Jonnetta Patton | |
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| Born | Jonnetta O'Neal April 6, 1957 Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Middle Tennessee State University |
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| Children | 2, including Usher |
| Website | www |
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][2]
Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee,[3] Patton raised her sons, Usher Raymond and James "JLack" Lackey, a Grammy-nominated producer and songwriter, as a single parent. [4][5] She managed Usher for 17 years, becoming his full-time manager when he was 12. [6] In 1999, she and Usher founded New Look, a 501(c) organization that provides guidance and mentoring to students in middle school and college. [7]
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. [8] [9] 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. [10] She founded Lion Queen Entertainment in 2023. [2]
- ^ A Seat at the Table | J's Kitchen Culinary Incubator | PBS, retrieved 2024-02-09
- ^ a b Dean, Hope (2023-10-19). "Usher's mom talks business, new film ventures at Assembly Atlanta". Atlanta First. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
- ^ Sigaba, Milla (2023-09-27). "Jonnetta Patton: Usher's Mother Pursued Another Business Venture after Being His Longtime Manager". news.amomama.com. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
- ^ "Usher Says 'You Better Watch Out' For His Brother JLack". MTV. Archived from the original on November 4, 2023. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
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- ^ Mitchell, Gail (2024-02-07). "Usher Reveals His Super Bowl Strategy — And The Halftime Veteran Who 'Gave Me Some Notes'". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
- ^ Barker, Andrew (2016-09-07). "Usher's New Look Helps Kids Find Their Spark". Variety. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
- ^ Cooper, Carly (2016-02-08). "Usher's mom to open J's Kitchen Culinary Incubator in the spring". Atlanta Magazine. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
- ^ Figueras, Ligaya. "Usher's mother Jonnetta Patton sets the stage for culinary entrepreneurs". Atlanta Restaurants & Food (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution). Retrieved 2024-02-09.
- ^ Capelouto, J. D. "With help from Usher and his mother, the 'Uber of catering' feeds Atlanta". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. ISSN 1539-7459. Retrieved 2024-02-10.