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Published on October 20th, 2015 | by Dr. Jerry Doby

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Live Session: Tara Thomas of the Tara Thomas Agency

Tara ThomasIf I were to define fearless from my view, I’d explain it thusly, “Fearless: The realization that while you may be scared to come out of your comfort zone, unless you do so, you cannot accomplish your mission…so you charge forward into the fray.” That’s Tara Thomas and the result is a brand with far reaching influence in and out of the entertainment industry…Tara Thomas Agency has their fingers on the pulse of quite a few exciting ventures.

As an Editor, quite naturally I deal with PR firms, agencies of all types, labels, artists, etc., and most times, we may never meet face to face. They pitch content and I decide if we want to use it at The Hype Magazine…simple. Well for several years now, I’d been receiving pitches from this agency called the Tara Thomas Agency and the nature of the pitches is what set it apart. I came to add the agency to my “preferred senders” list, in order that I didn’t miss their emails and the saga continues…

This year, I finally had the opportunity to meet the mastermind behind the Tara Thomas Agency, when I was flown to Miami to behind the scenes footage and soundbites for a film entitled “The Lick.” My being there had nothing to do directly with Tara. So I’m doing my business and this lady who’d been chilling with us in the director’s trailer but said not five words in several hours, says to me “I’ll tell Jameelah (my boss), I met you.” I thanked her and asked her name…I don’t need to finish that segment LOL.

Tara was on set with her client Mama Ca$h, mother to multi-platinum artist Ca$h Out. Mama Ca$h plays a featured role in the soon to be released film “The Lick”, she plays the character Bonnie. Find out more about “The Lick” here lickmovie.com.

Tara entered the entertainment industry officially in 2002, founding the Atlanta based Slawta Houze Produkshunz, a successful platform which opened doors to unsigned artist, granting access to working industry and media experts. The company provided resources and tools needed to get their art into the hands of decision makers.

Expanding from her original platform, Tara has been able to encompass just about every facet of the BUSINESS of the entertainment business and has partnered with some very influential individuals like Dame Grease (DMX, Jay-Z, LL Cool J, Jadakiss, etc.) and in 2010, MTV’s G’s to Gents winner Creepa.

Dame Grease

Big Win

Tara has developed and is co-executive producing a new reality television series entitled “Celebrity Mammas of Atlanta.” The show premise is to look into the lives of mothers who’ve created and raised superstar children. None of the ladies, who include the mothers of K Camp, Ca$h Out and more, are banking on the celebrity status of their children. Each of them have their own persona, drive and visions as business women, care takers and mentors. Besides, “Celebrity Mammas of Atlanta,” Tara has an additional four television programs in development.

I’d be all day writing about the achievements and accomplishments of Tara and her team, and quite frankly it’d be something I’d enjoy HOWEVER, I got a chance to pull her away for an exclusive conversation and there’s no better way to get my point across than inviting you in to share that convo.

Tara is about her business, no doubt, but she’s fun, insightful and very open about navigating the maze we call the entertainment industry. Check out the full “Live Session” and as always we welcome you to weigh in via the comment section!

Talk to you soon ~ JD



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Editor-in-Chief of The Hype Magazine, Media and SEO Consultant, Journalist, Ph.D. and retired combat vet. 2023 recipient of The President's Lifetime Achievement Award. Partner at THM Media Group. Member of the U.S. Department of Arts and Culture, the United States Press Agency and ForbesBLK.


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