Tayyib Smith, co-founder of Meta Global, parent company to Little Giant Creative and The Institute of Hip Hop Entrepreneurship, is dedicated to cultural competency and the ability to engage multicultural audiences. He co-founded Pipeline Philly to serve as an inviting and dynamic co-working space filled with professionals from various backgrounds and industries, creating one of the most diverse workspaces in the city.

 

Tayyib has long been a successful conduit of professional and cultural ecosystems and co-founded Famous Arts Critics to help diversify the art world. He sits on the boards of Prizm Art Fair in Miami, Blackstar Film Fest, Temple University’s Urban Apps & Maps and the GreenLight Fund.

Prior to forming MMPartners, Mr. Roller developed infill real estate opportunities under the name Addison Development, concentrating on the Poplar to Girard corridor in the Fairmount, Brewerytown, and Francisville neighborhoods, as well as projects in Center City Philadelphia. Mr. Roller first entered the development field while working for Tower Investments, Inc., where he worked on all aspects of Tower‘s large-scale commercial and residential redevelopment plan for the Northern Liberties neighborhood of Philadelphia. In addition, Mr. Roller was involved with the property management and leasing of Tower Investments’ commercial developments on Columbus Boulevard. Mr. Roller left Tower Investments for Prague, Czech Republic, where he provided real estate brokerage services to Prague’s lucrative foreign market.