
Working for Free is for Chumps and Philanthropists
To begin this post, I'd like to ask a client and friend, Suzanne, to relate something that happened to her recently. Suzanne is a talent agent, and she was approached to refer some of the members of her roster for an acting gig. She'll take it from here... Today I had to tell a potential client that no, I couldn’t help him find models to work his event for free. “This job isn’t paid, but it’s exposure so can’t you help me?” I replied: “I do not get paid until my people get pa