Lillian LaSalle
President - Manager & Producer

I grew up in Brooklyn, went to high school in Manhattan where I majored in acting at the High School of Performing Arts and went to college at SUNY Purchase where I majored in classical guitar performance.

As the youngest daughter of immigrants, I learned a lot about The American Dream and watched closely as my entrepreneurial father started businesses. His motto was, “you can do or be anything.” And I believed him.

I came into this business at a very young age, starting as an intern at a boutique agency, working as an assistant at another, and then became the youngest agent in the history of Equity to be sub-franchised as an agent.

I moved from agenting to management because I wanted to have the freedom to produce and have closer relationships with a smaller client list that I could foster and grow.

I started my company, which was originally called, LaSalle Management Group, in 1998. The name Sweet 180 was suggested to me by one of my clients, during a time when I was switching back from having had a partner for a number of years to going back to be a sole owner again. I liked the idea of “doing a 180” and since we are always evolving and growing and changing depending on the needs of our fantastic clients, it seemed really befitting.

I’m a manager and producer. I’ve produced several feature films and have sold television shows. I also produced and directed a powerful documentary that took five years to shoot and two years to edit.

My most current producing projects include KOLN 75, (Berlinale 2025 premiere), written and directed by Ido Fluk, (The Ticket), and starring Mala Emde, John Magaro and Michael Chernus, BROOKLYN, MINNESOTA, (Woodstock Film Festival premiere) writers and directors, Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen, (The Exonerated, Coal Country) starringAmy Madigan, Sadie Jensen-Blank, Cullen Moss, Erik Jensen, and Jacob Moran, ANN LEE, (Premiering TBA Summer 2025), written and directed by Mona Fastvold, (The Brutalist, The World To Come), starring Amanda Seyfried, Christopher Abbott, Lewis Pullman and Tim Blake Nelson, and BIRD IN HAND, (Premiering Tribeca Film Festival, 2025), written and directed by Melody Roscher and starring Alisha Wainwright, Christine Lahti and James Le Gros.

I love this company and I love my career. I have two teenagers, a Coonhound, wonderful husband, play guitar, banjo and am obsessed with books. 

Ben Gerhardt
Assistant

Ben Gerhardt saw his first R-rated movie when he was 4 years old and has been in love with movies ever since.

He’s followed that love from Chapel Hill to Chicago to New York, and to Sweet 180, where he lives the dream of working with world class artists in the storytelling industry.

In his free time, Ben writes screenplays, plays the fiddle, and cooks Italian food.

Ella Frazier
Intern

I grew up in Seattle and attended the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. I then moved to New York, dreaming about a career in entertainment. Passionate about books and television, I have always wanted to work with creative, talented people. I also love dogs and crossword puzzles.