{"id":2202,"date":"2023-10-31T07:27:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T12:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mgocpa.com\/?post_type=news-and-press&#038;p=2202"},"modified":"2025-09-22T18:11:03","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T22:11:03","slug":"two-mgo-partners-named-top-business-managers-by-the-hollywood-reporter","status":"publish","type":"news-and-press","link":"https:\/\/www.mgocpa.com\/news-and-press\/two-mgo-partners-named-top-business-managers-by-the-hollywood-reporter\/","title":{"rendered":"Two MGO Partners Named\u00a0Top Business Managers by The Hollywood Reporter\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We are pleased to share that Business Management Partners&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mgocpa.com\/people\/john-a-blakeman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">John Blakeman<\/a>, CPA, and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Anna Levin<\/a>, CPA, and were both selected by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/\"><em>The Hollywood Reporter<\/em>&nbsp;<\/a>for inclusion on the list of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/business\/business-news\/hollywood-top-business-managers-2023-1235626557\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em><strong>Hollywood\u2019s Top Business Managers of 2023<\/strong><\/em><\/a>. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of the MGO&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mgocpa.com\/solution-industry\/entertainment-sports-and-media\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Entertainment, Sports, and Media<\/a>&nbsp;team, John and Anna provide&nbsp;business management and financial guidance to some of the most creative individuals in the entertainment industry \u2014&nbsp;including actors, writers, producers, and directors. MGO has&nbsp;served as trusted business and financial advisors to visionary creatives, athletes, and musicians for more than 40 years.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MGO offers a full suite of&nbsp;financial and lifestyle solutions to leaders in Entertainment, Sports, and Media, including:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Business Management\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Specialty Advisory Services\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tax Planning and Structuring\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Financial Lifestyle Design\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Hollywood Reporter<\/em>&nbsp;profile recognizes&nbsp;the work John and Anna have done this year to help clients navigate the \u201ceconomic shock\u201d of the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes,&nbsp;which required preparation, planning, and unique financial strategies.&nbsp;<em>The Hollywood Reporter<\/em>&nbsp;publishes the annual list of top managers to spotlight the industry\u2019s leading professionals handling personal finances for celebrities and entertainers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/business\/business-news\/hollywood-top-business-managers-2023-1235626557\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read the full&nbsp;<em>Hollywood Reporter<\/em>&nbsp;piece here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are pleased to share that Business Management Partners&nbsp;John Blakeman, CPA, and&nbsp;Anna Levin, CPA, and were both selected by&nbsp;The Hollywood Reporter&nbsp;for inclusion on the list of&nbsp;Hollywood\u2019s Top Business Managers of 2023. &nbsp; As part of the MGO&nbsp;Entertainment, Sports, and Media&nbsp;team, John and Anna provide&nbsp;business management and financial guidance to some of the most creative individuals [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2203,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"news-and-press-type":[12],"class_list":["post-2202","news-and-press","type-news-and-press","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-and-press-type-in-the-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.8 - 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