In this class, meet agents and managers in a close encounter setting. This is your chance to gain insight from the inside. Discover how representation is made. MeetHollywoodExecs is the only place to get the inside scoop from the actual Top Hollywood Execs. Live in person is where you create relationships and real learning takes place. Invest in you. As customary, we guarantee at least 4 speakers per day and we invite 6 Hollywood speakers plus a moderator per day for a minimum of 10 speakers per seminar. We utilize our 800 past Hollywood speakers to provide guests rotate providing you the optimal avenue to expand your contacts while strengthening previous ones. This class will be limited to 18 students with a studio. The ratio of student to speaker creates a greater opportunity to maintain meaningful relationships that last.
10 Guaranteed GUESTS IN 2 DAYS; over 12 Guests have confirmed so far; 16 guests are invited MEET & GIVE MATERIAL TO AGENTS & MANAGERS SEMINAR
We are a full-funded non-profit school where 100% of the funds go back to the school and the director does not take a salary. Creating a win-win relationship for Hollywood. Pay it Forward.
Guests will be updated daily.
Guest subject to availability.
Limited to 18 seats
Now, you can and will be introduced to top Hollywood agents and managers.
CONFIRMED SPEAKERS:
AGENTS and MANAGERS
We are thrilled and honored to add the 3 Confirmed Speakers:
Steve Rabineau, United Talent Agency Agent, represents writers, directors including Jodie Foster, Alfonso Cuaron, Dan Roos (writer, Marley and Me) and many more Oscar Winners.
David Kanter, Anonymous Content, Manager, represents the writer for The Notebook, Philadelphia, If These Walls Could Talk, The Lincoln Layer, Nutty Professor II. David knows good material.
Jeff Dowd, the Dude, whose life is loosely the basis of the film, The Big Lebowski will be our final guest and joining us for the Big Lebowski Fest.
We have over 14 Confirmed Speakers and we will be adding to the bios daily.

David Warden – Agent
David Warden – Former William Morris Agent and founder of The Warden Group, a full-service boutique literary agency and management firm representing both film and TV screenwriters. Warden’s clients’ credits include Batman, X-Files, Fringe, Little Nemo, Outbreak, Armageddon, The Lion King, and Revenge of the Nerds. Warden is also credited with the sale of Sleepless in Seattle, Witness, Enemy of the State and Deja Vu which sold to Jerry Bruckheimer and The Walt Disney Company for a record $5 million Dollars.
David has optioned material from several Sherwood Oaks alumni.

David Fineman, Viviano Entertainment will be taking Bettina Viviano’s place
Bettina Viviano is a producer and literary manager for twenty-five years. She began her career at the prestigious William Morris as an agent trainee, before moving on to Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment, where she attained the position of Vice President of Production where she worked on Back to the Future 2 and 3, Cape Fear, Land Before Time, Schindler’s List, Always, Roger Rabbit, Indiana Jones 3. In 1990 she began her own production and management company, Viviano Entertainment, Inc. and since has sold pitches, scripts and books for millions of dollars on behalf of her clients. Bettina has represented several Sherwood Oaks alumni and currently still does.

Jeffrey Thal – Manager
Jeffrey Thal is a Literary Manager and Partner/Owner of Ensemble Management, a boutique personal management firm, for over ten years where he manages directors and writers primarily in film and television, but also ventures into the theater, internet and publishing areas. Thal has been an executive in the entertainment industry over twenty five years, primarily as a literary manager. He is a partner in Ensemble Entertainment, a boutique personal management firm, for over ten years where he manages directors and writers primarily in film and television, but also ventures into the theater, internet and publishing areas. Thal produced the Disney Channel movie “Starstruck” which premiered on Valentine’s Day 2010, and he and the company have a producing deal with Fox Television Studios for series TV. Earlier producing credits include the Sundance hit “Slaves To The Underground”, and the Family Channel series “The Mr. Bill Show”.

Lloyd Robinson
Lloyd Robinson is a Literary Agent serving writers, producers, and directors in the development of screenplays and adaptations of novels for movies of the week, network and cable, and low to mid-budget features. Robinson has a background in Law, Agency and Management as the former owner of Law Offices of Lloyd D. Robinson & Associates, Robinson Talent & Literary Agency and current owner of Suite A Management. Fun trivia, Mr. Robinson was also an agent in the movie, Bruno.

Sheryl Peterson – Agent
Sheryl Peterson is an Literary Agent at APA, The Agency for Performing Arts Talent and Literary Agency. Peterson began her career as an assistant at Premiere Artists Agency and went on to join the literary department at Don Buchwald & Associates in the late 80’s. Peterson duo co-signs and co-represents every client with Debbie Deuble, formerly of Don Buchwald & Associates. Peterson represents some of the most accomplished and sought-after principal creators, showrunners, writers, producers and directors in television working on hit shows such as Mom, The Black List, Orange Is The New Black, True Blood and The Daily Show, among many others. The agency has also packaged some of the most successful and critically-acclaimed series on television, from 24 to Grimm and Hell On Wheels to seminal hits such as Home Improvement and Roseanne, to name a few.

Darryl Marshak – Manager
Darryl Marshak – Producer, Writer, Literary Agent and SWO alumni David Marshak began his career working for agent Robert Littman and is now partner and owner of several agencies including November 9th, Marshak Wyckoff Associates, Gold Marshak Liedtke Associates and The Marshak/Zachary Company. Marshak discovered and launched actors including Leonardo DiCaprio, Lisa Kudrow, James Franco, Ray Liotta, Robert Patrick, Hilary Swank, Ron Livingston amongst others.

Micky Levy
Micky Levy is a screenwriter whose credits include Page’s Great and Grand Escape, 2 on U, and Rails and Ties, produced by Alison Eastwood.

Debbie Deuble Hill – Agent
Debbie Deuble Hill, Agent at APA Talent, The Agency for the Performing Arts and Literary Agency, one of the largest diversified talent agencies in Los Angeles with headquarters in Beverly Hills, Nashville and New York. Deuble represent artists, performers, brands, intellectual properties and production across all media platforms, including film, television, music, theater, publishing and digital. She represents a top list of directors, screenwriters and novelists working for major studios, large animation companies and prestigious film financiers worldwide. These collaborations have resulted in the creation of award-winning films, enduring franchises and popular television series. She represents such talent as Nia Vardalos (My Big Fat Greek Wedding), Peter Facinelli (The Twilight Saga) as well as the famous magician duo Penn and Teller.

Cynthia Campos Greenberg – Manager
Cynthia Campos Greenberg is the Owner/Manager of Water Street Anthem Entertainment since 2003. She represents Screenwriters, Directors, Voiceover Artists, Film & TV Actors. Her clients include Lisa Edelstein, Harry Hamlin and many others.
James Ganiere – Manager
James Ganiere is a writer, film producer and president of Rio Vista Universal best known for producing Pretty Hattie’s Baby, starring Charles Dutton and Alfre Woodard, The Shift and Redemption. Ganiereis currently producing the upcoming Blood Kiss with Amber Benson as well as several television series including Back from the Dead, Attacheand Gear Heads among others.

Gordon Firemark – Literary Attorney
Gordon Firemark is an entertainment attorney whose practice is devoted to the representation of screenwriters, artists, writers, producers and directors in the fields of theater, film, television,and music. He has served as production attorney, production counsel, legal advisor and legal representative for many films and has represented screenwriters such as Jill Thrussel (Intervescent, Cyberhunter) and Phillip Pucci (Wrong Turn 2: Dead End, American Pie Presents the Naked Mile).

Branden Cobb – Manager
Branden Cobb is a Literary Manager and the Founder of Starring Entertainment, currently talent managing 12 diverse clients and is very instrumental in his clients careers. For example, amongst his many accomplishments and contributions to the film industry, he has obtained exclusive rights to 90-minute film scripts by Hollywood writer, Michael O’Hare Wallace, pitched his writings to studios, and negotiated contracts and promoted actress Sandy JeanPhilippe, winner of Ryan Seacrest and E! Networks’ Bank of Hollywood by escorting her to the Beverly Hills Film Festival Red Carpet Event, obtained event acceptances, and conducted personal branding consultations. Cobb is also credited for discovering the movie script for “Permanent Markers,” secured financing, locations and required equipment and hired cast and crew of 30 people from 7 locations. He has recently signed up Sherwood Oaks alumni, Marla Hayes for representation.

Marilyn R. Atlas
Marilyn R. Atlas is a Talent/Literary Manager and Producer. Among her credits as film producer are “Real Women Have Curves” for HBO, which won the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival, “A Certain Desire,” starring Sam Waterston, and “Echoes,” which won the Gold Award at the Texas International Film Festival. She also produced a movie at Lifetime, based on a YA book, airing in summer 2014, titled “The Choking Game.” Atlas is also the co-author of a relationship-based, screenwriting guide called “Dating Your Character,” about an organic approach to character creation.
MODERATOR:

Scott Richter
Scott Richter is a Writer, Executive Producer and President of Richter Scale Media. The Austin Film Festival Winner is best known for writing on the TV Series The Christopher Lowell Show and writing and producing the TV movie Whoa!
CONFIRMED SPEAKERS:

Robert Amico
Robert Amico is an Actor and Producer and CEO of RFA Productions best known for acting in many TV shows such as General Hospital, and The Bold and The Beautiful and over 75 movies including Blades of Glory, The Last Godfather, Dreamgirls and Amityville Horror. He has also produced many films and TV movies including The Kindness of a Stranger, Tragedy of a Mother and Son, and most recently just finished producing the TV movie, Meat. He is currently in pre-production with his script, Carpe Diem.
Jeff Dowd, aka, The Dude whose life is loosely the basis of the film, The Big Lebowski will be our final guest and joining us for the Big Lebowski Fest
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- Date: March 12 to 13 (Thursday to Friday)
- Time: 9:30 to 5:30 pm (time may vary)
- Location: Beverly Hills (including a day on Rodeo Drive)
- Registration:
$450Only $395 till this Thursday
What you can learn:
- How agents and managers make decisions
- How writers are chosen
- The traits that good writers possess (heard directly from executives and producers)
- What causes executives to buy scripts
- Avenues on how a writer transitions to a director
- How writers are hired for assignments (many are hired through Sherwood Oaks)
- How to get your script to producers without an agent (no representation required) – check out Sherwood Oaks One Sheet Method
- What is happening in the current market (find out what is hot)
- Inside secrets and strategies to help you succeed in your Hollywood career
- and much more …
Just like in every Sherwood Oaks’ class, you will be able to give a one-sheet to nearly every guest.
You will meet producers, agents, managers, directors, and numerous executives.
Often there are heads of production and studio companies, increase your knowledge, and network.
The list of executives includes vice-presidents, presidents, CEOs, and major executives.