Shelli Margheritis

Shelli Margheritis is an accomplished talent representative, producer, and educator with over 35 years of experience across the entertainment industry. She currently serves as a partner at Independent Artist Entertainment (IAE), where she oversees the Creatives, Literary, and Development departments. IAE is a bi-coastal talent management firm with international partnerships, representing a dynamic roster of directors, writers, actors, choreographers, musicians, dancers, and educators whose work spans feature films, television, music videos, national tours, Broadway productions, commercials, animation, corporate events, Las Vegas spectaculars, and educational programming.

Shelli represents a diverse slate of writers, directors, and producers who have sold pilots and screenplays, worked in writers’ rooms, and launched original series and films. She also holds mutual rights to several IPs and currently serves as a producer and executive producer on multiple film projects in active development. With a foundation as a professional dancer, Shelli’s creative expertise and industry knowledge extend across disciplines. She has the distinction of being the first agent in history to develop a teaching division within a talent agency, helping to establish new professional pathways for educators in the arts.

A three-time published author—Making The Move, Brain Snacks, and Making It Werk—Shelli is also a sought-after keynote speaker and respected business entrepreneur. She authored the Commercial Dance BFA curriculum for Studio School/Relativity School (later Hussian College – In Studio LA), the first college in history to operate from a working film lot. She served on its academic adjunct faculty throughout the entirety of the school’s tenure. With a ten-year track record as an academic educator, Shelli is currently adjunct faculty at The American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA).

Shelli holds a Master of Science in Management and Leadership from Western Governors University and a Bachelor of Arts from Saint Mary’s College of California. She is a proud member of the Television Academy and serves as a judge for both the Primetime and College Television Emmy® Awards. Her professional affiliations also include the Princess Grace Foundation (Guild Member), the International Documentary Association, and The National Society of Leadership and Success. She sits on the Advisory Boards for Saint Mary’s College’s LEAP Program and The Colony Theatre, and is a former Advisory Board Member of the World Choreography Awards. Shelli has been featured in numerous industry publications and recognized by Americans for the Arts for her ongoing advocacy and contributions to the arts community.