In an industry under social and economic pressure to transform or risk being left behind, Unanimous is a television, film and digital content production company spotlighting stories about family, faith, sports and underrepresented voices decadeofu30
, the award-winning documentary based on the 2015 deadly attack at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church. Others in the works are, and an animated version of the classic sitcomIncubation Lab has been in the works for over a year, and its first project is a feature film with director-producer Isaac “Chill” Yowman. When Incubation Lab finally launched this summer amid a climate of heightened racial unrest, it was “serendipitous timing,” says Smith.
Smith's devotion to storytelling is rooted in his marketing background. After earning a bachelor’s in business from Howard University, he moved on to earn two master’s degrees: sports marketing from Georgetown and digital management from Columbia. He took a job with Nike in 2011, and after two years, was promoted to West Coast brand marketing lead for the Jordan brand—earning him a spot on the Forbes 2015 30 Under 30 marketing and advertising list.
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