Gregory James, Executive Producer
Under the Direction of Executive Producer and Publisher Gregory James, our program is supported by top legitimate model and talent agencies, casting directors, managers and other top industry professionals to help guide aspiring talent and their parents in developing the tools for success by allowing our instructors, through an interactive environment, to meet, motivate and network with aspiring talent and their parents with the hopes and expectations to develop ones skills for success.
Our philosophy is that SUCCESS is not given, it is earned and only the serious need apply, while the rest can keep dreaming.
To understand our philosophy, you need to understand how our program came about... The Camp is taught under the direction of Gregory James. Gregory, who is a graduate from the University of South Carolina with a degree in Media Arts and who has worked on such movies as Days of Thunder, Prince of Tides and Wild Hearts Can't be Broken moved to New York City to pursue his passion for modeling and acting after receiving a modeling contract with the then famous mens agency, ZOLI. While he started acting and modeling, Greg went on to sign with eight (8) agencies across the United States including ones in Atlanta, Chicago, Milwaukee, Greensboro, Los Angeles, Washington DC. While living in New York, Greg began working for the industry recognized publishing company, Peter Glenn Publications and by the age of 27, bought the industry giant and still runs the publishing division today. Peter Glenn Publications can be found at www.pgdirect.com
In 2001, returning to his production roots, Greg launched ESB productions and has worked with major magazines such as CosmoGIRL, Seventeen, ELLEgirl and clients such as Rampage, MasterCard and Universal Studios. Gregory is the creator of the well-known So You Want To Be A Model Contest (www.soyouwanttobeamodel.com) that has been featured on E! News with Ryan Seacreast and has discovered top stars as Amber Heard, Shelby Keeton, Rose Durst, Megan Logsden, Elizabeth White. Greg has worked with such celebrities as Niki Taylor and designers Daniel Vosovic and Nicky Hilton. Greg is also the creator of “Fashion Show Nights,” which is in pre-production with Universal Studios
In 2003, Greg partnered with MasterCard to create the first ever Model Prepaid MasterCard (www.mymodeldebitcard.com) program, a specially designed teen prepaid card program created to teach financial responsibility to teens.
Today, Greg visits with middle and high school students across the US to share his philosophy on using his influence while teach life skills using the performing arts as well as elements of financial responsibility to teenagers.
Gregory lives in Boca Raton, Florida with his wife, Tricia and daughter Emma.
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