E53 - Indie Panel: The Business Of The Business

THE BUSINESS OF THE BUSINESS with Brianna Ancel & Jordan Ancel!

 

Brianna’s 20+ years of experience representing talent is rooted in her own career in the world of entertainment. She began as a dancer at the age of five in her hometown in Northern California. By eighteen, she was performing, teaching, and choreographing across the United States. After earning her Bachelor’s in Fine Arts from the University of California, Irvine, Brianna worked as an Assistant Director for a major talent competition. In 1998, she joined Kazarian/Spencer & Associates as an assistant agent and was promoted to Assistant Director of the Dance Department in 2000. Equipped with several years’ experience and a life-long passion for the fine arts, Brianna created the Theatrical Department at Clear Talent Group in 2003, which continues to thrive. She has been nominated for 3 consecutive years (2010-12) by the Talent Manager’s Association's Seymour Heller Award for Adult Theatrical Agent of the Year. In 2019, she was nominated by both the San Fernando Valley Business Journal and The Los Angeles Business Journal's Women's Council for Executive of the Year. She is currently Vice President of Clear Talent Group as well as the Director of the Theatrical Department. Brianna is also the author of the Amazon Best Selling book "10 Top 10s From A 10 Percenter: Over 100 Acting Career Tips From A Hollywood Agent".

 

Jordan is a multi-award-winning filmmaker & producer, serial entrepreneur, author, artist, and founder of ThrivingActor.com He is currently in pre-production for the horror feature, The Unseen, starring R.J. Mitte of Breaking Bad, and has TV four shows in development. His latest stage production, Melissa Center is… Marrying Jake Gyllenhaal, produced during the Pandemic, was the first of its kind to be a multi-cam live-stream from a theater, bringing the live theater experience to people at home and raising a ton of money for charity through ticket sales to help artists affected by the pandemic. As a coach, he provides actors, entertainment CEOs, entrepreneurs, and artists with his proven methods for problem-solving and growth to help them achieve better results in life and business. Jordan is also currently the Chief Creative Officer of the entertainment Ed-Tech startup MediaU, as well as sits on the advisory board of the AR/VR company, Game Nation, Inc. He founded the acclaimed Greenwich House Theater Company (1993) in New York City, was a highly successful commercial & voiceover actor, and then went into the startup world where he found great success. He’s committed to helping actors and filmmakers thrive and achieve happiness by teaching them actual business skills that work to help them fulfill their dreams. What does it mean to be in professional partnership? Is there industry etiquette for social media? Bring your questions & learn from two of the best in the biz!

 

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