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MODEL & TALENT DEVELOPMENT

A guided professional-development intensive for aspiring and developing models and talent. Build your foundation, learn to take direction, get camera and casting ready, and leave with a practice system you can repeat. Two professional images included.

Founding cohort $695 · regular rate $995

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The Model Way

Not four classes.
One connected progression.

Most programs teach the pieces separately. The Academy connects them: runway, taking direction, camera, casting habits and professionalism, course by course, with a premium workbook and The Model Way Runway Lab that turn feedback into repeatable practice.

01Start from your baselineEvery student records “My Starting Point” before coaching changes anything, so the growth at the end is real and visible.
02Attempt, feedback, adjust, repeatSkills are practiced, corrected and repeated, not just explained, with one useful adjustment at a time.
03Recover under pressureRESET → RECOVER → CONTINUE is trained on purpose, so one mistake never turns into a second one through panic.
04Prove it in a full simulationEnter, slate, take a direction change, handle a disruption and exit professionally, then leave with a 30-day practice plan.
Curriculum

What you'll learn

COURSE 01

Foundation & Runway

Alignment that looks natural, a clean runway line, pace and rhythm, intentional eyes and expression, a clean arrival, hold, turn and return, and what to do the moment something goes wrong.

COURSE 02

Presence & Adaptability

Change the requested energy while your technique stays, receive direction professionally, slate and speak clearly, and walk into an Expo or casting prepared, including a pressure-test lab.

COURSE 03

Camera & Casting

Self-tape fundamentals, profiles and angles, believable expression without overacting, movement for camera, casting-room habits, and what digitals, portfolios and comp cards are for.

COURSE 04

Performance & Industry Readiness

Etiquette and reputation, safety and scam awareness, personal brand and networking, then a full simulation scored like a real casting and an opportunity-preparation plan.

Who it's for

Built around the student's goal

Aspiring and developing models and talent at every stage. Whatever brings you in, you work on that skill while building the supporting skills that help you perform under direction.

The walkAlignment, pace, eye focus, turns and recovery, then the five-pass drill and turn laboratory in the Runway Lab. Adaptability, not one repeated walk.
ConfidenceAn honest baseline, then one strength and one adjustment at a time, with a finish line you can see: the Model Way Runway Challenge.
Camera & contentSelf-tapes, angles, expression and movement for camera, plus a professional headshot and full-body shot included.
Expos & castingsExpo mindset, event-specific preparation, slate readiness and casting-room habits. Preparation for the room, never a promised result.
Total beginnersNo experience is the easiest place to start. Everything builds from foundation and coaching adapts to the student's pace.
ParentsFor students under 18, a parent or guardian is always the primary contact, with agreements and media consent handled in writing.
Founding cohort

Everything included

  • Four coursesFoundation & Runway, Presence & Adaptability, Camera & Casting, and Performance & Industry Readiness.
  • Premium Student WorkbookA working tool, not a souvenir: drills, scorecards, reflection, event planning and practice tracking.
  • The Model Way Runway LabThe five-pass drill, the turn laboratory and performance energy, ending in the Model Way Runway Challenge.
  • Two professional imagesA professional headshot and a professional full-body shot.
  • Assessment & reflectionBaseline, scorecards and coach feedback, a full simulation, progress reflection and a 30-day practice plan.
10 hours of professional coaching, Courses 1–4$750
Premium Student Workbook$50
The Model Way Runway Lab$75
Professional headshot$200
Professional full-body shot$300
Total program value$1,375
Founding-cohort tuitionRegular rate after this cohort: $995
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Values are the Academy's own pricing for each part of the program. Our written refund, cancellation and reschedule policy is shared before payment.

Questions

Before you join

Will this get me signed?

Representation is a separate decision and is never guaranteed by completing training. The Academy focuses on helping you become more prepared, professional and coachable for opportunities.

Is this only runway?

No. Runway is an important part, but the curriculum also covers camera and self-tape fundamentals, slate and speaking readiness, casting habits, professional materials, safety, personal brand, networking and full simulations.

I already know how to walk. Why do I need this?

The program is not built around repeating one walk. Students practice redirection, energy changes, recovery, camera work, casting behavior and professional readiness. The goal is adaptability, not repetition.

Do I need experience?

No. The curriculum starts with a baseline and builds from foundation, so coaching can focus on each student's specific strengths and growth areas.

Are professional photos included?

Yes. The program includes a professional headshot and a professional full-body shot for the student's developing professional materials.

Why is it $695?

$695 is the introductory tuition for our founding cohort. Future cohorts enroll at the regular rate of $995. The training and everything included are the same at either rate.

Is my child safe? How are minors handled?

A parent or guardian is the primary contact for every student under 18. Registration includes the participation agreement, guardian consent and clearly handled photo, video and media consent, and our welcome message tells you exactly when, where and what to bring.

What if we miss a class or need to cancel?

Our written refund, cancellation and reschedule policy is shared before payment, and the welcome message covers late arrival and absence expectations.

Preparation is the part you control.

Founding-cohort tuition is $695. The regular rate is $995 after this cohort.

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