Who We Are:
I For Talent, LLC (IFT for short) is a boutique consulting firm specializing in celebrity and influencer acquisition, keynote speaker procurement, project management, business development, brand strategy, strategic partnership cultivation and media coaching. Our focus is to make genuine connections with talented individuals and brands to help them magnify and monetize their expertise. We are masterful at leveraging the power of our resources, executing well thought out plans and achieving extraordinary results.
I For Talent, LLC (IFT for short) is a boutique consulting firm specializing in celebrity and influencer acquisition, keynote speaker procurement, project management, business development, brand strategy, strategic partnership cultivation and media coaching. Our focus is to make genuine connections with talented individuals and brands to help them magnify and monetize their expertise. We are masterful at leveraging the power of our resources, executing well thought out plans and achieving extraordinary results.
What We're Passionate About:
At IFT we only represent a select group of clients we feel inspired by and passionate about. For us, it's not about representing the "biggest" but rather representing the very best! We have earned a track-record as a visionary company that understands how to inspire creative reinvention, spearhead brand extension and produce quantifiable results for our clients' long-term success.
Our Fear-LESS Leader's HERstory:
Amber Noble Garland is passionate about being her most authentic, clear, competent, confident, creative, empathetic, fear-less, flexible, focused, giving, humble, intentional, nurturing, passionate, present, resourceful, and unapologetic self every day of her life, while encouraging, inspiring, motivating, writing and teaching others to do the same for themselves! Amber is an impressive renaissance woman, wife, mother and leader, who has amassed an outstanding list of business and civic achievements, who recently celebrated her 25th year anniversary of working in the media and entertainment industries. Visionary, Entrepreneur, Strategist, REsults Coach, Mentor, Talent & Business Manager, Brand Developer, Marketer, Deal Broker, Real Estate Expert, Author and Speaker are among the hats she wears.
A Temple University mass media graduate and recipient of a certificate in Advanced Negotiation from Harvard University, this former radio marketing & promotion executive of more than a decade and marketing/brand manager for Def Jam Records for 6+ years used her marketing savvy to help break new and emerging talent such as Chrisette Michele, and contributed to further developing the careers of Jay-Z, LL Cool J, Juelz Santana, 112, The Roots, Patti LaBelle, Lionel Richie and The Isley Brothers. At each juncture in her career Amber has had the privilege of working directly with some of the most renowned business executives in world. The powerful list of Chairman and CEO’s with whom she’s worked with includes Cathy Hughes, Alfred Liggins, Lyor Cohen, Antonio “LA” Reid, Sylvia Rhone, her late mentor & friend Jheryl Busby, and Kevin Liles. As a highly respected Talent & Business Manager, Amber negotiated more than $20 million dollars in contracts for her clients in the areas of radio, television, public appearances, book deals, speaking engagements, social media ambassador campaigns, and brand endorsements. She is credited for developing and overseeing HGTV host Egypt Sherrod’s radio & TV career growth for nearly 20 years, was integral in launching the music career of actor/celebrity DJ/producer Idris Elba during his years on The Wire and oversaw the career expansion of Laila Ali by setting the stage for her to evolve into a healthy lifestyle expert, wellness blogger, TV cooking competition 2X winner and cookbook author. Amber has been blessed to be a featured panelist and keynote speaker for Black Enterprise’s Entrepreneur’s Summit, Inc. Magazine’s summit for female entrepreneurs, Seton Hall University's entrepreneurship forum in partnership with the Urban League Young Professionals and the NJ Chapter Of The National Black MBA Association. A huge advocate of the power of having “multiple streams of income” as the gateway to wealth but also evangelizing about this principle to help other people create long-term stability for themselves, Amber is also a very successful real estate investor and licensed Realtor, who has close to $60 million in real estate transactions under her belt and makes a serious effort to recruit promising talent into the business of real estate. As a highly respected real estate expert she’s been featured nationally on the DIY Network, as well as NYC’s WPIX/CW Morning News and is a frequent real estate expert heard on New Jersey 101.5 FM. In 2015, Amber co-authored the national best-selling book entitled, “KEEP CALM…IT’S JUST REAL ESTATE: Your No-Stress Guide To Buying A Home and was named as a NAACP Image Award Nominee. She has been a literary contributor to other widely published books with one of the most notable being the closing chapter she wrote in ‘Fearless Women In Real Estate And Their Winning Strategies.’ In the Fall of 2017, she will publish her very personal story currently titled ‘Unapologetically Ambitious', a compelling “how to” advice book where Amber chronicles how she left a prestigious six-figure “dream job” by choice in the midst of a recession and landed on her feet, while also highlighting the stories of other brave souls who've made tough choices and came out on top. In addition to Amber’s multi-media empire flourishing on the literary front, she has is also expanding it further to include a multitude of online and offline properties in-line with her overall personal and professional brand DNA. Those new ventures include an online social media community known as 'Ambitious Living' which will also be launched as a blog site launching in 20117 offering robust inspirational content, exclusive interviews plus sound advice for people looking to transition to career opportunities they can be passionate about. Amber’s commitment to a life of service and giving back is demonstrated as she regularly advises the next generation of business executives and entrepreneurs by way of mentorship. Each year she volunteers as an instructor for the WEEN Academy (Women in Entertainment Empowerment Network) and teaches an interactive course about talent management and personal branding. She counts her role as founding chairperson of the Egypt Cares Family Foundation as once she has been quite proud of. 2015 marked the official establishment of the Noble Acts Of Kindness (NAOK), a non-profit philanthropic endeavor encouraging the recycling of career, financial, housing, clothing, medical, social and recreational resources, specifically to help disabled seniors and children with developmental disabilities such as autism, ADHD and down syndrome. is very close to her heart. Amber resides in Central NJ with her energetic and playful 4-year old daughter, Leah, and her very supportive husband, Wesley, who works in law enforcement. |