Jessamyn Sarmiento
Washington, District of Columbia
Jessamyn is a bold, creative, and highly versatile executive with extensive experience across entertainment, political, government, and nonprofit sectors. For Altavoz, she plans and directs all aspects of business operations, supplier and retail relations, sales and marketing, and special initiatives for the full-service indie entertainment company that distributes and promotes music to brick and mortar and digital outlets. In addition to launching its first retail catalog in 2012, Altavoz also manufactured and distributed a charity album featuring renowned artists such as Sean Lennon, Alanis Morissette, Arrested Development and Maroon 5. Altavoz has partnerships more than a dozen music labels and is distributing artists in all genres. In 2013, two AltaArtists have made it to the Billboard Charts, charting at #2 on Heatseakers, #10 on R&B and #4 on Blues.