About

Krenée Tolson is a versatile industry professional whose career spans acting, producing, creative leadership, and management-consulting advisory in the entertainment and media sectors. As Principal Advisor for Industry Strategy & Entertainment at Avion, she brings a unique blend of artistic background and strategic acumen—helping clients build creative platforms, refine storytelling frameworks, and scale entertainment ecosystems that are commercially robust and culturally resonant.

Raised in Baltimore, Krenée studied acting at DePaul University Theatre School in Chicago and has a substantive portfolio of work in stage, film and television (including credits on Chicago P.D. and Finding Phoebe). She has since expanded into production, creative consulting and operations leadership—combining story-craft, talent management, and business strategy into a cohesive advisory offering.

In her role at Avion, Krenée helps clients navigate the convergence of creativity and commerce—designing operational frameworks for content pipelines, advising on experience-based entertainment business models, and enabling cross-sector partnerships between culture, media, technology and capital.

Core Expertise

  • Creative Strategy & Content Ecosystem Design
  • Production & Operations (Film, TV, Theatre)
  • Talent & Team-Building for Creative Projects
  • Business Model Innovation in Media & Entertainment
  • Strategic Consulting for Experience-Driven Brands
  • Cross-Platform Storytelling & Venture Growth

Career Highlights

  • Multi-disciplinary performer and creative producer with acting roles and production credits (e.g., Finding Phoebe, Chicago P.D.).
  • Member of the ensemble and production teams at Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago.
  • Founder/leader of creative initiatives combining media, arts and strategic consulting (transitioning from performance into advisory).
  • Adviser to entertainment and experience-sector clients, helping them design scalable infrastructure, monetisation strategies and sustainable creative operations.
  • Builds bridges between artistic integrity and commercial viability—ensuring projects are both culturally meaningful and economically sound.

Philosophy

“Every great story deserves a strategic structure, and every commercial venture deserves a creative heart—my work lives at the intersection of art and execution.”

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