Yahya McClain(I)

Yahya McClain, CEO of YES Filmworks Inc. has been involved in the entertainment world for more than 30 years. Yahya not only succeeded as a professional boxer, becoming a Two Time World Champion, but he also learned the management and promotional aspect of the entertainment business. In 1990, he founded Yahya Worldwide, a promotional company that promoted jazz concerts in Atlanta, Georgia and Las Vegas, Nevada. Artists such as Najee, Will Downing Jr, Jon B and Aaron Hall among many others. In between training and boxing Yahya co-wrote and co-produced The Soda Pop Dance Show, a teen dance show that aired weekly, live on cable TV in Las Vegas. In 1994 Yahya toured the East Coast promoting step shows at various HBCUs. In 1999 Yahya began training and advising Laila Ali. Securing endorsements with large company's such as adidas, Ford, and Soft Sheen Carson to name a few. Yahya also spearheaded her entire boxing career. He worked tirelessly to make sure Laila stayed on course at the right pace. In January 2001 Absoloot Boxing created the boxing event Ali Frazier IV (The Daughters 30 Years Later). The Ali Frazier IV fight was the first time in history that a women's bout was the main event on a Pay-Per-View show. The event was projected to sell only 30,000-40,000 buys, but well beyond expectations, the fight sold more than 100,000 buys. Becoming the largest grossing boxing match in the history of woman's boxing. In 2002 Yahya opened Absoloot Boxing and Fitness Gym, home of the Absoloot Awareness Foundation (AAF). AAF is a foundation set up to fight obesity in youth through boxing, education,

and mentoring. To ensure that kids are better equipped to be successful, upstanding citizens of society. Yahya's entrepreneurial mind has taken his career in many directions. In 1995 he began acting, but has since developed a strong passion for bringing his thoughts from script to screen. He helped produce the feature film Heroes in 2009. In 2010, along with Shawty the comedian, Yahya created the reality show Comedy Camp. His latest endeavor is YES Filmworks Inc., a film and television production company. YES Filmworks' debut project, C.I.G.A.R. The Movie, is a suspense filled drama about Corruption, Intellect, Greed, And Robbery. C.I.G.A.R. The Movie is slated to appear in multiple upcoming film festivals around the world. Yahya McClain, CEO of YES Filmworks Inc. has been involved in the entertainment world for more than 30 years. Yahya not only succeeded as a professional boxer, becoming a Two Time World Champion, but he also learned the management and promotional aspect of the entertainment business. In 1990, he founded Yahya Worldwide, a promotional company that promoted jazz concerts in Atlanta, Georgia and Las Vegas, Nevada. Artists such as Najee, Will Downing Jr, Jon B and Aaron Hall among many others. In between training and boxing Yahya co-wrote and co-produced The Soda Pop Dance Show, a teen dance show that aired weekly, live on cable TV in Las Vegas. In 1994 Yahya toured the East Coast promoting step showed at various HBCUs. In 1999 Yahya began training and advising Laila Ali. Securing endorsements with large company's such as adidas, Ford, and Soft Sheen Carson to name a few. Yahya also spearheaded her entire boxing career. He worked tirelessly to make sure Laila stayed on course at the right pace. In January 2001 Absoloot Boxing created the boxing event Ali Frazier IV (The Daughters 30 Years Later). The Ali Frazier IV fight was the first time in history that a women's bout was the main event on a Pay-Per-View show. The event was projected to sell only 30,000-40,000 buys, but well beyond expectations, the fight sold more than 100,000 buys. In 2002 Yahya opened Absoloot Boxing and Fitness Gym, home of the Absoloot Awareness Foundation (AAF). AAF is a foundation set up to fight obesity in youth through boxing, education, and mentoring. To ensure that kids are better equipped to be successful, upstanding citizens of society. Yahya's entrepreneurial mind has taken his career in many directions. In 1995 he began acting, but has since developed a strong passion for bringing his thoughts from script to screen. He helped produce the feature film Heroes in 2009. In 2010, along with Shawty the comedian, Yahya created the reality show Comedy Camp. His latest endeavor is YES Filmworks Inc., a film and television production company. YES Filmworks' debut project, C.I.G.A.R. The Movie, is a suspense filled drama about Corruption, Intellect, Greed, And Robbery. C.I.G.A.R. The Movie is Yahya's directorial debut and is slated to appear in film festivals around the world.