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Join us as we chat with the Director of SCADask and a 2024 NAACP Image Award Nominee
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A new episodes of Could Be Pretty Cool News podcast drops today! (listen here)
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Ep. 2 Creative Industry Researchers & Music Composers: Insights from Michael Shreve & EmmoLei Sankofa
About the Guests
Michael Shreve, Associate Vice President for Academic Services, Savannah College of Art and Design
Bio: As associate vice president for academic services at SCAD, Michael Shreve provides leadership and oversight of institutional recognition, academic appeals, faculty travel, faculty sabbatical awards, faculty class observations, library services, and SCADask at all SCAD locations. Under Shreve’s leadership, SCAD has earned top rankings and awards from The Rookies, Art & Object, Animation Career Review, Fast Company, Red Dot, AIA Georgia, ASID, Entrepreneur, Architectural Digest, and Variety.
Shreve joined SCAD in August 2011 and has served the university in diverse leadership positions including chief of staff, where he led the Office of the President; executive director of presidential initiatives, where he engaged with multiple stakeholders to tell SCAD’s story and lead rankings campaigns. He has also worked at the Tuck School of Education at Dartmouth, where he built revenue through marketing and sales optimization, led rebranding, conceived and created new brand guidelines, and designed new education programs for senior business leaders.
Shreve earned a Master of Education degree in education policy and management from Harvard University and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Connecticut College. He has also completed postgraduate business courses at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth. Shreve is a graduate of St. Paul’s School in New Hampshire.
Website: https://www.scad.edu/about/institutional-effectiveness/scadask
EmmoLei Sankofa (she/her) Human, Artist, Composer
Bio: EmmoLei Sankofa, an American composer, producer, musician, and artist, channels her expansive creativity across music, visual media, and fine art. Her original compositions have left an indelible mark on Hulu's The Other Black Girl, Three Ways Disney+'s Project CC, Lizzo’s Emmy-Award winning series Watch Out For the Big Grrrls, and much more. EmmoLei has also collaborated with leading brands like Nike, Pandora, Vans, Kamala Harris for the People, Pulse Films, and more through her creative audio company, Bèl Son. Outside her artistic endeavors, EmmoLei indulges her curiosity through the realms of boxing, nutrition, wellness, the art of business, coffee science, design, and beyond.
Website: https://www.e-sankofa.com/
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Kacie Willis | Founding Producer, Could Be Pretty Cool