UMG Network Collective
Meet the Team
UMG is founder-led — by design. When you work with the Collective, you work with the man who built it: no hand-offs, no layers, one standard from the first conversation to the finished work.
Ruben Burgos
Architect & Founder — CEO
Ruben Burgos — aka Mr. Dope Chef — is the Architect & Founder of the Urban Media Global Network Collective in New York City, associated with Ruben Burgos Management (est. 1998). A published author of 19 books, an actor with nine credited productions, and a former investigative story journalist with more than 25 years covering law enforcement, criminal justice, and public affairs, he built UMG as an umbrella organization for many businesses around the globe — and as an educational tool for talent.
Every one of the network’s 200 services — for businesses, musicians, record labels, models, and DJs — is personally serviced by the Architect & Founder himself.
View the Press Kit About UMGThe Founder, In the Community
The same hands-on standard runs through the Founder’s community work: giving clothing to the less fortunate, feeding the homeless, teaching mixed martial arts to youth, and teaching computers to youth and young adults.
Work With the Founder Directly
Every engagement at UMG starts with the Architect & Founder himself. Explore the services, or book a session and start the conversation.
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