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Decidedly different...
Simply put, Sandra Lord is a
maverick and is not one
to be “pigeon-holed,” limited or daunted.
Decidedly different, this multi-talented, multi-faceted
Caribbean native delights in “innovative concepts,” and is known
for her ingenious strategies, as well as
ground-breaking networking ideas, events and opportunities.
Whether producing an event, strategizing with clients
regarding career or business brand and direction, or creating,
writing, producing or directing a project, she has
developed, in her own inimitable style, a reputation for “thinking
outside the box.”
Producer,
Award-winning Events
Highly respected by her peers, Sandra Lord has played a
crucial role in Hollywood over the last several years. A key
figure in facilitating access and connections in
Hollywood, Ms. Lord is the founder of the popular,
award winning
Hollywood Networking Breakfast®,
(Best
Networking Event in L.A.), which she started on the
Paramount Studios lot in 1993. For the past 15 years she has
hosted Academy®, Golden Globe, Peabody and Emmy®
Award
winners and nominees, as well as top Hollywood professionals,
such as
Paula Wagner, John Singleton, Laura Ziskin, Lynda Obst, Tom
Ortenberg, David E. Kelley, Henry Winkler, Garry Marshall, Penny
Marshall and Mario Van Peebles, among many others.
Other endeavors include,
Women Helping Women,™
Creative & Business Career Strategies,
Changing Images In America,
the Chia Awards, the Post Oscar Showcase,
Hollywood
Global Entertainment Network®,
and In the Loop
e-magazine, among others. In January 2008, she successfully
launched The Great Hollywood Mixer, titled
Connectworking: Six Degrees of Separation...The Rolodex Effect,™
at the prestigious Aqua Lounge in Beverly Hills.
With over 2,000 people
clamoring to be admitted, the
mixer was an
instant hit!
Hollywood
Support & Political Recognition
Ms. Lord brings style, integrity and professionalism to all of her
ventures. Always ahead of the pack, her projects and events stand out
and continue to set the standard and serve as the “blueprint” for
many entertainment industry activities. Her events have attracted the
participation of studio heads, A-List players, music A&R executives
and celebrities, as well as the support of major entities
such as Universal Pictures, NBC, Disney, ABC, Writers Guild of
America, west, Screen Actors Guild, Final Draft, Daily Variety,
Hollywood Reporter, Baseline Studio Systems, Hollywood Creative
Directory, and Backstage West.
A strong proponent of diversity and empowerment, she has been
recognized by President Bill Clinton, Governor Arnold
Schwartzenegger, and Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa for her
outstanding ability to provide to people of diverse backgrounds,
invaluable access to key entertainment industry players.
Strategist
Ms. Lord also serves as a consultant/coach/strategist to
professionals in and out of the entertainment industry, tapping into
her extensive background in business and entertainment career
management. Her clients have included business owners, entrepreneurs, business professionals, executives, talent managers,
writers, producers, directors, actors, singers, songwriters, event
producers, and others -- some of whom have described her services as
“life-changing.” She strongly believes that to advance in any
business on any level, especially in the entertainment industry, one has
to invest in building relationships and expand their circle of
connections. It is “all about who you know”
and just as importantly, “who knows you.”
As a
career strategist and networking specialist, Sandra Lord helps her
creative and business clients get on the right track with regard
to their businesses, career pursuits, goals, special events, projects,
productions and one-man/one-woman shows. She helps clients develop a
unique action plan for success
designed to take control of their professional pursuits, closely
strategizes with them on how to implement that plan, teaches how
to utilize the tricks of the trade, and shows them how to
create their own network of access, opportunity and success. She
also encourages clients to challenge the status quo in order to
stand out from the competition and make a difference in the
process.
Sandra Lord is also known for her extraordinary commitment to inspiring
others to accomplish their goals.
Since being approached
by the
Learning Annex to conduct her successful seminar on
networking and strategizing for business and career, Ms. Lord has
forged a new career as a motivational speaker. At the root of
everything she does is the deep passion she has for fostering esteem,
confidence, self empowerment, inclusiveness and diversity. She
believes that no matter how well-educated, good looking,
talented or rich, one truly has nothing if one has no sense of self. Now
on the lecture circuit speaking on her varied background and
experiences, her infectious confidence continues to inspire thousands
and serves as a valuable impetus to help them successfully move forward
in their goals.
Celebrity
Background
Sandra Lord grew up as a celebrity in the Caribbean, where she
started a singing career at the tender age of 3. She went on to thrill
audiences at some of the world’s famous venues, such as New York’s
Madison Square Garden and London’s Hammersmith Palais,
Montreal’s Verdun Auditorium and other top venues in the
U.S., Canada, Venezuela and the Caribbean. She has garnered rave reviews
for her performances, scored a #1 record on the New York charts,
many hits in the Caribbean, as well as television specials, and has been
featured in several publications such as New York's Daily News.
She has performed before some members of the British Royal Family
and is the recipient of the only fellowship ever granted for study in
voice, by the Organization of American States (OAS) in
Washington.
Varied
Experiences
No longer performing,
Ms. Lord has gone on to develop, write, produce, host, and direct
projects in the British West Indies, New York and Los Angeles,
interfacing with the music, film and television industries and the
business community. She is also a
published writer-columnist-reviewer-songwriter, produced playwright,
talk show host, producer, director, publisher, Editor in Chief, and
entrepreneur.
Sandra Lord maintains a hectic schedule.
She is the Founder & CEO
of Creative & Business Career
Strategies (through which she guides the careers, projects and
businesses of professionals in and out of the entertainment industry);
Changing Images in America
(which promotes diversity in entertainment);
Women
Helping Women, the inventive professional and business
networking group whose programs
provide unmatched
opportunities to learn, schmooze, and connect in a unique format,
and which encourages women in entertainment to hire, inspire, empower,
and collaborate with each other;
Hollywood Global
Entertainment Network (an online meeting and networking space for
industry professionals in 27 countries, founded at the Cannes Film
Festival); and Lord Entertainment Group, where she is currently
developing television, feature film and special event properties -- she
most recently served as executive producer, producer and director on
“Brat Girls,” and completed production on a television
pilot, “Start to Finish.” She is also the Co-Founder and
CEO of TST Productions. The music extravaganza , Tomorrow’s
Stars, featured- on the nationally-syndicated entertainment
show, Extra, is a product of TST productions, which she
co-founded with Allison Lord-Butcher and
Jackie Jackson, former
member of the Jackson’s 5 and brother to music icons
Janet and
Michael.
Secrets to
Success
Lord attributes her
success to a strong spiritual base, careful planning and
strategizing, “out-of-the-box thinking,” a prescient gift for
“gauging and knowing what makes people tick”
…and with regard to the entertainment industry, “having a
keen understanding of the psyche of Hollywood.”
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