Candice Cook Simmons is the Chief Strategy Officer for RadicalMedia—a fully integrated global media and communications company that produces content for film, television, and digital platforms, as well as immersive experiences and events. With offices in New York, Los Angeles, London, and Berlin, Radical develops, creates, and produces commercial campaigns for major brands, award-winning films across a range of genres, TV series for virtually every network, digital platforms, and experiential events.
With a professional background that includes high-profile matters, crisis management, global market verticals including entertainment, consumer products, food and beverage, retail, travel and leisure, technology, and fintech industries, she has solidified her reputation as a top leader at the intersection of business, legal, and strategy. The Founder and former Managing Member of The Cook Law Group, she has been featured in numerous publications as one of New York City’s top attorneys and was selected as a “Rising Star” and “Super Lawyer” in addition to other “Top” and “Best of” lists by media outlets – including the New York Times – in recognition of her significant contributions to business and legal strategy and global business expansion.

Candice was selected to be a TEDx speaker and served as a judge in the Booz Allen Foundation $1MM Covid-19 Innovation fund challenge. Candice was also selected as a Venture Partner for Republic– a private investing platform for investors seeking high growth potential in the startup, gaming, real estate, and crypto verticals.

She serves on the Board of Directors for ISAIC (Industrial Sewing and Innovation Center), Greyston Bakery (the oldest B Corporation in New York where she is the Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee) and as an Advisor to Culture Shift Labs and TheHistoryMakers in Chicago— the single largest archival collection of African American oral history which was recently acquired by the Library of Congress.