Founder. Creative Media Group

Maria Taylor is a change agent, and female business owner. She is the CEO of the Media company Crashing Waves Pictures and the Nonprofit Organization Creative Media Group. Maria has over 15 years experience as a Filmmaker and Industry Professional. She teaches the technical side of cinematography and is one of the very few women of color with the title "Cinematographer." Her work throughout Media reflects shifting the narrative on how we do business behind the lens and empowering Content Creators from BIPOC and LGBTQ+ communities

Advisory Board

Jeffrey Cedeno is a digital marketing and brand building expert with over 15 years of experience developing major brand marketing strategies and executing global brand campaigns. Jeffrey is a native New Yorker who graduated from NYU and has a business master’s degree from FIT. He dedicates his time to help small organizations and businesses build solid strategies for success such as his current work with CMG!

Advisory Board

Founder of Style Bound Inc. a lifestyle management company, Michelle is an experienced business owner with a demonstrated history of working in the consulting industry. Michelle has helped to obtain endorsements for countless celebrities. She is a strong business development professional who has the ability to enhance CMG’s public image. Her role as Director of Philanthropy for Creative Media Group ensures adequate resources and strategies with a donor-centered philosophy.

Advisory Board

Anjali Virmani is a senior media and marketing executive with more than two decades of experience building global brands, audiences, and revenue ecosystems across leading media companies including Time Out Media, Hearst, and Condé Nast. Most recently serving as Global Head of Creative Solutions at Time Out, she led international teams and developed integrated marketing and partnership strategies that drove multi-market growth and multi-million-dollar brand collaborations.

Media strategist and thought leader focused on driving workforce equity through strategic industry partnerships. Anjali connects the future of advertising and commerce to the immediate needs of media arts apprentices, building the corporate bridges necessary for successful career transitions. She is passionate about leveraging brand storytelling to create community-led platforms that offer apprentices direct access to the creative economy.

Strategic Partner

Elayna Christine is the founder of EL MGMT Group, a program design company focused on high-impact experiences at the intersection of storytelling and strategic growth. With over 10 years of experience and a B.S. in Communication Studies from the University of Miami, where she currently teaches, and an M.A. in Socio-Legal Studies from York University, she brings a strong foundation in human interaction. She has produced news media for E.W. Scripps, an Emmy Award–winning American broadcast company, and now works with organizations and public-facing leaders to translate their expertise into strategic programs, audience engagement, and new opportunities for growth. She brings this perspective to her work with CMG, contributing to initiatives that amplify emerging voices

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Chris Steele is a sales and marketing expert. His services have been retained to successfully launch, establish and manage a broad range of products for well known global brands such as Nokia, Vertu, Techno Marine, and Tag Heuer just to name a few. In early 2007 Chris introduced his own luxury consulting firm- Chris Steele Partners, LLC -developing Sales and Marketing strategies for major brands. As an advisory Board Member Chris Steele lends his personal and professional resources in order to expand CMG’s relationships and maximize profitability.