Born and raised in Los Angeles, Emily Simon is a creative commissioner and founder of Women in Visuals. Emily began her career at Artist Partner Group & Atlantic Records, working her way up the ladder to become director of the video content department. Artists and executives alike gravitated towards Emily’s focus on fostering a strong creative community and appreciate her focus on giving opportunities to new voices in the video industry. Fueled by her love for community organizing and building a safe, welcoming, and supportive space for fellow creative women, Emily founded Women in Visuals, a networking platform and event-based group for women to make friends, find new collaborators, and feel supported in industries that all too often feel like a

boy’s club. 

At the start of 2023, Emily landed a position as Director of Creative & Visual Content Production with the industry’s most reputable and highest performing major record label, Republic Records. She has built visuals for artists such as Kim Petras, Nicki Minaj, Madonna, Greta Van Fleet, Jeremy Zucker, Stephen Sanchez, and the list goes on. She's a double pisces and loves horror films a little too much. 

Ruby Anton, a Los Angeles native, is an accomplished day-to-day artist manager at SOTA DTLA. After pursuing a degree in music business at Columbia College Chicago, Ruby's career took off. In 2016, she dove into the live music scene in Chicago, working at Sofar Sounds, where she had the privilege of crossing paths with Women in Visuals founder Emily Simon. This experience fueled her passion for artist management and solidified her commitment to supporting emerging talent. Ruby's career soared when she joined the captivating Lizzo on her "Cuz I Love You Too" tour right after graduating from college. This exciting opportunity allowed her to witness firsthand the power of music and connect with audiences on a global scale. Building on this success, she later worked with the accomplished singer, songwriter, Tayla Parx (Ariana Grande, Panic! At The Disco, Christina Aguilara), during the pandemic, further expanding her expertise and industry network.

Now, Ruby Anton finds herself in a position at SOTA DTLA, where she manages a diverse roster of artists, including Chappell Roan, Em Beihold, LP, Livingston, Laura Jean Anderson and more. Her role as a day-to-day artist manager involves providing guidance, support, and strategic direction to help her artists thrive in their careers. With an unwavering commitment to fostering genuine connections and championing artistic visions, Ruby continues to make a lasting impact on the music industry. She is a Gemini/Taurus cusp and her first crush was Peter Pan from the live action movie.

Nicolette Michelle Herrera is a professional photographer located in Los Angeles, California. With a primary focus on event and portrait photography, she demonstrates expertise in capturing the essence of intimate and emotionally significant moments that reflect genuine human connections. Her extensive experience spans working with individuals of all age groups, showcasing her versatility and adaptability in various photographic contexts. Currently, Nicolette is actively collaborating with Street Symphony, a distinguished non-profit organization, in order to contribute her talents and dedication to their noble cause.

Chloe Haliya Gartner is a multidisciplinary designer, specializing in graphic design within the arts and entertainment industry. Currently serving as the Senior Designer Creative & Video on the Production Music Marketing team at Universal Music Group, Chloe brings a wealth of experience and creative expertise to her role. Her work ranges from logo & brand development, promotional flyers, motion graphics, print & digital ads, social media content creation, event experience assets, and more.

Previously Chloe has worked with several brands, musicians, and artists executing a large range of creative concepts. She has collaborated with Em Beihold, LP, Rolling Loud, Hello Kitty, Barbie, Sadhguru, and Complexcon. Chloe’s work aims to provide authentic creative solutions drawing inspiration from the world around her. She is passionate about communicating through visual design, and creating a community through intentional collaborations.

Based out of Los Angeles, CA, Elyn Kazarian is a multi-disciplinary visual artist, creative director, and graphic designer conceptualizing and executing experiences for the music industry. With 10 years of experience, she has continued to help individuals arrive at the essence of their visual language through listening to what challenges they have, and presenting them with holistic creative solutions. Elyn specializes in print design, album campaign strategies, packaging, visual identity development, merchandise design, project coordination, live production and performance design, and motion design. Her expertise has led her to work with artists and companies including OVO Sound's dvsn, Blink-182, Joshua Bassett, Warner Records, Parkwood Entertainment, Beatclub, and Arista Records, among others. Fueled by curiosity, passion, and a love for continued learning, Elyn applies that ever-growing knowledge to endeavors in and outside of the music industry. She worked full-time as Director, Artist Creative and Content Development at RCA Records, where she continued to build cohesive and engaging album campaigns for various artists across the roster.

In December of 2017, Elyn also joined shesaid.so as a volunteer and helped create the monthly radio show shesaid.so Radio LA on Dublab, which she hosts and produces. Adding to her determination in making the music industry a more inclusive and equal place for all, she became an Executive Board Member of Women In Visuals, and a She Is The Music Connect TogetHER Mentor in 2023.

She graduated from ArtCenter College of Design with distinction, earning her BFA in Illustration/Fine Art Painting in December 2013.

Her work provides an atmosphere of orchestrated pulse, affecting people in a subliminal way.

Dallol Woldu is an Eritrean-American creative based in Los Angeles, California. Born and raised in the Bay Area, she later attended San Francisco State University and studied for a degree in Political Science. It was in San Francisco where her interests in pursuing the arts came into fruition. Her interests range from fashion, working with brands such as OlderBrother & Phlemuns, to film, having worked on set / costume design for award winning film, Life Is Fare, and now leading BTS and costume design on developing projects. Nowadays, Dallol Woldu is currently at Republic Records as an in-house creative and works on over visual and creative with artists such as Kiana Lede, Kid Cudi, Sekou and many more. When she’s not busy living the record label life, she is often working with emerging, unsigned artists in an music & art series that she directs called “Visual Playlists”, a film project in which she creates consecutive visuals/music videos with the artists and their team, nurturing the creative direction and message of artists as well.

Erin Wolfe has 34 cousins, 18 Aunts and Uncles, and 3 siblings– including one twin. She remains the only Creative in the family and has embraced her self-title as the “Black Sheep”. She is used to paving the way. 

Erin is a graduate of the University of Southern California with a B.S. in Music Industry and minor in Communication Design. She was honored with the “Order of Troy” award at graduation for her outstanding achievements on campus and in academics.

She has always had a strong drive and vision– she is a photographer, designer, and producer. She has worked with Live Nation, Red Light Management, Warner Records, Bastille (band), Universal Music Group, University of Southern California, and hundreds of freelance and personal projects. She is currently a creative coordinator at Interscope Records.

Erin is passionate in building community and bridging gaps. She works everyday to give support to those fighting against the odds to be Creatives and have their vision and voice heard and celebrated.

Ashley Whelan has been working in the entertainment field for over a decade. As a storyteller who loves all elements of the filmmaking process, she diversified her skillset to work both on camera as talent and behind it as a production coordinator, writer/director and AD. 

Behind the camera, Ashley has worked on top-tier Hollywood films (To Leslie, Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent) and commercials, and on music videos for artists such as Hunter Hayes, Mckenna Grace, and Maddie Zahm as a coordinator and AD. As a self-described music junkie, she loves working with musicians, helping them to fulfill their vision. 

As a performer, Ashley received her college education in acting, script analysis and media studies, followed by further training at prestigious acting schools around LA such as John Rosenfeld & Berg Studios. She is currently represented by three agencies for acting and modeling and has appeared in over 20 nationally televised commercials, feature films and many shorts. In addition to creating and starring in her own comedic films, she frequently models for many globally recognized companies. 

On a personal note, Ash is a fun and social sagittarius, loves set life, and wants to be your friend!!! 

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