Ron West - From the Mailroom at ICM to Hollywood Manager and Producer

Ron West is a co-founder and principal of Thruline Entertainment, a prominent Management and Production company. Thruline manages incredible actors and writers including Oscar Winner Alison Janney, Eric Stonestreet, Michael Cera, Sarah Silverman, Rob Estes, Lindsay Sloane, Annie Mumolo (Bridesmaids), six time Emmy award winner Barry Julien, director Zak Hilditch (1922), and more. Many Thruline clients have been honored with nominations and wins at the Academy Awards, BAFTAs, Golden Globes, the Emmy Awards, Tonys, Writers/Directors/Screen Actors Guild Awards, and The Grammys, to name a few. As a production company, Thruline produced 'The Great' on Hulu (Starring Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult), Steven Soderbergh's new Quibi show 'Wireless,' the hit USA dramedy 'Psych,' to name a few. In this episode, we talk about: • Starting in the Mailroom at ICM Agency, including driving around a young Natalie Portman and her mother to different Studios • Becoming an agent after only 1 year and 9 months, followed by VP, Head of Television Talent at ICM (youngest Agency dept head) • Why he decided to create Thruline Entertainment with his partners • What makes a good Agent, why he was good at it, and why he likes being a Manager instead • Why he decided to create Thruline Entertainment with his partnerss being a Manager instead • How much, on average, he devotes to management, administrative, development and reading scripts • How he decides what productions and scripts to work on • How he stood out at ICM • What makes him different as a Manager and then how he attracts the sort of clients that he wants Resources: Website: https://thruline.com/ Trailer for 'The Great' on Hulu: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJGedvRfHYg Trailer for 'Wireless' on Quibi: https://www.looper.com/243703/wireless-trailer-teases-steven-soderberghs-quibi-thriller/ IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1930137/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_1 Recommendation: If you like this episode, check out Episode 1.1 with Emmy winning Producer and Director Stan Brooks. Host: Instagram: @MentorsontheMic @MichelleSimoneMiller Twitter: @MentorsontheMic @MichelleSimoneM Website: www.michellesimonemiller.com Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/24mmichelle