RELEVÉ ENTERTAINMENT
DR. HOLLY CARTER
Holly Carter is the President and CEO of Relevé Entertainment, leading one of the premier boutique brand partnership and production companies for family and faith inspired content. As a producer, Carter and Relevé consistently delivers high quality breakthrough programming that engages and creates buzz among national audiences.
Under her company umbrella, Carter developed and executive produced her hit scripted series, “Kingdom Business”, a Gospel music industry drama for BET+. She also recently announced her latest unscripted Fashion Competition Series, “Dress My Tour”, she created for ABC/HULU. Next up is a Hair Competition Format show, “Hair to The Throne,” with Taraji P. Henson and Kim Kimble that she is developing for the unscripted marketplace.
Additional producer credits include, The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel.” The Lifetime original, that quickly became a cultural phenomenon. Along with producing partners Queen Latifah, Missy Elliot and Mary J. Blige, the film garnered Lifetime’s highest-rated primetime movie tune-in since 2016, on both broadcast and cable nets, securing an audience of 3+ million and an additional 18+ million streams in its debut week. Her production resume continues with, A Mother’s Intuition (TV One), Song & Story: Amazing Grace (OWN), Our Own Christmas & Easter Music Specials (OWN), the celebrity real estate show, Love & Listings, Season 1 & 2 (VH1), the music competition show, The Next Big Thing (BET), the docu-series, Chad Loves Michelle (OWN), and The Victoria Gotti Biopic, My Father’s Daughter (Lifetime). Carter also created Oxygen’s breakout franchise Preachers of LA, Detroit, and Atlanta.
Over the tenure of her career, Carter has also provided support and full-service management services to an impressive roster, including multi-platform and Grammy, American Music Award, Billboard Award winning artists such as superstars Usher, Kirk Franklin, Michelle Williams, Mary Mary, Akon, Master P, The Clark Sisters, Kierra Sheard, CeCe Winans, Donnie McClurklin, celebrity hair stylist, Kim Kimble and others. Relevé’s brand partnerships include AT&T, AHF, Walgreens and Honda. Relevé Entertainment’s core areas of operation include Television & Film production, Talent Partnerships, as well as Community Engagement Initiatives, such as Freedom of Spirit.
Inspired by a passion for artist and brand development, this 25-year industry veteran began her career in Television Casting, working on such projects as: The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Roc, In Living Color and Martin, and ultimately expanding into content creation and brand development. In the Brand Partnership and Cable/Streaming arena, Carter created and Executive Produced three seasons of AT&T’s “Dream in Black”, the influencer driven HBCU Dream Campaign. Carter has also curated and produced community initiatives for The Walgreens Corporation, Aids Healthcare Foundation (AHF), Honda Motor Company, and co-created the bedding, candle and décor line, “Believe by Michelle Williams”. Most recently, Carter launched Williams’ podcast, “Checking In” for the iHeart platform along with “Checking In” Williams’ best-selling book exploring Mental Health and its untold stories.
A Los Angeles native, wife and mother of two, Carter holds a Bachelor’s degree in Communications and Spanish from Cal State San Bernadino, is a graduate of the MBA program at the USC Marshall School of Business and holds a Doctorate of Divinity from the Southern California School of Ministry with an emphasis on Marketplace Ministry, merging culture and Christ.