Jonnetta Patton Explained

Jonnetta Patton
Birth Name:Jonnetta O'Neal
Birth Date:6 April 1957
Birth Place:Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S.
Alma Mater:Middle Tennessee State University
Children:2, including Usher

Jonnetta Patton (born April 6, 1957) is an American talent manager, entrepreneur and film and television producer. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, she is the founder of J's Kitchen Culinary Incubator, JPat Management, and Lion Queen Entertainment, a film and television production company.[1]

Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee,[2] Patton raised her sons, Usher Raymond and James "JLack" Lackey, a Grammy-nominated producer and songwriter, as a single parent. [3] [4] She managed Usher for 17 years, becoming his full-time manager when he was 12. [5] In 1999, she and Usher founded New Look, a 501(c) organization that provides guidance and mentoring to students in middle school and college. [6]

In 2016, Patton founded J's Kitchen Culinary Incubator, a 21,000-square-foot facility that provides independent chefs and caterers shared commercial kitchen space and equipment as well as food packaging services and business workshops. [7] [8] In 2019, Patton invested in and partnered with Hungry, an event catering start-up based in Arlington, VA. Other investors included Jay-Z and Tom Colicchio. [9] She founded Lion Queen Entertainment in 2023.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dean . Hope . 2023-10-19 . Usher's mom talks business, new film ventures at Assembly Atlanta . 2024-02-15 . Atlanta First . en.
  2. Web site: Sigaba . Milla . 2023-09-27 . Jonnetta Patton: Usher's Mother Pursued Another Business Venture after Being His Longtime Manager . 2024-02-15 . news.amomama.com . en.
  3. Web site: Usher Says 'You Better Watch Out' For His Brother JLack . https://web.archive.org/web/20231104163821/https://www.mtv.com/news/hrd3vs/usher-says-you-better-watch-out-for-his-brother-jlack . dead . November 4, 2023 . 2024-02-09 . MTV . en.
  4. Web site: Amir-Jackson . Danielle . October 11, 2023 . Can Usher Save R&B? . February 9, 2024 . New York Times.
  5. Mitchell . Gail . 2024-02-07 . Usher Reveals His Super Bowl Strategy — And The Halftime Veteran Who 'Gave Me Some Notes' . 2024-02-09 . Billboard . en-US.
  6. Web site: Barker . Andrew . 2016-09-07 . Usher's New Look Helps Kids Find Their Spark . 2024-02-10 . Variety . en-US.
  7. Web site: Cooper . Carly . 2016-02-08 . Usher's mom to open J's Kitchen Culinary Incubator in the spring . 2024-02-09 . Atlanta Magazine . en-US.
  8. Web site: Figueras . Ligaya . Usher's mother Jonnetta Patton sets the stage for culinary entrepreneurs . 2024-02-09 . Atlanta Restaurants & Food (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution) . English.
  9. News: Capelouto . J. D. . With help from Usher and his mother, the 'Uber of catering' feeds Atlanta . 2024-02-10 . The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . English . 1539-7459.

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