Hometown: Seattle, WA

 Business School: NYU Stern, 2013

Undergraduate: Harvard University, 2000

Bio: Kibi is currently a Class of 2013 MBA Candidate at the Leonard N. Stern School of Business at NYU, where she is specializing in Entrepreneurship, Finance, Entertainment and Technology. She previously served as the Community Development Manager/VP at Broadway Federal Bank, the largest minority owned bank on the west coast, where she managed all Community Development related activities and initiatives on behalf of the bank.  Prior to joining Broadway Federal, Kibi worked as an Emmy-Award winning independent film producer under her production banner Key Bee Entertainment.  Kibi currently serves on the national advisory board of Peace Over Violence, and is a former board member of the Liberty Hill Foundation and Harvardwood. A Cum Laude graduate of Harvard University, Kibi earned a BA degree in East Asian Studies.

Venture/Entrepreneur Interest: Entrepreneurship, Digital Media

Sector Interest: Media & Entertainment

Springworks Project (Working) Title: Changing Perceptions & Expanding Opportunities for Selling Culturally Specific American Media Content Abroad

Springworks Project Description: A common argument in the mainstream Hollywood film community is that American culturally specific film content – Black, Latino and Asian – will not sell abroad. Personal experience suggests that this belief is not necessarily true. The consumption of diverse types of music, food and fashion in many foreign countries suggests that with the appropriate cultivation of new relationships in international markets, culturally specific visual content can also sell abroad. My Springworks Project will explore and test whether there are indeed foreign markets that would consume culturally specific American content at levels to support a commercially viable business venture. Key steps will include examination and prioritization of potential markets, optimal distribution channels, technologies and formats, suitable genres, and ideally determining an appropriate business model that will result in actual ROI.