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Free Starter Kit

For Parents Navigating Child Modeling

You don't need
more advice.
You need the truth.

Most parents searching "how to get into child modeling" find the same recycled tips, predatory agencies, and wishful thinking. I built this to change that. Real industry knowledge. No fluff.

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The Real Problem

Why most parents waste months
going in circles

The child modeling industry isn't complicated — but it is opaque. And that opacity is expensive. Here's what keeps families stuck.

What I Help With

Clarity on the six things
that actually matter

Not a checklist of generic steps. A framework for making smart decisions at every stage of the process.

01

Agency Vetting

How to identify legitimate agencies in your market, what questions to ask, and exactly what the answers should tell you.

02

Submission Strategy

What photos agencies actually want to see, how to write a submission email, and when in the year to make contact for best results.

03

Protecting Your Family

The specific contract clauses, fee structures, and requests that signal a scam — and how to exit gracefully when you spot them.

04

Setting Realistic Expectations

How long this actually takes, what early bookings typically look like, and how to tell the difference between a slow start and a dead end.

05

The Child's Experience

How to prepare your child emotionally and practically for castings and bookings without creating pressure or over-investment.

06

Market-Specific Reality

How the industry differs by market — New York, Los Angeles, regional — and what that means for your strategy and expectations.

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Three ways to go
deeper than the kit.

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One question. One personal video response from a working agency owner. Delivered to your inbox within 48 hours.

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Inner Circle

$47 / month

Two live group sessions a month with direct access to Brandis. Real questions, real answers, no scripts.

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First edition July 1

The Insider Report

$55 per edition

Twice-yearly industry intelligence — what is actually happening in the market right now, which clients are booking, and what it means for your family.

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Brandis Ohlsson, Children's Model Agency Owner and Founder of Model Mother

About Model Mother

I'm not a coach.
I run an agency.

I have owned a children's modeling agency for 14 years. I've read thousands of submissions, signed hundreds of children, and watched parents make every mistake in the book — not because they weren't smart, but because no one told them how this industry works.

I built Model Mother because the information gap is real and the consequences are real. Families lose money to scams, miss genuine opportunities from lack of preparation, and eventually give up thinking their child wasn't good enough — when preparation was the only thing that was missing.

What I share here isn't theory. It's the exact framework I use on the other side of the table.

I have owned a children's modeling agency for 14 years
Reviewed thousands of child model submissions
Placed children with national and regional clients
Zero pay-to-play, zero misleading promises

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The Insider
Starter Kit

Everything a parent needs to understand before they make their first move. Written by an agency owner, not an influencer.

  • How to identify legitimate vs. predatory agencies — the specific questions to ask
  • The agency submission checklist: what to send, what not to send, how to send it
  • Red flags in agency contracts, decoded in plain language
  • What agencies are actually looking for (it's not what most blogs tell you)
  • A realistic 90-day roadmap for first-time parents

From the Agency

Questions worth asking
before you start.

The answers are more complicated than most parents realize. That is exactly the point.

Ready to Start

Stop guessing.
Start with the right information.

The Insider Starter Kit is free. It takes two minutes to read the first section. By the end, you'll understand more than most parents ever do.

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