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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. The event serves a
multicultural constituency and provides equal opportunities of access to
Hollywood power players. Featured on K-CAL9/CBS
and in VARIETY,
the popular event has hosted Academy®, Golden Globe, Peabody and Emmy®
Award
winners and nominees, as well as top Hollywood professionals,
such as Ron Meyer, Len Amato, Nancy Utley, David Nevins, Bill
Abbott, Erik logan, Dede Gardner, Nina Jacobson, Mark Johnson, Lynda Obst, Penny
Marshall, John Singleton, Debra Martin Chase, Stan Lee, Henry Winkler, Craig
Zadan and Neil Meron, Bryce Dallas Howard, Mario Van Peebles, Paula Wagner, Greg
Berlanti, Anthony Zuiker, David E. Kelley, and the late Garry Marshall, Wes
Craven, and Laura Ziskin, among many others.
LOS ANGELES FILM & TV MEETUP (one of the largest,
most vibrant and active entertainment groups on Meetup.com), WOMEN HELPING WOMEN
IN ENTERTAINMENT,™ CREATIVE BUSINESS & CAREER STRATEGIES, CHANGING IMAGES IN
AMERICA, THE GREAT HOLLYWOOD MIXER™ (Connectworking: Six Degrees of
Separation™), the CHIA AWARDS, the POST OSCAR SHOWCASE, HOLLYWOOD GLOBAL
ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK®, and IN THE LOOP e-magazine, among others.
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 and Backstage West.
A strong proponent of diversity and empowerment, she has been
recognized by President Bill Clinton, Governor Arnold
Schwartzenegger, and former Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa for her
outstanding ability to provide to people of diverse backgrounds,
invaluable access to key entertainment industry players.
Strategist
As a master strategist/coach/consultant and tactical networking
specialist, Sandra Lord works privately with clients in
entertainment, sports and corporate through her
Creative Career & Business Strategies. It was as the founding
Chief Strategist of the
JAMAICAN OLYMPIC ICE HOCKEY FEDERATION
that she helped her clients launch their dream and engineered the
group’s historic membership admission into the International Ice Hockey
Federation (IIHF) in 2013, generating a global buzz. Tapping into her
extensive background in business and talent management and performing,
she helps 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 clients 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.
Motivational
Speaker
Lord is known for her extraordinary commitment to inspiring others to
accomplish their goals at the highest levels possible. At the root
of everything she does is the deep passion she has for fostering
esteem, confidence, self-empowerment and diversity.
She regularly speaks and conducts workshops and seminars on
networking, career/business strategy, as well as building esteem and
confidence. Her strategies have been described as
“life changing.”
Lord is currently writing a book on networking & strategy as well
as one on building confidence. Her varied background and experiences
make her popular on the lecture circuit and her infectious confidence
continues to inspire thousands, serving as a valuable impetus to help
them successfully move forward in their goals. She has presented at
USC, CSUN, University of Miami Alumni Association, LA Film Studies
Center (LAFSC), Great American Pitchfest, Powerr, Azusa Pacific
University, Association of Independent Feature Film Producers and
Scriptwriters Network. Her presentation at the Final Draft’s
Scriptwriters Showcase famously set the tone for unprecedented
effective networking at the weekend event.”
Celebrity
Background
Prior to her foray into the film and television industries,
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. Along the way, she has racked up credits as a
published writer-columnist-reviewer-songwriter, produced playwright,
talk show host, producer, director, publisher, Editor in Chief, and
entrepreneur. However, sharing her
expertise in performing and vocal technique, teaching professional as
well as aspiring talent, remains one of her most favorite activities.
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, which she founded with Allison Lord-Butcher and
Jackie Jackson
(brother of music icons
Janet
and
Michael,
and member of
The
Jacksons (America's
Royal Family of Music). Lord, Lord-Butcher and Jackson created and
produced the music extravaganza, Tomorrow’s Stars, which was
featured- on the nationally-syndicated entertainment show,
Extra!
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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