The Strivers Row is a boutique talent relations and artist management agency specializing in, but not limited to representing spoken word artists. Founded by husband and wife, Marcus Johnson and Latoya Bennett-Johnson, they decided to use their combined experience of over 10 years in the marketing and entertainment industry, and passion for the arts to start the company. The poets represented by the company are affectionately known as The Strivers Row poets. The Strivers Row artists are a performance collective born from the collision of passion and page. Assembled in the Fall of 2010, the troupe has already, on an individual level, performed on stages ranging from the NAACP Image Awards to Broadway’s Amsterdam theater, from The Sundance Film Festival to President Obama’s Evening of Music and Poetry at the White House. Individually, they have performed on four continents and as a collective, sold out a three day tour in the UK. Individual television/film appearances include HBO’s Brave New Voices, Seasons 1 and 2 of Verses and Flow, ESPN’s 30 for 30, NAACP Image Awards and the critically acclaimed film, Gun Hill Road. Beyond the stage, each of The Strivers is not only a rigorous student but also a teaching artist.