Nicole Pryor Dernersesian is the President and CEO of Firestarter Entertainment, a talent agency based out of Los Angeles that represents actors for television, film, commercials, print and theatre.

Nicole founded Firestarter in 2013 and her company now represents over 1000 actors in Los Angeles, New York and Las Vegas. And in 2019, Nicole launched a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization called, Inclusion Media Group: Striving to make a more inclusive world by creating content that tells diverse stories. Nicole is also the host of the entrepreneurship advice YouTube Series: NICOLE TALK.

Before becoming an entrepreneur, Nicole performed in the Las Vegas Company of “The Phantom of the Opera” directed by the incomparable Hal Prince for 6 ½ years and over 2600 shows.