Dr. Holly Carter is an acclaimed television and film producer, renowned for her strategic vision and industry leadership in shaping faith- based and inspirational entertainment. With decades of experience, she has cultivated a vast network spanning Hollywood, faith communities, business, and media, enabling her to leverage high-impact
relationships for commercial success.

In 2021, Carter was honored with the Gracie Award for Best Made for TV Movie for her work on the groundbreaking biopic The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel, original scripted and nonfiction content with a focus on music, family, faith, and genre-driven narratives. She is a proud member of both, the nominating committee of the NAACP Image Awards, and the
Producers Guild of America.

In 2021, Carter was honored with the Gracie Award for Best Made for TV Movie for her work on the groundbreaking biopic The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel, produced in partnership with Queen Latifah, Missy Elliott, and Mary J. Blige for A+E Networks. Recently, she executive produced a Lifetime movie, Christmas Everyday starring Brandy. She also created and executive produced the unscripted series Dress My Tour for Hulu, in addition to executive producing the

gospel music-driven drama Kingdom Business for BET+ and Paramount Networks. Carter is currently developing a slate of feature films based on the Ten Commandments in collaboration with A+E Networks, as well as a Netflix project starring Brandy, inspired by her hit song The Boy Is Mine. As the founder of Relevé Entertainment, Carter oversees the development and production of original scripted and nonfiction content with a focus on music, family, faith, and genre-driven narratives. She is a proud member of both, the nominating committee of the NAACP Image Awards, and the Producers Guild of America.

A LEGACY OF FAITH-BASED & INSPIRATIONAL ENTERTAINMENT

Dr. Carter is redefining faith-based entertainment by creating premium content that merges faith, family, and mainstream culture. Through MERGE TV, she is building a global, scalable platform that combines faith-driven media, technology, and commerce.

Career Achievements & Influence

  • Award-winning Producer & Executive behind groundbreaking faith-based and inspirational content
  • CEO of Relevé Entertainment, a premier family and faith-based content development company.
  • CEO of MERGE TV, a Faith streaming platform that highlights uplifting, family-friendly, lifestyle and music driven programming.
  • Executive Producer of The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel, Lifetime’s highest-rated original film in four years with a total of 12M+ viewers
  • Executive Producer of Christmas Everyday, a Lifetime movie starring Brandy.
  • Creator & Executive Producer of Kingdom Business, a hit BET+ drama series on the gospel music industry.
  • Creator & Executive Producer of unscripted Fashion Competition Series, Dress My Tour, which debuted with great success on ABC/HULU.
  • Creator & Executive Producer of record-breaking unscripted franchise Preachers of L.A., Detroit, and Atlanta for NBC Univeral’s Oxygen Network.
  • Powerful faith-based thought leader, bridging entertainment, ministry, and social impact.
  • Architect of the MERGE Summit, a premier entertainment and faith conference that attracts top-tier Hollywood talent and executives.

UNPARALLELED STRATEGIC NETWORK

Dr. Carter has direct access to the most influential figures across entertainment, business, and faith:

  • Hollywood & Entertainment Icons: Angela Bassett, Denzel Washington, Tiffany Haddish, Lee Daniels, Jon Platt, Tabitha Brown, Paula Patton, Traci Ellis Ross, Audra Day, Maxine Waters, Steve Harvey, Nick Cannon and more.
  • Music Industry Leaders: Usher, Master P, Kirk Franklin, Yolanda Adams, CeCe Winans, and more. • Global Faith-Based Leadership: Deep partnerships with major church organizations across various denominations including Baptist, Methodist, COGIC, Pentecostal, and Progressive Christian networks.
  • Corporate & Media Executives: Partnerships with Netflix, Hulu, Lionsgate, Disney, Lifetime, OWN, BET and more. • Major Brand/Corporate Relationships: Disney, Disney World Resorts, Lexus, Honda, AT&T, AHF, Walgreen’s, Sony Music, Motown Gospel, Virgin/Capital Records, RCA Inspiration, RCA Entertainment, Mielle Organics/Proctor & Gamble.

PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENTS

  • A Los Angeles native, wife and proud mother of two children.
  • Member of the Producers Guild of America,/West Coast Chair of the Diversity Committee
  • Member of the NAACP Awards Nominating Committee
  • Member of the BET Awards Nominating Committee
  • A proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated
  • MBA Graduate of the USC Marshall School of Business
  • Doctorate of Divinity from the Southern California School of Ministry
  • Bachelor’s degree in Communications and Spanish from Cal State San Bernadino