Insanity Hires Agents From Independent & Curtis Brown
Insanity Talent Management has expanded its team by hiring agents from Independent Talent and Curtis Brown. The new hires include Grace O’Leary, Zach Brown, Lucy Chesterman, and Hannah Thomas Davies, who bring extensive experience from their previous roles. Insanity aims to strengthen its presence in the Gen-Z market by signing notable clients and enhancing its talent roster.
- ▪Grace O’Leary has joined as Senior Talent Manager after 12 years at Independent Talent.
- ▪Zach Brown has also joined as a Senior Talent Manager, focusing on games.
- ▪Lucy Chesterman and Hannah Thomas Davies have brought in clients from their previous agencies.
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L-R: Lucy Chesterman, Andy Varley, Hannah Thomas Davies, Zach Brown, Grace O’Leary Joe Magowan EXCLUSIVE: Maya Jama and Roman Kemp’s agency Insanity Talent Management has hired agents from Independent Talent and Curtis Brown. Grace O’Leary has joined as Senior Talent Manager after a 12-year stint at Independent where she worked with the likes of Sian Welby, Dolly Alderton and Lauren Laverne. She has already signed the likes of Dolly Alderton’s former High Low podcast host Pandora Sykes, Hasan Semay (Big Has), Freddie Garland and Justin Tsang (JustinTheDustbin). Zach Brown has joined in the same role from Independent, having focused on games. He has signed Frankie Ward, Leah Alexandra, Koji and Emma Nicole.
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