SLC Talent Factory

This lady does nothing but take your money and then keep asking for more. Then you end up with about 15 5×7 photos that anybody could have taken with a digital camera. No wonder she doesn’t have a business address posted on her web suite. She meets you at Starbucks!

Steve and Laurie spotted my daughter at Newark Days fair where it all started. The great guidance and confidence they gave us for my daughter really opened up opportunities for her. She had jobs from Old Navy, Arden Fair Mall, Pottery Barn Kids and others. I would like to say «THANK YOU» very much for all your help!

I signed up with Steele about a year ago and haven’t looked back since.
Steve and Laurie have been ABSOLUTELY instrumental in getting my acting/​modeling career going. I have filled up a page of projects that I worked on in the short time I’ve been doing this: SONY, HP, Millipore Corp., Kimpton Hotels, Franklin-​Templeton, several TV pilots/​shows, an HBO film [with Clive Owen and Nicole Kidman], as well as multiple independent films and a Public Service Announcement. Some of my classmates have been in Microsoft commercials, several bank commercials as well…
I have read the negative reviews here and I don’t know what they were expecting. A talent agency? Its not.
Steele bridges the *gap* between the talent (YOU) and the agency. They teach you how to present yourself professionally to agents. What to do at auditions, on the set, how to work with other actors, how to work with props (trust me, its harder than it looks). For me, it was like having a compass, a map and a guide vs. trying to find your way on your own. Most important for me was the fact that Steve and Laurie are genuinely caring, down-​to-​earth people. I took about 2 months deciding to move forward with Steele. Laurie was great and answered all my questions. This is before I paid for anything.
They set you up with a headshot, comp cards (including a stylist for each look), what to send to agencies when you’re shopping for an agent, how often to keep in touch with your agent, etc.
In my opinion, there are 3 primary markets in the US: NY, LA and the bay area. Seriously, Steve and Laurie have their finger on the pulse in the bay area. They’re both leading working actors in their field.
And, yesssss, their services cost money (its show *business*, after all, right?!) But the money is well spent. BTW, I was able to pay in installments and they worked with me in terms of what I was comfortable with.

I would highly advise anyone who comes in contact with these people to just turn around and run away. I wish I had googled her (being Cathy Steele, ringleader of the scuzballs) more extensively before wasting my time with her, fortunately enough she doesn’t have enough slime over her to make me want to give her my money or credit card– but PLEASE read all the reviews for her, and google «Cathy Steele Scam» and enlighten yourself to what you are really getting into.
They stopped promoting their Concord location because PEOPLE ARE ON TO HER!!! «Steve» and «Laurie» are her evil spawnlings trying to branch out since their original limbs are being cauterized with the TRUTH. THE TRUTH IS PEOPLE NEED TO RUN!
DO NOT BOTHER GOING TO ‘OPEN CALL’S ITS ALL LIES

Steele is such a great place to start. I’ve received so much good information in such a short period of time from Laurie and she has helped me SO much! She is so up front about what to expect and she prepares you for how it really is in this business. There’s no reason why I wouldn’t recommend them to anyone and I appreciate all of the advice and help that I have received from her!
DEFINITELY give them a try!

Steve and Laurie, I heart you guys!
Since I hooked up with these guys in June, they’ve opened up a whole new world to me, one that I thought was closed off forever. The people I’ve met through them are absolutely fantastic, and I love attending the classes they offer.
Steve and Laurie are top professionals in their fields, and it’s great being able to learn from real working actors instead of someone who’s been retired for years. Their enthusiasm and love abounds a hundred-​fold, and I leave their company with a smile every time.
If you need a helping hand or just some advice on breaking into the industry, these guys are the ones to get you there. If you need help on landing those auditions, seek their help! You won’t regret it. I don’t.

Ok Unilocalers so this place was up front about charging… I just read my email wrong. However, $ 2,500 (This is the 50% off deal) is still a lot of money to pay for talent advice. They claim that they never advertise on Craigslist, but since I checked them out I’ve noticed 3 or 4 more CL Ads.
I’m definitely not paying!

Two years ago I did a photo shoot with Steele Modeling. The photographer was amazing — I am not very photogenic and the pictures were wonderful. A friend of mine also signed up at the time to have them represent her. She ended up getting a couple of gigs through them and has really done well for herself.
It is an investment to be sure — nothing is free — you are starting a busines. I ended up just getting the great photos done and nothing further. They don’t lie to you they are up front with all the costs and the work it takes.
I highly recommend them.

Steele Model and Talent Management are a bunch of crooks and time wasters. They posted an ad on craigslist this week to come into the Hayward office on a Sunday to get a ‘talent screen’. Almost thirty people showed up. We got a lecture for what seemed like forever on what a ‘serious’ business modeling and acting is. Then, at the end, everyone had to wait to be screened. After waiting for over an hour, the lady Laurie came out and said she wanted to speed up the process and did this by repeating everything she said in the first hour.
It was at this time that she hinted at some expense. Now, I knew there had to be something, but the woman took FOREVER to hand us that little sheet with $ 4,999 on it. And what would it be for?
REALLY bad photos, like K-​mart coupon style
awful little cards with more than one bad photo that sometimes had typos. One girl had brwn eyes for instance.
The team says they will help you develop your look because they know what the industry wants. Too bad Laurie was wearing a shirt two sizes too small for her and some hella ugly baggy gray pants. I am getting fashion advice from her?
Long story short, everyone left infuriated. Don’t work with these people. They’re crooks.