Ran Aubrey Frazier Launches Kaleidoscope Talent to Champion Queer and BIPOC Creators

Veteran talent manager Ran Aubrey Frazier is betting on intention over scale with the launch of Kaleidoscope Talent, a Los Angeles–based management company focused on artists whose voices are often sidelined, and whose stories feel especially urgent right now.

After 13 years at Authentic Talent and Literary Management, Frazier has stepped out on his own, unveiling a boutique firm that represents actors, writers, directors, producers, and digital creatives, with LGBTQ+ and BIPOC talent at its core. The move comes during a tense political moment, one Frazier acknowledges openly, positioning Kaleidoscope as both a professional pivot and a values-driven response. A Lean Roster With a Clear Mission

Kaleidoscope launches as a management-only company, by design. Frazier says the goal isn’t rapid expansion but deeper collaboration.

“Fewer clients allows me to be more hands-on and more intentional,” Frazier said in a statement. “That means stronger relationships, sharper career strategy, and more room to develop projects that matter.”

The company plans to explore future partnerships across digital media, production, and advocacy as it grows. For now, the emphasis is on careful curation and long-term development rather than volume. A Track Record Rooted in Queer Visibility

Frazier’s résumé includes guiding the careers of prominent LGBTQ+ performers such as Karamo Brown, Jesse James Keitel, Nik Dodani, Tonatiuh, Jeffery Self, Evan Todd, and Briana Venskus, among others. At Kaleidoscope, he aims to double down on that work, centering storytellers whose perspectives are still underrepresented onscreen and behind the scenes.

Current clients include Sarah Swire, Amanda Morrow, Jake Choi, Lynn Chen, Casey Mills, Tracy E. Gilchrist, and Ana Tuazon Parsons, whose projects span prestige television, film, podcasting, and digital-first storytelling. Advocacy as a Career Tool, Not a Side Note

Frazier’s approach to management has long blurred the line between career guidance and cultural engagement. Known for encouraging clients to use visibility as leverage for social change, he has spent years speaking on panels, writing op-eds, volunteering with GLAAD, serving on the Outfest jury, and supporting queer media through editorial work with Out and The Advocate.

That philosophy is embedded into Kaleidoscope’s foundation. Frazier has described the company as an answer to his younger self, a reflection shaped by his early activism and sharpened by years inside the industry. From Ivy League Law to Hollywood Representation

Before entering entertainment, Frazier graduated magna cum laude from Yale, majoring in Theater and Film Studies, and later earned a J.D. from Harvard Law School, where he served as an editor of the Harvard Law Review and its Diversity Chair. He began his career at Cravath, Swaine & Moore before relocating to Los Angeles with his partner, Daniel Reynolds, editor-in-chief of Out magazine.

That mix of legal rigor, creative instinct, and advocacy has become a defining feature of his management style, one he now brings fully under his own banner. Why “Kaleidoscope” Matters

The name isn’t accidental. Frazier points to its Greek roots, meaning “beautiful forms to examine,” and its symbolic link to transformation. It’s also the collective noun for butterflies, a nod to growth, motion, and visibility.

For Frazier, Kaleidoscope Talent represents more than a new company. It’s a recalibration, built for artists ready to be seen on their own terms.

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