Our Team
Brandi England
General Manager & Principal Agent
Growing up in Vancouver, Brandi was surrounded by the film industry, with many of her friends developing successful careers as actors, producers, writers and every position in between. For Brandi, film has always been a passion and influenced many of the entrepreneurial endeavors she would launch in her early career(…)
Jessie Tippett
Agent: Kids/Teens Principal Talent
Jessie came to us from London, England. She has over 15 years of experience in the entertainment industry, both in casting, performing and agent-ing (wait, is that a word?). Either way, we are so excited to have her. Jessie first started her path in this industry on UK National Television on This Morning’s Search For A Star as a young teen and was scooped up a few years later by Royal Caribbean to perform as a featured singer in their main stage shows…
Bryson Bourchier
Agent: Aspiring Principal Talent
Spending almost 10 years overseas, but Vancouver being his hometown, Bryson joins Ignite Artists with prior experience at a Toronto Talent Agency & in Background Casting here in Vancouver. He has on-set experience both in front of and behind the camera. With a passion for the art of dance, and over 12 years of his life spent dancing, Bryson has always been involved in the arts and enjoyed the process of creating and sharing his work with the world…
Lisiane Biset
Print Model & Social Influencer Lead
Lisiane Biset was born in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Her first contact with the stage was as a dancer, where she fell in love with performing, which led her to acting. In 2008 she moved to New Zealand to explore the world and to start her international career. In addition to New Zealand, she has lived and studied cinema in several countries, including Australia, Czech Republic, France and Canada, exposing her to a wide variety of cultures and allowing her to share her experiences and to connect with people through social media…
Yulia Bromley
Executive Assistant
Yulia is a dynamic and versatile executive assistant who brings a wealth of international experience to her role. With a passion for travel and a love of adventure, Yulia has visited an impressive 48 countries and is a true citizen of the world. After years of exploring different cultures and ways of life, she has settled in Vancouver, where she is a valuable member of our talent agency team.
Rhys Buchholz
Junior Agent & Admin Assistant
Our new Junior Agent is an ambitious and talented professional with a wealth of experience in the entertainment industry. Hailing from a tiny Australia mining town, his passion for narratives, character and screenwriting led him to pursue a career in film and television production. After several years working in production, Rhys has decided to switch gears and travel halfway around the world to transition into talent representation. He understands the difficulties of turning a dream into reality and aims to help similarly driven people achieve their acting goals.
Ritesh La Maisuria
Events & Recruiter
Ritesh was born and raised in Vancouver with roots tying back to India and Fiji. Growing up he’d always had a passion for theatre as he would join many skits and theatre productions that took place in both English, Gujarati and Hindi throughout the lower mainland. However, his passion for travel swayed him to spend much of his youth travelling and then becoming a Travel Agent for close to a decade…
Ana Fleming
Our Lead Bookkeeper & Organizational Goddess
Ana came to Canada from Brazil and has made this her home with her husband and beautiful daughter. She has a Degree in Communications and Marketing, and is a wiz at organizing everything!! She oversees our main accountant Johnathan who sits huddled in his office punching the numbers to make us all look good! Thanks, Ana and Johnathan!
William Navarro
Graphic Designer & Tech Guru
William also joins us from Brazil, he is brilliant with graphic design and often helps us figure out the glitches!