Angelica Nwandu is the founder and CEO of The Shade Room (TSR), a multi-platform media
empire reaching over 40M followers. Founded in 2014, The Shade Room is a digital stage for
Black culture that offers a range of content including original series, entertainment, political and
investigative news, and feel-good posts.

Nwandu has been named to Forbes’ 30 under 30, Variety’s Women of Impact List, Cynopsis Top
Women in Media, and dubbed “the Oprah of our generation” by Refinery29. The Shade Room is
ranked number one of top 100 social brands, number one of top 25 Instagram brands, and
number one of top 10 media publishing brands by Comscore.

Since 2014, Nwandu has taken a single modest VC investment. She grew the platform to 100K
followers, affectionately known as Roommates, within weeks and after three years, repaid the
investment five times over. Today, companies like HBO, Sony Pictures, and PepsiCo turn to
TSR to build connections with consumers who authentically relate to the TSR brand.
In addition to leading one of the most successful and culturally relevant media companies,
Nwandu is cultivating a career in film as a screenwriter and producer.
Nwandu is based in Los Angeles, CA