Chelsea Makela

Chelsea Makela is the Head of the Screenwriting & Literary Department as well as a Talent/Artist Manager at Discover Management in Los Angeles, California. Like many young artists Chelsea began performing in theatre & dramatic arts at a young age. She toured with a choir & sang at Carnegie Hall in New York City, NY at 13 years old. Her career quickly took off in high school after filming a lead role in a, an AFI Women Film, project. After a short amount of time, she booked a lead role in the Paramount/MTV feature film "Dance Flick". This would allow her to work with & learn first hand from comedic & respected greats like: the Wayans Family, Affion Crockett, Al B.Sure & David Alan Grier. Chelsea has worked in the Entertainment industry for over 17 years. She has collaborated, shadowed and worked with domestic and international brands like: Build-A-Bead, American Girl Doll, Kohl's, Happy Socks & various Non- Profits like:, Torrid, the NBA, LA Ballet, Diablo Ballet: Northern, CA, SAMFund ( she was the: Head of Events & Locations for Annual Gala & Fundraiser) and other startups & she was a celebrity assistant. While filming she was mentored and interned on sets, in writer's rooms & interned with non-profit and organizations (PR/Marketing & consulting to Boards of Pediatric Cancer Non-Profits & worked with Pediatric Cancer Non-Profit). When Chelsea got the opportunity to manage her own talent roster & officially open the Screenwriting & Literary Department at Discover Management she was more than honored. Since then she has had clients filming movies, collaborating with international brands, in shows nominated for a Pulitzer Prize, taking meetings with studios, production house, they've sold movies, clients in both departments meeting with networks, filming shows & voiceovers for animation, as well as agencies, various reasons, including agencies, like CAA & so much more!