Meet Christina Havis of Next Level Entertainment in West Hollywood

Today we’d like to introduce you to Christina Havis.

After five successful years in Law Enforcement working in State Correction and Federal Probation (Chris)tina was challenged to exercise her true passion in entertainment and was tested with an opportunity in artist development. Within that first year (Chris)tina’s artist shared stages with Lizo, Aaron Carter, and Iglu & Hartly. Through hard work, networking and consistency (Chris)tina was hired on as Director of Development and Jr. Theatrical Talent Manager with Next Level Entertainment Global (NLE). (Chris)tina along with owners Kimberly Strouss, Mario Anastasiades and two other Managers manage over 80 clients and run offices in LA, NY, New Zealand and the UK. In August of 2020, NLE announced that (Chris)tina was promoted to Talent Manager and Director of Development West Coast. Her clients have appeared in shows such as ‘The Conners’, ’Insecure’, Netflix ‘Family Reunion’, and The Mayans’. Commercials such as iPhone, JC Penny, NBA 2K20, Spectrum, and many more.

We’re always bombarded by how great it is to pursue your passion, etc – but we’ve spoken with enough people to know that it’s not always easy. Overall, would you say things have been easy for you?
One of my biggest struggles came from within. From as far back as I can remember, the opinions of others have in one way or another influenced the choices I made. I didn’t notice this until after I had my children, bought my first house, and was settled in my career. I had everything that I thought I needed and nothing that I wanted. I didn’t feel free. I felt like a robot stuck in the matrix. It wasn’t until I left my home town and everything I thought I was and began to do shadow work /self-work that the noise of others’ opinions began to fade. The hardest part of this process is the growing pains you go through during the growth process. The best part is the glow up on the other side.

So, as you know, we’re impressed with Next Level Entertainment – tell our readers more, for example what you’re most proud of as a company and what sets you apart from others.
Next Level Entertainment is a Global Talent Management company that represents 80+ clients around the world. As the Director of Development, it’s my job to scout and develops our clients. As a Talent Manager, we manage the full career of our clients along with being the liaison between our clients and the other members of their creative team. What makes me the proudest is the freedom and support of the company to be a proud representation of the urban LGBTQ+ community and the freedom they give me to represent our community in this artistic space.

So, what’s next? Any big plans?
We are grateful to have been able to leave 2020 stronger than we entered. With the new relationships made and the recent celebration of being promoted, I expect that 2021 will follow the momentum of 2020 with continued growth. I’m aiming to sign bigger named actors in 2021, for the clients that I have spent the last year developing bigger opportunities are already knocking on the door. In continuing my self-growth, I noticed that a specific type of musical artist I felt was missing from my musical arsenal. So, in 2021 I plan on finding a musical artist that speaks to the spiritual R&B thugs!

Contact Info:

• Address: 724 West Knoll Dr.
  West Hollywood, CA 90069
• Phone: 17022922265
• Email: [email protected]
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christinahavis/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NextLevelEntGlobal

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