January 6, 2026
‘I’ve spent years constructing companies and creating alternatives, and becoming a member of Genuine offers me the platform and international infrastructure to take my model to the following degree.’
Comic and entrepreneur Kevin Hart has joined Genuine Manufacturers Group (Genuine) in a strategic partnership beneath which the corporate will handle Hart and his model.
In saying the partnership, Genuine has acknowledged that Hart turns into a shareholder and the corporate will co-own Hart’s model. Genuine is a world sports activities, media, leisure, and life-style platform with a portfolio of greater than 50 manufacturers. They’ll attain almost one billion social media followers and generate $32 billion in annual systemwide retail gross sales worldwide.
“This partnership is about acceleration, development, and diversification. I’ve spent years constructing companies and creating alternatives, and becoming a member of Genuine offers me the platform and international infrastructure to take my model to the following degree,” Hart mentioned in a written assertion. “Turning into a shareholder permits me to co-own a number of the most recognizable IP of all time whereas constructing my very own model legacy. I need the Hart title to stay on for generations to return and be one thing that my grandkids and their grandkids will be capable to be pleased with.”
Hart brings a portfolio of profitable ventures beneath his model umbrella, together with Hartbeat Productions, Gran Coramino, Fabletics, and different companies, alongside together with his resume of blockbuster movies, international comedy excursions, streaming platforms, shopper merchandise, health partnerships, and extra. He additionally has 292 million social media followers worldwide.
“Kevin is without doubt one of the most dynamic entertainers and entrepreneurs of our time,” mentioned Jamie Salter, founder, chairman, and CEO of Genuine. “His inventive imaginative and prescient, enterprise instincts, and cultural affect are unmatched. Kevin sees what we see: the ability of name possession and the chance to construct a world, long-term enterprise. His funding in Genuine additionally displays our mutual confidence and shared imaginative and prescient for that development.”
Hart joins a roster of companions throughout sports activities, tradition, and leisure, together with David Beckham and Shaquille O’Neal.
Corey Salter, president of Leisure and Worldwide at Genuine, added, “Our technique has at all times been to accomplice with visionary leaders who’re constructing manufacturers with long-term international relevance. Kevin represents the way forward for entertainment-driven IP, and collectively we’ll broaden his model throughout new classes and geographies, strengthening your entire Genuine community.”
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