BELVA ANAKWENZE
Entertainment Business Manager
Abacus Financial Business Management
As the Principal of Abacus Financial Management Group, Belva Anakwenze serves as a virtual CFO for several creatives in Los Angeles. Her clients range from entertainers and their closely held companies to large entertainment tech companies. She also serves several music live events and musicians. Some examples of Anakwenze’s current clients include Jay Ellis (HBO’s ‘Insecure’ and Paramount’s ‘Top Gun: Maverick’) and ET host Kevin Frazier.
In the male-dominated financial world, Anakwenze is able to reach her goals as a CFO by facing challenges and tough conversations head-on and speaking in everyday vernacular to ensure complete transparency and financial climate understanding. She has made sharp pivots in the past, such as like when she changed her client base from professional athletes to entertainment industry talent, including actors, directors, producers, and writers for whom she handles day-to-day financial affairs as well planning and investment needs.
