Biography
Gumption... enterprise... moxie...DRIVE. That's the operative word, the personal philosophy of the proprietor and the name of the organization - DRIVE ENTERTAINMENT GROUP. Raquel Bruno has that drive we speak of and more, making her an able, savvy, and thoughtful multi-media businesswoman ready to take her charges to the next level and beyond.
Raquel Bruno began her career in television at Nickelodeon & Nick at Nite. There she was part of the team that launched the 'TV Land' channel and was responsible for clearing all programming and retromercials for the network. Upon her promotion to Manager of Strategic Partnership Marketing, she served as liaison between Viacom partners such as UPN, Paramount and National Amusements, as well as the Museum of Television & Radio. Her passion for the retro subject matter led her to spearhead television preservation efforts for TV Land with the Museum's assistance.
Special events became Bruno's forte, when she took on the on site coordination of all talent for MTV Radio, MTV News, MTV Online, and various other departments for MTV's big events. The MTV Video Music Awards, the MTV Movie Awards, MTV's Spring Break, MTV Icon, and Total Request Live are among the events/programs to which Bruno lent her talents. In 2006 the time was right for Bruno to launch her own company.
DRIVE ENTERTAINMENT GROUP was started to offer clients - on the booking and management sides - unprecedented attention to detail, unparalleled forward movement of their careers and events and real understanding of their needs and circumstances. Since the company's inception, Bruno has booked/produced various events and shows such as Spike TV's Guy's Choice Awards, the Jennifer Hudson Oscar party, Logo Affiliate Launch Party, FearNet Launch Party, Xbox 360 'Gears of War' Launch Event, Current TV's New Icons Campaign, Jay-Z's MTV Movie Awards Party, G-Star's Fashion Show, Bravo's Even More Scary Movie Moments, IFC's 'Guest List', Logo's New Now Next Awards, Rosie O'Donnell's The Big Gay Sketch Show, Shaun White Snowboard Video Game Launch, WE TV's High School Confidential, MTV's It's on with Alexa Chung.
In addition, Drive Entertainment Group has booked and produced TV productions/Films/Digital Content for Logo, MTV, NAACP nominated UNCF's Tribute to Chaka Khan, Google's Youtube's Creator Summit, Pepsi's The Flow, MLB Fan Cave, Academy of Television Arts and Sciences-College Television Awards, The Wendy Williams Show, BBC America, Soul Train Awards, Defeat the Label, Dew Tour Concerts, Sprout, Starz, Slate at Sundance, Sports Illustrated Revealed, Above Average/The Kicker, ABFF Awards on BET, Condé Nast, ABC & Disney Holiday Specials, the U.S. Premiere of Bohemian Rhapsody, SYFY WIRE, American Idol and many other television specials, documentaries, digital series, non-profit projects and red carpet events.
As of 2026, her projects have been nominated for a Daytime Emmy, a People's Choice Award, Producers Guild of America Award, and a Directors Guild of America Award. She also Co-Executive Produced an event for DJ Khaled, a Feeding America Fundraising Special for John Oates & a Michael Jackson King Of Style Roundtable as well as booked "Cooking With Paris" on Netflix, booked and produced "The Happy Days of Garry Marshall" on ABC, produced the inaugural PaleyWKND, "Herb Alpert Is", "Kings From Queens: The RUN DMC Story" (Docu-Series on Peacock and recently nominated for a Grammy), and booked Megan Thee Stallion for Crunchyroll's Anime Awards (Megan's first time in Japan which made a pop culture impact in music). She recently completed the "Starring Dick Van Dyke" Documentary on PBS and talent produces Sarah Jones' "America, Who Hurt You Podcast?". Raquel is also a proud member of Producers Guild of America and NARAS, a vinyl DJ on Twitch and is also certified in Ikigai, Mindfulness & Life Purpose Coaching for Creatives.
