Stage and keynote
- Keynote and mainstage readiness
- Green room and speaker suite setup
- Multi-day conference coverage
- Back-to-back session turnovers
- Panel and breakout touch-ups
- Shine control under stage lighting
Public Figures & Speakers · Tampa Bay · Chicago · Los Angeles · 22+ Markets
Camera-ready for the whole run, not just one stage.
Keynote speakers, coaches, executives, authors and on-air talent. Stage lighting, HD broadcast, press days, podcasts and back-to-back sessions each demand something different — and none of them look right with event makeup. Serving Tampa Bay, Chicago, Los Angeles, and 22+ markets nationwide.
Licensed Florida Talent Agency TA1765 · Insured · Since 2006
The Work
Camera-ready, stage-ready, press-ready.
Stage and keynote
Mainstage readiness, green rooms and back-to-back sessions
Portraits and press kits
Speaker one-sheets, author portraits and editorial features
Credits
Stages, press days and green rooms.
Twenty years of call sheets. Conference keynotes and executive days sit alongside press junkets and talent green rooms, because the work is the same discipline under different lights.
Hair, makeup and men’s grooming for
- Patrick Stewart
- William Shatner
- Elizabeth Olsen
- Danai Gurira
- Norman Reedus
- John Cena
- Vivica A. Fox
- Stedman Graham
- Christopher Lloyd
- Joe Morton
- Carrie Preston
- Catherine Tate
- Lou Gossett Jr.
- Shea Vaughn
- Adina Porter
- The Bella Twins
See the full client list
Aaron Goodwin, Adam W. Michaels, Amber Benson, Amy Acker, Avery Brooks, Bobby Boyd, Booker T, Brian Krause, Bruce Campbell, CM Punk, Carlos Pacheco, Chad Lindberg, Charisma Carpenter, Chevelle, Clare Kramer, Cleve Hall, Colin Ferguson, Constance Hall, Craig Parker, David Della Rocco, Dean Cain, Do or Die, The Doctors, Doug Jones, Felicia Day, Gil Gerard, Holly Marie Combs, Isidora Goreshter, James Hong, James Marsters, Jarrett Crippen, Joey Lawrence, Jon Bernthal, Julie Benz, Juliet Landau, Katrina Law, Kelly Donovan, Kevin Sorbo, Laura Vandervoort, Lauren Holly, Lesley-Ann Brandt, Lita, Luke Perry, Mercedes McNab, Miss USA 2011, Nicholas Brendon, Nick Gillard, Paul Streitz, Sam Trammell, Scott Bakula, Scottie Thompson, Sean Patrick Flanery, Sean Young, Stan Lee, Sunny, Tara Varon, Tom Felton, Torrie Wilson, Vic Mignogna, Willie Taylor of Day26, X Japan.
Also Booked
- 2020Chicago Auto Show — FCA (Chrysler) press reveal
- 2020Stacey Hanke Inc.
- 2018Politicon
- 2018Corporate webcast, artist on set
- 2017Wizard World Chicago
- 2016Wizard World Chicago
- 2014Wizard World Chicago
In Their Words
“Everyone looked polished, confident, and still like themselves — which is exactly what you want for headshots and work photos.”
“I loved my speaking engagement makeup, lasted a whole event and it was the boost I needed before being on stage.”
What We Cover
Everywhere you are seen.
One appearance or an entire season. We support 100+ elite keynote engagements a year and the logistics behind them, not just the twenty minutes in the chair.
Paula Speaks
From chair to CEO.
Paula Heckenast founded City Lights in 2006 and built it from a single chair into a national agency of 70+ artists across 22+ cities. She speaks to audiences on three topics.
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The Psychology of Confidence
What actually changes when someone sees themselves properly for the first time — and why it moves performance, not just mood.
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From Chair to CEO
Building a national service business out of a craft, and the operational decisions that made it scale.
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Marketing Without Ads
Twenty years of referral, press and reputation compounding — and how to build the same engine deliberately.
How It Works
Plan the season, not the stage.
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Tell us the calendar
What is booked, what is likely, and which cities. Even a rough list is enough.
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We build the coverage plan
Which appearances need a key artist, which need local bench, and what the green room requires.
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Lock the rate
One appearance is quoted on its own. A season is better served by a prepaid block at a preferred rate.
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Show up ready
Green room set, turnovers on the clock, touch-ups between sessions, continuity across the tour.
For Repeat Buyers
Book the year, not the day.
Producers, creative directors and agencies who use us more than once can prepay a block of four, six or twelve day rates — or half day rates — and hold a preferred rate across the whole block. Priority on the calendar, one contract, one PO, and no re-quoting every time a project lands.
Questions Speakers and Managers Ask
Answered before you have to ask.
What is different about beauty for a speaker versus a photoshoot?
A speaker is lit from above by a venue, shot by a house camera they do not control, and on stage for 45 minutes under heat. The work is about shine control, colour that holds under stage lighting, and a look that reads correctly from row thirty and on a broadcast cut. It is closer to television than to a portrait session.
Do you travel with us?
Yes, and for a tour or a heavy season that is usually the right structure. A key artist travels to hold the standard and the bench is staffed locally in each city, which keeps the cost sane across 22-plus markets without compromising continuity.
Can you handle green rooms and back-to-back sessions?
That is a core part of the work. We set up the green room or speaker suite, run turnovers on a clock, and keep touch-up coverage between a keynote, a breakout, a press interview and a livestream without anybody holding the stage. At The 3% Conference that meant 30-plus speakers on 15-minute turnovers.
Do you work with men?
Constantly. Grooming, shine control, greying and thinning coverage, brow shaping and skin prep for HD. Most male executives have never had it done properly and are surprised by the difference on the recording.
Is there coaching as well as beauty?
Yes, if you want it. Our roster includes certified brain and confidence coaches and a performance psychology and PQ practice, plus media-readiness coaching. Paula also speaks — on the psychology of confidence, on going from chair to CEO, and on marketing without ads.
What if I have appearances all year?
Then do not book them one at a time. A prepaid block of four, six or twelve day rates — or half day rates for shorter appearances — holds a preferred rate across the whole year and gives you priority on the calendar. One contract, one invoice, no re-quoting every time a booking lands.
Talk About the Year Ahead
Tell us what the calendar looks like.
Who we are booking for, what kind of appearances, and roughly how many this year. We will come back with a coverage plan for the whole run rather than a quote for one stage.
On a tight turnaround? Call (888) 619-0628.