Mel Carter (businessman)

Mel Carter
Born1985 (age 3940)
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
NationalityTrinidadian and Tobagonian
Occupation(s)Businessman, record executive, podcaster
Years active2015 – present
Children1

Mel Carter (born January 14, 1985) is an American businessman and music executive, originally from Trinidad and Tobago. He is the former Senior Vice President of A&R at Republic Records and is the founder of Second Estate Records, a record label distributed by Warner Records since 2022.

Carter is the owner of a franchise development company, Melanbo, which has acquired dozens of Bojangles fast food franchises across the United States with Kevin "Coach K" Lee. He is the co-host of the finance-based podcast called “Business Untitled” with Mike Novogratz and Dave Barry.