Jimmy Smith

Jimmy Smith

Jimmy Smith

Chairman, CEO and Chief Creative Officer

Amusement Park Entertainment

Biography

Jimmy is an entrepreneur, environmentalist, creative director, author, video game creator, and producer whose work spans TV, film, and music. A board member of The One Club for Creativity, Jimmy was named a 2009 inaugural ADCOLOR | One Club Creative Honouree. He’s also been featured in Fast Company’s 2012 Top 100 Most Creative, Ebony 100 in 2017, and the Advertising Club of New York’s 2024 Icon list.

Jimmy’s work has earned recognition for innovative advertising approaches, showcased at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, and honored at Cannes Lions and Clio. His creativity extends to video games like EA Sports NBA Street 2 and the Emmy-nominated show Gatorade Replay. His beauty-driven projects have earned accolades from the Stiftung Buchkunst International Book Art Competition and Copenhagen Museum of Applied Arts.

In 2011, he founded Amusement Park Entertainment, known for pioneering creative content, with notable projects including the 2016 Heaven Sent live event and the 2020 Harlem Globetrotters NFT sitcom.