Business development and marketing propelled Ernest to the top of the business world. Ernest started his career in business development as a computer salesman for NCR in the late 80's early 90's. He sold in excess of $20M in computer hardware, software and professional services over a two plus year period. Ernest went on to start East Coast Sports Management Group, Inc. providing marketing and management services to NBA and WNBA basketball players. He secured the number 1 (Joe Smith), 10 (Kurt Thomas) and 14th (Eric Williams) picks of the 1995 NBA Draft as clients and the number 1 pick (Yolanda Griffith) of the 1999 WNBA Draft and quickly became recognized as the marketing professional to the stars for securing commercials, endorsements and sponsorship for his clients and their marketing and other programs. Ernest has been written about in books in the technology, sports and entertainment industries and other documentation globally. He’s featured in two chapters of the book titled “Inside The New NBA Money Players”.
Ernest most recently is the Managing Director and founder of ECSMG Consulting, LLC / ECSMG Media(www.ecsmg.com) a marketing firm creating brand awareness and product placement in music videos, movies and books. ECSMG Media the production end of the business is the fastest growing segment of the company produced Generation Next a reality show highlighting the relationships between teengae boys and their dads and mentors. Ernest also created a social network for entrepreneurs www.hoodeconomix.co and business owners to connect and market their companies globally.
Ernest is also a Professor of Entrepreneurship at Rutgers University in New Jersey where he brings real business experiences and lessons learned to the students at Rutgers.
Ernest has an undergraduate degree in Accounting from Bloomfield College in New Jersey and an MBA from Queens University of Charlotte in North Carolina. He has three children Victoria, Ghylian and Ernest III.
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