OUR STORY
InterGrace Productions was founded in 2020 by a group of like-minded,
socially conscious, and spiritual entrepreneurs led by Dr. Tyrha Lindsey-Warren, Dr. Alfred “Bisi” Tofade, David Jituboh, and Reverend Jeffrey Wright. All joined together with a commitment to produce empowering and family-friendly entertainment, and more, with social relevance. In today’s society, this type of entertainment content speaks to today’s consumer who is compassionate and socially aware. Moreover, in the faith space and according to the Pew Research Center, 70.6% of the U.S. population is Christian (Pew Research Center 2017).
In 2014, Variety.com reported that there are 200 million Americans within the community of faith in the U.S. who support positive, faith-based programming to the likes of $2.1 trillion a year (Poland 2014).
InterGrace Productions was formed to meet the needs of this growing global consumer segment. Through its worldwide network, InterGrace Productions develops and distributes entertainment content for film, TV, streaming, and digital formats as well as produces live events and conferences.
In addition, InterGrace Productions leverages the power of storytelling to proactively impact our society. Through its network of NGOs and other charitable organizations around the world, InterGrace Productions shines a spotlight on such issues as domestic violence, human trafficking, health disparities, education, and more, in an effort to touch lives and eradicate these societal problems.
OUR TEAM
Dr. Tyrha M. Lindsey-Warren, PhD, MBA
Founder and Executive In Charge of Creative & Production
Dr. Tyrha M. Lindsey-Warren, PhD, MBA, also has over twenty years of experience working in marketing
and public relations in the corporate, performing arts, entertainment and non-profit arenas for such
firms as Quincy Jones*David Salzman Entertainment, NBC, Creative Artists Agency, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and UniWorld Group. She is also the Founder and Producer of the Waco Family & Faith International Film Festival and the AARP Florida Family & Faith International Film Festival. Dr. Lindsey-Warren speaks nationally on the topics of cross-cultural marketing and communications, multicultural fundraising, effective communications, and leadership. Her research streams are rooted in empowered storytelling, multicultural media, and advertising, “health edu-tainment,” emotional contagion (Word-of-Mouth) and movies.
Dr. Lindsey-Warren is a published Consumer Behavior Scholar with academic articles that have appeared in the Journal of Advertising Research, the Journal of Cultural and Marketing Strategy, Advertising & Society Quarterly Journal, the Journal of Academic Marketing Education, and in the book, “Entertainment Values,” published by Palgrave UK. Dr. Lindsey-Warren received her Bachelor of Science in Radio/TV/Film and a certificate in Musical Theater from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. She also has a Masters of Business Administration, with a concentration in Marketing, from the Peter F. Drucker School of Management at Claremont Graduate University in Claremont, California and a PhD in Marketing from Rutgers University in New Jersey. She is also a Clinical Assistant Professor of Marketing at the Hankamer School of Business at Baylor University. At Baylor, Dr. Lindsey-Warren teaches Advertising, Digital Marketing and is the Founder of the Baylor Business Advertising Summit.
Dr. Alfred “Bisi” Tofade
Founder and Executive In Charge of Global Outreach
Dr. Alfred Bisi Tofade currently resides in Durham, North Carolina. One of his many passions is to help in the growth of corporate businesses in the marketplace and develop leaders across all industries including Non-Profit organizations.
He is the CEO of Four Seasons Legacy Investment Limited, a global organization with headquarters in the US and offices in UK and Nigeria and also the President of Creative Mindz Inc. based in the US.
Tofade graduated from University of Ife, Nigeria with a degree in Pharmacy, an MBA in Organizational Leadership and a doctorate degree in Divinity and Ministry . He also took the class on Executive Education with specialty in Governing for Non-Profit Excellence under Harvard Business School, Boston.
Dr. Tofade also serves as the senior Pastor of JCCI Chapel of victory, NC and also as the Coordinating Chairman of all North American branches of Jubilee Christian Church International. He is also an Assistant General Overseer of Jubilee Christian Church Worldwide. He is the founder and President of Jubilee Acts of Kindness Inc. (JAK), a nonprofit based in Durham, NC.
Dr. Tofade is highly skilled, effective and well sought-after Leadership Development tutor and mentor in the USA, an author and a dynamic speaker. He is currently a visiting Professor to 2 Universities in Nigeria where he teaches Executive Leadership Courses for senior level executives in government and private sectors as well as undergraduate courses in leadership.
Dr. Tofade is a certified Coach and speaker with John Maxwell Team and has written courses and manuals for Company executives, high and mid-range managers in the corporate world.
Reverend Jeffrey Wright
Founder and Executive In Charge of Spiritual Outreach and Partnerships
Rev. C. Jeffrey Wright is President and CEO of UMI (Urban Ministries, Inc.), a 50-year old media and
publishing firm based in the Chicago area that he has led for the past 25 years. The company is the
largest provider of digital and print published resources to African American churches and denominations with over 40,000 church customers. While at UMI, he also started CommunionSource, which became the largest provider of communion supplies and products to all churches, marketing and distributing the patented, pre-filled communion plus wafer products now widely used. Rev. Wright joined UMI after a career in the consumer products and healthcare industries working for two Fortune 50 companies, Bristol Myers Squibb and Johnson & Johnson, where he was a winner of the Johnson & Johnson Leadership Award. His work in marketing, strategic planning, and business development included brand management, new product development, licensing, and mergers and acquisitions work for these firms. His last position was Vice President Corporate Development for the global consumer products business of Bristol Myers Squibb.
Rev. Wright’s educational background includes prep school education at St. Albans School (The National Cathedral School for Boys) in his home town of Washington, D.C. and a B.A. degree received with honors from Fisk University. He went on to graduate from Georgetown University Law School earning his Juris Doctorate (JD) degree at age 23. He was admitted to the Pennsylvania Bar and the U.S. Supreme Court Bar. He later earned an MBA in Finance and International Business from Columbia University Graduate School of Business in New York and completed additional study in business development at the Wharton School (University of Pennsylvania) and at the Harvard Law School Program of Instruction for Lawyers.
Rev. Wright taught courses in marketing as well as in jurisprudence and ethics in the graduate school at the University of Evansville. He has been active in ministry for 30 years and has served several
congregations as associate pastor, director of Christian Education, adult bible study teacher, vacation
bible school director and in various teaching and administrative roles. His preaching and teaching
engagements have included numerous national and international conferences and church conventions
and he has provided consulting to several national ministries. Rev. Wright is the author of the book and
media literacy bible study guide, God's Vision or Television: How Television Influences What We Believe.
He is also a contributing author to the book Non Profit Leadership in a For Profit World. His board
memberships include:
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Circle Y Ranch (Christian Camp and Conference Center), board chair
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Fuller Theological Seminary
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Baker Publishing Group
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Oasis International (book and bible distribution in Africa)
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Redeemer City to City
David A. Jituboh
Founding Member
David A. Jituboh, MBA is the Group Chief Executive Officer of Sidomex Universal, an award-winning multifaceted company and has over twenty years of international experience in the non-profit, technology and entertainment sectors. With native fluency in both English and French, he has founded and worked with and served on the board of firms such as Shixels Studios, Layer 10 Solutions, Connect 2 Hope to name a few. His 10-year experience with Medical Care Development International as Director of IT helped to secure grant funding of over $165M from Marathon Oil, USAID, and the Global Sanitation Fund. He also led the technological initiative of carrying out the entomological surveys during the Bioko Island Malaria Control Project leading to results featured in Fortune and Time Magazine while co-authoring the scientific journal article titled “Factors Influencing the Effectiveness of Malaria Control in Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea”, The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene June 2007 vol. 76 no. 6 1027-1032. David has a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Queens College, New York and a Dual Master in Business Administration and a Master of Science in Project Management from University of Maryland University College.
Lakita Wright
Founding Member
Lakita Garth Wright is a graduate of the University of Southern California and a former Miss Black
California. She has been a model for Nike and Reebok and has appeared in numerous commercials and television shows including Anderson Cooper, The View, Tyra Banks, Bill O’Reilly, Inside Edition, The
Morning Show, Joy Behar, Nightline, Bill Maher's Politically Incorrect, Focus on the Family’s Mind Over
Media, BET, MTV and toured as a rap artist on MTV’s “Rock the Vote” tour. She has also been featured in various magazines including People, ESSENCE, Seventeen, Vogue, Vibe, Gospel Today, and Charisma.
Lakita has addressed millions of teenagers through motivational assemblies across the United States and
internationally. She has testified before the U.S. Surgeon General and the U.S. Senate on teen pregnancy prevention, HIV and women of color, the Impact of Media on Adolescence, and Shifting Adolescent Social Norms. Ms. Wright has not only consulted with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, but Kenya, Puerto Rico, and Hollywood as well, including The Bernie Mac Show, and My Wife and Kids. Lakita has also been an Emmy nominated host and associate producer of UPN's, The Truth About Sex. She is an accomplished dancer, rapper, and executive producer of live events and has also been a voting member of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
Ms. Wright is a speaker on many issues such as race relations, politics, feminism, abortion, HIV/AIDS,
Christ in culture, and the impact of media on adolescent behavior. In 2007, she authored the best selling book, “The Naked Truth; About Sex, Love, and Relationships,” which was called “the Bible” of sexual abstinence by former Director of Domestic Policy Advisor to President G. W. Bush. She has also been a recipient of CNP’s National Patrick Henry Award, given to the person under thirty for outstanding activism for youth.
She serves on the executive boards of the National Abstinence Clearinghouse, Fuller Seminary’s Brehm
Worship Center for the Arts and Media, Care Net, FONDWA, an economic development organization in Haiti, and Go Strategic, an organization which equips leaders and emerging leaders domestically and internationally to practically serve all areas of society.
Lakita is married to Jeffrey Wright, CEO of UMI, Urban Ministries Inc., the largest African-American
Christian publishing and Media Company in the U.S. They have four children and reside in Chicago, IL.