His clients are music artists, songwriters, composers, EDM artists, athletes, directors, producers, actors, writers, digital artists, and entertainment execs. I still hold those small-town values to relate to well-known personalities in the entertainment industry. New York-based Bell’s clients include writers and directors such as Steven Soderbergh, Cary Fukunaga, and Gavin O’Connor (“The Americans”) – as well as actor-producer Frank Grillo, TV hosts Bill O’Reilly and Lara Spencer, WPLJ radio drive-time host Jayde Donovan, and aviation journalist Richard Quest.

Values: I grew up in small town in Iowa and came to L. Advice to someone who walks in the door, produces a winning 0 million lottery ticket, and asks, “What should I do next?

“I was able to develop and flesh out the concept with Alex over a year,” Bolno says.

That startup, KKCreate, “continues to grow and evolve,” he says. Surprises: “Even though the core fundamentals of business management are tax and accounting, because you are dealing with such a diverse group of people, something new arises new every day.” Partner, Nigro, Karlin, Segal, Feldstein & Bolno Brown notes that pro athletes historically only used stocks-and-bonds financial advisers, but that’s changing since business managers evaluate direct investments, private equity and real estate opportunities. “Our compensation isn’t based on the clients’ assets-under-management,” as is the case with stockbrokers.

They’re probably spending money on things that don’t provide them a lot of joy.

Business managers, he adds, help navigate new territories.

Happy Neigh Year: “One of my more unusual requests was arranging for the transport of a client’s ponies from one stable to another on New Year’s Eve.” Partner, MGO Showrunners are the sweet spot for Davis, who has a client list that includes big-name TV writer-producers, including Peter Lenkov (“Hawaii Five-0″) and recent addition Shonda Rhimes, along with prolific producer Roberto Orci (“Star Trek”).

Client may be at a career peak but earn less in the future.

“It borders on overkill.” Bacon also finds that banks shy away from dealing with certain offshore entities because of growing red tape.

He works with actors, writers, producers, directors, athletes, and entertainment execs — and high-net-worth individuals outside entertainment.