EXECUTIVE PROGRAM ENDORSEMENTS

WHAT THE ALUMNI ARE SAYING

The following is a sample of what our Executive Program alumni are saying about their Act One experience:

“The Executive Program is the most thorough educational and inspirational program targeted to young professionals in the entertainment industry. I have been a part of programs at UCLA, USC, and numerous other industry training seminars and by far, this has the greatest breadth of inspired teachers, students, and guest lecturers who are passionate about the mission of transforming Hollywood. The Act One Program was one of the highlights of my life.”
   - Todd Burns

"The Executive Program has been an amazing and unique experience. I've learned the realities of a studio through my internship at a big name company. I've been mentored and taught by high-profile industry professionals. I've made great friends and become part of a supportive community of up-and-comers… Oh, and I didn't have to go broke to do it.”
   - MaryAnn Clark

"If you are called to the Hollywood Industry on an Executive level, the Act One Faculty will challenge you, the Act One Staff will encourage you, the Act One Community will keep you grounded, and God will open the doors.”
   - Joel Veenstra

"The Executive Program far exceeded my expectations on every level. I would not have been able to survive here without all that I have learned, and the people I have met in this program. I highly recommend Act One to anyone who has a desire to serve in Hollywood.”               
   - John Bell

"The Executive Program was the ideal next step for me in advancing my career. It perfectly mixed the practical and theoretical -- with great lectures and seminars complementing and augmenting real-world, industry internships. It challenged me both from a creative and a business standpoint, all while fostering amazing fellowship to the larger Act One family.”
   - Terence Berry

"Not only has Act One equipped me with the tools to successfully exercise my craft, it has also provided the guidance and wisdom to know how to wield them in order to effectively create works that speak of beauty and grace.” 
   - Monica Jimenez-Grillo

"Although I’d been dreaming of leaving law to become a Creative Executive for several years, the Executive Program finally got me to Los Angeles, and it created an ‘instant family’ of community for me that kept me encouraged.“
   - Karen Thompson

"The breadth of the industry that we are exposed to during the program has more than equipped me with an advanced understanding of the business. The wisdom that the faculty imparted to us would have taken years for us to learn on our own. I feel that the program served to spare me from making costly mistakes in the future.”
   - Ben Lobato

INDUSTRY ENDORSEMENTS & WORDS OF SUPPORT

"Act One is the only program I know of where students can interact with proven executives in practical, hands-on learning situations and wrestle through the tough issues.”
   - Terry Botwick, CEO, Thunderpoint Studios

"Making an impact in the executive suites of networks and studios is the only way to have real influence in the entertainment industry.”
   - Ralph Winter, Producer: Fantastic Four, X2, X-Men

"The increasing quality of the entertainment professionals you recruit as faculty and the rising preparedness of the students each year testifies to the quality and wisdom of the program’s design."
   - Charles B. Slocum, Assistant Executive Director, WGA West

"Act One embodies all that entertainment and education represents in a well balanced, empowered student.”
   - Sam Haskell, Executive Vice President (former), William Morris Agency, Inc.

"It is my pleasure to endorse the high caliber of the Act One Executive Program students. This past summer we had the opportunity to work with an Act One student and found her performance to be exceptional. We have no doubt that she will experience great success in Hollywood."
   - Caroline Carminati, Shapiro Lichtman Agency