Exclusive: ACM Talent has hired former longtime HBO Latin America senior producer Viviana Acevedo to head the company’s new Spanish Voiceover Department. Acevedo will be based in Miami, Fl.
Acevedo has over two decades of experience at HBO Latin America Group. As a Senior Producer with HBO, she contributed to various aspects of the company’s growth and success in the areas of acquisitions, programming, operations, and production.
“When we decided to go full force with this venture, Viviana was our #1 choice. Luckily she was available and we were able to make it happen,” said ACM Co-Founder Marc Guss. “We have no doubt that this will materialize into a tremendous success.”
Added Co-Founder Phil Sutfin: “The exponential growth of the Latino market is unprecedented and continues to increase at a staggering pace. The US Hispanic purchasing power is expected to reach 1.9 trillion by 2023 and the numbers correlating to...
Acevedo has over two decades of experience at HBO Latin America Group. As a Senior Producer with HBO, she contributed to various aspects of the company’s growth and success in the areas of acquisitions, programming, operations, and production.
“When we decided to go full force with this venture, Viviana was our #1 choice. Luckily she was available and we were able to make it happen,” said ACM Co-Founder Marc Guss. “We have no doubt that this will materialize into a tremendous success.”
Added Co-Founder Phil Sutfin: “The exponential growth of the Latino market is unprecedented and continues to increase at a staggering pace. The US Hispanic purchasing power is expected to reach 1.9 trillion by 2023 and the numbers correlating to...
- 8/4/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Erik Seastrand, the former Head of Wme’s Voiceover Department, has moved to Acm Talent as Executive Director of Acm West. His position is effective immediately.
Seastrand helmed Wme’s Voiceover Department for two decades, representing top Vo industry talent.
Jake Gerloff, who handled promos and narrations at Wme also follows Seastrand to the Acm management team.
The move reunites Acm’s Co-Founder, Marc Guss and Seastrand who worked closely together for over a decade when Guss oversaw East Coast voiceovers at Wme.
“I’ve always imagined a dream team of Vo representation that would one day include Erik Seastrand. We are so excited for this new chapter to begin.” said Guss.
Acm Co-Founder Phil Sutfin adds: “As Acm continues to be the quality industry leader for voiceover representation, the addition of Erik will be an invaluable asset to all of our clients.”
“I’m looking forward to the...
Seastrand helmed Wme’s Voiceover Department for two decades, representing top Vo industry talent.
Jake Gerloff, who handled promos and narrations at Wme also follows Seastrand to the Acm management team.
The move reunites Acm’s Co-Founder, Marc Guss and Seastrand who worked closely together for over a decade when Guss oversaw East Coast voiceovers at Wme.
“I’ve always imagined a dream team of Vo representation that would one day include Erik Seastrand. We are so excited for this new chapter to begin.” said Guss.
Acm Co-Founder Phil Sutfin adds: “As Acm continues to be the quality industry leader for voiceover representation, the addition of Erik will be an invaluable asset to all of our clients.”
“I’m looking forward to the...
- 6/17/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Acm Talent is expanding its West Coast presence with the addition of Melanie Thomas as talent manager and Colleen Colin as project manager. The hires come on the heels of the appointment of Jeffery Umberger as talent manager in Atlanta. Thomas and Colin join Los Angeles-based talent manager Andrew Atkin.
Thomas joins Acm after 12 years as a commercial and promo voiceover agent with Abrams Artists Agency in L.A. The USC graduate began her career in entertainment at Abrams in late 2007 and was soon promoted to voiceover agent. Over the course of her career, Thomas has represented talent who have voiced successful commercial campaigns, on-air promos, trailers, narration, interactive and animation projects.
“Melanie’s reputation for representing and nurturing her clients is widely admired. Her abundant and diverse buyers have trusted her for many years and we are thrilled to have her with us, said Acm Talent co-founders Marc Guss and Phil Sutfin.
Thomas joins Acm after 12 years as a commercial and promo voiceover agent with Abrams Artists Agency in L.A. The USC graduate began her career in entertainment at Abrams in late 2007 and was soon promoted to voiceover agent. Over the course of her career, Thomas has represented talent who have voiced successful commercial campaigns, on-air promos, trailers, narration, interactive and animation projects.
“Melanie’s reputation for representing and nurturing her clients is widely admired. Her abundant and diverse buyers have trusted her for many years and we are thrilled to have her with us, said Acm Talent co-founders Marc Guss and Phil Sutfin.
- 8/19/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Jeffrey Umberger, the longtime voiceover agent and founder of Atlanta’s Umberger Agency, who represents talent in all areas of Vo, is joining Acm Talent as a voiceover talent manager.
“Jeffrey is one of the most well respected, knowledgeable and kindest talent agents in the industry,” said Acm co-founders Marc Guss and Phil Sutfin in a statement. “His entrepreneurial spirit and amazing ear for talent will make him a valuable addition to our management team and we can’t wait to get started.”
Acm’s current clients include Jim Birdsall (CNBC), Rider (CW), David Lee (Mlb Network), Katie McCollow (State Farm), Rafael Ferrer (NBC), Dave Elvin (Hallmark) and Carin Gilfry (Cvs).
“I’m looking forward to getting started with this new chapter in my career for the talent,” added Umberger. The teamwork and national reach were essential elements in my decision to join forces with Acm.”
Guss and Sutfin merged their companies,...
“Jeffrey is one of the most well respected, knowledgeable and kindest talent agents in the industry,” said Acm co-founders Marc Guss and Phil Sutfin in a statement. “His entrepreneurial spirit and amazing ear for talent will make him a valuable addition to our management team and we can’t wait to get started.”
Acm’s current clients include Jim Birdsall (CNBC), Rider (CW), David Lee (Mlb Network), Katie McCollow (State Farm), Rafael Ferrer (NBC), Dave Elvin (Hallmark) and Carin Gilfry (Cvs).
“I’m looking forward to getting started with this new chapter in my career for the talent,” added Umberger. The teamwork and national reach were essential elements in my decision to join forces with Acm.”
Guss and Sutfin merged their companies,...
- 7/26/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Acm Talent is expanding its team with veteran voice-over agent Robyn Starr. Starr moves to Acm following a nearly two-decade stint at Buchwald.
Starr, who began her career with Abrams Artists Agency, has worked with top voice-over talent and has booked campaigns for major brands including At &T, Subway, Lowes, Nissan and Verizon, among others. Long-time clients and buyers will be moving with Starr to Acm, co-founders Marc Guss and Phil Sutfin said in announcing Starr’s hire.
“We set out to create the most integrated and diverse Vo talent representation company. The voice-over world has dramatically evolved over the recent years and we needed to as well so when the opportunity arose to work with Robyn, it was a no-brainer. With Robyn’s commercial Vo expertise we have now become as full service as possible”, said Guss.
Added Sutfin: “Robyn’s collaborations with voice-over performers, industry advertising creatives and...
Starr, who began her career with Abrams Artists Agency, has worked with top voice-over talent and has booked campaigns for major brands including At &T, Subway, Lowes, Nissan and Verizon, among others. Long-time clients and buyers will be moving with Starr to Acm, co-founders Marc Guss and Phil Sutfin said in announcing Starr’s hire.
“We set out to create the most integrated and diverse Vo talent representation company. The voice-over world has dramatically evolved over the recent years and we needed to as well so when the opportunity arose to work with Robyn, it was a no-brainer. With Robyn’s commercial Vo expertise we have now become as full service as possible”, said Guss.
Added Sutfin: “Robyn’s collaborations with voice-over performers, industry advertising creatives and...
- 1/2/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
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