esq. is a solutions strategist. A proven relationship-builder, entertainment attorney, business strategist, deal negotiator, and DEI professional, Erika is well-equipped to provide strategic oversight and execution for your project, brand or business. Erika's career as an executive in legal, business affairs, business development, and diversity & inclusion at Viacom/VH1, Turner Broadcasting/truTV, Google, and Endeavor has spanned over two and a half decades. Erika received a Juris Doctorate from Columbia Law School and a Bachelor of Arts in Mass Media Arts from Hampton University, where she graduated as a Presidential Scholar with Highest Honors.
WHAT WE DO:
The EDEM Group, LLC creative, business affairs, and strategic consulting services are specifically dedicated to empower, embolden, and validate the voice, vision, power and influence of women and people of color in the entertainment industry. We provide expert legal advice, business affairs consulting, creative content development & production advisory services, strategic partnership development, business advisory services, and multicultural advisory/ DEI consultation services. More broadly, however, we are here to ‘bridge the gap’ between business and creative by utilizing strategic business initiatives and implementations customized to make your vision a reality.
WHY YOU NEED US:
The efforts to increase representation of diverse voices and perspectives in the entertainment industry has been less than optimal- especially in recent years where DEI practices and policies have been dismantled across industries. The need for more diverse representation in executive positions and decision-making roles are ongoing challenges in ensuring equitable opportunities and achieving meaningful diversity and inclusion in all facets of the entertainment industry. In the face of these challenges and a variety of other systemic barriers to entry , creatives are at a loss when it comes to navigating ‘the business’ and accessing the information needed to properly assess and negotiate opportunities when they do present themselves. This is where we can help. We have the institutional knowledge, industry relationships, access, market data, subject matter expertise, technical capabilities, and cultural credibility to create strategies, offer insights, and structure deals to help you achieve your goals and maximize your opportunities.