Cornell Brown

About Cornell Brown

Cornell \'Nell\' Brown is a Grammy Award-winning executive and accomplished operator who helps bring culture-defining moments to life. Currently, as an executive at pgLang, his leadership was instrumental in producing the historic \'The Pop Out: Ken & Friends\' concert, and he served as Co-Executive Producer for the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show. This work is built on a career of launching and scaling cultural platforms—from founding Complex News and helping build ComplexCon from its inaugural year, to executive producing acclaimed projects like the documentary \'A Man Named Scott\' and the influential daily hip-hop debate show \"Everyday Struggle.\" With deep experience spanning music engineering, media development, creative & design agency leadership, and global tour management, Brown is a proven leader dedicated to building strong teams and executing ambitious creative projects.

Experience

1. Executive

   Pglang

   Nov 2020 — Present · Los Angeles, CA, US

   Executive Leader at pgLang. Driving operational excellence and strategic alignment across all functions – from daily operations and budget management to HR and executive team leadership (artist management, live events & touring, advertising, content production, products). Collaborating closely with founders on company vision, I ensure seamless execution and maintain pgLang\'s industry-leading professional standards. Considered a central point of coordination, ensuring all teams operate in sync to achieve exceptional results.

Education

• Bowie State University

  Marketing

  2002 — 2003

Skills

• Social Media Marketing
• Strategy
• Television
• Relationship Marketing
• Digital Marketing
• Digital Media
• Advertising
• Social Media
• Social Networking
• Digital Strategy
• Entertainment
• Facebook
• Public Relations
• Marketing Communications
• Online Advertising
• Marketing
• Video Production
• Video
• Film
• Blogging
• Music