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Karleen Roy | |
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Born | December 17, 1980 St. Louis, Missouri |
Known for | Founder and CEO of The Vanity Group, and creator of Grit Before the Gram and Owning the Block |
Website | https://www.karleendroy.com/ |
Karleen Roy is a multi-hyphenate[ clarification needed] media personality and founder and CEO of The Vanity Group. Her company produces customized events for music and celebrity clients and collaborates with entertainment and beauty companies. Roy produces her own annual programs benefiting women, Grit Before the Gram and Owning The Block.
Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Roy moved to Memphis, Tennessee, when she was eight. She studied at Howard University in Washington, D.C., graduating in 2004 with a degree in sociology and minor in public relations.. [1] [2]
Later that year, Roy arrived in New York and began her career in the entertainment industry as an intern at Def Jam Recordings. [3] In 2005, she was hired by Compound Entertainment as an artist management coordinator, where she helped represent American singer-songwriter Ne-Yo.[ citation needed] The same year, she joined the Legacy Music division of Sony Music Entertainment as a copyright coordinator.[ citation needed]
Roy also volunteered at hip-hop artist company Violator Management in the evenings until, in 2006, she became senior executive assistant to Sean Combs at Bad Boy Entertainment. [1] [2]
After a half-decade with Bad Boy, Roy launched The Vanity Group in 2013 in New York City. The company is now based in Los Angeles, California. Among The Vanity Group’s first clients were Rick Ross, Fabolous, and Wale. The company has produced events for clients including Atlantic Records, Cardi B, MMG, Sean Combs, Adrienne Bailon, Common, Def Jam, Idris Elba, Migos, Warner Music, Ne-Yo, Zac Posen, and YouTube. [4]
In 2020, Roy launched an e-learning online platform called The Event Academy, an educational resource for event professionals to improve their skills [3]. She has offered advice on event planning in publications such as Black Enterprise [5], Essence [6], Refinery29 [7] and GQ [8]
Vanity Group events for music industry clients:
Music industry programs and awards:
Television and cable collaborations:
In 2021, Roy was named to Ulta Beauty's list of Culture Creators as part of the company's MUSE 100. [23]
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Karleen Roy | |
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Born | December 17, 1980 St. Louis, Missouri |
Known for | Founder and CEO of The Vanity Group, and creator of Grit Before the Gram and Owning the Block |
Website | https://www.karleendroy.com/ |
Karleen Roy is a multi-hyphenate[ clarification needed] media personality and founder and CEO of The Vanity Group. Her company produces customized events for music and celebrity clients and collaborates with entertainment and beauty companies. Roy produces her own annual programs benefiting women, Grit Before the Gram and Owning The Block.
Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Roy moved to Memphis, Tennessee, when she was eight. She studied at Howard University in Washington, D.C., graduating in 2004 with a degree in sociology and minor in public relations.. [1] [2]
Later that year, Roy arrived in New York and began her career in the entertainment industry as an intern at Def Jam Recordings. [3] In 2005, she was hired by Compound Entertainment as an artist management coordinator, where she helped represent American singer-songwriter Ne-Yo.[ citation needed] The same year, she joined the Legacy Music division of Sony Music Entertainment as a copyright coordinator.[ citation needed]
Roy also volunteered at hip-hop artist company Violator Management in the evenings until, in 2006, she became senior executive assistant to Sean Combs at Bad Boy Entertainment. [1] [2]
After a half-decade with Bad Boy, Roy launched The Vanity Group in 2013 in New York City. The company is now based in Los Angeles, California. Among The Vanity Group’s first clients were Rick Ross, Fabolous, and Wale. The company has produced events for clients including Atlantic Records, Cardi B, MMG, Sean Combs, Adrienne Bailon, Common, Def Jam, Idris Elba, Migos, Warner Music, Ne-Yo, Zac Posen, and YouTube. [4]
In 2020, Roy launched an e-learning online platform called The Event Academy, an educational resource for event professionals to improve their skills [3]. She has offered advice on event planning in publications such as Black Enterprise [5], Essence [6], Refinery29 [7] and GQ [8]
Vanity Group events for music industry clients:
Music industry programs and awards:
Television and cable collaborations:
In 2021, Roy was named to Ulta Beauty's list of Culture Creators as part of the company's MUSE 100. [23]
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