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HOUSTON – July 16, 2019 – The Chairwoman of Houston’s Entertainment Industry Task Force, Centrell Reed, invites everyone who wants to collaborate and make an impact to join the task force initiative hosted by CReed Global Media that aims to expand the entertainment industry in Houston.

As the initiative recognized and supported by mayor Sylvester Turner, the task force centralizes efforts, organizes projects, and provides a collaborative environment for the entertainment community to connect and grow freely. Reed and the HEITF committee aim to provide members an all hands-on deck approach to entertainment expansion and an information repository for the industry in Houston.

Turner has devoted himself to the growth of the entertainment industry in Houston since his election in 2015. However, in the four years that followed, the state budget for the Texas Moving Image Industry Incentive Program was reduced from $95 million to $22 million making it too small to attract the long-term interest of many big-budget projects.

Reed’s fresh approach to industry growth follows the decision made in the Texas state legislature to provide a $50 million budget for the state program over the 2019-2020 biennium.

With a portion of the new budget approved by the state, Reed’s resourcefulness earned his support for the task force initiative.

“By supporting the Houston Entertainment Industry Task Force’s efforts to assist in broadening our growth in motion pictures, television, digital media and gaming sectors, we recognize a team formulating important initiatives and increasing infrastructure capabilities,” Turner said.

In the same spirit of dedication to industry expansion, HEITF is committed to providing the financial flexibility and innovative efforts that will make Houston a new destination for entertainment.

“The task force is a much-needed support system that will usher in new ideas for the growth of the entertainment industry in the greater Houston area,” Reed said. “I’m excited to lead this effort and this amazing group of talented individuals. We have so many initiatives coming to share with Houston and beyond!”

The first Saturday of each month, HEITF committees and members meet at CGM Studios in the Galleria area to address new and ongoing projects concerning the greater Houston area.

Task force meeting attendees include people like the director of Houston Television’s Ted Irving, producer Charnele Brown, director Greg Carter, the founder of The Black Film Festival J.O. Malone, Comicpalooza founder John Simon, The Art Institute’s Trish Rigdon, and the collaborative community welcomes more.

About Houston’s Entertainment Industry Task Force

Houston’s Entertainment Industry Task Force was founded by Centrell Reed to gather the entertainment industry community and strategically connect, employ, train, and deploy skilled workers to projects throughout the greater Houston area.

The goal of the task force is to be the repository for bringing new projects into Houston.

-Recognized by mayor Sylvester Turner

About CReed Global Media

CReed Global Media was founded by its CEO, Centrell Reed, in 2018. The vision is to help clients monetize brands worldwide through its videography, studios, and global on-demand television and music distribution. CGM offers an entire media suite to make brands visible to over 250 million households worldwide.

About Centrell Reed

Centrell Reed is an ACTION Coach, speaker, media figure and CEO of CReed Global Media, and founder of the Houston Entertainment Industry Task Force. Centrell is a leader forging her own path in media providing videography services, studios, television, and music distribution as well as spearheading the Houston entertainment industry expansion. She hosts The Centrell Show, “Building A Better YOU,” in her own CReed Global Media Studios with viewership worldwide.

She's served 4-years on the Board of Directors for Girls on the Run Greater Houston. Centrell was twice nominated as a 2018 She Said, She Led, She Is Gamechanger, named a Trailblazer by Voyage Houston Magazine, featured in Beautifully Said Magazine, received the 2019 Global 7 International Rising Star award, nominated for a Pinnacle award, named as a Woman in the Fast Lane of STEAM, and honored with Congressional Recognition from Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee. Centrell holds a Bachelor's of Science, Masters of Business Administration, and is a certified Project Management Professional.

HEITF PR- Heidi Powell-Prera heidipp@ifmagazine.net and Darien W. - CGM darien@creedglobalmedia.com