Shanti Das

Shanti Das, The Hip-Hop Professional® is an accomplished music industry executive, consultant, mentor, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and Author. She is also the Founder of Press Reset Entertainment, an Atlanta-based firm launched in 2009 that serves as an entertainment concierge service providing independent marketing & strategy for music acts, talent booking for private & corporate events, brand influencer marketing and special event assistance. Her extensive music industry career (intern to Executive Vice President) includes positions at Capital Records, LaFace Records, Columbia Records, Sony Music and Universal Motown where she worked directly with some of music’s top talent like Outkast, Usher, TLC, Vivian Green, Toni Braxton, Prince, Erykah Badu, Akon, and more.

Das is the author of “The Hip‐Hop Professional 2.0: A Woman’s Guide to Climbing the Ladder of Success in the Entertainment Business;” “The 1-2-3s of Networking,” a pocket guide of 30 invaluable networking tips to expand your professional contact base; The 1,2,3s of Entrepreneurship,” a pocket guide with tips from successful entrepreneurs and experts to help positively impact your business. And The 1,2,3s of Self-Publishing A Book, a picket guide of 30 tips to jumpstart your career as an author.

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