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The reason why we do these auditions is to weed out these "desperate dreamers" because the people with that mentality do not understand that it takes hard work in all areas of your life (School, work, family life and social life). If you are not able to balance these things and do well in these aspects, I will not allow you the opportunity to come to the show as I am very thorough with all my interviews. You would know this if you went to the audition instead of just expressing your opinion disregarding any information we provide.

Also, we have been doing a show like this yearly in the same location for longer than some of the employees at the hotel. The Sheraton hotel. Do you think we, as a company who has anything to hide, would do an event in the same hotel at an extremely high rate for an entire long weekend? As a company, we need to be credible especially to a hotel like the Sheraton in order to reserve it for more than two days. I have never responded to any of these silly blogs because they really deserve no time from me. I really don't like to defend me and our company from people who usually are not educated in the industry. Blogs don’t count as education. Instead of coming in to my office to ask me all these things you are wondering and confused about, you write YOUR OPINION behind your solitary desk. WE ARE NOT AN AGENCY, and we state that in the application you fill out BEFORE even stepping into my office.

This industry is extremely competitive and everyone is completely right when they say that GOOD agents are hard to book. That is why we don’t have 100 agencies that we fly to Toronto, because we do not want just ANYONE coming into our show. We choose our agencies very carefully and they are ones we have worked with for many years. We charge because as a Talent Scouting BUSINESS we actually have a huge overhead when we do these shows. No one gives us anything for free as much as we would like that. Not the airplane companies we fly in, the hotels we audition in, the cabs we take to travel etc. We deal with agencies in the U.S, Europe, Asia and Canada which means that I need to purchase INTERNATIONAL airplane tickets (return) from their location to Toronto. I also need to feed them just like any V.I.P you would be inviting to your event and accommodating them. Hotel expenses are huge because we also have bodyguards for these guests and we reserve ballrooms all over the lower level of the hotel. Those are my expenses. Also, us (the scouts) flying from province to province doing these individual interviews (two usually with each person). Again, these are our required expenses.

Why we charge. If you have your own PROFESSIONAL photos from photographers that shoot for agencies like Elite or Ford, then why would I charge you for them? It is all about presentation. This includes professional hair and make-up styling for each look (four). If you had this then we wouldn't charge you for them! You CANNOT expect these services to be free, especially without being an established actor/model/singer/dancer. Yes, an agency would NOT charge you, but you don't have one yet, which is why you have been contacted by us. So you can get a reputable one without having to travel locally or internationally for individual auditions. Plus, you would never get an individual performance with any of the agencies we deal with because they wouldn’t give you the time of day without good referrals.  That is why they trust US to bring in only talented people. If we bring in people who have no personality and no talent, we look bad in front of them. I rather give you all your money back because I prefer to have a great reputation with my contacts than your pocket change. I rather get commissions from them for the work you get than look bad and lose an agent. We do the dirty work for whoever we choose. We allow you to have the presentation you need to get work. If you don't look like a professional with a proper resume, photos, interview skills etc then no one will take you seriously. IN ANY INDUSTRY!

One more thing, if you think you will get work in one week, I first bring you back to earth then I turn you away and out of my office without a call back. That is something I state in the first interview especially with kids. I do not lie to these people because I would not want to be caught in a lie ever. Try me. Also, if Francine does not provide you with enough information then have her transfer you to me (Katie) so I can answer as many questions I can, without giving you an entire hour long interview over the phone.


"IT it LOOKS like a SCAM and SOUNDS like a SCAM and SMELLS like a SCAM - IT PROBABLY A SCAM!!!!!!"

--If you need to write a comment with six exclamation marks, you will most likely be one of the people that we do not choose. We need educated and talented people, this is why I stress education as my number one priority and anyone who has had an interview with me, will tell you that. Second auditions are given out because you need to be able to prepare for your performance (dance/song/commercial/walk) with feedback of what we expect from you. We believe first impressions are key, but if you are not prepared we allow you to get prepared. We withhold second auditions only to those we feel cannot bring the type of personality we need to our agents. One interview is not enough when I’m trying to find out as much as I can in that short amount of time. That is why a second interview for performances in needed for almost everyone.


"Anything TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE - IS!"

--That is exactly my motto as well. This is why I put much emphasis on the fact that success will not just crawl into your hands. Like in any industry, it is all about what you put into it. If you put no effort into it, you will get the same back. Life isn't free (monetary or time wise) so don't expect this to be. Want to try to do what we do yourself. Go for it. We visit every province and have pickings over 300-400 people every time we audition. If it’s not you, it is someone else. I just suggest people to come in for an audition and inform yourself. Sometimes I think that you people who have to write a blog, subconsciously know you cannot do well in this industry therefore have to put an excuse in front of you to stand in your way. To those people, you will never know what we can provide for you or what jobs our agencies can acquire for you. I thank you for withholding your negative and/or lack of self confidence and self esteem and not bringing it  into our location.

-Katie

The reason why we do these auditions is to weed out these "desperate dreamers" because the people with that mentality do not understand that it takes hard work in all areas of your life (School, work, family life and social life). If you are not able to balance these things and do well in these aspects, I will not allow you the opportunity to come to the show as I am very thorough with all my interviews. You would know this if you went to the audition instead of just expressing your opinion disregarding any information we provide.

Also, we have been doing a show like this yearly in the same location for longer than some of the employees at the hotel. The Sheraton hotel. Do you think we, as a company who has anything to hide, would do an event in the same hotel at an extremely high rate for an entire long weekend? As a company, we need to be credible especially to a hotel like the Sheraton in order to reserve it for more than two days. I have never responded to any of these silly blogs because they really deserve no time from me. I really don't like to defend me and our company from people who usually are not educated in the industry. Blogs don’t count as education. Instead of coming in to my office to ask me all these things you are wondering and confused about, you write YOUR OPINION behind your solitary desk. WE ARE NOT AN AGENCY, and we state that in the application you fill out BEFORE even stepping into my office.

This industry is extremely competitive and everyone is completely right when they say that GOOD agents are hard to book. That is why we don’t have 100 agencies that we fly to Toronto, because we do not want just ANYONE coming into our show. We choose our agencies very carefully and they are ones we have worked with for many years. We charge because as a Talent Scouting BUSINESS we actually have a huge overhead when we do these shows. No one gives us anything for free as much as we would like that. Not the airplane companies we fly in, the hotels we audition in, the cabs we take to travel etc. We deal with agencies in the U.S, Europe, Asia and Canada which means that I need to purchase INTERNATIONAL airplane tickets (return) from their location to Toronto. I also need to feed them just like any V.I.P you would be inviting to your event and accommodating them. Hotel expenses are huge because we also have bodyguards for these guests and we reserve ballrooms all over the lower level of the hotel. Those are my expenses. Also, us (the scouts) flying from province to province doing these individual interviews (two usually with each person). Again, these are our required expenses.

Why we charge. If you have your own PROFESSIONAL photos from photographers that shoot for agencies like Elite or Ford, then why would I charge you for them? It is all about presentation. This includes professional hair and make-up styling for each look (four). If you had this then we wouldn't charge you for them! You CANNOT expect these services to be free, especially without being an established actor/model/singer/dancer. Yes, an agency would NOT charge you, but you don't have one yet, which is why you have been contacted by us. So you can get a reputable one without having to travel locally or internationally for individual auditions. Plus, you would never get an individual performance with any of the agencies we deal with because they wouldn’t give you the time of day without good referrals.  That is why they trust US to bring in only talented people. If we bring in people who have no personality and no talent, we look bad in front of them. I rather give you all your money back because I prefer to have a great reputation with my contacts than your pocket change. I rather get commissions from them for the work you get than look bad and lose an agent. We do the dirty work for whoever we choose. We allow you to have the presentation you need to get work. If you don't look like a professional with a proper resume, photos, interview skills etc then no one will take you seriously. IN ANY INDUSTRY!

One more thing, if you think you will get work in one week, I first bring you back to earth then I turn you away and out of my office without a call back. That is something I state in the first interview especially with kids. I do not lie to these people because I would not want to be caught in a lie ever. Try me. Also, if Francine does not provide you with enough information then have her transfer you to me (Katie) so I can answer as many questions I can, without giving you an entire hour long interview over the phone.


"IT it LOOKS like a SCAM and SOUNDS like a SCAM and SMELLS like a SCAM - IT PROBABLY A SCAM!!!!!!"

--If you need to write a comment with six exclamation marks, you will most likely be one of the people that we do not choose. We need educated and talented people, this is why I stress education as my number one priority and anyone who has had an interview with me, will tell you that. Second auditions are given out because you need to be able to prepare for your performance (dance/song/commercial/walk) with feedback of what we expect from you. We believe first impressions are key, but if you are not prepared we allow you to get prepared. We withhold second auditions only to those we feel cannot bring the type of personality we need to our agents. One interview is not enough when I’m trying to find out as much as I can in that short amount of time. That is why a second interview for performances in needed for almost everyone.


"Anything TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE - IS!"

--That is exactly my motto as well. This is why I put much emphasis on the fact that success will not just crawl into your hands. Like in any industry, it is all about what you put into it. If you put no effort into it, you will get the same back. Life isn't free (monetary or time wise) so don't expect this to be. Want to try to do what we do yourself. Go for it. We visit every province and have pickings over 300-400 people every time we audition. If it’s not you, it is someone else. I just suggest people to come in for an audition and inform yourself. Sometimes I think that you people who have to write a blog, subconsciously know you cannot do well in this industry therefore have to put an excuse in front of you to stand in your way. To those people, you will never know what we can provide for you or what jobs our agencies can acquire for you. I thank you for withholding your negative and/or lack of self confidence and self esteem and not bringing it  into our location.

-Katie

The reason why we do these auditions is to weed out these "desperate dreamers" because the people with that mentality do not understand that it takes hard work in all areas of your life (School, work, family life and social life). If you are not able to balance these things and do well in these aspects, I will not allow you the opportunity to come to the show as I am very thorough with all my interviews. You would know this if you went to the audition instead of just expressing your opinion disregarding any information we provide.

Also, we have been doing a show like this yearly in the same location for longer than some of the employees at the hotel. The Sheraton hotel. Do you think we, as a company who has anything to hide, would do an event in the same hotel at an extremely high rate for an entire long weekend? As a company, we need to be credible especially to a hotel like the Sheraton in order to reserve it for more than two days. I have never responded to any of these silly blogs because they really deserve no time from me. I really don't like to defend me and our company from people who usually are not educated in the industry. Blogs don’t count as education. Instead of coming in to my office to ask me all these things you are wondering and confused about, you write YOUR OPINION behind your solitary desk. WE ARE NOT AN AGENCY, and we state that in the application you fill out BEFORE even stepping into my office.

This industry is extremely competitive and everyone is completely right when they say that GOOD agents are hard to book. That is why we don’t have 100 agencies that we fly to Toronto, because we do not want just ANYONE coming into our show. We choose our agencies very carefully and they are ones we have worked with for many years. We charge because as a Talent Scouting BUSINESS we actually have a huge overhead when we do these shows. No one gives us anything for free as much as we would like that. Not the airplane companies we fly in, the hotels we audition in, the cabs we take to travel etc. We deal with agencies in the U.S, Europe, Asia and Canada which means that I need to purchase INTERNATIONAL airplane tickets (return) from their location to Toronto. I also need to feed them just like any V.I.P you would be inviting to your event and accommodating them. Hotel expenses are huge because we also have bodyguards for these guests and we reserve ballrooms all over the lower level of the hotel. Those are my expenses. Also, us (the scouts) flying from province to province doing these individual interviews (two usually with each person). Again, these are our required expenses.

Why we charge. If you have your own PROFESSIONAL photos from photographers that shoot for agencies like Elite or Ford, then why would I charge you for them? It is all about presentation. This includes professional hair and make-up styling for each look (four). If you had this then we wouldn't charge you for them! You CANNOT expect these services to be free, especially without being an established actor/model/singer/dancer. Yes, an agency would NOT charge you, but you don't have one yet, which is why you have been contacted by us. So you can get a reputable one without having to travel locally or internationally for individual auditions. Plus, you would never get an individual performance with any of the agencies we deal with because they wouldn’t give you the time of day without good referrals.  That is why they trust US to bring in only talented people. If we bring in people who have no personality and no talent, we look bad in front of them. I rather give you all your money back because I prefer to have a great reputation with my contacts than your pocket change. I rather get commissions from them for the work you get than look bad and lose an agent. We do the dirty work for whoever we choose. We allow you to have the presentation you need to get work. If you don't look like a professional with a proper resume, photos, interview skills etc then no one will take you seriously. IN ANY INDUSTRY!

One more thing, if you think you will get work in one week, I first bring you back to earth then I turn you away and out of my office without a call back. That is something I state in the first interview especially with kids. I do not lie to these people because I would not want to be caught in a lie ever. Try me. Also, if Francine does not provide you with enough information then have her transfer you to me (Katie) so I can answer as many questions I can, without giving you an entire hour long interview over the phone.


"IT it LOOKS like a SCAM and SOUNDS like a SCAM and SMELLS like a SCAM - IT PROBABLY A SCAM!!!!!!"

--If you need to write a comment with six exclamation marks, you will most likely be one of the people that we do not choose. We need educated and talented people, this is why I stress education as my number one priority and anyone who has had an interview with me, will tell you that. Second auditions are given out because you need to be able to prepare for your performance (dance/song/commercial/walk) with feedback of what we expect from you. We believe first impressions are key, but if you are not prepared we allow you to get prepared. We withhold second auditions only to those we feel cannot bring the type of personality we need to our agents. One interview is not enough when I’m trying to find out as much as I can in that short amount of time. That is why a second interview for performances in needed for almost everyone.


"Anything TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE - IS!"

--That is exactly my motto as well. This is why I put much emphasis on the fact that success will not just crawl into your hands. Like in any industry, it is all about what you put into it. If you put no effort into it, you will get the same back. Life isn't free (monetary or time wise) so don't expect this to be. Want to try to do what we do yourself. Go for it. We visit every province and have pickings over 300-400 people every time we audition. If it’s not you, it is someone else. I just suggest people to come in for an audition and inform yourself. Sometimes I think that you people who have to write a blog, subconsciously know you cannot do well in this industry therefore have to put an excuse in front of you to stand in your way. To those people, you will never know what we can provide for you or what jobs our agencies can acquire for you. I thank you for withholding your negative and/or lack of self confidence and self esteem and not bringing it  into our location.

-Katie

The reason why we do these auditions is to weed out these "desperate dreamers" because the people with that mentality do not understand that it takes hard work in all areas of your life (School, work, family life and social life). If you are not able to balance these things and do well in these aspects, I will not allow you the opportunity to come to the show as I am very thorough with all my interviews. You would know this if you went to the audition instead of just expressing your opinion disregarding any information we provide.

Also, we have been doing a show like this yearly in the same location for longer than some of the employees at the hotel. The Sheraton hotel. Do you think we, as a company who has anything to hide, would do an event in the same hotel at an extremely high rate for an entire long weekend? As a company, we need to be credible especially to a hotel like the Sheraton in order to reserve it for more than two days. I have never responded to any of these silly blogs because they really deserve no time from me. I really don't like to defend me and our company from people who usually are not educated in the industry. Blogs don’t count as education. Instead of coming in to my office to ask me all these things you are wondering and confused about, you write YOUR OPINION behind your solitary desk. WE ARE NOT AN AGENCY, and we state that in the application you fill out BEFORE even stepping into my office.

This industry is extremely competitive and everyone is completely right when they say that GOOD agents are hard to book. That is why we don’t have 100 agencies that we fly to Toronto, because we do not want just ANYONE coming into our show. We choose our agencies very carefully and they are ones we have worked with for many years. We charge because as a Talent Scouting BUSINESS we actually have a huge overhead when we do these shows. No one gives us anything for free as much as we would like that. Not the airplane companies we fly in, the hotels we audition in, the cabs we take to travel etc. We deal with agencies in the U.S, Europe, Asia and Canada which means that I need to purchase INTERNATIONAL airplane tickets (return) from their location to Toronto. I also need to feed them just like any V.I.P you would be inviting to your event and accommodating them. Hotel expenses are huge because we also have bodyguards for these guests and we reserve ballrooms all over the lower level of the hotel. Those are my expenses. Also, us (the scouts) flying from province to province doing these individual interviews (two usually with each person). Again, these are our required expenses.

Why we charge. If you have your own PROFESSIONAL photos from photographers that shoot for agencies like Elite or Ford, then why would I charge you for them? It is all about presentation. This includes professional hair and make-up styling for each look (four). If you had this then we wouldn't charge you for them! You CANNOT expect these services to be free, especially without being an established actor/model/singer/dancer. Yes, an agency would NOT charge you, but you don't have one yet, which is why you have been contacted by us. So you can get a reputable one without having to travel locally or internationally for individual auditions. Plus, you would never get an individual performance with any of the agencies we deal with because they wouldn’t give you the time of day without good referrals.  That is why they trust US to bring in only talented people. If we bring in people who have no personality and no talent, we look bad in front of them. I rather give you all your money back because I prefer to have a great reputation with my contacts than your pocket change. I rather get commissions from them for the work you get than look bad and lose an agent. We do the dirty work for whoever we choose. We allow you to have the presentation you need to get work. If you don't look like a professional with a proper resume, photos, interview skills etc then no one will take you seriously. IN ANY INDUSTRY!

One more thing, if you think you will get work in one week, I first bring you back to earth then I turn you away and out of my office without a call back. That is something I state in the first interview especially with kids. I do not lie to these people because I would not want to be caught in a lie ever. Try me. Also, if Francine does not provide you with enough information then have her transfer you to me (Katie) so I can answer as many questions I can, without giving you an entire hour long interview over the phone.


"IT it LOOKS like a SCAM and SOUNDS like a SCAM and SMELLS like a SCAM - IT PROBABLY A SCAM!!!!!!"

--If you need to write a comment with six exclamation marks, you will most likely be one of the people that we do not choose. We need educated and talented people, this is why I stress education as my number one priority and anyone who has had an interview with me, will tell you that. Second auditions are given out because you need to be able to prepare for your performance (dance/song/commercial/walk) with feedback of what we expect from you. We believe first impressions are key, but if you are not prepared we allow you to get prepared. We withhold second auditions only to those we feel cannot bring the type of personality we need to our agents. One interview is not enough when I’m trying to find out as much as I can in that short amount of time. That is why a second interview for performances in needed for almost everyone.


"Anything TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE - IS!"

--That is exactly my motto as well. This is why I put much emphasis on the fact that success will not just crawl into your hands. Like in any industry, it is all about what you put into it. If you put no effort into it, you will get the same back. Life isn't free (monetary or time wise) so don't expect this to be. Want to try to do what we do yourself. Go for it. We visit every province and have pickings over 300-400 people every time we audition. If it’s not you, it is someone else. I just suggest people to come in for an audition and inform yourself. Sometimes I think that you people who have to write a blog, subconsciously know you cannot do well in this industry therefore have to put an excuse in front of you to stand in your way. To those people, you will never know what we can provide for you or what jobs our agencies can acquire for you. I thank you for withholding your negative and/or lack of self confidence and self esteem and not bringing it  into our location.

-Katie

We don't give the full name because what will you do with it, call them up? If you so desperately need the name I will do something even better (click link):

http://www.google.ca/search?q=samantha+rayner ... lient=firefox-a.

The reason why we do these auditions is to weed out these "desperate dreamers" because the people with that mentality do not understand that it takes hard work in all areas of your life (School, work, family life and social life). If you are not able to balance these things and do well in these aspects, I will not allow you the opportunity to come to the show as I am very thorough with all my interviews. You would know this if you went to the audition instead of just expressing your opinion disregarding any information we provide.

Also, we have been doing a show like this yearly in the same location for longer than some of the employees at the hotel. The Sheraton hotel. Do you think we, as a company who has anything to hide, would do an event in the same hotel at an extremely high rate for an entire long weekend? As a company, we need to be credible especially to a hotel like the Sheraton in order to reserve it for more than two days. I have never responded to any of these silly blogs because they really deserve no time from me. I really don't like to defend me and our company from people who usually are not educated in the industry. Blogs don’t count as education. Instead of coming in to my office to ask me all these things you are wondering and confused about, you write YOUR OPINION behind your solitary desk. WE ARE NOT AN AGENCY, and we state that in the application you fill out BEFORE even stepping into my office.

This industry is extremely competitive and everyone is completely right when they say that GOOD agents are hard to book. That is why we don’t have 100 agencies that we fly to Toronto, because we do not want just ANYONE coming into our show. We choose our agencies very carefully and they are ones we have worked with for many years. We charge because as a Talent Scouting BUSINESS we actually have a huge overhead when we do these shows. No one gives us anything for free as much as we would like that. Not the airplane companies we fly in, the hotels we audition in, the cabs we take to travel etc. We deal with agencies in the U.S, Europe, Asia and Canada which means that I need to purchase INTERNATIONAL airplane tickets (return) from their location to Toronto. I also need to feed them just like any V.I.P you would be inviting to your event and accommodating them. Hotel expenses are huge because we also have bodyguards for these guests and we reserve ballrooms all over the lower level of the hotel. Those are my expenses. Also, us (the scouts) flying from province to province doing these individual interviews (two usually with each person). Again, these are our required expenses.

Why we charge. If you have your own PROFESSIONAL photos from photographers that shoot for agencies like Elite or Ford, then why would I charge you for them? It is all about presentation. This includes professional hair and make-up styling for each look (four). If you had this then we wouldn't charge you for them! You CANNOT expect these services to be free, especially without being an established actor/model/singer/dancer. Yes, an agency would NOT charge you, but you don't have one yet, which is why you have been contacted by us. So you can get a reputable one without having to travel locally or internationally for individual auditions. Plus, you would never get an individual performance with any of the agencies we deal with because they wouldn’t give you the time of day without good referrals.  That is why they trust US to bring in only talented people. If we bring in people who have no personality and no talent, we look bad in front of them. I rather give you all your money back because I prefer to have a great reputation with my contacts than your pocket change. I rather get commissions from them for the work you get than look bad and lose an agent. We do the dirty work for whoever we choose. We allow you to have the presentation you need to get work. If you don't look like a professional with a proper resume, photos, interview skills etc then no one will take you seriously. IN ANY INDUSTRY!

One more thing, if you think you will get work in one week, I first bring you back to earth then I turn you away and out of my office without a call back. That is something I state in the first interview especially with kids. I do not lie to these people because I would not want to be caught in a lie ever. Try me. Also, if Francine does not provide you with enough information then have her transfer you to me (Katie) so I can answer as many questions I can, without giving you an entire hour long interview over the phone.


"IT it LOOKS like a SCAM and SOUNDS like a SCAM and SMELLS like a SCAM - IT PROBABLY A SCAM!!!!!!"

--If you need to write a comment with six exclamation marks, you will most likely be one of the people that we do not choose. We need educated and talented people, this is why I stress education as my number one priority and anyone who has had an interview with me, will tell you that. Second auditions are given out because you need to be able to prepare for your performance (dance/song/commercial/walk) with feedback of what we expect from you. We believe first impressions are key, but if you are not prepared we allow you to get prepared. We withhold second auditions only to those we feel cannot bring the type of personality we need to our agents. One interview is not enough when I’m trying to find out as much as I can in that short amount of time. That is why a second interview for performances in needed for almost everyone.


"Anything TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE - IS!"

--That is exactly my motto as well. This is why I put much emphasis on the fact that success will not just crawl into your hands. Like in any industry, it is all about what you put into it. If you put no effort into it, you will get the same back. Life isn't free (monetary or time wise) so don't expect this to be. Want to try to do what we do yourself. Go for it. We visit every province and have pickings over 300-400 people every time we audition. If it’s not you, it is someone else. I just suggest people to come in for an audition and inform yourself. Sometimes I think that you people who have to write a blog, subconsciously know you cannot do well in this industry therefore have to put an excuse in front of you to stand in your way. To those people, you will never know what we can provide for you or what jobs our agencies can acquire for you. I thank you for withholding your negative and/or lack of self confidence and self esteem and not bringing it  into our location.

-Katie

We don't give the full name because what will you do with it, call them up? If you so desperately need the name I will do something even better (click link):

http://www.google.ca/search?q=samantha+rayner ... lient=firefox-a.

The reason why we do these auditions is to weed out these "desperate dreamers" because the people with that mentality do not understand that it takes hard work in all areas of your life (School, work, family life and social life). If you are not able to balance these things and do well in these aspects, I will not allow you the opportunity to come to the show as I am very thorough with all my interviews. You would know this if you went to the audition instead of just expressing your opinion disregarding any information we provide.

Also, we have been doing a show like this yearly in the same location for longer than some of the employees at the hotel. The Sheraton hotel. Do you think we, as a company who has anything to hide, would do an event in the same hotel at an extremely high rate for an entire long weekend? As a company, we need to be credible especially to a hotel like the Sheraton in order to reserve it for more than two days. I have never responded to any of these silly blogs because they really deserve no time from me. I really don't like to defend me and our company from people who usually are not educated in the industry. Blogs don’t count as education. Instead of coming in to my office to ask me all these things you are wondering and confused about, you write YOUR OPINION behind your solitary desk. WE ARE NOT AN AGENCY, and we state that in the application you fill out BEFORE even stepping into my office.

This industry is extremely competitive and everyone is completely right when they say that GOOD agents are hard to book. That is why we don’t have 100 agencies that we fly to Toronto, because we do not want just ANYONE coming into our show. We choose our agencies very carefully and they are ones we have worked with for many years. We charge because as a Talent Scouting BUSINESS we actually have a huge overhead when we do these shows. No one gives us anything for free as much as we would like that. Not the airplane companies we fly in, the hotels we audition in, the cabs we take to travel etc. We deal with agencies in the U.S, Europe, Asia and Canada which means that I need to purchase INTERNATIONAL airplane tickets (return) from their location to Toronto. I also need to feed them just like any V.I.P you would be inviting to your event and accommodating them. Hotel expenses are huge because we also have bodyguards for these guests and we reserve ballrooms all over the lower level of the hotel. Those are my expenses. Also, us (the scouts) flying from province to province doing these individual interviews (two usually with each person). Again, these are our required expenses.

Why we charge. If you have your own PROFESSIONAL photos from photographers that shoot for agencies like Elite or Ford, then why would I charge you for them? It is all about presentation. This includes professional hair and make-up styling for each look (four). If you had this then we wouldn't charge you for them! You CANNOT expect these services to be free, especially without being an established actor/model/singer/dancer. Yes, an agency would NOT charge you, but you don't have one yet, which is why you have been contacted by us. So you can get a reputable one without having to travel locally or internationally for individual auditions. Plus, you would never get an individual performance with any of the agencies we deal with because they wouldn’t give you the time of day without good referrals.  That is why they trust US to bring in only talented people. If we bring in people who have no personality and no talent, we look bad in front of them. I rather give you all your money back because I prefer to have a great reputation with my contacts than your pocket change. I rather get commissions from them for the work you get than look bad and lose an agent. We do the dirty work for whoever we choose. We allow you to have the presentation you need to get work. If you don't look like a professional with a proper resume, photos, interview skills etc then no one will take you seriously. IN ANY INDUSTRY!

One more thing, if you think you will get work in one week, I first bring you back to earth then I turn you away and out of my office without a call back. That is something I state in the first interview especially with kids. I do not lie to these people because I would not want to be caught in a lie ever. Try me. Also, if Francine does not provide you with enough information then have her transfer you to me (Katie) so I can answer as many questions I can, without giving you an entire hour long interview over the phone.


"IT it LOOKS like a SCAM and SOUNDS like a SCAM and SMELLS like a SCAM - IT PROBABLY A SCAM!!!!!!"

--If you need to write a comment with six exclamation marks, you will most likely be one of the people that we do not choose. We need educated and talented people, this is why I stress education as my number one priority and anyone who has had an interview with me, will tell you that. Second auditions are given out because you need to be able to prepare for your performance (dance/song/commercial/walk) with feedback of what we expect from you. We believe first impressions are key, but if you are not prepared we allow you to get prepared. We withhold second auditions only to those we feel cannot bring the type of personality we need to our agents. One interview is not enough when I’m trying to find out as much as I can in that short amount of time. That is why a second interview for performances in needed for almost everyone.


"Anything TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE - IS!"

--That is exactly my motto as well. This is why I put much emphasis on the fact that success will not just crawl into your hands. Like in any industry, it is all about what you put into it. If you put no effort into it, you will get the same back. Life isn't free (monetary or time wise) so don't expect this to be. Want to try to do what we do yourself. Go for it. We visit every province and have pickings over 300-400 people every time we audition. If it’s not you, it is someone else. I just suggest people to come in for an audition and inform yourself. Sometimes I think that you people who have to write a blog, subconsciously know you cannot do well in this industry therefore have to put an excuse in front of you to stand in your way. To those people, you will never know what we can provide for you or what jobs our agencies can acquire for you. I thank you for withholding your negative and/or lack of self confidence and self esteem and not bringing it  into our location.

-Katie

They called from (1-760-705-8888.. which I searched and is apparently a very popular number for scammers) and left a message on my voice mail saying that I had been selected for an audition, and that I should call this number back.  They didn't say their company name or anything, just said that they were Nicole and I had been selected for an audition.
geez. how the heck did they even get my number?

This is OBVIOUSLY A SCAM!!!  Look at how quickly this company reacts to every negative comment about them.  If it wasn't a scam they wouldn't feel the need to watch this thread so closely.  They would let people find out for themselves and let 'word of mouth' spread.  Unfortunately it sounds like the only thing that is spreading is bad things about this company.  Check out the desperate attempts in February alone to keep their name in high regard by using FAKE USERNAMES for reviews.  Preying on peoples dreams is pretty disgusting!

Any company that asks for money for 'shoots' etc is a scam. They have to do it in another province because isn't legal in a few. In BC, they are not allowed to charge for anything until you get real work. Photos can be done anywhere for a decent price. I have been to one of these scam auditions before under a different name. Other company called claiming it was an audition for Coke for my daughter. Turned out to be this same type of convention. Everyone made it thru as long as they paid the money.