Who is Paul Alan Smith?

Paul Alan Smith is an agent to primarily television and film directors. He started his career at Triad Artists in 1984 in the mailroom. He was able to work his way up as well as to inject his social and political values into the industry. Paul Alan Smith is known for pushing activism and promoting sound environmental practices, leading him to clients with similar values. In his early career he was credited with instituting recycling practices in the workplace to reduce waste. 

More recently he has worked on offering incentives to alternative transportation. Paul Alan Smith is also known for encouraging dialogue. He has hosted several gatherings and events where speakers such as Gore Vidal, Condoleezza Rice and Budd Schulberg would share ideas of social and political importance. With his newest business venture he hopes to continue to push activism within the entertainment industry.

What is New Deal Manufacturing?

His new venture, New Deal Manufacturing would specialize in representing directors of film, television and streaming. New Deal Manufacturing would be able to act as the client’s manager or agent as well as help other management companies or agencies recruit representatives. This would allow clients to have a larger pool of managers or agents to pick, creating ideal partnerships. Alan Smith is partnering with Tyler Reynolds. Tyler Reynolds has the same skills as Paul Alan Smith, but has a younger point of view. Paul Alan Smith believes that having Tyler Reynolds will help New Deal Manufacturing be able to gather fresh talent easier. Additionally the younger perspective would give New Deal Manufacturing a chance at more cutting edge talent. By creating New Deal Manufacturing clients would be able to have a professional career while also being able to maintain personal beliefs and ideas. 

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