Business Veterans Kelli Haywood & Leigh Holt Launch HSquared Administration
Kelli Haywood & Leigh Holt/Hsquared Administration (Picture: themediacollective)
NASHVILLE (CelebrityAccess) – Kelli Haywood and Leigh Holt, business veterans and entrepreneurs, have introduced the launch of their new firm, Hsquared Administration, primarily based in Nashville. The corporate goals to transcend genres by leveraging Haywood and Holt’s mixed 25 years of business expertise. Their collaboration combines the artist rosters from their respective corporations, KCH Leisure and Maddjett. They’ve additionally revealed their first joint signing, Capitol Christian Music Group’s (CCMG) singer/songwriter Riley Clemmons.
Haywood and Holt initially met as executives at Warner Music Nashville (WMN) and have now joined forces. As feminine entrepreneurs, they imagine that their collaboration is a pure development, having supported one another through the years.
“We’ve leaned on one another rather a lot through the years,” says Haywood, “So this partnership was a really pure, simple step. Neither of us wanted to alter what we had been doing, nevertheless it turned obvious that we’re even higher working collectively and that our mixed expertise and skills can be helpful to all of our shoppers.”
“I’m excited to launch Hsquared with Kelli as a result of it signifies two sturdy groups coming collectively to supply wonderful service to our artists and authors,” echoed Holt. “The symbolism of “H2″ for hydrogen was significant to us as a result of hydrogen is the primary ingredient in rocket gas, which is how we energy our artists’ careers and progress paths. And the quantity two signifies two sturdy leaders becoming a member of forces to construct a formidable administration firm that may service the complete breadth of the wants our shoppers have – from model growth, product launches, advertising and marketing methods, touring, file and e book offers, merchandise, podcasts, digital, and extra – we’re located to construct for the longer term.”
Haywood, with a background in radio promotion and digital media and because the VP of Model Administration at WMN, has labored with artists corresponding to Blake Shelton, Large & Wealthy, Religion Hill, and lots of others. She was acknowledged in Billboard’s High 30 Below 30 and later joined Starstruck Administration Group as Advertising and Partnerships Vice President (VP). In 2019, she ventured into leisure with KCH Leisure, managing New York Occasions bestselling writer and podcaster Annie F. Downs and different notable shoppers.
However, Holt left her function because the VP of Strategic Partnerships at WMN to launch Maddjett, a full-service company. Maddjett’s various roster of shoppers and initiatives has included Hunter Hayes, Oprah’s “The Life You Need Weekend,” Pepsi MidAmerica, and lots of others. In 2015, Holt launched the artist administration arm of Maddjett and has been influential within the business. The corporate holds three Guinness Ebook World Data and represents artists like Lauren Daigle, Demi Leigh Tebow, Lizzie Morgan, and Megan Danielle.
