Dr. Marie Y. Lemelle, MBA, PhD, is a global entrepreneur and award-winning entertainment executive whose career is built on transforming stories into movements and ideas into lasting legacies. She founded Platinum Star Public Relations, Inc., Platinum Star Media Group, Inc., and Pitbull PR Agency, certified minority woman-owned firms in Glendale, California, that provide international branding, marketing, talent management, and film production services. As CEO and Founder of Angel City Salute Alliance, Inc., a 508(c)(1)(a) nonprofit, she has championed unhoused veterans, domestic violence survivors, and justice-impacted individuals, earning the U.S. Presidential Lifetime Volunteer Achievement Award in 2024. She was recognized as Global PR Personality of the Year at the 3rd Annual Afro Awards and appointed International Goodwill Ambassador by the DreamChild Foundation in Accra, Ghana. In 2025, she co-founded Worldwide Elite Boxing with the mindset “One Ring. Every Nation.”