TalentX Entertainment
TalentX Entertainment
TalentX Entertainment is a Talent management company that represent a number of popular social stars. In 2019, they formed the social group Sway House, which features many of their top influencers. The group was founded by Jason Wilhelm, Tal Fishman, Michael Gruen, Warren Lentz and Josh Richards. They have worked with such brands as TikTok, Amazon, Facebook and FOX. [6]
About
Talent X was founded in 2019 as the premier social media monetization and talent development company and was officially launched in late January 2020. The group was started by creators, for creators, with the main goal to help build a lasting imprint for the modern era of digital creators. They support, build and grow their social imprint across platforms, traditional and new media and into new verticals for their clients. The group also partner talent with premium brands in the space that align with their long-term vision.[4]
It is the company that every creator in the digital space wants to be a part of – from TikTokers and YouTubers to Twitch streamers and more.
With the motto “Creator first,” TalentX works to craft relationships and strategies that are in the best interests of each of its clients.
This group belief in putting its creators first is what has led a growing roster of the world’s top social media stars to enlist with TalentX.
In January 2020, the company launched The Sway House[3] (also known as Sway LA), a Bel Air mansion that’s home to six of TikTok’s brightest and most influential creators, including Josh Richards (12.2M followers), Griffin Johnson (2.9M followers), Anthony Reeves (5.4M followers), Bryce Hall (3M followers), Kio Cyr (4.3M followers), and Jaden Hossler (5.6M followers).
Just two months of been launched officially, it has already manages more than 40 creators, including TikTok stars Joey Klaasen (10.1M), and Joe Albanese (8.2M), YouTubers Anthony Rivera (273K) and Maddie Dean (203K), and Instagrammers Jackson Felt (952K), Eric Struk (359K), and Zachary Smith (386K). (It also manages Fishman and Richards themselves, as well as Adi.)
Goal
TalentX Entertainment’s goal is to create an entire range of opportunities for its creators, whether they are working to build their presence or are well-established. From merchandising to touring, sponsorships and creative intellectual property, there are no limits to how creators can monetize their talent and creativity with TalentX.
TalentX's Team
TalentX Entertainment is led by a team with extensive experience as creators themselves. The company was founded by its two co-CEOS: Tal Fishman who has amassed nearly 15M YouTube subscribers on his Reaction Time channel, and Jason Wilhelm, who built his own successful YouTube presence before serving as managing director of Esports organization SoaR and co-founding artist management company Collective Entertainment with Fishman. The company also features former Fullscreen exec Warren Lentz as its chief revenue officer, as well as Creator Edge Media and former NBA agent Michael Gruen as VP of Talent.[5]
The Full team list include
Warren Lentz - CEO
Tal Fishman - Co- Founder
Jason Wilhelm - Chief Strategy Officer
David Weise - CFO
Michael Gruen - Vice President of talent
Michael Senzer - Vice President of Business Developement
Josh Richards - Advisor to the Vice President of talent
Elana Moline - Director of Talent Management
Gavin Rudolph - Talent Manager
Cassandra Couwenberg - Talent Manager
Frankie Ray- Talent Partnership Manager
Bree Shepherd Director of Talent Partnership
Aly Treuhaft - Talent Partnerships Coordinator
Dean Johnson - Executive Assistant
Social Media
TalentX Entertainment has an Instagram account registered under the handle talentxent. The page already have 13.6k followers as at May, 2020.[2]