The Real Story of Building UTA + How Love Island Gets Made

On this episode of AvA LIVE: Jeremy Zimmer, Co-Founder, former CEO and Executive Chairman of UTA, reflects on building one of Hollywood’s top talent agencies, what makes a great agent and how his definition of success has changed. Jazzy Collins, the Emmy-winning casting director behind Love Island USA, The Traitors and The Bachelor franchise, breaks down how reality stars are discovered, what makes someone impossible to look away from and how to break into casting. Max Tcheyan, Co-Founder and CEO of Caper and former Co-Founder of Puck, explains the growing power of hospitality, where traditional media went wrong and the overlooked industries young founders should be building in. Andrea Metz and Michelle Peerali, Co-Founders of Hi Mom Productions, take us behind the scenes of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, Million Dollar Nannies and Keeping Up with the Kardashians, revealing how much of reality television is planned and where producers draw the line.