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FAQ
What
is a personal manager?
A Personal Manager is a professional engaged in the occupation of
advising and counseling artists in every aspect of the entertainment
and literary professions. Of all the professionals in the entertainment
industry, the Personal Manager is the primary one to find and develop
new talent.
What does a personal manager do?
A Personal Manager will help you with every detail of your career:
How to dress. How to speak. How to handle yourself at an audition.
How to style your hair. What style of clothing you should have
to fit your image or character. How to handle yourself in the company
of executives in the business. How to handle inappropriate advances.
What type of photos you need. Who are the best acting coaches to
train you.
What's the difference between an agent and a personal manager?
The agent sells the image that the personal manager creates.The
Personal Manager molds, develops, guides, encourages and makes sure
the talent and image are ready when the agent calls with an interview.
The agent markets talent to casting directors, producers, and directors.
Why
does a personal manager take a higher commission than my agent?
Most personal managers charge fifteen (15%) percent of the artist's
gross income, except in the music field where the norm is twenty
(20%) percent of the artist's gross income. New artists require
more time, effort, expense and development. Agents look for the
complete package. This is what the personal manager delivers to
the agent.
How did you become a personal manager?
After successfully guiding my son, Kenny Blank's career, I was asked
by talent agents to manage other children actors in the business.
What
is your background?
I have a theatre background, performance background, recording background
and teaching background. I graduated from the famed High School
of Performing Arts in NYC, majored in Theatre and Speech Pathology
and Audiology at Hofstra University in Hempstead, NY and went on
to a Masters Program at Hunter College in NYC in Speech Pathology.
I performed with many New York Theatre groups on and off Broadway.
I also performed throughout the world with The Godfather
of Soul, Mr. James Brown. I have motion picture credits and have
choreographed and directed shows in New York and Los Angeles. I
was a Speech Therapist in the NYC school system for over nine years.
What kind of track record do you have with your clients?
LHB Management has a very successful client list. I have secured
representation for all my clients. All clients are signed with SAG
franchised talent agents.
How many clients do you have?
LHB Management has a limited number of clients on the roster. Generally
there are no more than ten (10) clients signed at a time.
How much money do I have to pay you to personally manage
me?
Personal managers do not accept up-front money. Personal managers
charge fifteen (15%) percent of an artist's gross income. Personal
managers are generally compensated on a commission basis, with the
exception of reimbursement for monies advanced to the artist in
the development of his/her career.
Do I have to sign a contract?
Yes! I only work with clients who are signed with my personal management
company. The talent agents that I work with will only see artists
that are signed with my personal management company.
Do I get an agent first, or do I get a personal manager
first?
Agents generally do not accept unsolicited submissions from actors.
Actors must be submitted by personal managers, casting directors,
etc.
How old are your clients?
The clients I represent range from 9 years through 22 years old.
Do you represent only kids?
LHB Management represents, great-looking, talented, bright and funny
children, teens and young adults who play teens.
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