Greater Talent Network

Greater Talent Network (also known as GTN) was an American speakers bureau based in New York and is currently owned by United Talent Agency. GTN was known for its roster of prominent clients, including authors Nicholas Sparks, Ben Shapiro, Michael Lewis, P.J. O'Rourke and Jeffrey Toobin; actors Laura Linney, Mark Ruffalo and Danny Glover; musicians Paula Abdul and Harry Belafonte; Navy SEALs Marcus Luttrell and Kevin Lacz; athletes Alex Rodriguez and Apolo Ohno; sports executives Billy Beane and Bob Myers; national security experts Raymond Kelly, Richard Clarke, and General Wesley Clark; finance/technology disruptor Dan Schulman, and Daniele Weisberg and Carly Zakin, founders of theSkimm.[1]

Greater Talent Network
Founded1981 (1981) in New York City, New York, U.S.
FounderDon Epstein
Headquarters
New York City

History

In September 2017, GTN was acquired by global talent and entertainment company United Talent Agency.

GTN was founded in 1981 by Don Epstein. In the early days, its agency was known for representing such controversial icons as Hunter Thompson, Abbie Hoffman and Timothy Leary,[2] whom Epstein befriended as a high school student in Miami.[3] (Hoffman et al. were in Miami Beach protesting the Republican National Convention.) By the 1990s, the roster had expanded to include politicians and political commentators, both liberal and conservative, starting with Ambassador Richard Holbrooke and, after serving under the Clinton Administration, former Attorney General Janet Reno. In the mid-2000s, with technology, innovation, and business speakers in high demand, GTN added Silicon Valley CEOs and trend forecasters to its list.


Notable clients

References
  1. Feinsand, Mark. "Alex Rodriguez signs with Greater Talent Network agency". New York Daily News. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  2. Gardner, Eriq. "How Hot Hollywood Properties Add Up to Big Paydays on the Speech Circuit". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  3. "Speakers' Agent Don Epstein: How Did I Get Here?". Bloomberg. Retrieved 9 September 2016.


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