Ty Stiklorius

Ty Stiklorius (born Thaïs Stiklorius; February 25, 1975) is an American music executive and film and television producer.

She is the founder and CEO of Friends at Work, a management company headquartered in Los Angeles.

Stiklorius was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Jon and Candace ( Pfeffer) Stiklorius.

She grew up in Philadelphia where she attended Friends' Central School, a Quaker friends school based in the Main Line.

Stiklorius earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1997.

She subsequently attended the Wharton School of Business where she earned a Masters of Business Administration in 2003.

Prior to attending the Wharton School of Business, Stiklorius worked at a music tech company called G-Vox.

She also worked at Monsoon Microstudios, a multi-media creative agency based in Philadelphia.

After receiving an MBA, Stiklorius worked in Los Angeles under Kevin Mayer at the global strategy consulting firm, L.E.K. Consulting.

After L.E.K., Stiklorius worked as the Director of Business Development under Sarah Harden and Tom Fuelling at Ascent Media.

In 2006, John Legend and Stiklorius founded JL Ventures.

Shortly after the inception of JL Ventures, Stiklorius became Legend's full time manager.

In January 2009, Stiklorius became a partner at The Artists Organization (TAO), a talent management company with offices in New York, Santa Monica, and Nashville.

She brought John Legend to TAO and managed his career while there.

In October 2012, Stiklorius became co-president with J. Irving at Troy Carter's Atom Factory, an entertainment and management company.

In 2012, the Get Lifted Film Co. production company was founded.

Ty is a principal alongside John Legend at the company.

Stiklorius founded a music management company, Friends at Work (FAW), in 2015 and remains its CEO.