Being an agent with Simon Mayhew

On today's episode of The Business of Show Business I am joined by Collective Agent's Simon Mayhew.

We go behind the scenes of a day in the life of agent and find out what it takes to be make it as an agent.

Time Stamp:

1: 00 Interview starts

1:40 Meet Simon

3:55 What is day in the life of an agent like?

6:43 "I always say to my clients, it shouldn’t matter what is coming up as you should always be prepared for every eventuality"

8:40 Collective agents and the team

12:20 "I’m a doer" (learning the business skills needed)

14:40 Trying something new

15:20 "Performers have so much pressure on them when they have been dancing and singing since they were little. I always thought if I stopped at any point I would have failed or it would have seemed like I quit. But it’s not quitting, it’s just changing your direction and that’s ok

It’s important if you are going to make that shift, you really have to make that shift you have to really invest"

18:04 Social media and mental health

19:40 Different relationships with different clients

21: 32 Side hustles

23:55 How to email an agent effectively

26:34 "People are too afraid to show off..."

29:21 Social media generally in the arts

34:19 Who or what inspires Simon

36:8 How does it feel to tell someone they got the job?

39: 22 How has COVID changed your business

You can find out more about Collective Agents and Simon here:

https://collectiveagents.co.uk/about

https://twitter.com/AgentMayhew

Other episodes mentioned:

Creative Director Danielle Drayton Talks Events and Networking

Time Management for Creatives and Freelancers

You can also book your spot on my upcoming 90-day content planning masterclass here.