{"id":2072835,"date":"2025-10-06T17:59:55","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T17:59:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2072835"},"modified":"2025-10-06T17:59:55","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T17:59:55","slug":"agi-entertainment-media-management-hires-josh-bider-brandon-stein","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/agi-entertainment-media-management-hires-josh-bider-brandon-stein\/","title":{"rendered":"AGI Entertainment Media &#038; Management Hires Josh Bider &#038; Brandon Stein"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<strong>EXCLUSIVE:<\/strong> AGI Entertainment Media &amp; Management has hired longtime WME partner <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/josh-bider\/\" id=\"auto-tag_josh-bider\" data-tag=\"josh-bider\">Josh Bider<\/a> for the role of Executive Vice President of Talent Management, Deadline has learned. Joining the management and production company after two decades at the Big 3 agency, he\u2019s set to lead AGI\u2019s newly opened Los Angeles office.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe company also announced today that <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/brandon-stein\/\" id=\"auto-tag_brandon-stein\" data-tag=\"brandon-stein\">Brandon Stein<\/a>, a manager and producer with\u00a0a\u00a010+ year history at Brillstein Entertainment Partners, has joined as Vice President.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tBider reps a mix of lifestyle talent, unscripted and celebrity-based production companies and documentarians. Clients joining him in the move include world-renowned chef Marcus Samuelsson, chef and TV personality Andrew Zimmern and his production company Intuitive Content, Iron Chef Alex Guarnaschelli, filmmakers Michael John Warren (Jay-Z\u2019s <em>Fade to Black<\/em>, <em>LO-LA: The Story of Lalapalooza<\/em>), and Rebecca Halpern (<em>Mastermind: To Think Like a Killer<\/em>), as well as Michelin-starred restaurateur Joe Bastianich and Blue Zones creator Dan Buettner.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tKnown for his expertise in comedy and the digital space, Stein\u2019s roster of clients includes newly hired <em>SNL<\/em> scribe Jo Sunday, emerging producer Carter Hambley (a co-producer on <em>Happy Gilmore 2<\/em>), Yamaneika Saunders (Hulu\u2019s <em>Life &amp; Beth<\/em>), <em>Barbershop<\/em> scribe Raina Morris, content creator Brad Podray, writer-producers Jodi Lennon and Dan Chamberlain (celebrity.land\u2019s<em> Have I Got News For You<\/em>), and more.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe hiring of both Bider and Stein marks a significant expansion for AGI in talent management, particularly in the comedy, documentary and culinary spaces, and highlights the company\u2019s growing emphasis on scripted, unscripted, and lifestyle content on all platforms. The new additions also reinforce their bid to be at the forefront of the influencer economy, as the company continues to evolve with the ever-changing media landscape.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tIn a statement on the hirings, AGI CEO Kenneth Slotnick told us, \u201cJosh and Brandon\u2019s combined experience, unparalleled industry connections, and dedication to fostering talent will be invaluable as we continue to expand our footprint. We are ensuring that AGI remains at the cutting edge of talent representation and production.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tAdded Partner Brian Stern, who has experience working with both new hires \u2014 Stein, at Brillstein, and Bider, at WMA \u2014 \u201cI couldn\u2019t be happier to be working with my former colleagues again. An awesome addition for AGI.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tAGI Entertainment is part of the Yucaipa Companies, which has investments across the entertainment industry between Independent Talent Group in the UK, 101 Studios, New Republic Pictures, Equity Sports, ISE Worldwide and more. Known for exec producing Shane Gillis\u2019 hit Netflix comedy series <em>Tires<\/em>, the company is currently in pre-production on its third season and just saw the release of client Jordan Jensen\u2019s Netflix special <em>Take Me with You<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tOn the company\u2019s expansion into Los Angeles, Yucaipa exec David Barnes said, \u201cFor over a decade, AGI has set the bar for exceptional artist management and producing. We are thrilled with their substantial growth during a shifting media marketplace.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source deadline.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EXCLUSIVE: AGI Entertainment Media &amp; Management has hired longtime WME partner Josh Bider for the role of Executive Vice President of Talent Management, Deadline has learned. Joining the management and production company after two decades at the Big 3 agency, he\u2019s set to lead AGI\u2019s newly opened Los Angeles office. 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