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KENT SPEAKMAN

OFFICIAL ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER

"I am so excited to be on the advisory board for Awareness Ties. It's such a brilliant movement that 'ties' entertainment, education, causes and awareness together in a new and innovative way - and really brings a new light to showing your support for an organization or something you believe in."

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​Kent Speakman
is an innovative producer, entrepreneur and philanthropist whose experience on both sides of the camera ranges from the big screen, to the small screen & the second screen. In 2018, his live broadcast strategy resulted in 3x record viewership of the Daytime Emmy Awards. He has won the iAward for "Most Influential Producer of 2018", "Campaign of the Year" 2016 - iMedia, “Best Entertainment Marketing Campaign” 2009 - iMedia, “Best Mobile Entertainment Startup,” 2012 - iMedia, and he was awarded Evan Carmichael’s “Top 100 Entrepreneurs to Follow” in 2013 preceded by the “iMedia Top Ten Digital Marketers” in 2009. He writes for trade publications, speaks at conferences and film festivals, and has interviewed on media outlets such as Variety, KTLA News, The Los Angeles Times, Inc. Magazine and The Huffington Post.


His experience allowed him to follow his passion for working with charities & social causes, leading to producing & live broadcasting world class events, reaching hundreds of millions of people. He founded KNEKT.tv as the production house behind many top charity gala's shows, bringing A-List celebrity audiences to content that matters, as well as live streaming concerts with artists such as Lil Wayne & ASAP Rocky and video exclusives with artists such as Drake. KNEKT Television is the latest iteration of his vision, a Multi Channel television network available worldwide, focused on social good.

Prior to KNEKT, Speakman founded ENGAGEIA – a digital, mobile and experiential agency working with startups, brands & entertainment properties. He co-founded FAMEUS, a social network listed on the Huffington Post’s “Top 10 Startups in LA” in 2015, connecting members of the entertainment industry in innovative ways with a unique technology.
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​PRIVACY POLICY
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Awareness Ties™ is the ‘Official Symbol of Support for Causes’. ​As a media company, our mission is to create and sustain positive social change with content that educates and empowers. Through our AwareNow Magazine, Podcast, Productions & Campaigns, we raise awareness for causes one story at a time. 
  • Causes
    • Addiction
    • Alzheimer's Disease
    • Animal Rights
    • Bullying
    • Breast Cancer
    • Cancer
    • Disability
    • Domestic Violence
    • Down Syndrome
    • Environment
    • Gender Equality
    • Gun Violence
    • Health & Wellness
    • Heart Disease
    • Homelessness
    • Human
    • Human Trafficking >
      • Unseen
    • Hunger
    • Invisible Disabilities
    • LGBTQ+
    • Mental Health
    • Multiple Sclerosis
    • Music & Arts
    • Suicide
    • Unity
    • Veterans
  • Campaigns
    • Shine On
    • Still Here
    • The Wake Up Call
    • I Am A Million Voices
    • No More Running
    • Selfie To Support >
      • SS Gallery
  • Magazine
    • The Breath Edition
    • The Adaptive Edition
    • The Mindful Edition
    • The Hope Edition
    • The Dreams Edition
    • The Waves Edition
    • The Love Edition
    • The Mental Edition
    • The Earth Edition
    • The Rise Edition
    • The Light Edition
    • The Clean Edition
    • The Rights Edition
    • The Origin Edition
    • The Vision Edition
    • The Kind Edition
    • The Source Edition
    • The Outside Edition
    • The United Edition
    • The Mayday Edition
    • The World Edition
    • The Inclusion Edition
    • The Heart Edition
    • The Human Edition
    • The Hindsight Edition
    • The Thanks Edition
    • The Stand Up Edition
    • The Life Edition
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  • Podcast
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  • People
    • The Nation
    • The Ambassadors >
      • Mehr Mursal Amiri
      • Tal Anderson
      • AJ Andrews
      • Ariya
      • Nicolas Bazan >
        • Being Bazan
      • Thavius Beck
      • Caly Bevier
      • Murshidul Alam Bhuiyan
      • Elizabeth Blake-Thomas
      • Isabella Blake-Thomas
      • Gabrielle Bourne
      • Tri Bourne
      • Coco de Bruycker
      • Arielle Caputo
      • Desmond Clark
      • Mary David
      • Santia Deck
      • Mike Diamond
      • Jessica Frew
      • Sage Gallon
      • Luke Gialanella
      • Lex Gillette
      • Emilie Goldblum
      • Zeeshan Khan
      • Aalia Lanius
      • Legend
      • Fouzia Madhouni
      • Jenny & Kristen Martin >
        • Dear Dr. Jenny
      • Kerry Martin
      • Allié McGuire
      • Sonja Montiel
      • Wendy Morgan
      • Adam Morse
      • Steven Nisbet
      • Eunice Nuna
      • Chief Ogimaa
      • Austin Perine
      • Sir Bruno Serato
      • Sol Rising
      • Paul Rogers
      • Elle Seline
      • Madeline Stuart
      • Dela Taghipour
      • Hallie Twomey
      • Jordan VanHemert
      • Brianni Walker
      • Matthew Walzer >
        • Ask Matthew
      • Laura 'Aura' Westcott
      • Laura Zabo
    • The Columnists >
      • Natalie Asatryan
      • Christina Bain
      • Nick Bottini
      • Providence Bowman
      • Todd Brown
      • Lori Butierries
      • Olivia Cade
      • Joel Cartner
      • Keely Cat-Wells
      • Theresa Cheung
      • Meagan Copelin
      • Lorraine D'Alessio
      • AJ Dahiya
      • Mike Diamond
      • Eddie Donaldson
      • Luke Gialanella
      • Lex Gillette
      • Craig Graham
      • Tanith Harding
      • Burt Kempner
      • Jonathan Kohanski
      • Anna Lindwasser
      • Jesse Lipscombe
      • Kelly Lovell
      • John & Ana Mann
      • Jenny Martin
      • Thi Nguyen
      • Chief Ogimaa
      • Robert Pace
      • Paul Rogers
      • Laura Sharpe
      • Stephanie
      • Ned Stranger
      • Alexander Taylor
      • Gustavo Vera
      • Jacqueline Way
    • The Leadership >
      • Allié McGuire
      • Jack McGuire
      • Eddie Donaldson
    • The Advisors >
      • Lisa Bowman
      • Joel Cartner
      • Eddie Donaldson
      • Marco Gomez
      • Maxim Jago
      • Gerard Jenkins
      • Kerry M. Martin
      • Mick McKeown
      • Thi Nguyen
      • Kent Speakman
      • Audrey Vandenbroeck
    • The Founders >
      • Jack McGuire
      • Allié McGuire
    • The Supporters
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