The Making of Entertainment Success
Alycia Kaback is an in-demand talent manager, transformational leader, CEO and founder of the Kaback Talent Academy™ a free 12 month coaching program designed by the entertainment industry for the entertainment industry. She has helped thousands of women and men around the world achieve their goals through her empowerment seminars, speeches, and coaching sessions and products. Alycia's life-changing message reaches over 250,000 people a month and she has been quoted on CBS Radio New York, Fox Strategy Room, The New Yorkers Cable Show, The Chelsea Krost Show, The Star Ledger, Buck's County Women's Journal, Image Magazine, IFV News, Philly2Philly, F.A.M.E. Magazine, Ascending Butterfly Blog, NearSay New York, PowerfulInterviews.com, LA Talk Live, WOR 710, Paradigm Shift, Philly Fashionistas and CBS Radio Los Angeles. As a member of the press, she has been the host of her own radio show on both CBS Radio in New York and most recently Alycia can be heard on 1360 AM Radio in Philadelphia. In addition, Alycia currently operates a high fashion agency in NYC with partner Ryan Colby and is President of KMM Talent, a boutique agency in Philadelphia. Alycia represents both newcomers and recognized celebrities from hit shows, such as American Idol and America's Next Top Model. She currently lives in Philadelphia and New York City with the love of her life, Harry Winston who is a 4 year old Puggle.
Alycia Kaback's producing credits include: The Model Diaries NYC (Pre-Production) VIP Reality Project, VIP NYC (Three Episodes), The Mandela Maker (Short Film) and serves as the founder of the Kaback Talent Academy, a not for profit organization that educates children and individuals in the theater and the arts through free corporate sponsored events and classes. It has been a passion of Alycia’s to help put an end to companies that take advantage of people by charging thousands of dollars for useless classes and photos. Alycia also recently served as MC for the 25th Anniversary Israel Film Festival Sponsor Dinner, SJ Music Awards and Conference, The Pink Party Fashion Show and was celebrity guest judge for the Manhattan Monologue Slam. Not long ago, Alycia was interviewed on WOR Radio in NYC by legendary talk host Valerie Smaldone. Her upcoming schedule includes the inaugural VIP Film Festival in NYC in addition to working on her first book about how to succeed in the entertainment industry. Alycia is also actively involved in numerous charities and speaking engagements throughout the year. Alycia can also be heard every Wednesday on 1360AM radio on WNJC Philadelphia radio on her own her own show The “It” Factor.
Alycia Kaback's entrepreneurial plans were started at a very early age during one of her first auditions for The Mickey Mouse Club. Alycia's background and passion was in professional dance. She would audition, with thousands of other young talent across the country, at the same time as such notable stars as Justin Timberlake and a still unknown Britney Spears. She found herself frustrated at not being chosen. Alycia did not know if it was because of her impeccable dance skills, lack of audition techniques, how to poise herself, correct audition etiquette, or not knowing the casting directors. What could she have changed to have had better luck in achieving her dream? Was she even on the right path? Alycia was never given the reason for her rejection. She was the top dancer at her school; everyone always complemented her and could not understand why she wasn't more successful. Alycia was extremely competitive and wanted to learn the ins and outs that make some people more successful than others. Alycia thought about ways to help others improve and change destiny for upcoming talent looking to get into the entertainment industry; however, her ideas fell on the deaf ears of those who also never knew what they were doing wrong in achieving their dreams. "It was hard to take advice from people who have never done it. There is a reason why most people teach. Did they fail and this was their back-up plan?" Alycia constantly meet individuals who wanted to succeed in the entertainment field, but did not know where to start. Then, in 2006 Alycia made the decision that changed her life forever. She quit her job doing mortgages. "I finally realized that I should be an entrepreneur! I was working in a tiny company and was doing everything from talking to clients, to servicing accounts, to getting coffee for people. I was even working a second job as a waitress. That was when I realized that I had the skills I needed to do this on my own."
Without a mentor or coach to guide her, Alycia immersed herself in books and courses on marketing, success, and prosperity. Using a hand-me-down computer gifted by her younger sister, she harnessed the power of making connections and surrounding herself with only positive and motivated individuals to build her business. She knew so many people wanted to be musicians, models, actors, and dancers, but needed the right people to turn to for guidance-- not just a teachers who were teaching the craft, but also people who had experienced great success from their craft. So many people were taken advantage of both financially and emotionally because there was no proven system a person could follow to find success. Alycia knew she would create these systems.
Although Alycia was happy at being free from the chains of corporate America, this was a difficult period for the budding entrepreneur. She was having trouble-finding clients, didn't know how to market herself, and was flat broke. "I remember one night going to the ATM. I was due to meet some friends for dinner and I couldn't even take out a $20 bill, my balance was $19.47. I will never forget that. And I had to call them and cancel and go home. I had maxed out my credit cards. I had just been putting all I had into my little startup business."
Alycia hung in there. The thought of working again for someone else's dollar was too painful to bear. The methods she used to cope during this difficult time serves as a perfect illustration of how to find success if you really want it. "I trusted myself. This was my path. I listened to my heart and knew that this was what I was supposed to do. Soon enough I figured it out." And that's when the business started to move in the right direction. Alycia's skill and proficiency at marketing her business started to attract such prestigious clients as Nole Marin the Judge from America's Next Top Model, Deborah Gregory the founder of The Cheetah Girls, Howard McGillin of The Phantom of the Opera, Ed Bennett the founder of VH-1, and many other representatives from notable organizations, such as Ford, Wilhelmina, MTV, Warner Brothers, NBC and some of the top people in music, modeling, acting and even Broadway legends. But the best was yet to come.
The moment when Alycia realized that her risks would be rewarded was at her very first event. Over 150 talent that were hand selected from over 3000 applications came to what would be quoted as a life changing event in both their careers and in their personal lives. Individuals from that first event who would have still had careers ranging from dish washers to waitresses have now walked the runways in NYC and Europe and have appeared in major motion pictures and in international publications. Their lives changed in so many ways not just financially. By living their dreams they now experienced improved relationships with family and friends and began to give back to society. "I'll never forget that feeling; there were dozens of people thanking me for finally giving them the opportunity to succeed. And I realized, I'm not working! I had done the work, and now I'm helping people live their dream and meet the right people to help them. I thought, 'I want to do more of this!' I was euphoric, and I said, Well, I don't want to work so hard for hours-for-dollars anymore. I want to do more of this-- helping people to succeed."
Since that day, Alycia quickly became a foremost authority in helping individuals meet the right people for success. Alycia has been a guest on various morning shows around the country, and has interviewed numerous executives from Ivanka Trump to Ann Curry and even the former CMO of Kodak Jeffry Hayzlett, fashion icon Richie Rich, Tony Bongiovi, the cast of Double Exposure, Ramon Singer of The Real Housewives of New Jersey, Marvel Founder Stan Lee, the Incredible Hulk Lou Ferrigno, Music Sensation Ne-Yo, pop star Aaron Carter, Academy Award Winning Director Karen Goodman, Village Voice writer Michael Musto, VP Commissioner of the Grammy Awards Ron Roecker, Academy Award winner Dev Patel, Sarah Duchess of York, famed actor Gary Busey, Music Star Rihanna, Lance bass formerly of N'sync, HBO's Entourage star Adrian Grenier, Buddy from Cake Boss, Legendary Radio Host Joe Franklin, Vivica A. Fox, amongst hundreds of others. This proves the point through following a proven system anyone can rise to the top of his or her field.
Alycia's authoritative and fascinating business building insights are a big draw on the international stage as people all over the world seek her expertise. Alycia hosts what are considered the best-run events that change lives and her workshops are unlike any other seminars as they are hosted by real people currently working in the industry who are successful at what they do and take this one day to help those who want it most. Alycia does not work with complainers or negative, unhappy people; she only works with those who want to succeed and are willing to share their story. Everyone from struggling musicians to professional actors and models and fully fledged stars of screen, radio, and television are given Alycia's innovative success tools to help them take their career and lives to whole new levels.
Alycia is set to leave an indelible mark across America and around the world in 2012, as she continues to expand her brand. In addition to offices in Philadelphia and New York City, KMM and Colby Models will be going international with offices expected to open in China in Shanghai and Hong Kong as well as in London. Alycia is committed to bringing the best experience to talent and clients through her commitment to innovation, hard work and outstanding support in success for anyone who is committed to make their dreams come true.
"A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history." -Mahatma Gandhi
Photo: Sarah, Duchess of York (Sarah Margaret Ferguson) and Alycia Kaback
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