MEET OUR FOUNDER

With a recruitment and talent acquisition career spanning over 15 years, Kristena Hatcher (originally from Birmingham, AL) has hired business and creative talent for industry-leading entertainment and media companies, including Creative Artists Agency (CAA) and most recently Netflix, where she focused on recruiting for content creative development positions across film and television.

Kristena’s passion for providing coaching and workforce development for early to mid-stage professionals, combined with her impact on the lives of countless individuals she’s shepherded into the entertainment industry, led her to launch her consulting practice, North Star Focus, with a vision to foster increased diversity of perspective at all levels across the entertainment ecosystem, from early career to the executive ranks. Her practice aids in creating environments where individuals from traditionally marginalized communities and underrepresented backgrounds are empowered to contribute their experiences, talents and ideas, thus enriching the entertainment and media industries.

CLIENT HIGHLIGHTS

EICOP’s HBCU IN LA™, HBCU IN NY™, and HBCU IN ATL™

are innovative pipeline development programs providing underrepresented students with access to internships essential to launching their careers, while helping meet the industry’s goal of employing a workforce reflective of the diverse communities it serves.

EICOP and Soarpreneur/JXN Film Festival will host an Entertainment Career Forum & Recruitment Tour to educate and recruit students for careers across the creative and business side of entertainment and media. Our founder will be moderating an Industry Expert Panel where HBCU students, faculty and administrators are invited to "get a behind the scenes look into the culture and environment of the entertainment industry and learn the tools essential for leveraging a career inside Hollywood’s coveted 'Inner Circle.'

Interviews are a crucial aspect of professional and personal interactions and mastering them can open doors to countless opportunities. Attendees will receive the knowledge, strategies, and techniques to excel in any interview scenario, directly from our founder.

Let’s Work Together!