Michelle Zeitlin

Michelle Zeitlin is a multi-hyphenate dot connector in the arts and the entertainment industry, offering career strategy. Her platform, "Passion to Power" is for aspiring and inquisitive creatives seeking tips, tools and tactics. Michelle aims to engage, enlighten and entertain. She is the CEO and founder of the talent and literary company, More Zap Productions & Management (also known as More Zap Talent & Literary) representing people and projects. She is also a creative producer "who wears many hats," and choreographer/director. Both on the air on the podcast, and in front of several thousand people, Michelle offers public speaking engagements. She has spoken for Move It, London, 805 Writers Conference, various dance and cheer festivals and educational forums and will soon be working with i-path, based in the UK, for online public speaking certifications. Honors and awards include "BEST TV Producer Pitch" at the Banff TV Festival, and the Leap Award with Entrepreneur. Her work is also offered at education, arts and film schools around the world, including residencies at the Studio School, LA Center Studios and UC Weston, The Space, Australia and PDC in Tokyo, Japan. Zeitlin's own journey began as a classical ballet dancer in New York City. She earned a full scholarship at the Joffrey School in her early teens, and was chosen for the elite Concert Group company soon after. Later on, taking advantage of her early drama training and lots of determination, took another leap into TV, feature films, commercials. Her acting roles include working with, and being hired by Debbie Allen for "Fame," for which she shot the original 13 episodes, series regular/dancer/singer. She guest starred on several prime time TV shows, and performed dozens of lead roles in stage productions across the country, eventually earning her place alongside creator, Michael Bennett ( A Chorus Line ) on the Broadway Workshop, "Scandal." She was selected for a principal role among over two thousand others at the open auditions at 890 Studios in lower Manhattan, and Mr. Bennett called Michelle "Diva," a nickname that resonates. The cast involved with that historic workshop included Broadway stars including Treat Williams, Swoosie Kurtz, Kelly Bishop and then assistant choreographer, Jerry Mitchell. Michelle began choreographing, writing and directing stage spectaculars for Fortune 500 companies landing major accounts with Nike, DeBeers Diamonds, HP, Apple. More Zap has developed an original event and show called Champion (Motivation in Motion) which is being marketed for both live corporate tours and events and multi-platform entertainment, featuring pro-athletes in speaking segments and sports choreography. Her client list includes top authors, actors, artists and activists. For up to date news, bios and links see the More Zap website. Michelle is especially proud of her involvement in finding new faces, developing their skills, helping them to find agents, publicists and opportunities to broaden their scope and meet milestones. She refers to her client family as the "More Zappers" collective and is proud to have Tony, Emmy, Grammy and Spirit award winners on her roster. The word "team" is important to Michelle, and is reflected in how she operates both personally and professionally. Exceptional opportunities have been procured through the alliances developed over years in front of and behind the cameras; including with Viacom, Disney, NBC, and her philanthropic work as "in kind" producer for the annual Superstars of the Year for the Boys & Girls Clubs, with celebrity hosts. Michelle's skills in sales, marketing, communications -both as host and writer- make her well-rounded but she believes its her authenticity that is her calling card.