The Business Of Modelling

Ellen Burton is an international beauty and fashion model whose career has taken her across major markets including Milan, Paris, LA and Australia. In this episode, she reflects on starting out as a teenager in Norfolk, the early experiences that helped build her confidence, and how a dramatic haircut became a turning point in her career.  She talks about being introduced to top photographer...

Dean Cleary Patterson is the founder of D1 Model Management, an agency that he launched in London in 2006 after working across in the industry in Glasgow, Miami, Paris and London. In this episode, he reflects on how his early love of fashion, his first agency roles and his time working with major agencies shaped the way he came to understand models, clients and business behind the industry. ...

Antony Fitzgerald is a classic model and the founder of New Silver Generation, a community he created to champion older models and talent, particularly older people of colour. In this episode, he reflects on coming into modelling at 50 years old, after earlier careers in PR and teaching and he speaks about his view of how the industry was shaped by his father and sister who had both modelled befor...

Ines Celine Le Gousse is a model and journalist who writes about her realities of the modelling and fashion industry. In this episode, she reflects on her own experience as a model, from being scouted in London to working across Paris, Milan, Athens and London, and speaks honestly about what the job can involve beyond the image people often see from the outside.  She talks...

Jody Furlong is the founder of The Eye Casting, working across fashion, advertising and commercial campaigns, with a focus on casting that feels current and grounded in relatable people. In this episode, he reflects on how he built his career in casting - from early work in the industry to establishing an agency and developing a clear approach to finding the righ...

Freddie Abrahams and Daisy Pettinger have both built long-term careers in modelling, working across fashion, lifestyle and commercial campaigns in the UK and internationally. In this episode, they reflect on how they each entered the industry through very different routes, what it took to build careers that lasted, and how the realities of modelling changed once it became their...

Dan Kennedy is a celebrity portrait photographer working across advertising and editorial, with a portfolio that includes some of the most recognisable names in the world from Keira Knightly and Angelina Jolie to David Beckham and Gordon Ramsay. His career has developed from early press photography through to high-profile portrait work, giving him a broad understanding of both...

Natalia Littman is an agent and producer at Icon London, working across photography, production and creative representation. With experience on both the agency and production side, she brings a clear understanding of how creative work is developed, managed and delivered from initial brief through to final output.  In this episode, she speaks about the realities o...

Lauren Gregory is the founder of Crumb Agency, a London-based casting and talent agency representing people across fashion, editorial and creative projects. Her work focuses on casting individuals with personality, perspective and cultural relevance, moving away from traditional model boards and towards a more human-led approach. In this episode, she talks about her journey thr...

Danni Bramall is a brand and e-commerce strategist who works with businesses to strengthen how they present themselves, trade online and connect with their customers. Her work sits across brand, content and digital commerce, with a focus on making sure creative output is aligned with commercial performance.  In this episode, Danni talks about how e-commerce has become central not on...

Marie Owen, founder and CEO of LS Productions, a Scotland-based production company working across advertising, film and content. She has built the business into one of the UK’s leading production companies, delivering campaigns both nationally and internationally.  In this episode, Marie talks about how LS Productions was built, starting without all the answers and learning through...

Lili Johnson and Melissa McConnachie are fashion models represented by Colours Model Agency in Glasgow who began their careers in Scotland before moving into international fashion markets. Both were scouted at a young age and gradually built their experience working across editorial, e-commerce and fashion weeks, gaining experience with a wide range&nbs...

Jason Hall reflects on growing up in Edinburgh and entering hairdressing as a teenager, initially drawn to the energy and personality of the job before discovering discipling and structure it truly requires. What began as traditional salon training developed into a career spanning more than four decades, combining technical precision with fashion-led creativity. In this episode, he speaks about bu...

Rosalynd Ramage and Alison Bruce, co-founders of Colours Model Agency in Scotland talk about how they met on modelling jobs in their early years, which then lead to building an agency up together with their similar sense of humour and confidence  In this episode, they reflect on what the modelling landscape in Scotland looked like when they began in a m...

Bailey Frances offers a perspective shaped by experience on both sides of the audition room. After 12 years working as a dancer and model, she transitioned into casting, bringing with her a performer’s understanding of pressure, comparison and rejection. Having entered the industry young and without a strong grasp of the business side, she reflects on how much of her early focus was on b...

Dan Corsi has spent much of his life working in front of the camera, starting as a child model before becoming highly visible through teenage magazines and later finding sudden fame as a member of 90s boyband, Northern Line. His career has spanned commercial modelling, music and DJing, shaped by both early opportunity and the reality of having that success end abruptly. In this episode, Dan talks...

  Natalie-Amber has built a commercial modelling career whilst living with Crohn’s disease and an invisible disability. Having entered the industry at a young age, her experience spans across fashion, lifestyle and brand campaigns, alongside navigating years of misdiagnosis, emergency surgery and returning to work with visible scarring. Her perspective is shaped...

Susannah Boughtflower is the founder of Kids on Set and has spent many years supporting babies and children across commercial, photographic and film productions. Her work as a child wrangler is understanding that a child's experience on set must be carefully managed, with preparation, structure and calm playing a central role in how a shoot unfolds. In this episode, Susannah talks about what her r...

Ian Boddy is a children’s commercial and editorial photographer with extensive experience working across fashion, advertising and editorial projects. His career has been shaped by a clear understanding that photographing children carries a responsibility that goes far beyond getting the shot.     In this episode, Ian reflects on how his approach to working with children ha...

Sue Walker is the founder and director of Kids London, one of the UK's most established children's model agencies. With decades of experience working closely with young talent, families and casting teams, Sue has built her career around trust, responsibility and long-term thinking within the children's modelling industry. In this episode, Sure reflects on how children's modelling has evolved over...

Kiki Minwegen is an international model represented by Seeds Management in Berlin, whose career spans working in Paris, Milan, Cape Town and Germany. Alongside modelling, she is trained in nutrition and has gone on to become a life coach and mindfulness teacher, building a more holistic, purpose-led way of working alongside her creative career.    In this ep...

Francois Pouria Latscha is the founder of Dubai Beach Boy, with a background in luxury hospitality and global brand marketing. Having worked on international campaigns and large-scale brand projects for hotel groups before launching his own fashion brand in Dubai, he brings a commercial, real-world understanding of branding, positioning and customer behaviour.    In this episod...

Sally Andrews casts actors and models across commercial, fashion and digital campaigns. Her career spans in-person castings and the shift to self-tapes, giving her a clear view of how casting decisions are made, how talent is assessed, and how the process has changed over the past decade.  In this episode, Sally breaks down how casting works today, what casting directors are lo...

Recorded with a live audience in the SR offices, Sarah Gabillia is a creator and influencer strategist with experience working both agency and client-side, including leading influencer strategy for global beauty brands. Her career spans large-scale creator campaigns, brand partnerships, performance strategy and navigating the realities of a fast-moving, highly saturated space.  In this episod...

Brandon Andre is an LA-based photographer, model developer and scout whose work has helped hundreds of new faces to build their books, take strong digitals and sign with major agencies. His career spans agency testing, portfolio building on-camera coaching, high-impact social media series and the creation of new scouting formats. In this episode, he discusses the mindset required for a sustainable...