Storyteller

Producer

Executive

Jana Babatunde-Bey is a veteran media industry executive, film and television producer, philanthropist and legacy builder. She is passionate about the connection between empowerment and storytelling. Jana is the Founder of J. Bey Entertainment, a film and television production company dedicated to creating high quality content with diverse character driven stories that entertain and inspire. Jana was brand manager and Producer of WILL, the memoir by Will Smith with Mark Manson, the Executive Producer of WILL the Audiobook, and Produced both the domestic and international WILL LIVE book tour shows.  As Executive Producer on the docu-series AMEND: The Fight For America,  and feature films HALA, and SPRINTER, her projects have received critical acclaim and numerous entertainment industry awards.  Jana is the former CEO of the Will & Jada Smith Family Foundation and COO of Overbrook Entertainment.  She currently serves several non-profit boards and charitable organizations.

Experience

Experience

Experience

Press

Press

Press

Achievements

Achievements

Achievements

1 million
Launching WILL (the memoir) at number one on the New York Times bestseller list and selling 1 million copies
Founded J. Bey Entertainment LLC
a film & television production company 
Launched LEAD FROM BEHIND
Webby Award winning social impact campaign powered by the Colorectal Cancer Alliance 
Launched  #1 New York Times Bestseller 
WILL (the memoir by Will Smith with Mark Manson)
Sold 1 million copies in its first three months of release
New York Times bestseller, WILL (by Will Smith with Mark Manson)
Executive Produced the global LIVE Event & Audio Book Presentation
New York Times bestseller, WILL (by Will Smith with Mark Manson)
Appointed to the Board of Directors
Colorectal Cancer Alliance 
Executive Producer of six-part Netflix original docu-series
AMEND: The Fight for America
Executive Producer of the first AppleTV+ Feature Film
HALA 
Executive Producer of African Movie Academy Awards nominated and multi-award winning film
SPRINTER
Created Careers In Entertainment with Founder Jada Pinkett Smith
a social impact initiative delivering access, opportunity, and inclusion to youth interested in a career in the entertainment industry
Appointed President & CEO
Will & Jada Smith Family Foundation
Initiated Member
Beta Gamma Sigma, International Honors Business Society 
MBA
Executive Masters In Business Administration, Pepperdine University
Appointed COO
Overbrook Entertainment a film and telvision production company that generated over $7B at the box office with hits like ALADDIN, GEMINI MAN, SUICIDE SQUAD, COLLATERAL BEAUTY, CONCUSSION, FOCUS, HITCH, THE KARATE KID, MEN IN BLACK, HANCOCK, THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS, I AM LEGEND, SEVEN POUNDS, I, ROBOT, BAD BOYS, THE LEGEND OF BAGGAR VANCE, WILD WILD WEST, ALI, ENEMY OF THE STATE, All of Us, INDEPENDENCE DAY  
Appointed Chief of Staff
Will Smith a global superstar a*k*a "The Fresh Prince"
Intern
Quincy Jones David Salzman Entertainment on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air television show
Initiated
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, Pi Chapter, University of California, Los Angeles

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