CONTRA
Intellectual Thriller Feature by Ahyende Sandy & Jerry Stokes
WRITER BIO: Ahyende brings over 15 years of experience supporting brands and companies ranging from start-up to Fortune 100 and publicly traded. He has collaborated with private investors, CEOs, executives, influencers, entertainers, and entrepreneurs to cultivate partnerships that forge sustainable initiatives across entertainment, tech, and CPG. Ahyende has curated partnerships for companies such as Sony PlayStation, Dick Clark Productions, Universal/Island Def Jam, Warner/Electra/Atlantic, American Express, Electra Meccanica, Starlight Media Culture (HK), and the U.S. Olympic Committee’s World Beach Games. Ahyende has also served as a Consulting Producer for films procuring and overseeing product integrations, Co-Producer of short film “Crossroads” premiered at the Cannes France Film Festival and has facilitated a seed capital raise for Amazon/Minelive affiliate entertainment-tech start-up 24H. Ahyende was a Letterman for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Delaware State University Men’s Track and Field. He holds a BA in Arts Management from Delaware State University.
Jerry Stokes is an entertainment executive who has an extensive network of connections in the entertainment industry. Recently, Jerry Founded Chess Warz LLC to use as a base to leverage his relationships to produce and promote chess related content and help build culture awareness help create a new and more exciting way of viewing chess. Throughout his career, Jerry has facilitated deals with companies such as BMG, Universal and Sony. Jerry works with A-list celebrity artists on a regular basis, giving him the connections and experience necessary to create the best environment to jumpstart a new business in today's industry. In the early 2000's Jerry began playing chess and now considered to be a street chess expert. He has earned this title by playing blitz chess on the streets of New York City for over 15 years competitively and earning an income from playing. As an entertainment executive Jerry Stokes and his partner Ahyende Sandy have put together an entire ecosystem for the chess world which includes a film, podcast documentaries series and chess betting app and more. Jerry stokes is committed to revolutionizing the chess culture by creating opportunities for revenue generation and raising awareness on a global scale.
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