Katie Krim, Co-Founder

Katie Krim is an Emmy Award-winning unscripted talent and development executive, celebrity talent booker and casting director. Her ability to connect with talent on a personal level combined with her creative problem-solving skills and well established relationships with a stable of celebrities, experts and personalities as well as their representation has cemented her status as a sought-after professional in talent and casting. 

Katie began her career as Production Coordinator of on-air promo for CBS daytime phenom, Dr. Phil, and quickly moved into the role of Casting Director, Celebrity Talent Booker and Producer for shows including America’s Got Talent (NBC), Million Dollar Password (CBS), Celebrity Apprentice(NBC), and Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (ABC), to name a few. 

Katie’s stellar reputation, fearless drive, trendsetting creativity, and knowledge of all things pop culture led global production powerhouse Endemol to offer her a position on their Executive Team as the company’s Talent Development Executive. While the head of Talent Development Katie was responsible for bringing in Ryan and Tatum O’Neil and developing their docuseries, The O’Neils (OWN) as well as attaching host and celebrity talent to shows including Love in the Wild (NBC), Wipeout (ABC), Sing Your Face Off (ABC), Freakshow (A&E) and Celebrity Life Coach (BIO). Katie was also part of the team that developed and launched Steve Harvey for NBC syndication, earning her an Emmy for Outstanding Informative Talk Show 2013-2014. 

Following these successes, Katie served as VP of Talent and Talent Development at Endemol Shine where she oversaw talent needs for a range of projects, including MasterChef Celebrity Showdown (FOX), Biggest Loser (NBC), Superhuman (FOX), Bullseye (FOX), Pitbull’s New Year’s Revolution (FOX), and cast and launched syndicated series Page Six TV for 20th Century Fox Syndication. 

Katie has also served as Supervising Talent Producer on celebrity and expert driven shows such as Hollywood Medium (E!), Bill Nye Saves the World (Netflix), The Challenge: Champs vs Pros (MTV), The Challenge: Champs vs Stars (MTV) and more.  

Most recently, Katie partnered with fellow Talent Executive and Producer extraordinaire, Billy Kemp, to launch Persons of Interest Productions. Billy and Katie’s powerful and cohesive working relationship and impeccable taste combined with their vast experience working in all areas of talent and entertainment make them the ideal team. They can’t wait to work with you under their new banner, Persons of Interest, to assist you with all your talent needs. 

Billy Kemp, Co-Founder

Casting Director and Talent Executive, Billy Kemp got his start in entertainment as a researcher for Talk TV. Billy worked his way up as an Associate to a Series Producer on everything from dating and gameshows, to the craziness of MTV Spring Break, and over-the-top prime time wedding specials for FOX. Always having a deft hand with producing and managing talent, Billy segued those skills into running the casting departments for such hit series as Elimidate (Syndication), Wife Swap (ABC), Temptation Island (FOX), and Nanny 911 (FOX). Billy was also tasked with finding hoarders and house flippers for multiple Lifetime series well before those genres became defined and commonplace in alternative TV.

Due to his wealth of experience as both a producer and a casting director on varied network/cable series and pilots, Billy was asked to join the executive team at Fremantle Media as their Head of Casting. Overseeing then-current series casting and booking celebrity talent for the global entertainment company was a daunting task that Billy managed with finesse, and eventually led to him becoming the VP of Talent and Casting. Billy held the position for 10 years where he implemented systems and meetings to find and develop new talent, during which time he put together judging panels, and found hosts and guest celebrities for American Idol (FOX), X-Factor (FOX), The Great Christmas Light Fight (ABC), The Price Is Right (CBS), Let’s Make A Deal (CBS), and America’s Got Talent (NBC). 

His next tenure was as the VP of Talent Development for Banijay Studios North America. During his time with BSNA he oversaw casting for all series including Child Support (ABC), The Secret Life of Kids (USA), What Happens At The Abbey (E!), Big Fan (ABC), and was credited as an Executive Producer on the hit VH-1 series Teyana & Iman for his role as Banijay’s Development VP. 

Throughout his career he has worked closely with Katie Krim on several projects including Celebrity Family Feud (NBC), Thank God You’re Here (NBC), Million Dollar Password (CBS), and most recently joining forces on the hit series Ex On The Beach for MTV. Billy and Katie’s love of pop culture and celebrity, as well as the relationships they’ve cultivated from 15 plus years working in the business, made partnering together an easy decision. Their combined talents make them ideal to find all the “Persons Of Interest” for your entertainment needs.