Emmy Award-Winning Actor, Comedian, Producer and Writer JB Smoove to Keynote at Variety’s Business Managers Breakfast — SkimNews
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- Variety will host its annual Business Managers Breakfast in Los Angeles on Nov. 12, presented by City National Bank, bringing together people featured in its Business Managers Elite issue to celebrate top entertainment business managers’ achievements over the past year.
- JB Smoove, an Emmy Award-winning actor, comedian, producer and writer, will deliver a keynote conversation about his vision for modern storytelling across TV, film, branded entertainment and more.
- First Darrin collaborates with brands on campaigns, shorts and other advertising-style content from a distinctly comedic perspective; Smoove founded both the agency and Alternate Side Productions.
- Evan Shapiro will speak with Variety co-editor-in-chief Cynthia Littleton about the exploding creator economy’s impact on entertainment; he is a Webby Award-winning creator and an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning producer.
- Arnie Herrmann will receive the Variety Business Managers Elite Award from Candice Bergen for his career and community contributions; he supports Jenna’s Rainbow Foundation and Irving Penn Foundation and has served for years on the MusiCares board.
- City National Bank returns as presenting sponsor after decades working alongside entertainment’s top business managers, while Citrin Cooperman, Content Partners, Venable LLP and Willkie serve as supporting partners.
Why it matters: Nov. 12 gives Herrmann public recognition and places the Business Managers Elite cohort alongside Smoove’s branded-content work and Shapiro’s creator-economy analysis. For City National Bank, returning as presenter continues its decades-long work alongside top managers, with those advisory relationships again centered at a single annual gathering.
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