ProModel Management - Barbizon Of Akron Talent Agency Akron Ohio
This agency is strategically organized to recruit hopeful talent (models/actors), sign them up for 'recommended training classes' and encourage them to attend a $3000 international talent showcase called IMTA. Firstly, the agency doesn't openly explain they are a FRANCHISE of BARBIZON SCHOOLS. Secondly, they can't 'accept' you as a signed talent until you complete the $1200 classes upon your check clearing you are eligible to be signed to their agency which only got me 3 auditions the lenght of my time with them.
The office team was s****.>
This experience was HORRIBLE! I am now with a legitimate agency where I was not required to pay them for jobs. I get auditions and BOOK PAYING jobs on a regular basis in local commerical and print.
PROMODEL should be ashamed to call themselves a business that helps talent. They are misleading and money hungry. The staff has no clue about the entertainment industry.
They should return all monies coaxed out of the hands of hardworking people wanting to follow a their career goals. It's just shameless.
Kw
Lakewood, Ohio
U.S.A.
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Barbizonlover
CONCORD,New Hampshire,
U.S.A.
Barbizon Rocks!!!!!!!
#3Consumer Comment
Wed, January 28, 2009
I love Barbizon. I just graduated and i am hopefuly awaiting job interviews!
Kw
Lakewood,Ohio,
U.S.A.
UPDATE
#3Author of original report
Sat, January 24, 2009
This agency is strategically organized to recruit hopeful talent (models/actors), sign them up for 'recommended training classes' and encourage them to attend a $3000 international talent showcase called IMTA. Firstly, the agency doesn't openly explain they are a FRANCHISE of BARBIZON SCHOOLS. Secondly, they can't 'accept' you as a signed talent until you complete the $1200 classes. Upon your check clearing, you are eligible to be signed to their agency (which incidently only yielded me 3 auditions within over a year's time). The support staff was s****.>