Wednesday, May 24, 2000 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER B5 Arts & Entertainment Oakville Beaver E ntertainm ent Editor: Card Baldwin 845-3824 (Extension 254); Fax: 337-5567; E-mail: baldwin@haftonsearch.com Marketing talent Oakville talent agent offers friendly approach and fervent com m itm ent J small. Consequently, in the future, if it becomes necessary, she will only accept new clients when established clients have moved on to other agen ulie Lafontaine says her clients cies. and her two dogs are her chil "You have to retain a pretty main dren. "But sometimes the dogs tainable number of clients. The magic are more reasonable," quips the busy talent agent. "At least my dogsnumber? I don't know," she says. "I kind o f look at the roster as a product are always happy to see me." list. If a product is not selling and it's The Oakville woman, once a com petitive tennis player, opened her own been on the shelf for a long time, even though we love it, we might talent agency, Fountainhead Talent encourage them to move on or place Inc., over a year ago. But she contin them somewhere to make room for an ues to commute between her Toronto addition. If it's not working out for agency and her home in Oakville, us, it's not working out for them which is located on a large piece of either." property on a quiet residential street It was this type of small-business near the lake. thinking that encouraged Lafontaine "During the summer, I love work to break away from the large agency ing my garden from 6 o'clock in the she had been working for, even morning until 6 o 'clock at night," she though that agency had given her her says. "As an agent you're always start in the business. finding work for other people. You "I think when your vision isn't can't really say, `Oh, look what I did.' consistent with the culture of the But with gardening or painting or ren place, you know that you're at odds, ovations, you can say, `I did this.'" But even though Lafontaine claims and it's time to follow your heart and develop your own style," says the that her garden reflects her creativity, gregarious businesswoman, explain she has been equally creative in her ing that her bilingualism, which has new business in an attempt to offer attracted a number of head hunters her clients a comfortable, friendly over the years, originally got her foot approach. in the talent agency door. "We provide an option. If you However, she adds, it was time to don't want to be part o f a big envi strike out on her own. "The market ronment, then we provide something tells you that you're ready as well, by that's a little bit more intimate," she the clients that you attract, personally. says. "It's an open dialogue. It's team The kind of feedback that you get," work. J t 's not just, `OK, I'm the she explains. "Your clients usually agent, and I'm going to be the end-all know also. They know that you're a and be-all and make all the decisions hitter, that you're going to be able to for you...W e're able to find out what do well for them." is motivating both parties, and find Some o f the clients that Lafontaine the right kind of work for the right currently promotes include Ron person," M acLean, Carla Collins, and Jerry Unlike most new companies that Howarth. want to grow, Lafontaine claims she will make an* concerted effort to stay (See `C ode' on page B6) ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR By Carol Baldwin Photo by Peter McCusker Ju lie L afo n tain e recently opened h er own talen t agency, a fte r w o rk ing fo r a large agency fo r a n u m b e r o f years. T he O akville e n tre p re n e u r w ants to keep h e r business sm all so she can continue to offer h e r clients friendly one-on-one service. T h e P e o p le 's L aw S ch o o l is a p u b lic e d u c atio n pro g ram . Join workshop in glass-blowing If you are a glass artist with inter mediate glass-blow ing skills, Sheri dan College's special workshop next month may pique your interest. Glass-blow er Scott Chaseling and kiln worker Kirstie Rea will be con ducting a six-day, intensive w ork shop exploring the Australian RollUp technique in Sheridan C ollege's state-of-the-art glass studio. The A ustralian R oll-U p is a unique blowing technique that allows a glass artist to form vessels with Bullseye sheet glass, a kiln and a glo ry hole. This workshop, which costs $850, will take place from June 15th to 20th. Seven-nights accom m odations in the Sheridan College residence (bed room with double bed; shared bath) is $165, m eals not included. To register or for inform ation, call 845-9430, ext. 2602, fax 815-4043 or e-mail glass@ sheridanc.on.ca. 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