Karen Reed
Karen Reed was born on October 1, 1964, in Nashville, Tennessee, United States, and raised in Chicago, Illinois. She is a graduate of Rollins College in International Affairs and attended the University of South Carolina. She is an author (An Eye For A Dream), President/CEO of KDR Global Education Solutions and KDR Artist Management, and an advocate for education, girls' empowerment, environmental sustainability, space science, social justice, and raising human potential.
Biography Karen Reed is the founder and President/CEO of KDR Artist Management Inc., established in Los Angeles, California, in 1989. KDR has achieved numerous successes, including producing a number-one artist mentored by Nile Rodgers. Rodgers, responsible for 100,000,000 record sales worldwide, has produced artists such as Diana Ross, Mick Jagger, Madonna, Duran Duran, Daft Punk, and Keith Urban, to name a few. Other successes include formerly representing prolific Grammy Award-winning writers and producers such as André Cymone (15 multi-platinum and gold records), Charlie Midnight (three-time Grammy winner and six-time nominee with numerous multi-platinum records with artists including Britney Spears, Cher, Barbra Streisand, Bocelli, Idina Menzel, Joe Cocker, James Brown, the Doobie Brothers, Dan Hartman, Travis Tritt, Hillary Duff, Miley Cyrus (Hannah Montana), Miranda Cosgrove (iCarly), and Big Time Rush). Another success is David Scott’s gold record, “24/7,” performed by KEVON EDMONDS and Babyface.
Karen’s formula for success is based on her ability to assemble a team of successful professionals in strategically related areas and industries.
STEDMAN GRAHAM – DR. THOMAS MARIDADA III Karen’s skills have served her outside the entertainment industry as well. She developed a team of school turnaround specialists and provided professional development training for school districts, teachers, principals, coaches, and administrative staff. One example is the Inkster School District of Detroit, Michigan, where the district was saved from closure and student test scores doubled due to the collaborative efforts of Dr. Tom Maridada II (former Washington-headquartered Children’s Defense Fund Director of Policies, Practices, and Strategic Alliances; currently CEO of Bright Foundation for the State of Ohio), Ms. Karen Reed (President/CEO of KDR Artist Management Inc. & KDR Global Education Solutions), Dr. Lorraine Monroe (CEO of The Lorraine Monroe Leadership Institute in NYC), and Patrick Collins (son of Marva Collins). She is involved in implementing Stedman Graham’s (Oprah Winfrey’s partner) “Teens Can Make It Happen,” a nine-step process for teens, program throughout various educational and corporate initiatives, along with the “Identify Your Passport to Success” program based on his most recent book. Another successful project example is her partnership, through Dr. Thomas Maridada III, with the City of Pontiac, Michigan, School District and President Obama’s Promise Zone Initiative.
PRESIDENT OBAMA PROMISE ZONE INITIATIVE The Promise Zone Initiative is designed to give students economic opportunities to attend college. Karen Reed and Stedman Graham complemented that opportunity with proven sustainable programs within the Pontiac School District that provided each student a roadmap to take full advantage of this opportunity. The Pontiac plan is one of only three approved by the state Department of Treasury out of 10 programs in Michigan. State Rep. Tim Melton, a former resident of Pontiac, created the legislation to make the Promise Zone initiative possible.
FRANK MALVESTUTO – SPACE SCIENCE INNOVATIONS She has also been involved in capital formation for various corporate ventures and projects. Karen represented Frank Malvestuto, a former head of NASA’s Supersonic Aerodynamics Division at Langley Research Center and former Chief of Flight Science Division at Lockheed California Corporation, in his pursuit of venture capital for patented technology that dramatically increases aircraft, watercraft, and spacecraft lift capabilities.
KDR GLOBAL EDUCATION SOLUTIONS She is currently involved in the creation and implementation of global education models in the development of future leaders, and the promotion, through strategic alliances, of transformational ideas and models to increase human potential and the sustainability of our planet’s environment through space science, medicine, ocean science, technology, cybersecurity, social justice, child advocacy, and environmental science as the Executive Director of the 501(c)(3) On Educo (ON-E). Karen is dedicated to overcoming barriers that prevent the advancement of a positive, sustainable world outreach through education and interaction that foster an environment and infrastructure that facilitates big ideas that lead the way to change and invite participation and the creation of ambassadors for advancements of better lives and a sustainable future.
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS/RELATIONS Karen is an OPUS NOVUM Fellow. Her studies and experience in International Affairs, along with being a member of the prestigious Sigma Iota Rho National Honors Society for International Studies, have enabled her to effectively seek out initiatives and alliances. She heads KDR Artist Management Inc.’s subsidiary company, KDR Global Education Solutions, where she is involved in transformative studies in building international relationships and cohesive goals and strategies for the alliance and advancement of diverse cultures, governance, and societies toward the common goal of a coming together and building on the concept of oneness—that we are all connected and are of one world, one mind, one thought, dedicated to the betterment of our existence, the sustainability of our planet, and the enrichment of interdependence as global citizens.
FORMER HAUTE COUTURE MODEL Karen is from Chicago, Illinois, and established KDR Artist Management after relocating to Los Angeles following 15 years of employment with a top Fortune 500 company. Formerly a successful professional haute couture model exclusive to Suzanne Johnson’s A+Talent Agency (Ford Agency Affiliate), she was photographed by many famous photographers such as Paul Gremmler, Ken Frantz, Robert Carl, Stan Malinowski, Madison, and White. She was a runway model for FENDI, including modeling the Fendi sisters’ one-million-dollar fur coat, Yves Saint Laurent, Oscar de la Renta, CHANEL, Saks Fifth Avenue, I. Magnin, Bonwit Teller, and many more. She left the bright lights for the boardroom of her own company and remains the President/CEO and founder of KDR Artist Management Inc. and its subsidiary organization KDR Global Education Solutions. Karen is a mother of two wonderful sons and resides in Orlando, Florida.
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