The Model Manifesto

Hello! In this episode we reflect on the chaos of 2020 & ask the below questions - feel free to share your answers with us at @themodelmanifesto @1rebeccapearson

In this episode, Rebecca & Leanne talk about how to use the huge amount of free time, industry contacts and intense skills that modelling gives you to develop a career! Rebecca has done journalism & set up a blog (modeltypeface.com) and is now a facialist alongside modelling, and Leanne did a LOT of internships whilst modelling, figuring out what career to do until she published the model manifesto & left to work in law! Modelling can give you amazing experience to take with you into other jobs - use it! ♥️

I spoke with Josy, a previous Models 1 agent & scout about the social enterprise she co-founded,Hive Minded, empowering models to take control of their emotional, financial and future well-being. They are launching a community in December for models to expand their lives outside of modelling and make it fit into their wider life plan rather than rely solely on it, with coaching to help build up self-esteem and direction. Find them at @hivemindedhabits ~ www.hive-minded.mykajabi.com

Rebecca & Leanne reflect on the last six months where the world got all turned up side down and reversed.. then kind of normal-but-not... ahead of the next lockdown! Lessons learned and so on

This is such an important podcast for models to listen to! @stevetakespictures is a lingerie & swimwear photographer who largely shoots models on ‘test shoots’ - where models pay him (or work for free) to get content that they can use to book jobs. He explains how the process of booking models works and how he makes sure they are safe in his home (confirming that many BFMA agencies including Models 1 have sent models to shoot unaccompanied at his house in contrast to recent statements by the Chairman that ‘under no circumstances’ would this happen). Steve explains usage rights for models & talks about the dangers of seeing yourself through instagram, calls for more empowerment of models & takes us through the intricacies of how to shoot models sexually, objectively speaking, but in an ethical and empowering way.

In this episode we (Leanne and Rebecca) talk about vulnerability and all the fear, shame and anxiety that comes along with it - but also the amazing opportunities that arise when you allow it to happen, ask for help and stay authentic to yourself. Right now is a really vulnerable time for us all and we just need to take things day by day, and be kind to ourselves.

In this episode Rebecca & Leanne have a big catch up on life as the lockdown is lifting, focusing on key areas that might need re-assessing (like finance - balancing Deliveroo AND restaurants?!) and looking to the future

Emily Harding (@yehyoga) talks to Leanne about everything yoga, side hustling, social media & body image! We talk about:0:40 - an intro to Emily!2:40 - branding and setting up a business - (as well as public classes, Em started @yehyogaco, bringing yoga to offices)4:21 - getting into yoga and everything to do with teacher training, including finding a studio to train with, how much it costs & what it involves. 17:20 - how to make the leap from student to teacher20:00 - all of the weird & wonderful kinds of yoga classes on offer (Em teaches everything from strong abs classes to nude yoga!), including finding the balance between cultural appropriation and bringing yoga to a wider range of people, including making all classes accessible to everyone regardless of level which underpins Emily's teaching.25:18 - smashing Emily's scales in the street and the INSANE weight pressures during lockdown! 30:30 - Em's philosophy of #YEHNOTMEH - which is all about searching for the things in life that make you feel yeh and not settling!34:00 - how to go for what you want whilst living in the difficult reality of life - always having your purpose in mind (don't quit your job to be a full time yoga teacher just yet!)38:11 - the ups and downs of self employment - and figuring out your career path! 45:00 - selling yourself on social media (a feeling models know well!) - how to find the balance amongst a sea of insta-yogis and models 52:23 - a philosophical chat about what yoga 'is' 58:00 - snaps! Thanks so much to Emily for having a chat - find her AMAZING classes at https://www.yehyoga.com/

In this episode Rebecca shares about her experiences of changing agency during lockdown and returning to work in a Covid-world. Navigating socially distanced photoshoot and zoom castings, we talk about what to do when things are dangerous on set and how to handle the uncertainty that the world is in right now - and not settling for less than you deserve! ♥️

We are back with Temica in this two part podcast to talk about diversity in the modelling industry, and what it’s like to model as a person of colour. The tragic murder of George Floyd has sparked a global awakening of how people of black and ethnic minorities face discrimination in all areas of their lives, around the world, and the modelling industry is no exception. Thank you so much to Temica for sharing her experiences. #blacklivesmatter