Jeff Consoletti

As JJLA’s founder and CEO (and Outloud Music Festival’s founder and executive producer), Jeff Consoletti describes his role as a “ fun maker,” “confetti blaster,” and “community builder.” Indeed, those seeking a blast of queer joy this year had only to swing by Outloud at WeHo Pride. Kesha, Janelle Monae, Kylie Minogue — they were all there, along with a buoyant and inclusive crowd.

Consoletti, who has also produced Oscars and Super Bowl activations, described this event as a “pinnacle moment of success…. Watching the diverse crowd of attendees come together to experience pure joy, it doesn’t get better than that for a music fan and an event producer.”

Be it a party or politics, Consoletti knows the power of showing up. “Whether continuing to work for marriage equality, gender-affirming care, women’s rights, adoption, or the many facets of everyday life that still impact so many LGBTQ+ persons here in America and globally, we must realize we are stronger together in that fight, and we must never let our guards down. We can’t leave a single queer person behind.” @jeffcons