Brian Shlonsky puts his expertise to work for you. After nearly 15 years as an award-winning anchor, reporter and PR pro, Brian has worked all over the country — and in all corners of the newsroom — and is an expert in branding and strategy. He knows what it takes to help you market your talent and maximize your career potential.

A winner of five Emmy Awards — including for Best Anchor and Best Live Reporter — an Edward R. Murrow Award, several Press Association Awards and PRSA Awards of Excellence, Brian knows what it takes to succeed in this business and how to get you noticed at every level of your journalism career, whether you’re negotiating your next network-level contract or you’re just starting out in the industry.

No matter the job, one of Brian’s favorite aspects has always been mentoring other journalists and being an ear to listen and a shoulder to lean on when times were tough. He brings that same dedication to others to his role as a broadcast talent agent.

Over the years, Brian has worked as a main anchor, breaking news anchor, lifestyle host, reporter, MMJ and even as a storm chaser in top destination markets, including San Diego, CA, Las Vegas, NV, Oklahoma City, OK, Louisville, KY and Grand Junction, CO. He is ready to help you move to the city of your dreams, earn the compensation you deserve and assist you in becoming the best storyteller you can be. Let’s get to work!

TV News Agent Filippo Ferretti, an Italian journalist and Emmy Award winner, served as a news anchor at Univision 41 in New York City, in addition to his roles as news anchor and news reporter at Univision Tampa and Orlando. He became the first Italian born to work as a Spanish news anchor in the United States. He commenced his professional journey in 2002 at Mediaset, where he started as a news reporter.

Filippo is a talented quadrilingual agent. Only about three percent of people around the world can speak four languages. Filippo speaks English, Spanish, Italian and French.

Filippo’s career has taken him to more than 20 different countries, where he has worked as a reporter, including war reporter in Afghanistan. His contributions and journalistic prowess have led him to write for more than 15 newspapers and magazines across various nations. He worked for TVE Television Espanola in Spain as news anchor and at MTV news – Eurovision as correspondent for Latin America.

In 2004, he earned his degree in television communication and journalism at the University of Florence. Subsequently, in 2006, he completed his master’s degree in broadcast journalism at Iulm University, Milan, Italy. In 2008, he achieved his second master’s degree in Journalism and Communication at the Autonomous University of Barcelona in Spain.

As a member of the National Hispanic Association of Journalists, Filippo’s work was recognized when he received the Florida Society of Professional Journalists’ state award in both 2018 and 2019, the Journalism Excellence Award of the European Parliament.Filippo brings a voice to those who need it, leveraging his extensive knowledge of the Hispanic market in the United States. This understanding includes not only language proficiency, but also a nuanced grasp of the cultural, social, and political dynamics that shape this important demographic.

TV News Agent Stephenie Rogers Ratke has decades of experience in both newsrooms and in the field. She worked her way up through the ranks of local news, first as a weather anchor and reporter in small market Lubbock, Texas, before finding her passion behind the camera as a producer and executive producer in the Colorado Springs and Denver markets.

Stephenie has also produced for a cable network and is the creative director for an independent video production company. She loves a good story and excels at conducting on camera interviews with her conversational style and a keen ear for the right follow-up questions.

She is excited about helping other journalists hone their skills and take their careers to the next level

National Director Gary McGrady has worked with some of the top talent in the business, so he knows what it takes to climb to and succeed at the highest levels of our industry.

Gary puts his more than 30 years of award-winning journalism experience as a meteorologist and reporter to work for you.

Gary spent more than 16 years working in Washington, D.C.  Having covered breaking weather news at the local and national levels, he knows how to help his clients thrive in a newsroom.

Gary started in a small market more than 30 years ago and worked his way up to Washington DC.  He has worked with some of the top talent in the business, so he knows what it takes to climb to and succeed at the highest levels of our industry.  Throughout his career, Gary has mentored and coached meteorologists, reporters and anchors.

Senior Vice President Kimberly Price has more than 25 years experience as an anchor and reporter.

She has won an Emmy, Edward R. Murrow, and numerous Associated Press and Colorado Broadcasters Association awards.

As an award-winning journalist, Kimberly is uniquely qualified to coach, mentor and lead her clients to incredible, new opportunities. As a result, she has made big jumps for clients – as much as 152 markets – able to place them in positions that may have otherwise not been obtainable.

As USA’s SVP, Kimberly invests time and effort into every client to further develop their skills, make important updates, and ensure they are prepared for an amazing career.

Kimberly received her B.A. in Communications with an emphasis in Broadcast Journalism from California State University-Fullerton. Before that, she spent two years at The Sorbonne and American University in Paris, France.

TV News Agent Len Kiese brings nearly two decades of broadcast journalism experience.  He is ready to use his expertise and connections to help you grow within the industry and map out your dreams to advance your career.

Len jumped into journalism because of his passion for people and their stories.  It’s that passion and priority that helped him connect and excel in every television market where he worked and lived.

His attention has now turned to helping other journalists achieve similar goals.  He knows firsthand what it’s like to navigate and succeed as a reporter and anchor in several top news markets. Len secured his first on-air job months before graduating college.

He started his career as a reporter at WALB in Albany, GA where he worked his way up to weekend evening anchor.   He left there and headed farther south to Jacksonville, Florida where he worked as a reporter and weekend morning anchor at WTLV/WJXX.

Then it was on to WIS in Columbia, SC for his first full-time anchor role before a reporter/anchor role at WFTV in the highly-competitive Orlando, Florida market.  After Orlando, CBS O&O KPIX came calling with a morning and noon anchor position in the top-ten TV market of San Francisco.

Len has the utmost belief that anything is possible with the right combination of agent, client, determination and effort.  He’s always excited to help and navigate his clients on that career journey.