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You Need To Be Doing This
As you start off on your journey to pursue something of interest to you or something that you are passionate about and you begin to share your steps with others you will no doubt begin to receive a lot of advice - most of which is unsolicited. It may sound like......
I Can’t Believe They Got Hired!
We have a very perplexing way in which we view our competitors. It is an "I" or an "US" versus "HE" or "SHE" or "THEM." It is not uncommon for me to hear: - "I can't believe they were chosen for that magazine feature over me." - "How could that person get hired?" -...
Top Mistakes I’ve Made in My Career
Earlier this week I blogged on the top 5 mistakes I've seen modeling talents make in their careers. It would be solipsistic not to turn that same attention back to myself and list out, in full disclosure, the top mistakes that I've personally made in my in the early...
Top 5 Mistakes Models and Talents Make
What follows is a list of the common mistakes and errs that my team and I have seen modeling talents (and even many services providers) make. Some of them I myself have been guilty of. NOT INVESTING IN THE RIGHT PORTFOLIO When your portfolio is the cornerstone of your...
Lessons Learned from the Negative Commentary on Maria Kang
Our news feeds and media outlets have been abundant with coverage of fit mom Maria Kang and the controversy surrounding a photo she shared on her Facebook Page which showed her and her three kids with the headline "What's Your Excuse?" The post inspired some negative...
Getting Stood Up
In full disclosure; I've been stood up more than a few times in my life. There was of course that time in college where I sat at the bar by myself waiting for the date which never arrived. Then there was also that time when I was 16 or 17 and I was stood up by the...
October 2013 Featured Talent Mican Bland
For our October 2013 Feature Talent Interview I decided to profile Mican Bland who I recently had the pleasure of working with. I was greatly moved by the story of her connection with her father, his journey and the campaign she is launching that he inspired. Mican is...
It’s Time to Lose Some Friends
When I first began to test the waters in photography I had the seemingly endless support of my friends and family. What I was doing was “cool” and “interesting” and “fun.” Flash forward a few months and I was beginning to get some work here and there. Now I had to...
The Hypothetical Professional
In our professional world we have no shortage of people who have endless great ideas or bottomless ambitious desire to do something that could change everything. Right now someone has an idea for the next way we share and connect with our community, a concept for a...