Marsai Martin – Hollywood’s Youngest Executive Producer

Born in Plano, Texas, on August 14th, 2004, Marsai Martin started out her career young when she showed exceptional talent and a desire to act. She appeared in many commercials, including a national ad for Choice Hotels. As she continued her search to grow her acting career, she got the opportunity to be cast as Diane Johnson in Black-ish at nine years old. At 14 years old, Marsai became the youngest Hollywood executive producer in history by creating her own movie, Little, which she had pitched at 10 years old. In 2019, she began her own company entitled Genius Productions, and through this platform she continues to create content that challenges stereotypes that people have of black people and the image that is often painted of them in Hollywood movies. Through Genius Productions she has made the movie Little and the TV show Saturdays, a Disney Channel series.

In 2022, Marsai started her own nail business called Mari by Marsai. In addition to this, Marsai has been pictured in Essence magazines, partnered with Beubble to create a beauty line, is an active mental health advocate, and started the Sai Summer Cookout to celebrate culture. When asked about how she got started in these fields, her reply was that acknowledging and being comfortable in your own unique beauty was something that had been taught to her from a young age, from her grandparents and parents. She hopes to be a role model for young girls, especially young black girls, to be comfortable in your own personality and style. Up to this point, Marsai has been named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list, placed on Time magazine’s most influential teens list, and has received many other awards as well. From Marsai we can learn to be comfortable in our styles and personalities, and to use our uniqueness to help other people celebrate theirs as well. She is a great example of what it means to follow your God-given gifts to their fullest potential.