
The Team

Talent Agent
Laura Wallbridge
With a wealth of experience in both public relations and artist management, Laura Wallbridge has significant experience in the contemporary music industry prior to her current role at Patrick Management.
Throughout her career at EMI Music and Universal Music, she managed high-profile publicity campaigns for artists such as Missy Higgins, Katy Perry, Keith Urban, Paul Kelly, and Coldplay, among others. As an artist manager, Laura has played a pivotal role in securing international record deals, securing booking agents, and organizing sold-out national and international tours.
Her efforts helped an artist’s single achieve 3x platinum certification, and she represented talent nominated for ARIA Awards, and with music featured on popular TV shows like Gossip Girl and American Horror Story, as well as in a national Woolworths campaign.
Before joining Patrick Management, Laura contributed her public relations expertise to the media teams behind major events such as the Australian Open, the Logies, Cirque du Soleil, Disney on Ice, and more.

Talent Agent
Richard Johnston
Richard brings over a decade of experience in Talent Management, having worked across a range of leading agencies in London.
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He began his career as an actor in the United Kingdom before transitioning into talent management. Drawing on his deep understanding of the industry from both sides of the spotlight, Richard has built a successful career representing talent across television, film, and musical theatre.
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Richard cut his teeth in the agency world under the guidance of Shane Collins at Shane Collins Associate. He helped represent clients in a plethora of west end productions including: Les Miserable, Wicked, Hamilton, Book of Mormon, Matilda and Phantom of the Opera. He then joined the renowned team at Troika Talent (now YM&U Entertainment), where he helped manage some of the UK's most prominent and highly respected actors.
Most recently, Richard ran Creative Screen Management, where he oversaw a dynamic and diverse roster of clients, helping to nurture and guide their careers across a wide spectrum of television, film and theatre.
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Throughout his career he has worked with a variety of companies including Netflix, BBC, Amazon Prime, Disney+, Paramount, Apple TV+ and many more.