Kara Hailele-Griffin Coleman

Kara Hailele-Griffin Coleman is the consummate professional. Her ability to execute big picture ideas without losing sight of the details has carried her throughout a 20+ year music career. In that time, she has held posts at Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Music Group, Atlantic Records, Epic Records, The Mastering Palace and EMPIRE. In her current role as Director of Artist Brand Management for the Global Catalog Division of Warner Music Group & RHINO, Kara continues to sharpen her skills by building and executing global brand strategies and launching new product releases for an eclectic roster of legacy artists. In addition to catalog releases, she also curates bespoke marketing campaigns to celebrate key cultural moments across the WMG label groups such as Black Music Month, Women’s History Month and Hip Hop Heritage. She was an active committee member of #TheShowMustBePaused throughout 2020, helping to expand their programming in support of Black & Brown industry professionals & artists; as well as a Junior Board member of the Music Business Association and an inductee to the 2021 class of The Recording Academy.