Story Models

Where brands & models connect

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Where brands & models connect

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The modeling industry has remained unchallenged by innovation for a long time. It's also been plagued with a history of unfair and underhanded practices. The founding team of Story Models is a professional model and professional photographer and have faced these problems. Story Models was created to provide opportunities for brands and models to connect and work together directly, on their own terms and without involving a traditional agency. It's free to join and they only take a small commission on completed jobs. What's in it for the models? - Low commission (10% as opposed to 33%) - Faster payments in 2 weeks as opposed to 3 months (standard industry cycle) - Career Independence What's in it for the brands? - Low commission (10% as opposed to 20%) - Transparent pricing - Total control of the booking process Sounds like a game changer to me!

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9yr ago

Primo

Maker

@kwdinc Thanks for the Hunt. Just to let you all know that we're only UK based at present but we do have global plans!

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9yr ago

Ramp T-shirts

Congrats on launching! Assuming this is (initially?) aimed mainly at smaller brands and those models who don't have fulltime agents etc? Or am I mis-representing it? I know very little about the industry, but it definitely seems like a much-needed bit of innovation.

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9yr ago

Primo

Maker

@neilcocker Hi Neil. Yes, initially we are working with emerging brands however, most professional models have non-exclusive contract and are free to work with whom-ever. 90% of our models have mother agencies.

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9yr ago

There are a few services trying to nail this. It's something that brands like ours are ready to eat up once the quality level gets there. I've tried two other services and they're still pretty rough tech-wise and lacking in their talent pool. Best of luck!

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9yr ago

Primo

Maker

@ryanwmark Who have you tried? 90% of our models are signed but on non-exclusive contracts so are very professional. We're just an MVP at this stage and will develop the tech as the demand shapes it.

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9yr ago

yclas

Hello! looks great, a fashion photographer here. I really believe theres an issue with traditional agencies, in spain we use a lot litmind.com and modelmanagement.com but theres missing a marketplace... I have actually started working on a marketplace for photographers, models and mua and hope to release soon in Spain. Goog luck and hope to catch up soon. BTW not sure which tech you used but with yclas.com you had it ready within minutes ;)

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9yr ago