Robert Hartwell is the Founder and Artistic Director of The Broadway Collective where he is training the next generation of Broadway.  His company recently made the Inc5000 as one of the fastest growing private companies in America ranking 1,106 out of 5,000 with 440% growth over 3 years.

As the only African American CEO in the professional musical theatre education space in NYC, his passion lies in making Broadway stages more diverse and inclusive starting at the educational level.  

He is the creator of Hello Broadway – Broadway’s Online Academy, Gathered NYC, Prescreen Prep, and Broadway’s Open.  

He is featured in Pharrell and Jay-Z’s latest hit single – Entrepreneur.