Jennifer Millar heads up the Youth Division at Paradigm in Los Angeles. It is one of the top 5 agencies in the country. We have worked with Jennifer for over 10 years now. She has signed a number of our talent who have gone on to grow strong careers in Hollywood. She is coming back to see our talent after several years. We are super excited to have her back and can't wait to show her what our talent have to offer. This is a great opportunity to learn from one of the most powerful Youth agent's in the country.  Spots are limited. 

Doreen Spicer-Dannelly

Doreen is a well known writer, producer & director. She created and produced the critically The Proud Family on the Disney Channel. She also produced the international television series The Wannabees. She has recently released her book about youth empowerment.  Jump In, Love Double Dutch. She is in the midst of a national book tour. And I convinced her team to let us bring Doreen to meet with us. 

Josh Lebar

http://www.joshualebarstudios.com/ 

Joshua is a working actor and producer in Los Angeles. He is a native of Cincinnati, Ohio where he attended LaSalle High School. Joshua went to Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana on a football scholarship, and graduated cum laude from Butler, with both Theatre Performance and Broadcast Journalism degrees. Upon graduation he performed inOthello at the Indiana Repertory Theatre and was directed by Scott Wentworth.

Joshua is best known for his work recurring six years on the hit HBO show Entourage.

Josh has coached a number of our talent via skype with excellent results. 

​Joshua has been teaching acting in Los Angeles since 2003. He has been a teacher or assistant at some of the most popular, well respected, and expensive acting schools in Hollywood. His classes offer some of the best value you can find in Los Angeles. What sets him apart from many other acting coaches in town, is that he is putting his process into action himself. He is currently working on some of the best shows on T.V, with 2015 being one of his best years to date. Joshua teaches actors of all ages and skill sets his process with the material. He covers what to do from the time you get the script, until you are shooting it on the screen. It gives the actor a consistent way to approach the material and master the material in a timely fashion, since most auditions give less than 48 hours notice. His clients have booked series regular roles, guest stars, co stars, and feature films. 

Shannon O'Dowd

https://www.shannonodowd.com/

Top Media & Interviewing Trainer from Los Angeles

Give yourself the edge and learn how to control those nerves when you walk in the audition room. Be prepared for any question casting or the network throws at you!

Based on encouragement from an executive at Nickelodeon, Katalyst is bringing in a top media and interviewing coach to work with our talent. The auditioning process can be overwhelming. And when you begin to get close on booking series regular roles you can go through interviews with network executives that can be very intimidating. Networks often put their new stars through media training. At Katalyst we want to give our talent a leg up on the competition so they are prepared ahead of time. So Shannon O'Dowd has agreed to come in to our region to work with a handful of our talent. We had her work with a small group of our talent in October and I knew we had to have her back to work with more of our talent and for an entire weekend! 

Shannon O’Dowd is a TV Host/Spokesperson as well as an on-camera coach, media

trainer, & strategist who specializing in TV hosts, influencers, and experts. She has been

working on both sides of the camera as on-camera host and also as a coach for well

over a decade.

As on-camera talent, she has been the spokesperson for several national commercial

campaigns including Cable One, Sunsweet Raisins, OfficeMax, Invisalign, and Nissan. As

a host, she’s done QVC as well as being the face of many spots in the infomercial world

including Keurig, Aerobed, Instant Figure, Nano Gym, Lipozene, Bankruptcy Legal

Network, etc.

As a coach, she has clients on the Today Show, the Doctors, HGTV, Hallmark, WE, DIY,

QVC, HSN, and on talk shows, news appearances, morning shows, and more. Her training

focuses on camera technique, brand messaging, talking points, and sound bites for TV

Appearances, Press Junkets, Talk Shows, Social Media, etc.

Shannon specializes in getting the best performance possible out of her clients with spoton

adjustments & information that “sticks” & aids in many areas, even beyond just oncamera

work. Shannon is precise, insightful, fun, and great at getting the best performance

possible from her clients.