Uplifting Underrepresented Voices in the Entertainment Industry
BRIC Foundation has one main goal: to increase representation in entertainment, gaming, media and tech. By strategically engaging with leaders across these industries, along with government and education partners, BRIC strives to Break, Reinvent, Impact and Change the foundations of these businesses.
BRIC’s story began in January 2018 with Alison Mann, who after spending 17 years working creative talent recruitment in the entertainment industry, was inspired to help drive change around how entertainment companies approach and discuss hiring around diversity. Rather than focusing on the current hiring pool, Mann believes that if we don’t start engaging individuals earlier in their lives—in middle and high school—the evolutionary equality the entertainment industry desperately needs will never exist.
With this desire for change, Mann reached out to similarly impassioned producers Jill Gilbert and Nicole Hendrix to join forces to inspire others to re-examine how current talent pipelines and infrastructure in the entertainment industry function. BRIC was born in July 2018 with the goal of creating inclusive opportunities for women and underrepresented people within leadership roles in the entertainment industry.
BRIC will be joining Connected Ink for a live panel surrounding the need and lack of representation in the entertainment industry. Plus, Alison Mann and Nicole Hendrix will discuss ways in which you can help improve the entertainment employment pathways.
