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Georgia Entertainment News is an active and credible resource for those who work and serve this industry. They publish news and information from numerous sources and conduct interviews and videos with the who’s who of Georgia’s entertainment world. Their mission is to provide strategic and competitive intelligence to movie makers, production professionals, musicians, game developers, educators and all those with a stake in entertainment.
On this edition of “North Fulton Business Radio,” Chris DeBlasio joined host John Ray to discuss his television and film production business and why he located in Georgia. Chris also shared the work he and his team do, through Agency 850, helping CEOs with their personal branding strategy. “North Fulton Business Radio” is produced virtually from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® in Alpharetta.
Chris DeBlasio, the CEO of Agency 850 and 850 Entertainment, is a television and film executive producer, public speaker and branding expert. He has +16 years in the entertainment business as both an actor and producer.
DeBlasio got his start at the School of Film in Manhattan, NY with teachers who instructed the likes of Edward Norton, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Peter Sarsgaard, and others. After receiving training he landed roles on the nationally broadcasted One Life to Live, CSI: NY and other day-time television. This early success gave DeBlasio the confidence to pursue a full-time acting career in Los Angeles California. 
During his time in LA, Chris’s entrepreneurial spirit kept emerging. He started working with his contacts in the movie business to fulfill the emerging need for mobile content. Chris listened to their needs and developed a new way for movie content to be shown on smartphones. This technology took off and DeBlasio started Agency 850.
Agency 850 is now headquartered in Atlanta, GA which has a thriving entertainment industry. As CEO, DeBlasio oversees a staff of writers, producers, social media managers and branding experts to administer CEO and Personal branding services to leaders in cutting edge industries.
850 Entertainment’s studio is located in Marietta, Georgia. This is the headquarters for all movie and TV content produced by DeBlasio. The facility is over 16,000 sq. ft. with 4,000 sq. ft. of administrative offices and production facilities.
Through his own branding work and ability to be comfortable on stage, DeBlasio has been asked many times to speak to audiences about acting, the movie industry, as well as personal and CEO branding.
You can find Chris’s personal branding knowledge online by searching for his own professionally produced CEO branding show called “C-Level with Chris DeBlasio” where he discusses business success and strategy with CEOs from all over the world.
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Renasant Bank has humble roots, starting in 1904 as a $100,000 bank in a Lee County, Mississippi, bakery. Since then, Renasant has grown to become one of the Southeast’s strongest financial institutions with over $13 billion in assets and more than 190 banking, lending, wealth management and financial services offices in Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia and Florida. All of Renasant’s success stems from each of their banker’s commitment to investing in their communities as a way of better understanding the people they serve. At Renasant Bank, they understand you because they work and live alongside you every day.
On this episode of “On the Money“, host Joe Moss interviews Doug Nicely, the Executive Vice President of Studio Operations for Eagle Rock Studios in Atlanta, about the booming film and television industry in Georgia.
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Eagle Rock Studios Atlanta is the largest stage complex under one roof in the United States with 465,000 square feet of space. The facility includes two furnished production offices and four 30,000 sq. ft. stages, including 20,000 sq. ft. clear span, each with silent air conditioning and 4,000 amps. There are 50 loading docks surrounding the facility providing easy access to 100,000 sq. ft. of storage and 40,000 sq. ft. of supporting areas including shops, holding and catering areas.
Recently, Eagle Rock Studios Atlanta joined five other Georgia-based film studios to form the Georgia Studio & Infrastructure Alliance (GSIA), a new film and television studio and infrastructure association. The group hopes to serve as advocates for the education of crew members and the development of talent needed to keep clients returning to Georgia.
Georgia ranks third in the U.S. for feature film production. The film and television industry in Georgia directly employs 23,500 people, with nearly 8,200 production-related employees. The state reports the film industry had a $5.1 billion economic impact during the 2014 fiscal year.
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“On the Money” focuses on topics and issues allowing small businesses to better navigate the financial services minefield, with analysis and opinions from today’s industry experts on banking and loans. “On the Money” also introduces you to some of the top small business leaders in the Atlanta market.
Hosted by Joe Moss, the president of Embassy National Bank, “On the Money” airs live every Wednesday at 3:00 PM EST from the Business RadioX studio in Gwinnett.
