Shola Adisa-Farrar is a dynamic creative leader and project management expert with a portfolio career spanning the entertainment, non-profit, and luxury brand industries. With a talent for navigating cultural and linguistic differences, she brings a strategic approach to internal and external communications, ensuring clear communication and process transparency. Shola excels at streamlining company goals, engaging key stakeholders, and getting things done! A resourceful problem solver with an acute attention to detail, she brings solutions-driven leadership to every project. Her extensive experience spans collaborating with music festivals, partnering with film and television producers, engaging and activating community partners, and producing exhibits for international luxury brands.
In addition to her leadership in creative production, Shola has built a successful career as an independent artist. She has headlined concerts in 15 countries across Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas. Her music, a vibrant medley of Jazz and Soul infused with Caribbean flavors and a touch of Afrobeat, has been featured on international airwaves, including by Gilles Peterson on BBC Music Radio. Notably, Spike Lee handpicked a track from her debut album, Lost Myself, for inclusion in his Netflix series “She’s Gotta Have It” (Season 1). Her artistry has earned her media recognition from NBC News, Africa News, Les InRocks, Jazz News, and Jazz Magazine.