EXCLUSIVE: Former ICM political strategist Brandon Sharp has launched Agenda, a management and production company that will be dedicated to advancing inclusive entertainment and media projects. The…
In 2018, Sharp was hired into ICM Partners’ political division to service clients like Spike Lee, Karamo Brown and Khalid in the politics, advocacy and activism space. He also worked to build pathways into the entertainment industry for underrepresented communities in Los Angeles. Sharp left ICM Partners in 2020, and has been building Agenda ever since.Vibe Check
Podcast. He has multiple projects in development including a TV project at Chernin Entertainment and a film project with Megan and David Dobkin’s Big Kid Pictures. Brandon previously worked in finance in New York City before joining President Obama’s reelection campaign in 2012. He worked in the Chicago headquarters on the advance desk, which produced hundreds of campaign events, concerts and rallies. He continued this work at the White House and First Lady’s Office in the Obama Administration, producing events such as the first College Signing Day in Detroit, a national incentive that Michelle Obama continues to promote and participate in annually.
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