Michele Ghee is a transformational leader that has generated over $1B in revenue while working for some of the most powerful media companies in the world including EBONY and Jet, EBONY Studios, WME, CNN, A&E, The History Channel, and BET Networks. While at BET, Michele created and ran the first and only network for Black women: BETHer. Currently Ghee is Chief Content Officer of Essence Ventures, the parent company of ESSENCE Communications, Inc.

Ghee has received many awards and accolades over her thirty-year TV and digital career including: Multichannel News Wonder Woman, Working Mother of the Year Award, The ADCOLOR Change Agent Award, and The American Advertising Federation Mosaic Role Model of the Year Award, to name a few.

Ghee has authored three books and is a highly sought-after public speaker.

Ghee graduated college at 31 and was later honored with an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from her alma mater, Golden Gate University.

She resides in New Jersey with husband, Tony, and kids, Taylor and Jordan.
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