Alycia Kaback: Success from Rejection
Do you have the "It" factor?
Medication ads, pet supply catalogs, commercials: All of those folks are considered “commercial models.” In reality, most likely 99% of most people employed as models are not 6′, nor have large cheekbones, nor were discovered at a night club. Folks may scoff and think that modeling is a superficial profession only obtainable by the chosen few, and riddled with young women and men suffering from anorexia. On the contrary, everywhere we seen to look, we see models that look like “regular people.” Yes, even the lady posing near a grooming table or the guy smiling in a blood pressure medicine ad because he can now climb Mt Everest are those regular folks.
How does a young person, or any person know how to spot a legitimate agency? Or how does one go about making healthy and appropriate connections in the industry, if that is your chosen field?
Alycia Kaback hosts a show on WNJC 1360 in Philadelphia called the “IT” factor. She also heads up two modeling agencies in the NYC and Philly areas, one of which, Kaback Model Management, caters to commercial models. As a child, she auditioned for the Mickey Mouse Club unsuccessfully. According to her bio, it was frustrating to be considered the best dancer at her school and never receive a break. It was not actually for lack of talent, but poor auditioning skills and also not knowing any of the casting agents or decision makers in the business. “So many people were taken advantage of both financially and emotionally because there was no proven system a person could follow to find success.” It is very enticing to answer a splashy ad in the paper promoting a special contest or a pageant where the winner receives a modeling contract after paying hefty fees.
Modeling and acting is not for everyone, but if you have always wanted to see if you had a shot at your dream, or should go back to crunching numbers or shining shoes, and are timid about the reality show route, why not take a chance?
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