Barry Stuart Zisman

Zisman is an experienced attorney and businessman, with a sustained record of accomplishments in corporate, business transactional and litigation matters. Zisman's career has included senior in-house positions with major public corporations, private practice with national law firms, public service, and business ventures including: General Counsel, Grumman Allied Industries, Inc.; Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Secretary, M. Lowenstein & Sons, Inc.; Senior Attorney, CBS, Inc.; Attorney, United Artists Corporation; Senior Attorney, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Partner, Arter & Hadden; Shareholder, Winstead McGuire, Sechrest & Minick; Shareholder and Member of Management Committee, Rubinstein & Perry; Founding and Managing Shareholder, The Zisman Law Firm, P.C. (also see Legal Council)

 

Stephanie Bell

Stephanie produces Feature Films and Short Films as well as Theater in LA. Companies have included EST-The LA Project (currently serving as Managing Director), Sacred Fools (past Co-Artistic Director), Theatre of NOTE, Chautauqua Theatre Alliance (Board of Directors), The Outlawstyle Thrance Company (past Managing Producer), By The Woods Productions, and The Edge of the World Theatre Festival. A native New Yorker and Graduate of Mike Nichols' New Actors Workshop in NYC. she has performed Off-Broadway, regionally, in Film and Television. As Managing Director of EST-LA, the company recently won critical acclaim for its production of BRIGHT BOY: THE PASSION OF ROBERT McNAMARA. Stephanie recently produced the Annex Film Group's short film TAG (2006), which won Best Short Film at the 2006 Westwood International Film Festival. Other AFG short films she has produced include TRADE (2007) and ROBBIE'S WITHDRAWAL (2007). Stephanie has also worked in the legal departments for Major Motion Picture Companies including Paramount Pictures and Interscope Communications.

 

Nina Neuwirth

Nina Neuwirth is President and Chief Executive officer of Neuwirth Consulting Group, Inc. a national executive search firm and consulting services practice based in New York. She is also owner of Neuwirth and Associates. A 20-year successful veteran in the Staffing Services Industry, she has worked in various niche areas such as legal, IT, healthcare and commercial staffing for highly recognized staffing organizations such the Olsten Corporation. Ms. Neuwirth has held various roles from sales and sales management to key human resources positions. Among her many responsibilities, she has supervised global recruiting in support of her former employers corporate client's field/sales operations.  Working with world-class leaders, she now applies her expertise in finding ways to help client's meet their goals ranging from attracting solid, top-performing employees to targeting companies for M&A discussions to meet their key business expansion initiatives.

 

Burton Gilliam

Burton Gilliam, one of Hollywood’s iconic character actors for almost 35 years, started his film career by being cast in 2 Academy Award-winning films in a row. First was Peter Bogdanovich's PAPER MOON. He played "Floyd, The Desk Clerk", the 6th largest part in the film and a co-starring role. Next was Mel Brooks' BLAZING SADDLES. Burton played "Lyle" the comedic bungling nemesis sidekick to Slim Pickens’ character, "Mr. Taggart", BLAZING SADDLES is one of film history’s most-notable, quotable Academy Award-winning comedies. Other films include HONEYMOON IN VEGAS, FLETCH, BACK TO THE FUTURE III and more than 40 other films, Burton's worked with Spielberg, Clint Eastwood, Nicolas Cage, Burt Reynolds, Hilary Swank, Michael J. Fox, Willie Nelson, James Caan, Charles Bronson and many others, and with legendary luminaries Jimmy Stewart, Roy Rogers and Madeline Kahn. Burton recently completed co-starring roles in 4 feature films, "DROP DEAD SEXY, KILLING DOWN, "BLUE EYES" and "CAKE." Burton has nearly 200 Television credits including: EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND, SLIDERS, WALKER, TEXAS RANGER, WEIRD SCIENCE, CITY OF JUSTICE, 3 yrs as "Virgil Mosely" on the hit show EVENING SHADE, alongside pal Burt Reynolds. MAMA'S FAMILY, FLO, THE JERICO MILE, HAIL TO THE CHIEF, THE DUKES OF HAZARD, KNIGHT RIDER, ALICE, THE FALL GUY, CHARLIE'S ANGELS, THE A-TEAM, SOAP, THE WALTONS and ALL IN THE FAMILY. Burton's worked in over 200 Television commercials including clients Coco-Cola, Ford Motor Company, Quaker State Motor Oil, Taco Bell, and McDonald’s. He was national spokesperson for Pace Picante ("Hey, that stuff’s made in New York City !") for 12 years. Burton is one of only 1,500 voting, distinguished members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Academy Awards). He was nominated by friends Burt Reynolds and veteran actor Charles Durning, then unanimously voted in. And he's a member of SAG and AFTRA. Before acting, Burton was a Golden Gloves boxing champ (most of Burton’s national records stand to this day). Burton is also a much sought-after motivational speaker, as well as an avid golfer. Burton is consistently busy on the celebrity golf tour in support of many charitable causes, and was the celebrity host of The Burton Gilliam Celebrity Golf Classic in Pismo Beach, California for 13 years and the Burton Gilliam Golf Classic in Dallas for 4 years.