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Author, publisher, and photographer Julia Beverly solidified her position in the male-dominated urban music industry as the CEO and Editor-in-Chief of OZONE Magazine, which she founded in 2002. Tagged as “your favorite rapper’s favorite magazine,” OZONE carved out a unique niche with its raw and uncensored journalism style and gained a solid following in the crowded urban marketplace. OZONE was instrumental in introducing Southern rap’s biggest names, such as Pitbull, Young Jeezy, Rick Ross, Lil Wayne and more, to the mainstream.

In 2006, Beverly extended the OZONE brand to include a star-studded award ceremony, the OZONE Awards, which aired on MTV Jams. In addition to freelance photography and journalism for VIBE, The Source, URB Magazine, and the Miami New Times, Beverly herself has been featured in publications like Businessweek and the Orlando Sentinel. Her work with OZONE has generated press in the New York Times, the New York Daily News, the New York Post, the Miami Herald, the Houston Chronicle and more.

In 2008, Beverly launched another successful venture, Agency Twelve, a booking agency which secures artists for concerts and appearances all the way from Hong Kong to the remote regions of Alaska. In addition to her work as a booking agent, Beverly has toured internationally with many artists and served as pop star Flo Rida’s videographer. Her 2015 book Sweet Jones: Pimp C's Trill Life Story, a collaboration with the mother/manager of popular rapper Chad "Pimp C" Butler, was a bestseller on Amazon.

An avid distance runner, she has run races everywhere from the cold streets of Iceland to the Great Wall of China and aims to spark renewed interest in fitness among the Hip-Hop community. She completed a cross-country bicycle ride from Seattle, WA to Key West, FL, with nonprofit organization Bike the US for MS. She has also cycled across Spain on the Camino de Santiago path, and from top to bottom of the United Kingdom with Bike the UK for MS.