MELANI ISMAIL
PRODUCER | STRATEGIST | SPEAKER
Melani Ismail is known as a Conceptual Visionary. With over 30 years of experience in the entertainment field, she has consistently cultivated her artistic reach through her many business ventures including music, literature, film, and television. Through her marketing, production and consulting firm, MAI TEAM MEDIA, LLC, she has executive produced films, music projects and managed artists since 1991. Melani was chosen as a cast member on VH1 Football Wives, where she performed her first single, “You Bring the Love” for over 1.5 million viewers. She has been a featured guest on major shows and publications, which include The Today Show, PBS, Fox Sports Network, VH1, Inside Edition, Vibe Magazine, La Mode Magazine, and many more. In 2018, Melani founded the non profit, THE FUN FACTORY to support the young entrepreneurial community through music, film/television, the arts and technology. Melani is also an Author/Speaker, with books that include topics on personal development and business. Her first book, The Freedom of Letting Go, won “The Henri Award” for Most inspirational Book in 2011. Melani has been married to football legend, Rocket Ismail for 29 years, and they are the proud parents of four amazingly gifted children, Raghib Noe, Imani, Kianna and Judah.
PRODUCER | STRATEGIST | SPEAKER
Melani Ismail is known as a Conceptual Visionary. With over 30 years of experience in the entertainment field, she has consistently cultivated her artistic reach through her many business ventures including music, literature, film, and television. Through her marketing, production and consulting firm, MAI TEAM MEDIA, LLC, she has executive produced films, music projects and managed artists since 1991. Melani was chosen as a cast member on VH1 Football Wives, where she performed her first single, “You Bring the Love” for over 1.5 million viewers. She has been a featured guest on major shows and publications, which include The Today Show, PBS, Fox Sports Network, VH1, Inside Edition, Vibe Magazine, La Mode Magazine, and many more. In 2018, Melani founded the non profit, THE FUN FACTORY to support the young entrepreneurial community through music, film/television, the arts and technology. Melani is also an Author/Speaker, with books that include topics on personal development and business. Her first book, The Freedom of Letting Go, won “The Henri Award” for Most inspirational Book in 2011. Melani has been married to football legend, Rocket Ismail for 29 years, and they are the proud parents of four amazingly gifted children, Raghib Noe, Imani, Kianna and Judah.