Michael Broussard
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Michael Broussard a literary agent with iSB New Media.
’s My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands, Joseph Grenny’s Crucial Conversations, Nicole Richie
’s The Truth about Diamonds, Catherine Crier
’s Final Analysis, Nate Berkus
’ Home Rules: Transform the Place You Live Into a Place You'll Love and Fantasia
’s Life is Not a Fairy Tale, amongst other bestsellers. Broussard was also instrumental in helping Miller to acquire mega-pastor Joel Osteen
for their list.
In 2006, Broussard joined Regan Media headed by Judith Regan
. He served as a Senior Editor during the last year of Regan’s tenure. In 2007, he joined Simon & Schuster Entertainment as Senior Editor where he acquired Tori Spelling
’s sTORI Telling, Chelsea Handler’s Are You There Vodka? It’s Me, Chelsea, Teri Irwin’s Steve and Me: Life with the Crocodile Hunter and Jim Karas’ The Cardio-Free Diet. In 2008, Broussard returned to the agency world as Executive Vice President and Partner with iSB New Media.
Under iSB, Broussard represents a number of writers from the entertainment industry, including Chelsea Handler, the Kardashian Family, Harry Hamlin, Heather MacDonald, and Lisa Ann Walter. He also manages the literary and film/TV properties of many non-celebrity clients including Jeffrey Ma, Kristen McGuiness, Rodney Anderson, and Mark MacDonald.
Career
Broussard began his literary career with Jan Miller at Dupree Miller & Associates in 1987. Miller met Broussard while he was waiting tables at a popular Dallas restaurant, and told him he had the personality to be an agent. Starting out as an intern at Miller’s offices, Michael went on to become one of their lead agents, representing such books as Chelsea HandlerChelsea Handler
Chelsea Joy Handler is an American stand-up comedian, humorist, television host, actress, model and best-selling author. She currently hosts a late-night talk show titled, Chelsea Lately on the E! Cable Television Network. In 2009 she won a Bravo A-List Award...
’s My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands, Joseph Grenny’s Crucial Conversations, Nicole Richie
Nicole Richie
Nicole Camille Richie is an American fashion designer, author, actress, singer and television personality. Her father was Peter Michael Escovedo, a musician who played for a brief time with Lionel Richie, and her mother Karen was the executive assistant for Sheila Escovedo...
’s The Truth about Diamonds, Catherine Crier
Catherine Crier
Catherine Jean Crier is an American television personality and a former district court judge.-Life and career:Crier was born in Dallas, Texas in 1954 to William and Ann Crier and has two sisters. Crier graduated from Richardson High School and University of Texas at Austin, from which she earned...
’s Final Analysis, Nate Berkus
Nate Berkus
Nathan Jay "Nate" Berkus is an American interior designer and daytime television host. He runs the Chicago interior design firm Nate Berkus Associates and has been a regular guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show, offering design advice to viewers. May 25, 2010, was his last day on The Oprah Winfrey Show...
’ Home Rules: Transform the Place You Live Into a Place You'll Love and Fantasia
Fantasia Barrino
Fantasia Monique Barrino commonly known as Fantasia, is an American R&B singer, Broadway and television actress who rose to fame as the winner of the third season of the reality television series American Idol in 2004. Following her victory, she released her debut single, "I Believe", which...
’s Life is Not a Fairy Tale, amongst other bestsellers. Broussard was also instrumental in helping Miller to acquire mega-pastor Joel Osteen
Joel Osteen
Joel Scott Osteen is an American author, televangelist, and the senior pastor of Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas. His ministry reaches over seven million broadcast media viewers weekly in over 100 nations around the world.-Biography:...
for their list.
In 2006, Broussard joined Regan Media headed by Judith Regan
Judith Regan
Judith Regan is an American editor, producer, book publisher and television and radio talk show host. She is the mother of a son and a daughter and lives in New York City and Los Angeles.-Early life:...
. He served as a Senior Editor during the last year of Regan’s tenure. In 2007, he joined Simon & Schuster Entertainment as Senior Editor where he acquired Tori Spelling
Tori Spelling
Victoria Davey "Tori" Spelling is an American actress. Spelling became known in the early 1990s for her role as Donna Martin on Beverly Hills, 90210. Spelling then had roles in a string of made-for-television films, such as A Friend to Die For and Mother, May I Sleep with Danger?...
’s sTORI Telling, Chelsea Handler’s Are You There Vodka? It’s Me, Chelsea, Teri Irwin’s Steve and Me: Life with the Crocodile Hunter and Jim Karas’ The Cardio-Free Diet. In 2008, Broussard returned to the agency world as Executive Vice President and Partner with iSB New Media.
Under iSB, Broussard represents a number of writers from the entertainment industry, including Chelsea Handler, the Kardashian Family, Harry Hamlin, Heather MacDonald, and Lisa Ann Walter. He also manages the literary and film/TV properties of many non-celebrity clients including Jeffrey Ma, Kristen McGuiness, Rodney Anderson, and Mark MacDonald.
Current titles
Broussard currently represents the following books:- Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang by Chelsea Handler (Grand Central Publishing, March 9, 2010)
- Little Nuggets of Wisdom: Big Advice from the Small Star of Chelsea Lately by Chuy Bravo (Grand Central Publishing, April 1, 2010)
- You'll Never Blue Ball in This Town Again: One Woman's Painfully Funny Quest to Give It Up by Heather McDonaldHeather McDonaldHeather McDonald is an American actress, comedian, and writer. She is best known for her appearances on the E! series Chelsea Lately. She is one of the eight writers on the show and often participates in sketches and segments...
(Simon & Schuster, June 8, 2010) - The House Advantage: Playing the Odds to Win Big In Business by Jeffrey Ma (St. Martin’s Press, July 6, 2010)
- CREDIT 911: Secrets and Strategies to Saving Your Financial Life by Rodney Anderson (John Wiley & Sons, July 2010)
- 51/50: The Magical Adventures of a Single Life by Kristen McGuiness (Soft Skull Press, September 1, 2010)
- Full Frontal Nudity: The Making of an Accidental Actor by Harry HamlinHarry HamlinHarry Robinson Hamlin is an American film and television actor, known for his role as Perseus in the 1981 fantasy film Clash of the Titans, and as Michael Kuzak in the legal drama series L.A...
(Scribner, September 2010) - Kardashian Konfidential by Kim KardashianKim KardashianKimberly Noel "Kim" Kardashian is an American socialite, television personality, model, actress and businesswoman. She is known for the E! reality series that she shares with her family—Keeping Up with the Kardashians, and its spin-offs including Kourtney and Kim Take New York...
, Khloe KardashianKhloe KardashianKhloé Kardashian Odom is an American businesswoman, television personality, radio host, socialite, and model...
, & Kourtney KardashianKourtney KardashianKourtney Mary Kardashian is an American businesswoman, socialite, model, actress and reality television personality who gained fame as a cast member of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, Kourtney and Kim Take New York, and Kourtney and Khloé Take Miami.She is the oldest child of Kris Jenner and...
(St. Martin’s Press, November 2010) - Venice Nutrition by Mark Macdonald (HarperOne, January 2011)
- Untitled (Lisa Ann Walter) by Lisa Ann WalterLisa Ann WalterLisa Ann Walter is an American actress, comedienne, writer and film producer. She has appeared in such films as the 1998 version of The Parent Trap, Bruce Almighty, Shall We Dance, and War of the Worlds as Cheryl. Walter also created and starred in the short-lived 1996-1997 sitcom, Life's Work...
(HarperCollins by March 2011)
External links
- http://www.redorbit.com/news/entertainment/1579072/media_maverick_michael_broussard_joins_forces_with_isb_global_to/index.html
- http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/11/fashion/11handler.html
- http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/ent/stories/DN-peppard_0504gl.ART.State.Bulldog.465ec68.html
- http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/fea/columnists/apeppard/stories/DN-OTTPeppard_0210gl.ART0.State.Edition1.118c4d8f.html