Belva Anakwenze

Entertainment Business Manager
Abacus Financial Business Management

As the principal of Abacus Financial Management Group, Belva Anakwenze serves as an entertainment business manager for a range of high-profile creatives in Los Angeles, including Jay Ellis of HBO’s “Insecure” and Entertainment Tonight host Kevin Frazier. She is the host, writer and executive producer of the new YouTube financial show for creatives, ‘The Earn Up,’ in partnership with Patreon. Anakwenze has been recognized in Variety’s Business Managers Elite list multiple times and The Hollywood Reporter’s Power Business Managers list for three consecutive years. She began her career as a financial analyst for The Walt Disney Company and an auditor for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. A passionate advocate for financial literacy, she is a board member for Junior Achievement of Southern California and mentors students at the UCLA Black Business Student Association.