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Executive biography
Mya
Richardson
Co-Founder | Managing Member | Executive Principal
International Business Strategist • Entertainment Executive • Entrepreneur • Workforce Development Strategist • Empowerment Speaker
The Burno Patterson Richardson Group, LLC
01 / Executive profile
Mya Richardson is an accomplished entrepreneur, entertainment executive, international business strategist, empowerment speaker, mentor, and workforce-development professional whose career reflects a longstanding commitment to building relationships, creating opportunities, and connecting individuals and organizations across industries and international markets.
As Co-Founder, Managing Member, and Executive Principal of The Burno Patterson Richardson Group, LLC, Richardson plays a central leadership role in developing and executing the firm’s strategic initiatives alongside fellow co-founders Kevin D. Patterson and Dr. Lamar Bernard Burno Sr.
Her multidisciplinary background spans entertainment, entrepreneurship, talent development, international relationship building, workforce development, community engagement, and strategic business development.
02 / Core competencies
Creating opportunity through relationships, leadership, and service.
Strategic Partnerships
Building credible, long-term relationships among executives, investors, entrepreneurs, project owners, and decision-makers.
Entertainment & Media
Entertainment ventures, film and music industry relations, celebrity-talent coordination, artist development, and executive production.
Workforce Development
Re-education, employment development, entrepreneurship, economic empowerment, and the creation of sustainable business opportunities.
Negotiation & Facilitation
Client engagement, executive coordination, project facilitation, stakeholder communication, and people-centered negotiation.
Mentorship & Empowerment
Helping individuals recognize the value of their experience, relationships, talents, and potential for generational impact.
03 / BPRG leadership
Building relationships that produce meaningful, lasting opportunity.
Within BPRG, Richardson contributes to international business development, strategic partnerships, entertainment, consulting, project facilitation, workforce initiatives, negotiations, client engagement, and high-level relationship management.
Her international experience strengthens the firm’s ability to bridge businesses, investors, project owners, entrepreneurs, facilitators, and strategic partners operating across different jurisdictions and cultures.
Richardson brings a people-centered perspective to negotiations and business development. Her philosophy recognizes that sustainable relationships extend beyond financial transactions and require trust, communication, credibility, mutual benefit, and long-term stewardship.
BPRG operating principlesTrust & Honor
04 / Experience
The Burno Patterson Richardson Group, LLC
Co-Founder | Managing Member | Executive Principal
Richardson applies decades of relationship-building and entrepreneurial experience to BPRG’s expanding portfolio of domestic and international opportunities. Her work includes strategic relationship development, international partnerships, entertainment ventures, workforce initiatives, project facilitation, community outreach, and executive-level coordination.
Music Group Entertainment, LLC
Founder
After nearly a decade of booking and coordinating celebrity talent, Richardson founded Music Group Entertainment in New York City to give independent artists greater visibility beyond their local markets and access to networking, professional development, industry knowledge, and new opportunities.
Through the company, she connected artists, executives, professionals, and decision-makers while helping emerging talent understand the business infrastructure surrounding the entertainment industry.
West African Business Development
Richardson’s work expanded internationally into West Africa, including engagement connected to Côte d’Ivoire and other African markets. Her focus includes relationship building, resource development, workforce opportunities, economic growth, and partnerships capable of connecting African opportunities with international stakeholders.
Workforce & Entrepreneurship Initiatives
She has worked with leaders in the United States on initiatives involving re-education, employment development, entrepreneurship, economic empowerment, and the creation of business opportunities designed to help individuals and communities build sustainable futures.
05 / Leadership approach
Relationships create opportunities—and opportunities can transform communities.
Connection Bringing the right people, organizations, resources, and decision-makers into meaningful conversation
Empowerment Expanding access to knowledge, professional development, employment, entrepreneurship, and economic opportunity
Stewardship Managing relationships with trust, credibility, mutual benefit, and a commitment to long-term value
06 / Beyond the boardroom
Entertainment Leadership
Richardson’s experience as a movie executive and producer provides another avenue for supporting creative projects, cultivating business relationships, and advancing entertainment ventures.
Community Development
Her initiatives have supported young people in Las Vegas, with particular interest in after-school and summer programs, mentorship, meals, healthcare-related assistance, and resources for underserved communities.
Empowerment Speaking
As a speaker and mentor, Richardson encourages people to recognize the power of their experiences, relationships, talents, and potential to create economic and generational impact.
“Ghost”
Her commitment to supporting people behind the scenes and consistently creating opportunities earned her the nickname “Ghost”—a reflection of making things happen without requiring recognition or public attention.
Leadership philosophy
“Relationships create opportunities.
Opportunities create advancement.”
Richardson’s ability to move confidently among corporate leadership, entertainment, entrepreneurship, community development, and international business makes her an essential part of BPRG’s multidisciplinary leadership structure and its commitment to sustainable economic and social impact.
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