"Originally, it was just about sponsoring talent — getting these creative, freelance makeup artists on board — and getting product backstage," Mr. Demsey said.
When community people came in from the outside and listened to the direction of dedicated teachers who sponsored my talent, I was given the opportunity to compete on a level playing field.
Sponsored by talent management and speaker agency Kruger Cowne, One Young World (the preeminent global forum for young leaders), and Spaceship Earth Grants, the Rising Star Programme is a global competition with the goal of identifying the next international superstar.
It takes a certain someone to be able to keep all those balls in the air, simultaneously delivering their events on time, on budget and to the expectations of clients, sponsors, talent and audience.
In 2009, he won a prize for new talent sponsored by a trade show in Florence that raised his profile, and last June, he was hired by Trussardi to design its men's and women's collections.
Correction: March 2 , 2001 Friday A report in the On Stage and Off column of Weekend last Friday about a lawsuit by Joanna Pacitti, who was fired as the star of the 1997 Broadway revival of "Annie" four weeks before it opened, misstated the full name of the main defendant, which sponsored the national talent search in which she was selected.
"It's encouraging that there are so many people who want to make films, but the financial problems are endemic," said Mr. Bielinsky, 42, who won a contest for new talent sponsored by a major production company, the Patagonik Film Group, which financed the $1.3 million "Nine Queens," his first feature film.
The crux of Ms. Pacitti's case is that the department store, which sponsored a national talent search for an adorable little red-haired actress, failed to deliver on its promise to put the winner of the competition (namely, Ms. Pacitti) on Broadway.
Mahdara envisions a property that links fans with products sponsored by YouTube talent, products sold under BeautyCon's own brand or under its contributors' brands, events, and content all under the BeautyCon umbrella.
Ross preferred to sponsor fresh talents rather than to further reputations already established, and in the second half of the twenties Barton was riding high.
Madden's own Web site (www.stevemadden.com) offers fashion tips, company-sponsored talent shows, a list of the founder's appearances around the country–and, of course, shoes for sale.
