Industry Pros

Phil Cassese heads the on-camera commercial division of Stewart Talent's New York office.  He previously held the same position at TalentWorks, where he spent six years developing a highly competitive roster of talent. In the past, he created his own management company called Genuine Artist Management. Genuine Artist provided talent to a network of writers, producers, record labels, jingle houses, agencies, and entertainment professionals.   Prior to working for TalentWorks, Mr. Cassese successfully created a commercial division at a small theatrical agency. His interest in comedy led him to develop a strong roster of improvisers and comedic actors. He works on and has booked a wide array of commercial projects including multi-faceted campaigns to smaller niche projects. Phil also teaches acting for commercials at The Upright Citizen's Brigade, NYU's Stonestreet Program and One on One Productions. Mr. Cassese was a member of the NATR New Media Panel which lead the discussion on New Media and its impact on the commercial industry leading up to the successful SAG commercial contract negotiations.

Joey just completed the movie MIGHTY OAK staring Alexa PenaVega, Janel Parrish, Carlos PenaVega, and Raven Simone. The movie she recently cast entitled ONE NATION UNDER GOD has won many awards and will soon premiere. Most notably, Joey co-produced and cast, the award winning SONY release of “Soul Surfer”.  It is the famous story about how Bethany Hamilton overcame the struggle of losing her arm to a great white shark. Joey received the prestigious Artios Award for Casting Disney Channel’s “That’s So Raven” along with 12 other nominations which also includes the movie “Soul Surfer”. JP Casting is a casting company with over 70 feature film credits and more than 16 television series.

Since 1994, Joey has cast live action and animated movies and series for Disney Channel, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, Discovery Kids, Hallmark, Fox, CBS, ABC, PBS, Lifetime, Syfy, Universal, and Sony. 

Joey is an award winning Casting Director, Movie Producer, Acting Coach, Motivational Speaker, and Peak Performance coach. She has been a driving force working with talent in Hollywood for over 20 years. 

Joey has appeared as a speaker on Dr. Phil, E Entertainment, TLC Network, Access Hollywood, and The Biography Channel as an expert on self image, acting and pursuing show business.

Joey is an American entrepreneur. She is president of Omnia Entertainment, part of Omnia Global with offices in Switzerland and Los Angeles. She is also the president of JP Casting, a movie and television casting company in Hollywood for over 20 years.

I trained as an actor and worked as an actor for 15 years before doing the job I love which is a Talent Agent. I have been an Agent for 12 years and we also produce and cast. We are producing 4 features in the next year and a TV Show. We represent international actors including Eric Roberts, Orlando Jones, Keith David, Natasha Henstridge, Yancy Butler, Sean Brosnan and Alison Eastwood.

 From business management to acting and ultimately talent representation, Adam has been involved professionally with many different levels of influencers, including multiple A-List actors, reality stars, musicians, writers, producers, directors, casting directors and distributers. Having lived and worked his whole life in Los Angeles, he has created many relationships with people from almost every facet of the entertainment industry.  Utilizing those relationships combined with over 17 years of experience as a Talent Agent, Adam continues to excel with the highest levels of work ethic and integrity.  Adam Reeves was born in Westlake Village, CA and raised in The Valley.  He currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife Nancy and their 2 children.

Founder and Talent Manager at Cylence Media Management, a talent management company with locations in Los Angeles and Atlanta. As one of the select SAG/AFTRA affiliated managers in LA, and the only one in the Southeast, Mike serves as a member of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (Emmys), and National Conference of Personal Managers with a specialty in strategic talent development and career sustainability for performers in all stages of their careers. Clients have recently booked roles on network shows including Westworld, LA's Finest, All-American, General Hospital, as well as features filmed around the country.

Scott is knee deep in casting for theatre, around the country, as well as film, TV and Commercial!  In addition to casting, Scott pursues his interest in education by teaching audition skills and application on the concept of the business of acting. Some of Scott’s educational work includes a 10 week “Business of Acting” course and a 5 week On Camera commercial technique class. He teaches regularly for SAG/AFTRA and has been a regular guest monologue coach for Vassar’s summer program, Powerhouse. Along with co-teacher Susan Pilar, he developed a 6 week curriculum called “FUSE”, designed to help recently graduated acting students bridge the gap between the academic and professional acting environment. Scott also works with college theatre departments to help them better prepare for their NYC showcase.

Ann Wright is a legend in the business. She has been an agent for over 40 years! Her office has clients on Broadway, in regional theater and on TV. This full service talent and literary agency is currently seeking All Types-All Ages (18+) for film, TV, theater and commercials as well as young soap opera talent (18-25). Don't miss this chance to be seen by this expert industry pro!

Jack Flanagan is a talent manager at Entertainment Lab, a talent and literary management company located in Beverly Hills. As a manager he works to guide and develop the careers of both established and up coming actors in the areas of film, television, commercial, and print. He is a graduate of the University Of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts and is originally from Palos Verdes, CA.