Consuela Mckenzie

Managing Partner

A successful company and organisational manager in a diverse group of start up businesses and established worldwide brands. Over 16 years ago Consuela’s career began as a talent co-ordinator seeking talent for recording contracts for a major worldwide label and heading the recruitment and management for a new music consultancy serving the film, music, broadcast and advertising industries in the UK. Her first company management role came at just 20 years old whilst still at University.
After enjoying much success and many ethical years in the business and media world, she recognised her natural ability and enjoyment in creating something new and in finding a brilliant and talented freelance media group to work with, inspiring people to believe anything is possible. As a passionate explorer Consuela has traveled around the globe frequently and has been moved by music and the arts worldwide, as well as by communities all over the world finding enlightenment and passion through creativity.
Always an avid supporter and participator in the charitable sector; filled with a rising passion to help others and a growing need to give back to the community. As music is her ultimate passion it guided her to co- founding a music and events consultancy in Los Angeles. The company was built on the concept of giving back to the community through music and the arts in events and other mixed media. It was at this consultancy she co-produced ‘Thanksgivends’ – an annual giving event in which LA’s finest musical talent come together in aid of worthy causes. It involved international artists and some of the best LA based DJs, producers and promoters. An event like this is something she thought the UK could benefit from and vowed to bring it back home to London. It was here that the idea for a UK partner of the company and UNIFUNK began.

Shahla Karkouti

Managing Partner

Artist Shahla Karkouti is a UK events promoter, musician and marketing/PR extraordinaire. Her work has taken her far and wide and Shahla has extensive experience in producing wrap parties, premiere parties and press junkets for clients at film festivals in London, Cannes, Dubai, Toronto, Doha, Berlin.
Often donating a lot of her time and energy to charity work, Shahla started out at the age of 22 as the youngest selected trustee of a charity in UK history with IAC, a children’s Charity for children and teenagers physically affected by wars in the middle East. In Brazil, her good work went further into the NGO field, building schools in the slums of Rio while performing in venues across the region. In Dubai Shahla devised and implemented an art exchange project between the Middle East and Rio de Janeiro, maximising her contacts on both sides of the Atlantic.

Now back in London her passion for music takes centre stage. Being a musician she is often found working along-side respected industry names and has a gift to spot new talent and promotes new artists. As a regular events producer, Shahla is constantly on the scene putting on a wide array of nights from live world music events to warehouse parties with her team of like minded promoters. It was back in London that the idea for the UNIFUNK partnership came about knowing that together with Consuela they were heading in the same direction; bringing ethical music events to life.