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Wells Fargo project is closed. Booking decisions made and talent contacted

Friday January 20, 2012 by Chef

Congratulations to talent from Factor, AMT, Houghton, J Pervis and of course our own TalentSoup talent! Great job ladies. All talent, or their agents, have been notified. This project is closed.

Projects cooking...a great casting last Tuesday and Surgical Markers today. Soup for all!

Friday January 20, 2012 by Chef

Of the many great things about our "jobs" is the variety of people and projects we get to serve. This last week has been no different, with a huge span of talent, ages, abilities (I'd not guessed so many ladies in the Soup are flexible yoga practitioners!), clients and industries.

Clients keep coming back to us for great talent because we have, well, GREAT talent. I had the privilege of meeting a number of folks face-to-face for the first time this week and they were all gracious and encouraging. While we love the feedback and hope we are a valuable tool in our talent's toolbox to land work, we never forget who does the real work....our talent.

See, showing up can be really hard. Putting yourself out there day after day, no after no, that's hard. But it's the spark in them that can't be extinguished. I love that and I'm in awe of our talent that can take a "bruising" (figuratively of course) and keep a smile on their face, knowing they'll do it again tomorrow.

There is a huge myth about our business, fueled by the media and unfortunately lots of companies that deceitfully profit on talent, that success, or stardom, is a lightening strike event. Or that it's all about attitude (as in diva). NOTHING could be further from the truth. Like everything in life, success in our business DEMANDS WORK. It's showing up, it's investing in yourself, it's taking the licks from a casting and doing it again, it's NEVER GIVING UP all while knowing you may never be a "success" in this industry...
BUT. YOU. MIGHT.

This quote summarizes what has been true for ages, regardless of who or what the word "success" is being applied to...
“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.”—Thomas Edison

Thanks Lynne for being available on short notice!

Thursday January 12, 2012 by Chef

Our flooring client had a quick talent need pop up (shooting in the morning) and chose the lovely Lynne H for the shoot http://tso.to/kD82yN
Luckily she was available! She'll be on set for 2 hours and we'll pay her $520 for her time...the same day as her shoot.

We love our talent. 'Nuff said.

Active projects update...a lot cooking! Home Depot, hotels, banks, carpets, oh my!

Thursday January 12, 2012 by Chef

Home Depot - expecting final selections and schedule by Friday (tomorrow).
Casting for a large carpet manufacturer for a quick shoot tomorrow ($700 for 2 hours on set)...again, why we tell our talent to keep those photos fresh!
Bidding on a large project for a national hotel chain and another huge hotel project coming in a few weeks!
Finally, a national bank is casting for retired ladies and we'll hold an invite only casting next week...
The Chefs are busy once again cooking up our great talent for amazing national brands.

Home Depot Shoot Update - No word on final bookings yet.

Wednesday January 11, 2012 by Chef

Hang in there folks..we'll connect with you as soon as we get word!

18 Home Depot talent selects just in. Stand by for contact from the Chef!

Thursday January 05, 2012 by Chef

We are booking 18 talent from the Home Depot closed go see back in December. Keep an eye out for our email and robot call to see if you booked it!

10 of 15 talent booked for communication co casting. Emails and calls have been sent

Thursday January 05, 2012 by Chef

If you did not get an email AND a call from us then you are not in this initial group. Once all bookings are complete, we'll email everyone that attended the closed casting to let them know. Thanks!

Fantastic closed go see yesterday. Great talent, great crew...something great is cooking!

Wednesday January 04, 2012 by Chef

Thanks to all of our amazing talent that were selected for the closed call in Atlanta. The client is loving the selection and quality of the folks attending. We'll email everyone once we get booking information. Those booking the project will also get a call. Great work TalentSoup talent! You make for happy Talent Chefs.

Home Depot go see casting still open. Now casting new print shoot. Jan. is busy already!

Tuesday December 27, 2011 by Chef

If you've received a notice of submission to a Lifestyle shoot, please login and ensure your photos are updated! We've got lots of work in the pipeline already and we want to show off the freshest version of you.

Remember, our system is case sensitive so capital letters in your login email address have to match perfectly.

Happy Birthday Jesus! Peace on Earth and good will toward all!

Sunday December 25, 2011 by Chef

The chefs here at the Soup would like to wish you, and the people you love, a Joyous Christmas day (or, whatever you celebrate)! Have a great holiday and remember serving each other is an awesome way to spread the love of the season around!