Professional Career Bio - Rob Terell

The Official Dealmaker

Bio written for Rob Terell by Lydia Plantamura

“Serial entrepreneur and business visionary, Rob Terell leads a global legacy of influence in the entertainment industry. Ascending from unpaid intern to top executive, he is a financial strategist, published author, and motivational speaker. He is well known for his work as a celebrity business manager, specializing in brand development and monetization. As a 3-time invited Grammy attendee, he is a member of the Grammy Recording Academy and serves as a Grammy U Mentor. As a celebrity music manager, Rob has successfully navigated the careers of five multiplatinum RIAA-certified artists, four gold RIAA-certified artists, one Grammy winner, and eight Grammy-nominated artists and music producers. A family man, Rob cherishes the time spent with his children. Friends and colleagues affectionately know him as THE OFFICIAL DEALMAKER.

Born and raised in New York City by a single-parent mother, Rob Terell showed an early knack for commerce. Blessed with the gift of gab, he is a natural communicator, skilled seller, and master negotiator. Rob’s career blossomed as he filled a diverse range of jobs in the music industry. Beginning as an intern at Calliope Studios in NYC, he gravitated toward the business side of entertainment. Learning from on-the-job training, he gained experience working with people like Kevin Maxwell at Tommy Boy Records, and Will Socolov, the part-owner of Sleeping Bag Records distributed by Def Jam. As the Regional Vice President of the Southeast Regional Market for Bungalo/Universal Records, Rob shifted into distribution with Universal Music Group Distribution (UMGD).

With a fresh and new perspective, Rob Terell is a quintessential American businessman. He is constantly fostering new ideas and building them into successful ventures. Rob currently sits at the helm of seven companies, with four of them active and monetized at profitable earning levels. Serving as C.E.O. for his organizations, his impressive list of entities includes The 7SVN Company, Wealth Nation, Rocstar World, Industry Certified, Musicnomics, Pajama Money, and Faith Champions. Major highlights from Rob’s career include landing Soul for Real a multi-album deal worth 3 million dollars with Warner Brothers; renegotiating a deal for Nancy Denise with the Oxygen Network for The Bad Girls Club; managing Jackie’s Boy, a Grammy-winning artist; landing Black Oxygen a major distribution deal with Warner Music Group; and securing a major record deal for rising R&B and soul music superstar, Erica Mason, with Lonely Chapel/Sony Music Entertainment. With his business entertainment and brand development company, Wealth Nation, Rob has orchestrated national touring events and sponsorship opportunities for independent artists worldwide through strategic partnerships with top-level executives at Live Nation...”

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