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The Company

Thinking several moves ahead.

Strategy, packaging and execution for entertainment's most ambitious ideas.

Checkmate KDM Enterprises LLC

The Company

An independent entertainment strategy firm built at the intersection of culture and capital.

Checkmate KDM Enterprises develops, structures and packages opportunities across talent, live events, film and streaming, intellectual property and consumer products, with international brand engagement at its core.

Led by founder and CEO Romarick “Diesel” Hough, the firm approaches every project like a board: patient, strategic and always thinking several moves ahead.

The Method

Every move is considered.

  1. I

    Originate

    Identify the idea, the talent and the cultural moment.

  2. II

    Structure

    Shape rights, partners, economics and timeline.

  3. III

    Package

    Assemble creative, capital and distribution into a compelling whole.

  4. IV

    Execute

    Deliver with discipline from first meeting to final curtain.