Today we’d like to introduce you to Jude Thomas. He shared his story with us below:
ITS MY TURN
Jude Thomas, The Founder and Owner of the Basketball Beauties League gets his chance to get on the big stage after spending years promoting women’s basketball.
Jude Thomas created a platform filling the void in women’s basketball by highlighting their talents on and off the court, originated in Los Angeles in 2016, then expanded the Basketball Beauties brand to the World Famous Rucker Park in Harlem New York in 2019, and Puerto Rico 2021.
Jude Thomas worked as a basketball coordinator and consultant for the film “She Ball” where the Basketball Beauties League image and likeness was heavily featured in the movie. Over 60 basketball players from the Basketball Beauties League was casted and some of the Basketball Beauties players even had the opportunity to land key roles and was casted to be main characters in the film. You can now check out “She Ball” movies on streaming platforms Hulu, Starz, Apple TV, Prime Video, Red Box and more…
Jude Thomas gets to show off his skills on the court as has he plays the greatest dribbler in the world Marques Haynes from the Original Harlem Globetrotters in the movie “Sweetwater “ the story about Nathaniel “Sweetwater” Clifton, star attraction of the Harlem Globetrotters, changes the game of basketball when he becomes the first African American player to sign a contract with the NBA in the fall of 1950. Movie release April 14th, 2023 in theaters nationwide.
Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way. Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
The biggest obstacle and challenge I have is fun. I produce b-ball events, I deal with corporate America negotiating trying to get brand deals, creating basketball apparel and promoting women’s basketball can be overwhelming at times. Only because of the time I really have for it. I work full time for my brother Josuè Thomas the founder and CEO of Gallery Department (Gallery Dept) I am the Warehouse manager and I’m in charge of maintaining daily flow and workload at Gallery Dept headquarters. I love working for my brother; it’s family and I’m there to make sure everything is going right. I’m very fortunate to be in this position, so if it means that I have surpassed some basketball events and opportunities, it’s fine for me because at the end of the day, family comes first. FYI, it’s one of the best brands to work for 🙂
Appreciate you sharing that. What else should we know about what you do?
Filming for the basketball movie “Sweetwater” was a lot of fun and one of the best experiences I had in my life. I would love to continue pursuing acting and try to land more roles for the future. The feeling of watching myself on the big screen was an amazing feeling.
Contact Info:
- Website: www.GalleryDept.com
- Instagram: @judeth0mas
- Other: www.basketballbeauties.com
