Laura Gordon on Personal Success, Boosting Black Artists, and Giving Back to Her Community
Malina Saval Associate Editor, FeaturesFor the past three decades, Laura Gordon, founder of the eponymous L.A.-based business management firm Gordon & Associates, has helped to buoy the careers of Emmy- and Oscar-winning actors, Grammy-winning musicians and a slate of high profile comedians, producers and directors.A Black, female accountant in a field primarily dominated by white men, Gordon is a standout, bolstering the financial prosperity of Black artists.Gordon grew up in San Diego. Her father was an offensive lineman for the Chargers and she was raised to embody a spirited and enterprising work ethic, pushing hard for what she wanted.