Industry Pros

Taylor Burkey is a Junior Agent in the TV, Theatre, and Film department at Avalon Artists Group. Avalon prides itself on offering hands-on, personalized attention and guidance to all of their clients. They bring compassion, care, and dedication to each and every one of their actors’ careers.

Prior to joining the Avalon team in 2016, Taylor enjoyed a career in casting. She gained experience at Telsey and Company, Tara Rubin Casting, Manhattan Theatre Club, and Judy Henderson Casting before opening her own company, Burkey Casting. Burkey Casting was committed to actor representation, a cause Taylor still champions.

She holds a BFA in Drama from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts.

For 10 years, Jackie Dixon, of Zanee Entertainment LLC—a full-function talent management company—has been a leader in the entertainment industry. Coming from the world of casting into management; she has cast for the groundbreaking film Precious under the tutelage of Winsome Sinclair & Associates, and for the Oliver Stone film Pinkville. Her impressive roster of clients covers the entire spectrum of show business:  Theatre, Films, On Camera Commercials, Primetime television series, Commercial print, and Voiceovers.

You have seen her clients over the course of her career in highly recognizable TV and films such as Blue Bloods, Blindspot ,Bull, Jessica Jones, She’s Gotta Have It, The Brave, Luke Cage, Person of Interest, Power, Boardwalk Empire, Gotham, Orange is the New Black, Law & Order SVU, Girls, The Good Wife, Madam Secretary, Friends with Benefits, The Sitter, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, Dora the Explorer, Sleepwalk with Me, 30 Rock, One Life To Live, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The 22, Nurse Jackie, Gossip Girl, Sesame Street, and many more. Clients have screen tested in Los Angeles for Glee, X-Men First Class, The Gambler with Mark Wahlberg, Power Rangers, and Straight Outta Compton with F. Gary Gray. Clients have secured holding deals with ABC. Her growing business also involves a commercial print department working with top advertising clients for such companies as Verizon,Crest, Cheerios, Google, Metro PCS, Coca-Cola, Bud Light, Intel, Elizabeth Arden, and Target to name a few.

 In most recent years, impressive projects for her clients have included:  Rapper/Actor Jermel Howard in The First Purge, Power, All Eyez On Me (Tupac biopic), Major Crimes, Hostages, Orange is the New Black, The 22, Law & Order SVU, The Americans, Judd Apatow's Girls on HBO. He is also a principal talent in Nike and Powerade past commercial campaigns. Moises Acevedo in The First Purge, Netflix’s Daredevil, Orange is the New Black, Rose’s Shoes, Remember Me, How to Make it in America, and Louie.  Child stars whose careers she launched include Kayla Maisonet, Uilesses Silguero, star of various Nickelodeon projects and Nicole Berger in The Longest Week as the young Olivia Wilde.

As a personal manager she encompasses the word "proactive," in that she guides and provides consultation for her clients in every area of their lives. Ms. Dixon steers her talent on how to deliver what the casting director is seeking. “I advise on image branding, technique classes, auditioning, and professionalism, by drawing on my experience and expertise from casting to lead them on the road to success.”    

Working alongside Gayle Keller, Allison's projects include several hit series, films and indie features. 

Allison's past credits include: INSIDE AMY SCHUMER, GOTHAM (Season 1), LOUIE (Seasons 4 & 5), THE WHO WAS SHOW (Netflix), THE DETOUR, MAN SEEKING WOMAN, HOUSE OF CARDS (Season 1), CRASHING (Season 1, 2 & 3), the Woody Allen Feature IRRATIONAL MAN, & MAGIC IN THE MOONLIGHT, Indie features THE GOOD CATHOLIC and MS. WHITE LIGHT and the Amazon feature THE BIG SICK.

3G Management is a boutique company providing personalized representation for named talent. There are many opportunities in this industry and we curate those opportunities to ensure continued growth. We've also been known to create such opportunities when needed.

For raw or beginning talent, we provide the direction needed to flourish.

Everyone has a strength. We not only uncover that strength to build credits but also challenge the exploration of new roles.

Gisela started 3G Management. From casting to production she's done it all but wanted to become more involved with finding, and representing, true talent.

Teaming up with a casting director of over twenty years, who is also a respected acting coach, has allowed 3G Management to provide their talent with audition prepping. A unique offering not found with other managers.

And now we are producing as well. Following the growing success of 3G's talent we are now expanding into producing films. This is another area where experience is catalyzing rapid growth for 3G.

Tempest Casting is owned and operated by Tom O'Hare, a professional Casting Director in New York City for over 10 years. Currently, Tom is casting season 2 of Cults and Dark Waters, both for Investigation Discovery. Tom is a graduate of New York University.  Tom's work includes casting Commercials for MTV, Uber, Morgan Stanley, Subway, Nabisco, Chase Bank, Dixie, Jack Daniels, Hanes and Buzzfeed. His TV credits include Girl Code, Guy Code, Girl Code vs. Guy Code, cast re-enactments for the award winning documentary Going Clear, and numerous independent shorts and films.

Carla Hough is owner/operator of Bold Talent Agency. A passionate film enthusiast, she is a walking encyclopedia of film knowledge. Bold Talent Agency was born from her discerning taste in talent and desire to team with and advocate for gifted and diligent actors. Bold is a boutique talent agency operating in the SouthEast region, with a roster of current and rising stars, earnestly connecting its family of diverse talent with some of the nation's most noted productions.