Ted McCloud

Ted McCloud was born and raised in the Perry Homes housing projects of Atlanta. He is a product of Atlanta Public School Systems. Later McCloud went on to attend Brannell Business College where he studied Logistics & Business Management. His career started at Georgia Pacific where he did logistics. In 2003 he started Cio Music Group which later became Cio Entertainment as a Booking Manager. He grew up in the church and developed a love for gospel music which led to him managing and booking local artists at that time. McCloud has worked with artists such as Lecrae, Jamie Grace, Canton Jones, Ambassador, and Sounds of Blackness, Chance the Rapper, Trott, Michele Paulino etc. Cio Entertainment added a talent agency arm in 2013. With this addition he started working with actors and became one of the region's most sought after Talent Agents. Clients including actors such as Carl Payne, Patton Oswald, Tyler Lepley, Rachel Collins & Dule' Hill have appeared on NBC, HBO, Turner Broadcasting, Fox, BET and Own Network just to name a few. McCloud specializes in Marketing and Brand Management. He has also appeared as an extra on The Game, The Quad, Being Mary Jane & appeared in a Mecedez Benz Commercial.

Equal to his love for music is McCloud's love for young people. McCloud founded The Boys To Men Mentoring program. The goal of the program is to ensure young men in the program are equipped to navigate the pitfalls that so many young Black men fall victim to. McCloud shows them how to live a balanced life built on faith in God ultimately will help carry them through anything life throws their way.

McCloud is a die-hard Atlanta Falcons, Hawks, Braves, and Dream fan. Aside for the home teams, McCloud is known to cheer for the LA Lakers too. For fun Ted enjoys spending time with family/friends, traveling the world, playing tennis, basketball or cooking his favorite dish (Salmon & Salad).

Ted is single and reside near Stone Mountain, GA