TVHOSTTRAINING.COM
LEILA SBITANI
TV Host
Media Coach
Leila has hosted a wide variety of TV Shows that have taken her all over the world and enabled her to work with numerous celebrities. Including, most recently, Jennifer Lawrence, Hugh Jackman, Mark Wahlberg and Jamie Foxx. Working on Entertainment Tonight, E!, Style, WE, Metro TV, Oxgen, Nick@Nite, and TV Land many more. She also has extensive experience as an actress in film, theater, commercials, voice-overs and industrials. Leila has been working as a media coach and teacher for the over 15 years. Teaching master classes at Colleges, Universities, High schools, and workshops in New York City. As well as working with production companies, networks, executives and independently taking on clients for private coaching. Leila has coached talent that have appeared on various networks including VHI, BET, HGTV, Fuse, NBC, CBS, FX, and Universal Kids.
MARK TURNER
Senior Vice President
Alternative Television, The Gersh Agency
Upon graduation from Connecticut College in 1993, Mark started working as an assistant to the head of the commercial dept at a major talent agency, in NY. After 2.5 years, he was promoted to agent; and started up the Host/Broadcast Division. Over the last 2 decades, the department, now titled, the Alternative & Digital Division, has morphed into a one stop shop for all things under the non fiction umbrella. Mark has represented top on air hosts, experts, personalities, producers, and digital influencers, in all aspects of unscripted TV and digital. He's worked with, and placed talent, and sold shows, with every major production company, cable channel, broadcast network, syndicator, and digital platform, across the country. In 2014, Mark was elevated to a Vice President with the agency.