C. Denise Hendricks

Speaking Topic: Leveraging the Media to Boost Your Brand

C. Denise Hendricks is an award-winning television producer and writer. Her list of credits include producer for BET’s late night talk show “The Mo’Nique Show,” associate producer for “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” in Chicago and Producer and Executive Producer for CNN, and NBC, CBS, ABC and FOX TV News affiliates.

Over the years, Denise has interviewed, field produced and written segments for several celebrity and newsmaker guests. She co-coordinated dozens of live show performances and appearances for several music artists and played an integral role with “The Oprah Show” team in bringing some of the most pressing issues of our time to television.

Honors include: 2010 NAACP Image Award – The Mo’Nique Show; 2009-10 Nat’l Assn., of Television and Program Executives/Walter Kaitz Foundation Diversity Fellowship, Poynter Institute Fellowship, Carole Kneeland Journalism Fellowship; Southeast Regional Emmy Winner for Best Newscast – WAGA-TV, Emmy Nominated Producer: WAGA-TV, WXIA-TV; Top Ten Outstanding Young People of Atlanta Honoree; advisory board member for the Black Women Film Network and the Bronze Lens Film Festival; and member, Delta Sigma Theta, Inc.

Denise is active in the community, mentoring young people and speaking frequently at schools and colleges about careers in media and entertainment. She holds a B.S. in Journalism from Florida A & M University and a M.A. in Christian Education from the Interdenominational Theological Center.