The Keynote Agency provides comprehensive services, including literary services, book publishing, speaking representation, and speaker development for emerging talent. By bringing all of the speakers and services under one umbrella, they offer a cohesive and streamlined experience for their clients.
Charles Dorris
Chief Executive Officer
Charles has been a seasoned leader in the entertainment industry with a 30+ year career. Beginning his booking career right out of college, by the mid-80s, Charles became president of Ronnie Milsap’s “Headline International Talent agency.” He later established Charles Dorris and Associates, which he sold to the William Morris Agency in 1993, where he then led the Christian Music Division as Senior Vice President. In 2009, Charles launched his own business, specializing in artist representation, the live concert business, and consulting.
Charles is currently the CEO of The Keynote Agency, a client representation company that offers comprehensive services for authors, speakers, podcast hosts, and influencers. Charles’s years of experience representing Christian Artists and Christian Conservative Speakers will continue as he helps The Keynote Agency roster of clients grow their impact and influence.
John Birdwell
Chief Operations Officer
With a seasoned industry career of 30+ year, John has also worked in the Nashville Christian, Country, and Pop music scene. Whether in Promotions, Marketing, Artist Management, as a Booking Agent or Tour Manager, John’s experience in the Nashville music community has help him to build a comprehensive wealth of knowledge, experience and relationships.
John is currently the Chief Operations Officer of The Keynote Agency. John manages the day-to-day operations of the company which include the Booking Agency as well as the Literary / Publishing division and imprints. John will also oversee the Keynote Speaker Development division. “I am thrilled to work with my friend and colleague of many years as we serve keynote speakers, authors, podcast hosts, and immerging voices of influence in our nation.”
Tyler Bertola
Director of Publishing
Tyler Bertola is the Publishing Director at Keynote Literary, the publishing division of Keynote Collective, LLC. Tyler brings a wealth of experience from her background as a seasoned literary agent with a successful track record working with several notable authors and helping to publish multiple bestsellers. Tyler is passionate about empowering authors through hybrid publishing and plans to add this model to Keynote Literary.
Originally from Nashville, Tyler leverages her strong connections to the area where the agency is based. Her vision for Keynote Literary is to offer new authors a real chance to succeed and make a living from their writing, without sacrificing their intellectual property. By creating a collaborative pathway, Tyler empowers authors to benefit financially from their work while emphasizing the importance of their active involvement in the process.
Keynote Agency and Keynote Literary are divisions of Keynote Collective, LLC.
