Rain Management Group represents clients in all areas of the entertainment industry. Through our wealth of experience, insight, and industry connections, we create new and exciting opportunities for our clients.
Our Management Team
JONATHAN BARUCH
Jonathan Baruch grew up in Long Island, NY and moved to Los Angeles, CA after graduating from The University of Michigan to pursue a career in the entertainment industry. He began his career working in the mailroom of ICM, but was soon recruited to work for Susan Smith & Associates as a packaging agent working with writers, directors, and actors across all disciplines.Wanting to work more closely with clients, Jonathan transitioned to the management business and partnered with The Intergroup Corporation (NASDAQ: INTG) to form a new management company where he raised several million dollars allocated towards client service, development, and production. When close friend and former associate Rick Yorn founded Artist Management Group (AMG) with Michael Ovitz, Jonathan was one of the initial recruits. When AMG was sold to The Firm, Jonathan along with Rick Dorfman started Rain Management Group.
At RMG Jonathan manages artists in all areas of the business, including Donnie Wahlberg (Blue Bloods, NKOTB, Zookeeper), David James Elliot (JAG, Scoundrels), Daphne Zuniga (One Tree Hill, Melrose Place), Karen Janszen (A Dolphin's Tale, A Walk to Remember), Janine Sherman (Criminal Minds, ER), and Pat Resnick (9 to 5, The Musical), among others. Jonathan lives in Pacific Palisades, CA, with his family and two Labrador retrievers. He also spends a good deal of time in Park City, Utah, where he loves to hike, bike, and ski. He is an accomplished martial artist, avid collector of vintage photographs, and loves to cook anything that includes porcini mushrooms.
RICK DORFMAN
Rick Dorfman began his management career almost 20 years ago. He quickly became recognized as one of the top young executives in the comedy business due to his success is both a personal manager and television producer. Rick began his career working at a small management company in New York City where he was involved in the careers of such comedians as Dave Chapelle, Jay Mohr and Wanda Sykes. Rick is also credited with discovering Darrell Hammond and Greg Giraldo and secured his first television deal with Greg at ABC, which became the sitcom Common Law. In 1998, Rick founded his own company and secured numerous television deals for his clients, all while representing top comedians like Richard Jeni, Kathleen Madigan and Mario Cantone. After nearly 8 years of running his own company Rick joined forces with Jonathan Baruch to form Rain Management Group (RMG), which continues to grow as one of the most forward thinking media companies in the business today.KEVIN PARKER
Starting at Artists Management Group in 1999, Parker was as a trainee in the Animation, Motion Picture Talent, and Music Departments. In early 2002, he became the Coordinator for the Music/Talent Crossover Division as well as the Corporate Consulting Group which at the time handled Seventeen Magazine and The Palms Casino & Resort.After leaving Artists Management Group, Parker steered the 20th Anniversary re-release of the documentary film “Style Wars,” the first film to document New York’s emerging hip-hop culture. The original film and newly produced material was honored on the closing night of the 2003 TriBeCa Film Festival. In the same year, Parker started a monthly stand-up comedy showcase called The NEXT Comedy Lounge which featured emerging stars of comedy such as Zach Galifianakis (THE HANGOVER), BJ Novak and Craig Robinson (THE OFFICE), Judah Friedlander (30 ROCK), and Kevin Hart. NEXT Comedy Lounge was also a favorite venue for established veteran comics such as Katt Williams, Jeff Ross, and David Allen Grier.
From 2004 - 2010, Parker worked as a producer on shows such as THE BIGGEST LOSER (NBC), NICK CANNON PRESENTS WILD’N OUT (MTV), MY CELEBRITY HOME (Style Network), as well as numerous pilots for VH1, MTV, E! Entertainment, and TBS. He has also served as a consultant for the NBC “Stand-Up for Diversity” Program.
Parker, a native of Los Angeles, earned a B.A. in Sociology from Morehouse College in 1999 and graduated from Harvard-Westlake School in 1995. Kevin Parker joined Rain Management Group in May of 2010.
DALIP SETHI
After earning a J.D. from Villanova University School of Law at the age of 24, Dalip started his professional career as an attorney working for a boutique law firm in center city Philadelphia. With the ambition to work in entertainment growing by the day, Dalip relocated to Los Angeles and soon met Jonathan Baruch through mutual industry friend and Executive Producer, Todd Ellis Kessler.Immediately taken with the company’s dynamic culture and opportunity for growth, Dalip started working for RMG as an assistant to Baruch and scouting new and up-coming talent. Dalip also proved to be an integral part of RMG’s initiative to be the first management company to use social networking and technology for its clients as a competitive advantage. Dalip connected the company with a web developer to revamp the RMG website, and help set up RMG’s presence on Facebook and Twitter.
Finding himself on the fast track towards promotion, Dalip focused on developing existing talent clients and signing emerging actors. His efforts were well received and resulted in a promotion to talent manager in early 2010. Dalip continues to work closely with every RMG acting client, and remains passionate about discovering and working with “multi-hyphenate” and cross-over talent.
GEOFF SILVERMAN
Geoff began his entertainment career as an assistant at The William Morris Agency in Beverly Hills. He then segued over to FOX (FBC) first as development assistant, then as drama coordinator. There, Geoff assisted in development duties on X-Files, Party of 5, NY Undercover, and Melrose Place.His first executive job commenced when he was hired by the legendary Brandon Tartikoff as Director, Development at NewWorld TV. At that post he developed and sold 3 network series, while at the same time serving as the Current Programming executive on Wiseguy, Silk Stalkings, Renegade, and The Commish.
In 2003, Geoff sought out the sales worlds of literary management & production and has enjoyed continued success here at RMG.
BETH STINE
Beth began her career in entertainment in the Motion Picture Literary department of Creative Artists Agency where she worked for eight years. After starting as the assistant to the head of that department she worked her way up to Literary Agent, where she represented both writers and directors in the feature film area.Finding the “crossover” business to be most exciting, Beth focused her energies on successfully transitioning theatre and television artists into film. In 2004 she decided to become a manager where she could work for her clients in not only film but in the television and theatre worlds as well.
She now represents RMG talent in all areas including executive producers on hit television shows, Broadway writers and directors, successful feature writers and filmmakers.
She currently works in Los Angeles and New York.
JOHN TOMKO
John Tomko has been active in media and entertainment since 1988. A graduate of Yale University and Harvard Business School, John found early success in the film business when he discovered and produced the movie "Falling Down" for Warner Bros. He has been a production executive at a number of feature film companies including Jerry Weintraub Productions at Warner Bros. where he supervised three movies for the company including "Ocean's 11". As a producer, John has a number of projects in active development at studios and production companies.In 2008, John joined RMG as a producer and manager. He represents writers, directors and personalities working in feature films and television as well as content creators and brands active in the digital realm.
ROB WOLKEN
Rob Wolken grew up in St. Louis and moved to Los Angeles after graduate school at the University of Missouri. He then started his professional career in the William Morris mailroom in 1992 and became the youngest agent in the company’s 75-year history. In 1999, Michael Ovitz recruited Wolken to become a television manager in his new company, Artists Management Group (AMG), where he ran the TV Representation Department, personally managed 35 clients, and packaged several TV shows including The Agency on CBS and The 4400 for USA. As both an agent and later as a manager, Wolken built an impressive client list which included Jeff Pinkner, Rob Hanning, Matt Ember, Randy Zisk, Scott Peters, Jim Patterson, Stephen Lloyd, Craig Zisk, and many more. It was at Ovitz’ AMG that Wolken and Baruch first worked together and formed a close friendship. In 2003, after Ovitz sold the majority of AMG to The Firm, Wolken transitioned the division before deciding to take a sabbatical from representation to start his own company in an unrelated field. At the end of 2009 Wolken decided upon a return to entertainment, and found a familiar home with Baruch and company here at RMG. Wolken joined the company as a manager and operational consultant, and handles clients in film, TV, theater and new media. He is an avid golfer, guitarist, and outdoor enthusiast.
