WHO WE ARE

Co-Founder, CEO, Manager

Mitchell has been involved with artists his entire life. Growing up a child of The Kennedy Center, it was there he cultivated his taste and love for the arts. A husband and Father of 2, is a former Motion Picture agent responsible for packaging more than 50 films & TV projects.  He is the first Black male representative to become a member of the prestigious Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. Has 7 trips to the Oscars with creatives of color yielding 3 wins.  Founder of Fine Art space, CBM and has over 20 years of strategic experience in Entertainment. Artist advocate for painters & photographers first before switching mediums to start the UTA training program. He is a curator. Mitchell has exceptional strategic experience & expertise with the unique perspective of diversity & inclusion culture in entertainment. He is focused on making Impact through Art + Media, Social Justice and Civil Rights.

Co-Founder, President, Manager

A powerhouse in the music industry for over 25 years, Max Gousse got his start as an A&R Executive at Irving Azoff's Giant Records in the early '90s. Gousse has gone out to hold various high level positions with East/West Records, MCA Music Publishing, Epic/Sony Records, Music World Entertainment, & Island Def Jam/Universal. The Los Angeles based music mogul is best known for producing three of Beyonce's biggest albums, I am...Sasha Fierce, B'Day and The Dreamgirls soundtrack. He has also produced hit projects with Solange, Kelly Rowland, Michele Williams, Ron Isley, YG, B2k & Tydolla$ign. With well over a decade of experience in the business, Gousse has blazed a trail of success stories that makes him a sought after "advisor to the stars" and a board member of several fledgling music tech companies. Founded in 2014, Gousse is currently Chairman and Principal of Artistry Group, a full-service entertainment powerhouse that encompasses management, record label, and film development services. Some notable successes include the growth and evolution of platinum selling rapper, Saweetie as well as establishing multiple partnership with Def Jam, Warner, and Epic Records. Most recently, notable clients on the Artistry roster includes Songwriter Sean Garrett, Music Producers Teddy Riley and Keyz (of Ayo n Keyz). Gousse recently joined the Black Music Action Coalition, which advises the major record label CEOs on diversity initiatives. He is also Manager Global Strategy, Partner and  an Advisory Board member. 

  Manager, Co-Head of Talent 

From UTA mailroom in 1999 to Motion Picture Agent. Brinda was a Motion Picture Talent Agent at UTA for 10 years.  Later became a Talent Manager with LINK Entertainment. The New Jersey native earned her JD Degree in 1998 from New England School of Law in Boston. While at UTA, Brinda’s focus was multi-ethnic, multi-cultural talent in the US, London, Australia, and India. 

VP of Production, Literary Manager

Doherty brings veteran development, production, and financing expertise to Artistry Collective with the goal of producing thought provoking and commercial films and television in a filmmaker friendly environment. 

Prior to launching The Doherty Company in 2018, John worked under President Brian Oliver, running development for Cross Creek Pictures during which the team produced 15 films including Black Swan, The Ides of March, The Woman and Black, Black Mass, Everest, American Made, Hacksaw Ridge and Roman J. Israel.

Doherty started his career working under producer JC Spink at Benderspink and then moved to the Motion Picture Talent Department at the William Morris Endeavor Agency. He transitioned over to Adam Sandler’s Happy Madison Productions where he assisted on the development and production of Sandler’s films Just Go With It, Jack and Jill and That's My Boy. 

Each spring, John teaches through his alma mater Duke University’s study abroad program in Los Angeles at USC.

Speakers

An alumnus of Howard University, graduated Magnum Cum Laude from American Intercontinental University with a degree in International Business and Marketing, 2 degrees from Harvard. Graduated from Harvard University School of Business and Harvard School of Divinity. She has a doctorate in philosophy. Former consultant for the President of Howard University, DC's National Center for Black Philanthropy Washington, DC she provided strategic direction and oversight in marketing, public relations and fundraising. In 2018 she received a Harvard Vision Award from the Association of Black Harvard Women. Dr. Mitchem served as Co-Chair of the Ambassador's Inaugural Ball for the 2013 Inauguration of President Barack Obama.