ABOUT OKRA
The people behind the system.
Underground Roots
<span>Founded in 2019 as an underground movement, OKRA has developed into a permanent cultural ecosystem — a home and central hub for artists and communities, a management body, and an independent label bound by a shared code of practice. Under a single sovereign umbrella, we unite curated rosters, realising platforms, and operational backends. Our scale is deliberate: every artist, release, and project in our orbit is chosen for its cultural weight and its capacity to command physical space. We perform, curate, manage, mentor, publish, program, and show up.</span><br>
Non‑Extractive Reciprocity
The ecosystem operates on mutual trust, shared physical space, and non-extractive reciprocity - turning individual creative vision into sustainable autonomy and collective agency. As an organization rooted in community, we maintain a clear, transparent operational hierarchy. We move beyond traditional, extractive industry models - building instead on transparent frameworks that protect creative ownership and structural leverage.
Administrative Sanctuary
Our leadership functions as an Administrative Sanctuary - taking on the legal, financial, and regulatory burdens of global cultural industries to shield our artists. By absorbing institutional risk, regulatory overhead, and administrative logistics, we ensure our ecosystem remains protected, financially secure, and free to focus entirely on its craft.
Lived Experience
None of this is an abstract concept or theoretical model; it is grounded entirely in lived experience. Every system, protocol, and framework we run is born from years of active practice, deep industry engagement, and intentional design. This sanctuary is actively sustained through the synthesis of visionary cultural leadership and backend engineering.
KATIE OMOLE
FOUNDER, ARTIST MANAGER & AGENT
<span><p><span>Katie is the founding force and visionary founder behind OKRA, serving as the primary manager and agent for the platform's rosters. Building the ecosystem from its 2019 underground roots into a permanent cultural platform, she combines deep artistic practice with dedicated representation, curatorial oversight, and strategic mentorship.</span></p><p><span><br></span></p><p><span>As a Artist Manager/Agent, Katie shapes OKRA’s artistic compass and directly guides its artists and their career development — guarding community values, negotiating representation, and building high-level institutional partnerships. She ensures every creator under our umbrella commands physical space and structural leverage while retaining absolute creative sovereignty.</span></p></span><br>
As Ecosystem Director, Katie shapes OKRA's artistic compass and directly guides its artists and their career development - guarding community values, negotiating artist representation, and building high-level institutional partnerships. She ensures every creator under our umbrella commands physical space and structural leverage while retaining absolute creative sovereignty.
PETER GITTENS
<span><p><span>HEAD OF SYSTEMS & ECOSYSTEM MANAGER</span></p></span><br>
<span><p><span>Peter is the operational backbone and technical architect of OKRA, and serves as the platform's Ecosystem Manager. Translating complex logistical needs into seamless systems, he oversees the structural mechanics, custom web architecture, and agreement wireframes that keep the entire operation running without friction.</span></p><p><span><br></span></p><p><span>Driven by technical precision and practical necessity, Peter manages day-to-day logistics, operational flows, and deal structures. By creating and maintaining the SOP's that streamline our machinery, and providing the ecosystem with a reliable foundation, ensuring </span><span>the artists and the organisation can move across the global landscape with complete confidence.</span></p></span><br>
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WE BUILD WITH THOSE WHO SHARE THE FRAMEWORK.
If you have made it this far, chances are our visions already overlap. Ecosystems do not grow in isolation — they thrive on shared weight, aligned values, and non-extractive collaboration.
Whether you are an institution reshaping your programming, an artist seeking structured mentorship or management, a community seeking alignment, or a venue looking to book from our roster — the door is open. Get in touch with us.