ABOUT US

BBM was founded by Modeling Industry Expert, Coach & Scout, Marie P. Anderson.

After over 30 years of scouting and placing models with top agencies, she was tired of seeing confident young models be scammed. Once she started her own agency (which she later sold to Ford Models), Marie was ready to change the game. She wanted to challenge agents and other industry creatives who bullied models with harsh industry standards that said, “you’re not good enough.”

Through her private coaching, Marie shows aspiring models how to build a successful career without compromising their values. She provides coaching in all areas of their careers including personal branding, mentorship, portfolio prep, agency recommendations, and placement.

WHY BBM

• UNMATCHED SERVICE AND EXPERTISE

Our founder and other experts have years of experience in scouting & placing models, branding, social media, and more. All of our coaching and guidance is from our real-world experience helping models catapult their careers.

• INTEGRITY

We are dedicated to helping models build their careers by providing them with the best, most personalized service in the industry. With our expert guidance and coaching, we represent our model’s best interest - always. We never recommend anything that would violate a model’s personal values to get a placement.

• TRANSPARENCY

We require that all models under the age of 18 have a parent be a part of the process when working with BBM. We hold open communication to a high standard with both our models and their parents. We don’t make false promises and let you know exactly what to expect at every stage of your modeling career.

• ADVOCACY

Everyone deserves an advocate - especially our models. Marie has advocated for models for over 38 years. She’s written multiple books about how to become a model and has given talks on the following topics: teen model advocacy, solutions to the fashion industry, sexual impropriety, and hostile work environments. We pride ourselves on advocating for the models we work with.

ABOUT MARIE

Marie is an internationally published author and former fashion model with several decades of experience scouting, developing, and managing fashion models from inside every Chicago top fashion model agency.

Entering into the fashion business as an adult, Marie quickly became aware of both the exciting, glamorous side of the industry and the darker side. She quickly learned that the human rights of the models weren't considered or addressed openly, which led to hostile work environments and ongoing sexual impropriety.

With her experience as a fashion model and studio manager, she was profoundly empathetic to her models and became determined to do better for them, other than accepting that status quo.

Her areas of concern haven’t changed since she started in the business, which include: rampant eating disorders, drug & alcohol abuse, trauma, and mental health disorders.