Proud of Us | June 17, 2025

Proud of Us is an event series designed to honor the brilliant, often-unsung artists, reps, execs, and visionaries shaping our cultural and creative landscape. We started with our kickoff event on June 17th, and intend to continue this with a multitude of key points throughout the year including annual events in June.

Our kickoff event was a major success, with our RSVPs reaching capacity shortly after our first announcement. The trust, love and camaraderie throughout the crowdMGMT community was present in every aspect of the event.

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The Attendees - 150 Guests

Our guest profile includes top editors at PEOPLE magazine, brand founders, magazine founders, producers, directors, photographers, videographers, choreographers, directors, Emmy-nominated makeup artists, hairstylists, models, and more.

The Hosts

Proud of Us featured a town hall style talk focused on celebrating our creative community and giving folks flowers while they're still here to receive them. Our event hosts included James Vincent, Yolonda Frederick-Thompson, T. Cooper, Kim Baker, Michael Tran + EJ Jamele.

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The Gift Bags

We worked with 14 brands to create a one-of-a-kind gifting experience for all of our guests. We had 100 gift bags provided which included product from YSL Beauty, Unite Hair, Danessa Myricks Beauty, Rebels and Outlaws, MyKitCo, LARUCE Beauty, I Wanna Be Prettty, Glamazon Beauty Cosmetics, Colleen Rothschild Beauty, Bobbi Brown, Ashunta Sheriff Beauty, and Alcone Company. We also included printed collateral from 213Deli and $650 gift cards for I Wanna Be Prettty.