Do you have a manager, agent or representative who helps you sign or close deals? Why or why not? If you do have one, how did you find them and how did you know they were the right one for you? These are some of the questions we asked some very talented folks from the community and we’ve shared their responses below.

Michael Pierce

Having an agent is crucial as an actor if you want to be submitted for larger roles that are sent through the daily casting breakdowns. Without an Agent an actor is really on a hunt and sort of limited in what they can submit themselves to. I have a “team”, but it is agents and Managers. I am managed by Maxx Maulion at Kreativ Media Partners. He is terrific with advice and knowledge. Agents tend to submit you daily, but Managers try to sell you to a casting director and are generally a bit freer with some time for conversation. Read more>>

Cynthia St. Aubin

I consider myself incredibly lucky to have the help of Christine, my extremely talented and dedicated literary agent. In the years B.C. (before Christine) I had sent several queries to potential agents each week and received many rejection letters of varying tone but similar content in return. I even stuck some of the nicest ones to my fridge. During this process, I had begun to self-publish a novella series about a psychologist who gets roped into giving therapy to paranormal creatures with mental health issues, and while it didn’t allow me to quit my day job, it did help me make some connections to other amazing authors. Read more>>

Aaron Kelley

I recently signed on to Arjun Grover’s Level 7 Management based in L.A. Arjun is an A&R person at Columbia Records and manages producers and writers as well. This is the culmination of years of trying to entrench myself in the L.A. major label music scene while remaining in Dallas, which is no easy task. However, my friend Nick Seeley, who grew up here in Dallas, has been in L.A. for something like 7 years now and is well established as a writer and producer for APG. Read more>>