From New York, LA, Chicago, Sydney, South Africa, Baltimore, Tokyo, Wilmington, Paris, Atlanta, Toronto, Miami, New Orleans, Milan; our industry pro connections travel from around the globe to attend Passport to Discovery because they know they can find exceptional and trained talent. But beyond scouting; you will find them during Passport to Discovery teaching workshops, guiding talent, providing real industry tips and advice, and presenting scholarships and awards; because they aren’t just committed to the Passport to Discovery brand, but the success of our contestants.

Daniel Mahan – The Envy Agency – LA, VEGAS, NYC
THE ENVY AGENCY was founded in 2000 and in its 24th year of business with two locations, Beverly Hills, California and Las Vegas, Nevada, representing a prestigious roster of models and talents of ALL ages, sizes, and diversity.
ENVY MODEL MANAGEMENT is internationally known for its famed fashion model database whom have graced many campaigns such as Calvin Klein, Victoria Secret, Abercrombie , Fendi, Gucci, Alexander McQueen along with;any magazine covers and fashion editorials for Vogue, Elle, Glamour, L’Officiel Paris and Harper Bazaar.
THE ENVY AGENCY is a AG-AFTRA franchised agency representing talent for TV, commercial, national print such as Pinsesol, Nike, Adidas, Converse, Dita Eyewear, Playstation, Reebok, J Beverly Hills, Medmen, FrontPoint, Tommy Hilfiger, Lululemon, Clorox, Denny’s, Chrysler, Chase Bank, Samsung Galaxy, and the list runs deep.
THE ENVY AGENCY theatrical division for Film/Television has always created big waves with projects such as Pen15, Grace & Frankie, Better Things, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Shameless, Swat, 911, and super proud of ENVY’S transgendered actress Mareya Salazar’s season 2,3,+ 4 on CHARMED, plus the amazing 13yr old, Benjamin Issa, as the lead role of MEL opposite Zachary Levi in ”HAROLD & THE PURPLE CRAYON” which arrives in theaters August 2024 whom also voices the role of Kabir in Adam Sandler’s animated Netflix feature film ”LEO”, ENVY’S Brenna Narayan in Red Notice with Ryan Reynolds, The Rock, Alex Kersting as the lead role of BUTTER in the movie BUTTER, starring Mira Sorvino, Jacob Kim playing the role of Lil Jupe in Producer Jordan Peele’s feature film NOPE … and many other films such as TIGERTAIL, A Brothers Honor, All Gone Wrong (3 picture deal), Hollywounded, A Girl Named Jo, Taking Your Daughter, Movie 43,Black Swan, Superbad and looking forward to another 2024 release of "Prisoners Daughter, and Boneyard with two of ENVY clients, Kat Q and Kesia Elwin starring alongside Mel Gibson.

Dawn Landrum – Landrum Arts LA – Louisiana
Landrum Arts LA aka Landrum Talent aka LALA was established in 2005 with a family of professional agents from both California and the Southeast.
Some of our successes and resume credits: (feature films, tv/series episodic/series regulars, leads, supporting, top of show guest stars, recurring, etc).
Feature films/series:Five Nights At Freddy’s,Bass Reeves, Spy Kids Armageddon, The Secrets of Sulphur Springs series lead multiple episodes multiple seasons,multiple episodes on Young Rock, multiple roles and seasons on The Chosen, Will Trent, Lisa Frankenstein, The Winchesters, Stargirl, multiple seasons Stranger Things series, Marvels: Guardians of the Galaxy3, Ms Marvel/Jersey,The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Suicide Squad, The Black Panther, Venom, Antman, Cloak & Dagger Disney/Marvel network series regular and recurring guest stars,Jessica Jones, and more.
Feature films Dog Gone, Canvas,Meteor: First Impact, Behind the Movement, Women of the Movement, Antebellum, Jurassic World, Sydney To The Max, multiple seasons of Stranger Things, DC’s Doom Patrol multiple seasons, recurring top of show guest stars multiple seasons of Your Honor, Cobra Kai
Logistically Louisiana is a “right to work” state meaning that agents based in Louisiana may submit and book in any other state without having a boundary limit. Also, actors both union and non union can work on union projects in “right to work” states. This freedom remarkably opens the market to book Talent in all states from Los Angeles to New York and all states in between.Landrum is a one stop shop for all types of industry jobs and opportunities including commercials, print, voice over, motion capture, audio books, series, web/tv, feature films, live events, comic cons, and all manners of stage and screen.
Landrum has in-house management that works diligently to educate Talent with information and consistency to maintain a uniform professionalism. Reputation, work ethic, respect, and quality is very important to us and we like to believe that this is the heart of our success.
We work to create an environment that connects both coasts as well as bridges the gap between Talent and Casting. Landrum grooms clients to work hard, know the business, and discover their individual strengths to enhance them. We encourage Talent to mirror efforts of professionalism and work ethic all while maintaining a polite and friendly persona. We have weekly active agent/talent live meetings to keep all in the know and connected.
Landrum sees unique qualities in all people without prejudice. It is our honor and privilege when we can help people of all ages, heritages, beliefs, and walks of life to realize their own incredible potential and how to find it.
Some of our successes and resume credits: (feature films, tv/series episodic/series regulars, leads, supporting, top of show guest stars, recurring, etc) :
Feature films/series:Five Nights At Freddy’s,Bass Reeves,American Primeval, Land Man, Spy Kids Armageddon, The Secrets of Sulphur Springs series lead multiple episodes multiple seasons,multiple episodes on Young Rock, What Happens in Miami,multiple roles and seasons on The Chosen, Will Trent, Lisa Frankenstein, Due West, The Winchesters, Stargirl, multiple seasons Stranger Things series, Series Guest Star multiple actors & episodes Anne Rices Mayfair Witches, Los Angeles series multiple recurring episodes: Platonic, Tyler Perry Studios feature film A Madea Homecoming role of Sylvia/Lead role, Rally Caps star/lead role, Are You There God It’s Me Margaret, Disney’s National Champions, Walker series multiple top of show recurring guest stars, BET series Guest Starring:Tales, series Queen Sugar multiple seasons recurring guest stars, Fast Charlie, The Blind, H.Phase, A House Divided, Bradley Randolph, The Thing About Pam multiple episodes and Guest Star, Staircase to the Stars, Broken Seeds series regular, Jigsaw NY series, Unseen, Saved by Oxford, Rumble Through The Dark, Night Terror, Unseen, I’m A Virgo, It’s Christmas Again, Off Ramp, Class of 09,Monarch, Disney’s A Haunted Mansion feature, Sacred Motivation, Award winning motion capture video games; Life is Strange: True Colors,Leverage Redemption,The Crossover,Atlanta Homicide,Aquatics multiple series regular leads,
Marvels: Guardians of the Galaxy3, Ms Marvel/Jersey,The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Suicide Squad, The Black Panther, Venom, Antman, Cloak & Dagger Disney/Marvel network series regular and recurring guest stars,Jessica Jones, and more.
Feature films Dog Gone, Canvas,Meteor: First Impact, Behind the Movement, Women of the Movement, Antebellum, Jurassic World, Sydney To The Max, multiple seasons of Stranger Things, DC’s Doom Patrol multiple seasons, recurring top of show guest stars multiple seasons of Your Honor, Cobra Kai multiple seasons, Genius: Aretha, James Cameron’s Alita Battle Angel, Mark Wahlbergs Mile 22,

Dino May – Dino May Management – LA
Dino May Management is responsible for discovering Barbizon stars Sean Faris (Reunion, Life As We Know It, Never Back Down) and Zach Roerig (The Vampire Diaries). He has also discovered Garrett Hedlund (Troy, Friday Night Lights) and Blake Jenner (The Glee Project winner, Glee). Other clients he represents include Graham Rogers (Quantico, Revolution), multi-platinum recording artist/actress, Samantha Mumba, and the lead singer of Dishwalla, whose album went triple platinum. He also represents Sean Scully, who has appeared in Harley and the Davidson’s, 911 Lone Star, The Last Champion, and The Miracle Workers.

Elizabeth Claros – Nola Productions/ Ellie Production – Miami
Miami, FL; Elizabeth started as the head agency director for two major modeling agencies in Miami: Mega Models and 301 Models Management. She is currently the owner of Nola Productions whose resume includes coordinating castings, photo shoots, catalogs/editorials, and fashion shows with national and international clients. Elizabeth has also worked with previous PTD competitors for Miami Fashion Week.

Elizabeth Remigio – Les Fleurs Management – NYC
Elizabeth is the owner of Les Fleurs Management. Les Fleurs Management is a model management company, specializing in scouting, developing and placement worldwide. At Les Fleurs Management we provide our models the guidance and support to succeed in the modeling industry. We are a management company with the goal to place our models with the best agencies in the industry. We focus on long term career goals maintaining personal one on one relationships with our models and their families in the development stages of their career and personal care. We are based in NYC and have relationships with top agencies in the main global markets.

Emily Makarewicz – Apex Talent Group – Beverly Hill, CA
Emily Makarewicz’s experience in both business and the performing arts gives her the knowledge and ability to guide and develop her clients’ careers in the entertainment industry. Emily attended the prestigious Interlochen Arts Academy for high school, and then The Juilliard School majoring in music as a flutist. While at Juilliard, Emily worked 7 days a week in multiple positions, including ushering for their theatre department, she was a video editor for ABC News, and she also worked as an assistant for a property sales team at Related – a real estate development firm. Simultaneously, Emily had concert appearances with her trio (ETA3), performed in multiple orchestras, and had solo engagements as a flutist throughout the US, Canada, and Europe. After graduating Juilliard with undergraduate and master’s degrees in five years through their accelerated program, Emily landed an assistant position at the esteemed Sotheby’s International Realty on the Upper Eastside – working under 300 real estate agents and brokers who represented high-net-worth individuals and celebrity clientele. She soon acquired her real estate license – later joining the team as an agent at Douglas Elliman. At this point many of her friends from high school and college were now pursuing their careers in L.A. as actors, singers, and dancers. Emily decided it was time for a change and took a leap of faith by relocating across the country. Once she arrived in Los Angeles, over a dozen of her friends started pushing Emily to become their talent manager due to her magnetic personality and sales experience. All of her previous positions and education were extremely impactful for this career change, inspiring Emily to have a passion for developing and managing talent. Around the same time, Emily met Richard – and they hit it off immediately! Quickly falling in love and getting engaged, Emily realized starting a talent management company for actors and musicians with her then husband would be a perfect fit. Through their mutual expertise, Emily and Richard co-founded Apex Talent Group in the fall of 2011. Emily’s personal knowledge from live performances helps her steer the careers of her clients, especially related to musical theatre singers and dancers. Discovering fresh, new talent and helping them achieve their dreams is extremely important and rewarding to Emily.

Frederick Levy – Management 101 Talent & Literary – LA
Frederick Levy is the owner of Management 101, a firm that guides the careers of actors, music acts and writers. He was the producer of Nickelodeon’s Dance on the Sunset, as well as the author of six books about the entertainment industry. He has represented clients in projects such as Hannah Montana, Parks and Recreation, Mad Men, Law & Order, Entourage, One Life to Live, iCarly, and One Tree Hill.

George Landrum – GeoLand Films – Louisiana
George Landrum Jr is a film producer and co-owner of Landrum Arts LA talent agency. George has produced several award winning feature and short films that have been seen around the world. With several scripts ready to shoot, George is looking for some fresh faces and voices that have the talent needed to work alongside established professional actors, bringing great stories to life on the big screen.

Giorgio Barbieri – Brave Models – Italy
Milan, Italy; Having been in the business for 21 years, Giorgio is looking for models for print and runway. His models have worked with clients like Armani, Dolce & Gabbana, Flair Magazine, Grazia Magazine, Io Donna, etc.

Hiromi Tashiro – World Top Inc. – Tokyo
President of World Top Inc. Tokyo Japan Hiromi Tashiro
World Top Inc. Established 1987. Has been scouting for 35 years. World Top Model scouts female age from 15 to 23 and males age 20 to 35 years old. Their top male currently graces the page of LEON Magazine.

Jacqueline DeGrazio – Watersound Records – NYC
Watersound Entertainment is an all encompassing music company. With songs featured on top shows on HBO, ABC, CW, Showtime, MTV, among others. We have worked with many artists including trending instrumentalists you hear on TikTok and Instagram everyday. Our artist, Piano House, has over 600k monthly listeners on Spotify alone, along with several popular and trending audios. Piano House has also worked with trending artist Gabriel Albuquerqüe ( Solas x Interstellar) who made it on to TikTok Billboard Top 50. We’ve worked with Mirko Dukanovic who’s song Laura’s Dance went viral with over 500 million views on social media and 300k reels made.
Collectively, our artists and music have been heard over a billion times throughout the globe. Our team is passionate about helping artists find their place in music. This year we are looking for singer/ songwriters from PTD2024!

James Charles – Elite Model Management – LA
Los Angeles, CA; James has over a decade of working with women and men in the international fashion industry. He has personally scouted and developed models who have shot campaigns for Prada and Calvin Klein and graced the pages of fashion magazines like American and Italian Vogue. The models he represented over the years have walked the runways for blue chip fashion designers in major markets like Paris, Milan, New York and London. He has appeared on America’s Next Top Model, America’s Smartest Model, The Real World Reunion and The Tyra Show as an industry expert.

Jody Orellana – 7 Sails Management – LA
Jody Orellana has been in the business for over 20 years as a Talent Manager. Seven Sails is currently scouting for young, emerging talent, ages 6-14 year olds. Current client brags include Mikeale Happas, Content Creator/Influencer.

Juliette Hagerman – Hagermans International Casting – LA
Juliette Hagerman is a Talent Scout and Casting Service, Hagermans International Casting and Photography. She has been the owner for 20 years, booking with LA Fashion Week, Miss Universe, Coca-Cola, Major Record companies, Paramount Studios, and others. She is looking for models of ALL sizes, specifically plus/curve models.

Keela Starr – K Starr Management/ The Oui Agency – Atlanta
Atlanta, GA; K Starr Management is an entertainment management company that specializes in the development and placement of exceptional models and talent. Keela’s clients are placed internationally with the top agencies in the fashion and entertainment industry. She represents Barbizon grad, Mackenzie Werts, who booked print work for Target and Crayola, and PTD contestant, Sarah Cate Stakely, who was just featured in an editorial for “Simply Buckhead” and booked a campaign for Barney’s New York.

Kelly Paige Rademaker – Level Talent Group – Florida
Tampa, FL; Level Talent Group is proud to book print models internationally with international companies, to work on over 20 television series and huge profile feature films. Level is on the rise to taking talent to the highest level! They have their cast in TV shows like The Glades, Drop Dead Diva, and Army Wives, and films including Dear John and It’s Complicated.

Kira Alexander – KLA Management – Florida
Kira Alexander is the owner of KLA Management, founded in 2008. She has successfully scouted, developed, and placed models on a global level. She is currently scouting models for KLA’s runway and full figure divisions.

Lionel DeJean – City Models – NYC
When Louise Despointes founded City Models in 1978, followed later on by Frederika Levy and Lionel Dejean at the head of the agency, she started recruiting amongst her friends and on the streets. She was looking for real « faces », tomboys, rebels and poets…
« An unparalleled ability to see beauty where others couldn’t, until they could »
These are the genes of CITY : a radical approach, an unconventional aesthetic, select what others would call « anti-models » and turn them into inspirational and iconic characters.
City currently represents and is always scouting for models, musicians, dancers, painters, actresses, singers, from all backgrounds and origins.
Unexpected flashes of grace, many legends are born with CITY:
Tyra Banks, Carla Bruni, Elle Mc Pherson, Carmen Kaas, Farida Khelfa, Anna Mouglalis, Isabelli Fontana, Helena Christensen, Maiwenn Le Besco, Eva Herzigova, Irina Shayk, Bar Refaelli, Julie Delpy, Lou Doillon , Joan Smalls, Clemence Poesy …
Today, strengthened by this tradition, CITY carries on the spirit of openness and diversity.