“Celeste Li was thriving as a part of the RCA Records marketing team when she decided to pivot to music video direction. It’s not always easy to switch industries, but the 25-year-old pulled it off flawlessly. Her directorial debut, Flo Milli’s “Beef Flo Mix” is a viral phenomenon that’s gotten millions of views across platforms.”
— Brooklyn White, ESSENCE GU
“My overarching experience in New York is just having to develop my own network and figure things out as I go. I would say that it’s made me a lot more productive and challenged me in the right ways. I constantly have had to live outside of my comfort zone, so to speak.”
— Celeste Li via April Dobbins, Sugarcane