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I starting acting at the age of 7, I was scouted by Heidi Klum's production team for Seriously Funny Kids at an open call at the school I attended at the time. Acting was never a thought until that day. After the call back and being on the set of lifetime TV I was really intrigued by the industry and decided to take acting classes. I acquired my firs agent at 8 years old and booked my first National Commercial and Film.
Neighborhood
South LA
Well… from what I understand my Mom was approached by my first Manager when I was 4 years old. She hooked me up with an Agent and I started out modeling. Hanna Anderson, Billabong, Toys R Us and various other companies. My Agent then asked if she could submit me for Commercial work and I started doing that. It was around that time that I booked my first movie SEXPOT with Eric Foresberg. I remember that I had a super fun time on set. I also started doing theatrical background around this time. They apparently liked me and I found…
Neighborhood
The Valley
This journey started long before I consciously knew I was on it. Between the ages of 3 and 6, my step brother at the time would film home videos for his high school class. Some of these included short films of me dressed up as a ghost, fading from one side of the door to the other, and dancing to Britney Spears “Oops I did it again” during the end credits. Around the age of 12, I began writing short stories on my families first laptop computer. Microsoft Word was my go-to. Those written stories turned into scripts. I would…
Neighborhood
Hollywood
I'm a musician. My wife and I have 2 small children (ages 3 and 1) and I've been playing music for them to go to sleep. Since Covid-19, I've been recording Quarantine Lullabies (solo instrumental guitar pieces) and posting them online to help other parents get their kids to relax.
Neighborhood
Downtown LA
Chrissy: Almost a year ago, Marie and I started on a journey together to create a podcast concept that has never been done before. Ever! (trust me, we were shocked too). On Alt.Pop.Repeat we dive deep into how counterculture, sub and alternative cultures “connect” (or what we like to call a “sync”) together to influence current pop culture. Our podcast baby has developed and evolved overtime and it's something Marie and I are really proud to call our own. It's a labor of love and we wouldn’t have it any other way. Marie: We started like most great projects begin……
Neighborhood
East LA
I picked up a guitar lying around my house at age 12 and started writing shortly thereafter. I was living in a rural environment, (and by rural I mean having to traverse a valley, evade bulls and hop fences to make it to the school bus) so the dive into music was spurred from boredom and a lack of external stimulus. The passion grew rapidly. By the end of middle school I had turned my bedroom into a recording studio. There were 4 guitars, a bass, a Rhodes piano, an organ, and several mics & stands laying about (there may…
Neighborhood
Hollywood
It all started when I first talked to my mother about my future career. Originally, she wanted me to become a lawyer because it was a popular job back in the day, but my mind and my soul told me otherwise, I wanted to become a beauty expert. Soon after, I opened a few salons of my own in Russia and even worked in television and film industry, but I didn’t stop just there, I dreamt bigger, I wanted to work with Hollywood celebrities. After leaving everything behind, I finally moved to Los Angeles and in 2017, I opened my…
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South Bay
After ten years of working for other firms, I started my own law firm in 2006 and never looked back. At the helm of of a small, specialized law firm, I can select the cases my team accepts and I can focus on the subject matters that interest me: appellate law, First Amendment and SLAPP law. I started with no clients of my own and hustled my way to a thriving practice.
Neighborhood
South Bay
I spent 12 ish years working for someone else. Someone else managed my time and made money off my hard work. In 2015 I started thinking about a 5 year plan to go out and become my own boss. In 2016 that 5 year plan turned into a right now plan. Everything happens for a reason. I left my firm in mid September 2016, got married on September 23, 2015 and opened my doors October 1, 2016. It was the best thing I could have done for my life and career.
Neighborhood
South Bay
I worked for 10 years managing a consulting firm that I launched with my partners at the time. We grew quickly and suffered through growing pains like most companies. At our peak we had 50 employees and served clients across the US. When we sold the company, a lot changed. It was in 2007 right before the recession hit. We had to reduce staff and transition those who were left to our new corporate owner’s offices in Downtown Los Angeles. While it was totally agonizing losing staff that felt like family, if we weren’t part of a bigger corporation, we…