Total Independence: Firing Management to Launch Parkwood

In 2011, Beyoncé took the ultimate corporate gamble by parting ways professionally with her father and lifelong manager, Mathew Knowles. Seeking absolute creative freedom, she founded Parkwood Entertainment, an independent entertainment and management company.

By placing herself at the head of the boardroom table, she retained 100 per cent of the ownership rights over her masters, business deals, and creative direction.