About Us

Crawford & Company Consulting is a boutique media and consulting firm facilitating & developing systems & processes that support artists and value-centered entities while amplifying the leadership of women and people of color creatives working at the intersections of arts, culture, and social justice.

Mission and Values

Our mission is to build and facilitate people and value-centered processes and systems that support the equitable access and distribution of art, content, information, and resources that are reflective of the multicultural world we live in.

We Value:

  • Clarity

  • Creativity

  • Collaboration

  • Process

  • Strategy

Founder, Creative Director

Clarissa Crawford

Clarissa Crawford is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Clarissa Crawford Consulting. She is a strategist, creative director, and thought leader in the entertainment and arts, and culture industries. Clarissa is a proven leader and has spent nearly two decades in project management and execution within corporations, non-profits, and government agencies as well as independently. 

Clarissa’s passion is leveraging her knowledge and detailed thinking to facilitate creative processes. She is at home working with creatives and has an affinity for working with individuals and organizations who are inclusive and advocate on the behalf of women of color. Her professional practice has been shaped by the intersection of art, activism, and community. Her extensive background in creative production and resource management helps her design people-centered processes to support and sustain communities.

Clarissa has held positions at Professional and Scientific Associates, Alternate ROOTS, MGMT Entertainment, and California Institute of the Arts.  At Alternate ROOTS, a grassroots social justice organization, she has honed her skills in grantmaking, management, and creating and maintaining strategic partnerships. She spearheaded the national artists COVID-19 emergency fund and stewarded and administered philanthropic programs for creatives throughout the US south. 

Clarissa Crawford Consulting’s clients include BET, True Colors, Wits End, Soze Agency, Centers for Disease Contract and Provention, Verizon Wireless, Hasil Consulting, and Health, and Human Services.  

She executed more than 150 projects for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia. Clarissa has produced extensive high-profile conferences and events with and for partners including Creative Artists Agency, NBC Entertainment, Turner, Warner Brothers Television, and Sony Pictures Television.

Because she believes media is the most powerful tool of influence, she plans to promote her social change goals for women of color while pursuing a career in film and television. Has worked at one of Hollywood’s top literary and talent management agencies, MGMT Entertainment. The Schiff Company. 

Clarissa is a confirmed Master of Creative Producing by the California Institute of the Arts and a certified Independent Producer from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). She is also a Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) and Government Meeting Professional (CGMP).