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…The idea of trying to ‘break into’ the business is thwarted by most parents and adults throughout the United States and abroad, honestly due to the lack of available honest and true information…read more
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I have been obsessed over the course of the past forty years about why the performance industry is such a closed-door industry with no real information available to the average person. The idea of trying to ‘break into’ the business is thwarted by most parents and adults throughout the United States and abroad, honestly due to the lack of available honest and true information.
Of those who are in the business whether just starting or successfully navigating a career, many remain confused and travel blindly. Much of which breeds a sense of fear and subsequent ownership of what knowledge and understanding they have, creating the need to keep information close to the chest.
As a professional entrepreneur and a parent of three children, one of whom dabbled at a young age and the other two who successfully worked in many aspects of the child, teen and now are in the adult professional performance industry working on Broadway, in Film and Television, Commercials and VoiceOver, (Thank you, Claire, at Gilla Roos, NYC and Shirley, Dave, and Laura of Shirley Grant Management for the early years) I have vowed to change that mantra.
LBC Talent
About
LBC Talent offers Guidance, Promotion, Education, and Opportunity to talented children, teens, and young adults seeking careers on Broadway, in Music, Film, TV, Commercials, VoiceOver and Print.
Clients
Years of Experience
The Seminar
Professional Kids & Teens 101; A Primer for Parents
Learn how the professional industry works and how to successfully navigate it.
Preparation
You will be connected to our network of top industry working professionals to train your child, teen, or young adult in acting for stage, tv and film, commercials, interview techniques, voice, and dance.
Promotion
You will learn how to build your child, teen, or young adult’s resume, how to choose and create worthwhile performance opportunities that will be meaningful to managers and agents, and how to build an online presence that is safe and worthwhile.
Professional Representation
You will learn what to do, how to do it and when to submit, and ultimately how to obtain professional representation for your child, teen, or young adult.
Client Testimonials
Success Stories
Kurt Csolak
“Striking the right balance between having years of experience, industry connections, standards for success, relentless drive, and being a mother of children who are currently working in the industry, Leesa is probably the most qualified person to find, nurture, elevate, and launch talent into successful performing arts careers.
I’ve seen time and time again my mother go above and beyond for every one of her students and clients, treating them with the same consideration and care like her own children. My entire life, she has instilled in me and my brothers a positive work ethic and mindset about the industry and life that continue to ground me with everything I do. Of course, it’s cliche to say that I wouldn’t be where I am today without her, but I wouldn’t have had a quarter of the opportunities and growth of my own talents if it wasn’t for her direct actions of networking and pushing me into the right circumstances and rooms of people. The fact that I’ve gotten to travel the world performing is because of actions she’s taken to get me with the right people, in the right place, at the right time.
If you are reading this, either as a parent of a talented child or are considering a life in the arts yourself, you’ve stumbled upon THE best resource and door into succeeding in this industry. Endeavoring into the arts as a professional is one of the hardest industries to break into and the rejection and confusion of how the industry operates can be crushing. I’ve witnessed first hand the lives Leesa and LBC Talent have changed over the years: not just helping various children, teens, and adults land roles and launch careers in the performing arts, but gifting them with direction, purpose, and newfound confidence in who they are as human beings and that their wildest dreams are indeed possible.”
CREDITS:
STAGE – THE NEW 42ND STREET (MN), TOP HAT (LAB) (NYC), WHITE CHRISTMAS (NY), TAP DOGS (WORLD TOUR & DOMESTIC), THIS GAME FOR TWO, LAST FIVE YEARS, HOT SHOE SHUFFLE, RHYTHMIC CIRCUS (TOURING), DORRANCE DANCE, CALEB TEICHNER & COMPANY, 80’S LIVE (AC), RAT PACK (AC), THE BURLESQUE SHOW (AC), THE JAM PROJECT, WORLD DANCE O-RAMA, TAP UNITED, CAPEZIO GALA, A GREAT BIG WORLD, XBOX KINECT, TARGET SPECTACULAR, CATS PAYING DUES, TV/FILM- SPEED RACER, THE NEXT GENERATION (SPEED), NBC’S WORLD OF DANCE (S1), ALIENTOLOGISTS. NYU – BA FILM PRODUCING & ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS, CEO – SOLARC PRODUCTIONS, NYC
Teal DePaola
“Leesa provides more than just professional advice to those interested in furthering their career, she provides the fire beneath believing in yourself. She brings out your best strengths and teaches you the ways to utilize them in ways to become successful doing what you love. Having worked with her being my close mentor for 15+ years, I am different in my daily perspective of life while working through the right mindset to more quickly move up levels in a career. Using some of these tools can help you in any passion for the future, her expertise is focused in the talent and arts industry but can offer much more to help you find your natural strengths and how to overcome and grow beyond known weaknesses. She teaches the importance of networking, and having humbleness while growing confidence retrospectively. Not knowing where the first leap into the industry would take me after my competitive dancing lifestyle, I could never have guessed with each new small step forward all of the accomplishments to come about. Not only was I able to continue dancing becoming a professional at the age of 18, but I ended up finding myself along the way of the dance career making it much more through print modeling jobs, a commercial, a well known movie, brand ambassador events and performances with numerous high listed artists. The tools LBC Talent has to offer are of wide variety, and at a high quality standard. I can’t express enough of the gratitude I have towards LBC Talent, I would not have reached my greatest potential otherwise.”
CREDITS:
Knicks City Dancer (NBA Tours, NYC, London, China, Dominican Republic), Feature Film- Trainwreck, Yandel Malave New Year’s Eve Times Square, Los Premios Juventud Pitbull & Enrique Iglesias, Gente De Zona ft. Los Del Rios ,Chiquis Rivera, Univisions Copa America, The Lexington Line & Lifestyle Fashion Magazine, Acuvue Commercial
Kevin Csolak
“It is remarkable how inspiring and influential Leesa and LBC Talent has been for so many in and around the industry. Being Leesa’s son I got a first hand look at how she utilizes her years of experience to selflessly guide her clients, recognize their goals and dreams (that once were fantasy), and make them a reality. I also got to witness how many producers, directors, casting offices and talent alike appreciated her professionalism and drive. I never dreamt of working with Steven Spielberg, being in three Broadway shows or holding a recurring role on a tv show. LBC Talent instilled a work ethic and mentality that supported and boosted me and others alike to understanding that our wildest dreams are right there for the taking. It is vehemently challenging to find words to describe the gratitude I hold for her and LBC Talent’s team. I would not be where I am today in my career if it wasn’t for Leesa and her expertise. I owe it all to her. LBC Talent is the catalyst that everyone needs to properly understand their potential, be given the spark to ignite their career and to fully understand the entertainment industry as a whole. Leesa is constantly diving deeper and learning more to remain relevant and abreast of what’s what in the industry today. If you feel like you have that spark and/or want to enter the entertainment industry correctly, look no further.”
CREDITS:
FILM: STEVEN SPEILBERG’S WEST SIDE STORY MOVIE (DIESEL), DISCONNECT (SHANE), WE COULD BE NINJAS (ERIC) TV: ANIMAL KINGDOM ON TNT (ANDREW), BOARDWALK EMPIRE (WILLIAM THOMPSON), JESSICA JONES (KEITH), THE MICK (STEWART), INSIDE AMY SCHUMER (BOY BAND), MYSTERIES OF LAURA (SPENCER SCHOFIELD), KC UNDERCOVER (ADAM), MORTIMER GIBBON’S LIFE ON NORMAL STREET (ELLIS), BLUE BLOODS (LUKE RYDER), AS THE WORLD TURNS (DANIEL HUGHES), ALL MY CHILDREN, GUIDING LIGHT. STAGE: WEST SIDE STORY OG BROADWAY (A-RAB), MEAN GIRLS OG BROADWAY (SHANE OMAN U/S AARON SAMUELS), JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE PEPSI SUPER BOWL HALFTIME SHOW, VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS WITH HAYLEY KIYOKO, THE PROM LAB & NATIONAL THEATRE, DC (KEVIN), KNICKS CITY KIDS, BURNT PART BOYS (DUSTY), CIRQUE DU SOLEIL’S WINTUK (JAMIE), HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS THE MUSICAL (BUGSY-WHO U/S DANNY-WHO), MULTIPLE COMMERCIAL, VOICE OVER AND INDUSTRIALS.
Training
Acting, Voice, Dance
- ^Train with NYC, LA and UK Top Professionals
- ^Learn From the Best in the Business
- ^Network and Connect to Mentors who can Make All The Difference
Acting
Voice
Dance
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“Who you train with whether it be for private instruction or classes is extremely important. A solid foundation is key however talented students learn quickly and training with top instructors ensures exponential growth.”
We can help find the right instructor at the right time for your child, teen or young adult.