Genius Brands Appoints Nationally Recognized Psychiatrist, Dr. Cynthia Turner-Graham, to Its Board of Directors
June 21 2021 - 9:15AM
Genius Brands International, Inc.
(“Genius Brands” or
the “Company”) (NASDAQ: GNUS), a global brand
management company that creates and licenses multimedia
entertainment content for children, today announced the
appointment of Dr. Cynthia Turner-Graham to the Company’s Board of
Directors.
Cynthia Turner-Graham, MD, is a board-certified
psychiatrist and Distinguished Life Fellow of the American
Psychiatric Association, who brings over 40 years of experience in
the healthcare industry as a practicing psychiatrist, healthcare
administrator and community leader. Among her accomplishments, Dr.
Turner-Graham is the immediate past president of the Suburban
Maryland Psychiatric Society, served as a Director of the
Washington Psychiatric Society. and will take the helm of Black
Psychiatrists of America as President in 2022. She has served as
Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at both Vanderbilt
University and Howard University Schools of Medicine.
Andy Heyward, Chairman & CEO of Genius
Brands, stated, “The entire Genius Brands Board of Directors
proudly welcomes Dr. Turner-Graham as we focus on building
shareholder value, producing positive children’s content,
increasing diversity in our company and in the stories we tell. She
brings an invaluable skill set and is uniquely qualified to help
guide us in that mission as we continue growing our premier kids
streaming platform, Kartoon Channel!, and advance our pipeline of
tentpole productions.”
Dr. Turner-Graham recently commented, “I am
committed to supporting Genius Brands’ mission of creating
programming for children with a purpose. Indeed, the fate of our
country is in the hands of the next generation, who will need
nation and community-building tools to make our communities places
of harmony and civility. As a psychiatrist for more than 30 years,
I’m honored to be part of this enterprising and forward-looking
company.”
Lynne Segall, Chair of Genius Brands’ Nominating
Committee & Chief Revenue Officer at TheWrap, further noted,
“It was my privilege to interview Dr. Turner-Graham and nominate
her to join the Genius Brands board. She brings unique skills that
are particularly useful for a company such as Genius which focuses
on positive content with a purpose for children.”
Dr. Turner-Graham conducted a number of clinical
studies of candidate psychotropic medications as principal or
co-principal investigator. Motivated by her administrative and
clinical experiences, Dr. Turner-Graham established ForSoundMind
Enterprises, Inc in 2004, with a particular focus on enhancing the
mental, physical and spiritual health of groups, families, and
individuals. Alongside her role as President and CEO of
ForSoundMind Enterprises, Inc, she has maintained her private adult
and adolescent psychiatry practice in Washington, DC and Rockville,
MD for 20 years, where she takes a holistic approach to the
comprehensive treatment of individuals and families. Dr.
Turner-Graham has a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from
Fisk University, a Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of
Kansas, and completed her residency in Psychiatry at Vanderbilt
University School of Medicine.
About Genius Brands
International Genius Brands International, Inc.
(Nasdaq: GNUS) is a leading global kids media company developing,
producing, marketing and licensing branded children’s entertainment
properties and consumer products for media and retail distribution.
The Company’s ‘content with a purpose’ portfolio includes Stan
Lee’s Superhero Kindergarten, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, on
Kartoon Channel!; Shaq’s Garage, starring Shaquille O’Neal on
Kartoon Channel!; Rainbow Rangers on Kartoon Channel! and
Netflix; Llama Llama, starring Jennifer Garner, on Netflix;
award-winning toddler brand Baby Genius; adventure comedy STEM
series Thomas Edison's Secret Lab; and entrepreneurship
series Warren Buffett's Secret Millionaires Club. Through
licensing agreements with leading partners, characters from Genius
Brands’ IP also appear on a wide range of consumer products for the
worldwide retail marketplace. The Company’s Kartoon Channel! and
Kartoon Classroom! are available in over 100 million U.S.
television households via a broad range of distribution platforms,
including Comcast, Cox, DISH, Sling TV, Amazon
Prime, Amazon Fire, Apple TV, Apple iOS, Android TV,
Android Mobil, Google Play, Xumo, Roku, Tubi, YouTube,
KartoonChannel.com, Samsung Smart TVs and LG TVs. For additional
information, please visit www.gnusbrands.com.
Forward Looking Statements: Certain statements
in this press release constitute "forward-looking statements"
within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Words such as
"may," "might," "will," "should," "believe," "expect,"
"anticipate," "estimate," "continue," "predict," "forecast,"
"project," "plan," "intend" or similar expressions, or statements
regarding intent, belief, or current expectations, are
forward-looking statements. While the Company believes these
forward-looking statements are reasonable, undue reliance should
not be placed on any such forward-looking statements, which are
based on information available to us on the date of this release.
These forward looking statements are based upon current estimates
and assumptions and are subject to various risks and uncertainties,
including without limitation, our ability to generate revenue or
achieve profitability; our ability to obtain additional financing
on acceptable terms, if at all; the potential issuance of a
significant number of shares, which will dilute our equity holders;
fluctuations in the results of our operations from period to
period; general economic and financial conditions; our ability to
anticipate changes in popular culture, media and movies, fashion
and technology; competitive pressure from other distributors of
content and within the retail market; our reliance on and
relationships with third-party production and animation studios;
our ability to market and advertise our products; our reliance on
third-parties to promote our products; our ability to keep pace
with technological advances; our ability to protect our
intellectual property and those other risk factors set forth in the
“Risk Factors” section of the Company’s most recent Annual Report
on Form 10-K and in the Company's subsequent filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). Thus, actual
results could be materially different. The Company expressly
disclaims any obligation to update or alter statements whether as a
result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as
required by law.
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