People

Arthur WylieARTHUR WYLIE
CEO / Executive Producer

Currently the Arthur Wylie brand is one of the hottest celebrity entrepreneur brands in the country. His ventures started out of his dorm room and he gained millionaire status by the time he was 26. Wylie is the founder and CEO of Arthur Wylie Enterprises which has overseen $475 million in assets, transactions, insurance, intellectual properties and real estate over the past 11 years. His current projects are in film development, business investment, speaking engagements, celebrity events, publishing, and real estate ventures internationally.

Gary Rasmussen
CEO of Global Entertainment Holdings and Managing Partner

Mr. Rasmussen has an extensive background spanning over 25 years as an entrepreneur with vast experience in all phases of business development, having been a founder, chief executive officer or director of several publicly-held corporations in the areas of cable television, investment banking, mortgage banking and motion pictures. He has extensive experience in raising debt and equity capital for both public and private enterprises, implementing short and long term business planning and strategic concepts, acquisitions and divestitures, and has played a leading role in spearheading several publicly held corporations from their inception through the capital raising stages.

Dale Godboldo
Chief Operating Officer/Mergers & Acquisitions/Producer

Mr. Godboldo, also president of USL Films, has been instrumental in structuring the distribution and/or financing for projects with combined budgets in excess of $50,000,000. Since 1994, Mr. Godboldo has developed, managed and provided consultancy for numerous A- list artists and production/distribution companies. Some of those include Music Supervision for FOX (Emmy Magazine’s Composer to Watch), production/promotions for The Billboard Awards & Clear Channel’s Radio Music Awards on FOX (Vegas Magazine’s Promoter of the Year), marketing/distribution of music via Warner Elektra Atlantic (supported by Kevin Costner, Ryan Seacrest, Justin Timberlake and JC Chasez of MTV’s America’s Best Dance Crew & NSYNC), consultation for numerous films and Television series, and overseeing OME / OneOne77’s multi-media designers, whose clients include Universal Music Group (Eminem) and Lockheed Martin, as well as films like The Matrix, Chicken Run, and The Patriot.

Dale began his career in front of the camera almost 20 years ago as an actor, singer, dancer and producer on the 90’s Mickey Mouse Club, alongside Justin Timberlake, Ryan Gosling, Kerri Russell, Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera. He continued to pursue his acting career starring in over 130 episodes of television and film, including Wanda At Large on FOX, co-starring weekly with Wanda Sykes and currently airing in syndication. Dale has also appeared in films including The Sum of All Fears (Ben Affleck & Morgan Freeman), the Brad Pitt produced Year of the Dog (Laura Dern & John C. Reilly), the recent box office hit, Lakeview Terrace (Samuel L. Jackson, produced by Will Smith) and the film adaptation of the hit stage play and TV series; Fame (produced by Mark Canton and Debbie Allen). Dale will next appear in Marvel’s 2011 tent-pole film “Thor” in the march towards the “Avengers” film in 2012.  “Thor” is directed by Kenneth Branaugh and co-stars Anthony Hopkins, Natalie Portman and Chris Hemsworth.

Jeffrey S. Miles, Esq. (LEGAL COUNSEL / PRODUCTION ATTORNEY)

During the last fourteen years, Jeffrey S. Miles has been continuously involved as a consultant for a variety of entertainment companies in the areas of production, distribution and finance, and has provided distribution oversight and management of a film library. Concurrently Mr. Miles has maintained an active legal practice serving variously as a business and legal affairs representative, or general counsel for several financial consulting, investment banking, mortgage financing and internet based companies. In addition to representing a select group of entertainment business enterprises, including individual producers, directors and writers, Mr. Miles has a varied business and legal background having served as an executive in a publishing conglomerate as well as in several film finance, production and distribution organizations, and including thirty-six years as an attorney handling a broad range of transactional work.

As a business executive, Mr. Miles’ earlier career positions included, at various times, publisher of the international editions and executive vice-president of the esteemed entertainment trade publication, The Hollywood Reporter, president of a commercial printing company; vice president of a tour and travel company. In addition Miles has co-founded, owned and operated a film distribution company pioneering the exploitation of non-theatrical markets worldwide; has represented foreign-based distributors acquiring distribution rights to American produced films; served for five years as general counsel and president of foreign sales for an independent production and distribution consortium; served as a consultant to producers and distribution companies in arranging the packaging, financing and distribution of feature films and television programs; performed full production legal services, and received such credit, on at least seven motion pictures; served and received credit as associate producer on two feature films; and has formed and served as a trustee of several non-profit foundations devoted to the performing arts.

Mr. Miles graduated from the Choate School (now also known as Choate Rosemary Hall), holds a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Pennsylvania, a Juris Doctor from the Loyola University School of Law in Los Angeles and is a member of the California Bar. Mr. Miles has been listed in Who’s Who in the Entertainment Business and is fluent in French and Italian, conversant in Spanish.

Omar Tyree (CHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER)

Currently, Omar Tyree a New York Times bestselling author with over $50,000,000 gross revenue and 8 million books sold and read is one of the top selling authors in the industry with worldwide distribution through Simon and Schuster Inc. You can find his books in every major book retailer from Barnes and Noble to Wal-Mart. The adaptation of Omar Tyree’s novels to the screen has marked the commencement of yet another turning point in Tyree’s already stellar 16-year career in the industry, with 16 novels to his credit.

With a degree in Print Journalism from Howard University in 1991, He founded his own successful book publishing company, MARS Productions in 1992, before partnering with the publishing powerhouse of Simon & Schuster in 1995, to produce a consistent stream of 16 novels and counting.

Omar Tyree has been published in the Washington Post, Essence, Upscale, The Delaware News Journal, Charlotte Observer, and The Washington Times.

Production Associates

Steve Cubine (PRODUCER / LINE PRODUCER), partial list

Our Very Own (Allison Janney, Cheryl Hines, Autumn Reeser) – Line Producer, Producer, Unit Production Manager
Tyler Perry’s The Family That Preys – Production Coordinator, 2008 (Domestic Box Office: $37,000,000)

Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns – Production Coordinator, 2008 (Domestic Box Office: $41,900,000
Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married? – Production Coordinator, 2007 (Domestic Box Office: $55,200,000)

Kim Hardin (PRODUCER / CASTING DIRECTOR)

Ms. Hardin is known for making stars. As one of the top feature casting directors in Hollywood, her unique eye has helped launch the careers of stars such as Terrence Howard, Laurence Fishburne, Halle Berry, Chris Tucker, Bernie Mac, Jennifer Lopez, Jennifer Connelly, Cole Hauser, Tyrees Gibson, Cedric The Entertainer, Mike Epps, Gabrielle Union, Usher Raymond, Larenz Tate, Chris Kattan, Ludacris, Bridgette Wilson, Vanessa L. Williams, and Morris Chestnut. Ms. Hardin just completed working with Tyler Perry on Madea Goes to Jail starring Derek Luke, and with Sony/BMG on Cadillac Records starring Jeffrey Wright, Adrien Brody, Beyonce and Mos Def, directed by Darnell Martin. In 2007 she worked with Sony/Screen Gems on This Christmas with Loretta Devine, Delroy Lindo, Regina King, Idris Elba, Mekhi Phifer, Columbus Short and Chris Brown, and Not Easily Broken with Morris Chestnut, Taraji P. Henson, Wood Harris and Kevin Hart. In January 2006, Kim Hardin had the most talked about, history-making film at the Sundance Film Festival; the Audience Award-winning, and later Oscar nominated blockbuster Hustle and Flow. Hardin followed Hustle and Flow by teaming again with top director John Singleton on 2006’s fire Paramount hit Four Brothers, starring Mark Wahlberg, Tyrees Gibson and Andre Benjamin. She then went to Warner Bros. to cast ATL, creating the next hot up and coming talent including T.I., Lauren London, Big Boi & Evan Ross, and writer/director Craig Brewer’s follow-up to Hustle and Flow, Black Snake Moan, starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Christina Ricci, Justin Timberlake, & David Banner.

Hardin began her career as a CD on the cult-hit film CB4 (Chris Rock) and followed that with Ice Cube’s Friday and Next Friday, the number one film in January 2001, which was also written by and starred Ice Cube. She followed Next Friday with writer/director John Singleton’s critically acclaimed Baby Boy. Studio executives remarked that with Tyrese & Taraji Henson, Hardin “has discovered yet another star in the making. Other films she has done are 2 Fast 2 Furious, Biker Boyz (starring Laurence Fishburne, Derek Luke, Orlando Jones, Lisa Bonet), Deep Cover (starring Laurence Fishburne and Jeff Goldblum), Jason’s Lyric (starring Jada Pinkett Smith in her first lead, Eddie Griffin, and Forest Whitaker), and Higher Learning (starring Jennifer Connelly, Ice Cube, Omar Epps, and Laurence Fishburne).

In 2001 Hardin Developed, Produced and Cast a series of Diversity Showcases for ABC as their Director of Talent Development, Programs and Casting. In launching this program, she inspired not only ABC to hire talent that she discovered for primetime shows, but also inspired other networks to follow suit. Each network continues with diversity showcases nationwide to this day.

Her television work includes the first three seasons of UPN’s hit show Moesha, starring singer/actress Brandy Norwood. One of her first television shows, Dream On, was a huge success for HBO. Other television credits include One on One (starring Flex Alexander and Kyla Pratt) and South Central (starring Larenz Tate and Jennifer Lopez in her acting debut). She also cast Oprah Winfrey’s movie of the week There Are No Children Here, as well as the ABC miniseries Jacksons: An American Dream (starring Angela Bassett and Vanessa L. Williams). A native of Chicago, Hardin has taught casting workshops nationwide and for The Learning Annex.

Jackelyn Giroux
President of Global Universal Pictures

Ms. Giroux is the former President and C.E.O. of the publicly traded telecom company, FoneFriend Inc. Previous to FoneFriend, Ms. Giroux produced over ten films in the United States and Canada, where she assisted in Co Production film financing and production under the Co Production Treaty between Canada and Europe. Most recently she acquired twenty-one million dollars worth of Pre Certification Tax Certificates from the State of Louisiana, which she is presently using to negotiate a line of credit with a Baton Rouge bank via a Certificate of Deposit that is not pledged as collateral. Ms. Giroux currently has a partnership with Image in Media in Canada and Tel France to produce high quality, but low budget films, focusing on Tax Credits and Government Tax Incentive funding to minimize investor risk.

Eleanor Earl (PRODUCER)

Ms. Earl has been an Assistant Professor of English and Cinema Studies at Hampton University since 2003. She also serves as the Cinema Studies Program Coordinator. She teaches courses in Screenwriting, Introduction to Motion Pictures, Film Criticism, English Literature and Written Communication. Ms. Earl is a 2009 recipient of the Edward L. Hamm Distinguished Teaching Award.

Previously, she was an Adjunct Professor of Communication and Humanities at Pepperdine University in Malibu, CA for five years. During her time in Los Angeles she established E. L. Earl Entertainment, Inc., a company that develops film, television, theatre, and music projects. The company joint-ventured with Vertex Records (Howard and Tammy McCrary) and Earthsong Entertainment (Chaka Khan) to create a Film and Television Music Division. Recently, she co-executive produced a television pilot with the Diamond Film Company, The 20 Questions (www.the20questions.com ); and joint-ventured with Universal Exchange Programs to secure capital for independent feature film productions.

Ms. Earl has been the Head of Development for Hollywood’s Living Legend of Urban Comedy and BET Comic View’s former Co-Host, Reynaldo Rey since 2002. Mr. Rey’s production company, Sweet Redd Enterprises and Ms. Earl are producing a feature film, FOXX, based on the friendship of Rey and Redd Foxx during the 12 years Foxx managed his career (www.reynaldorey.com ).

She has also co-written the book Blacks Behind-the-Scenes in Film and Television with legendary film producer, Monty Ross.

Ms. Earl has composed and performed music for short films, been commissioned to write feature-length screenplays, and is Festival Director for the Mid-Atlantic Black Film Festival (www.mabff.org ). She received a B.A. in Rhetoric and Communication Studies from The University of Virginia and earned an M.A. in Humanities with emphases in Communication, English Literature, and Theatre from Old Dominion University, with graduate credits in English Literature from a program held at Oxford University in Oxford, England. She took an M.F.A. in Theatre Writing with a specialization as a Bookwriter, Lyricist, and Librettist from The Tisch School of the Arts at New York University.

Derrick Speight (ASSOCIATE PRODUCER)

Fortunate to have worked on some of the most successful shows on television, Derrick Speight brings a diverse breadth of experience to contemporary media. Over the past 11 years, Speight has produced some of the nation’s top rated shows, including NBC’s Biggest Loser, VH1’s Surreal Life and ABC’s long running series, The Bachelor. From his first show, the Emmy-winning American High, where he worked with Oscar nominated documentarian RJ Cutler (The War Room), to supervising the E! hit series, Snoop Dogg’s Fatherhood, Speight has taken a talent for storytelling and, with viewership averaging roughly 13 million, has helped shape the new wave of television. Speight recently completed overseeing a string of shows, where he managed cumulative budgets totaling 50 million dollars. Shows include A&E’s upcoming series Keyshawn Johnson: Tackling Design, the wildly popular, I Love New York 2, and MTV’s Making Menudo, which chronicled the remaking of the renowned super group. He also teamed up with legendary producer, P. Diddy, for the MTV pilot, The Dance, and oversaw TLC’s series, Going Hollywood, featuring superstar celebrity Kevin Spacey (Superman Returns). Speight was signed by commercial agency, Mirror films, and directed Expand Your World, the flagship spot for The Center of Global Education, which features a signature style of using seamless visual effects to create slightly fantastic worlds. Speight hails from North Carolina where he graduated from the lauded film program at the university of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and was a founder of the Hi Mom Film Festival, the region’s first annual film festival, now in its 11th year.