Create platforms that make opportunity, creativity, learning, and community easier to reach.
The work is personal, but the goal is practical: help people move forward with clearer tools and stronger support.
Founder & CEO
Founder & CEO, Brent & Co
Shalanda Brent
Veteran. Builder. Designer. Founder.
Shalanda Brent leads Brent & Co with a builder’s mindset and a human-first eye for design. Her work turns lived experience into practical platforms for connection, learning, opportunity, and community.
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Founder statement
Built from experience. Designed for real people.
I built Brent & Co for people who are creating their next chapter. Some are looking for work. Some are looking for creative partners. Some are learning how to cook, travel, rebuild, or be seen. I wanted the technology to feel useful, warm, and grounded in real life.
Founder mission
Build with care. Launch with purpose. Keep people at the center.
Brent & Co exists to turn lived experience into tools people can actually use.
A venture studio known for warm, useful technology that serves everyday people.
Each app should feel polished enough to trust and human enough to return to.
Integrity
Build what is promised and protect the people using it.
Resilience
Start over when needed, but keep building.
Usefulness
Beautiful design should still solve real problems.
Legacy
Create something that can outgrow the first idea.
Founder bio
A venture studio with a human reason.
A U.S. Army veteran, software developer, UX designer, and entrepreneur, Shalanda created Brent & Co as a home for products that solve real problems with care. The studio’s platforms span music networking, culinary education, workforce support, and cultural discovery, all built around the belief that good technology should help people move with more confidence.
Company timeline
The Brent & Co path.
Find The Beat concept
The first architecture for a music networking platform took shape around search, profiles, uploads, showcases, and messaging.
Brent & Co ecosystem
The studio vision expanded into a connected family of platforms for music, food, careers, culture, and community.
Launch-ready foundation
Backend accounts, databases, profile systems, dashboards, and production deployments became the priority.
Founder control center
Brent & Co moved toward shared identity, founder analytics, admin tools, and early user growth across the apps.
Platform portfolio
Apps built with heart and purpose.
Flagship
Find The Beat
Music profiles, creator discovery, performance uploads, showcases, and messaging.
Cooking
Let’s Cook Y’all
Recipes, lessons, meal planning, saved favorites, and food video uploads.
Careers
Second Chance Careers
Career pathways, saved checklists, resources, dashboards, and reentry support.
Culture
BEU
A standalone cultural discovery platform for places, people, food, events, and travel.
Contact information
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Press / media
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Brent & Co is available for founder interviews, product stories, community features, veteran entrepreneur spotlights, and local innovation coverage.
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