Wendy Kurtzman

Wendy is an Emmy-nominated casting director with more than 30 years of experience who has helped launch the careers of many well-known actors including such notables as Sandra Bullock, Reese Witherspoon, Patrick Dempsey and Evan Rachel Wood. She's been an executive at NBC and Lifetime, and she cast the blockbuster film, Independence Day starring Will Smith. In 2013, Wendy launched College to Career Acting to help emerging artists navigate the transition from Academia into the Entertainment Industry with a focus on personal brand and strategies to forge relationships to further their careers. She is an adjunct professor at Pace University, UCLA, and Chapman University where she teaches the business of acting. Wendy also works as a business and career coach where she conducts seminars and teaches personal narrative, storytelling, and how to create personal branding that resonates with clients, investors, and colleagues. Her work is focused on interpersonal relationships and connections that encourage participants to risk, explore and have fun! Her upcoming book, Acting is your Business: How to turn a Craft into a Career, will be published in Spring 2023.