All start-ups should ensure costs don’t run out of control, but when you operate in a cutthroat industry such as modelling, you can’t afford to skimp on much if your business is to grow.
When Taryn Williams started her business, she soon realised her management style wasn’t sustainable if she wanted to be taken seriously.
While many would consider running a $3 million company with offices across Australia and in New York a full-time gig, one entrepreneur has decided to get a new business off the ground while juggling both roles at the same time.
Taryn Williams founded her talent agency WINK Models back in 2007 after a stint in the modelling industry.
Small businesses in Australia continue to push the boundaries of our ‘glocal’ economy. The ShortPress Small Talk series profiles a diverse range of small businesses to find out what they do and what makes them tick.
Founded in 2007, WINK Models is a leading figure in Australia’s talent and modelling industry, and is now a national business with an annual turnover of 3 million dollars. ShortPress sat down with the company’s founder and managing director, Taryn Williams.
Taryn Williams began modeling at 16; with a lucrative nine year career under her belt she experienced the amazing highs of the industry as well as the drawbacks - ridiculously long working hours, poor (or sometimes no) pay, and lack of support from any Union or professional body. But rather than turn her back on the industry, Taryn strived to create a safe, successful working environment for Australian models and in 2007 founded her own agency, WINK.
The View magazine hooked up with the gorgeous Taryn Williams, founder and agent at WINK Models in Australia. She shares about her childhood, how she got discovered, her career, starting the agency, and much more.
http://www.theviewmag.com/interview-taryn-williams-founding-agent-wink-models/
Interested in the business of modelling? This go-getter, Taryn Williams, talked to us about the ins and outs of running an agency, WINK Models, and her career journey.
