NASHVILLE, TN (CelebrityAccess) — Paradigm Talent Agency has named Chappel McCollister as SVP, Strategic Partnerships at the talent agency.
McCollister will be based in the company’s Nashville offices and will focus brand & corporate partnerships, premium VIP experiences, product licensing, and strategic investments with a primary eye towards the agency’s Nashville roster.
“We’re ecstatic to welcome Chappel into our Paradigm Nashville collective,” said Nashville Office Leader Jonathan Levine. “We live in exciting times, filled with bountiful opportunities for the artists we’re privileged to serve. Chappel, with his extraordinary global purview and expertise, as well as his approach to artist development and career building, perfectly aligns with our philosophies of elevating our level of service and strategic partnerships to unprecedented heights. Game On.”
McCollister joins Paradigm from the artist management firm Sandbox Entertainment where he served as an executive producer for the Showtime documentary Tim & Faith: Soul2Soul, which offered a behind the scenes look at Tim McGraw and Faith Hill’s 2017 tour.
McCollister most recently worked with Mattel to launch their 60th anniversary of Barbie, a campaign that was supported by country artist Kelsea Ballerini, and oversaw Little Big Town’s wine brand, Four Cellars.
Before coming to Sandbox, McCollister was the Director of Tour Partnerships at G7 Entertainment Marketing, where he oversaw global tour partnership activations including U2 with Salesforce, Taylor Swift with Keds and Diet Coke, and P!NK with COVERGIRL.