Taryn Williams talks about the success of theright.fit and how she filled the need for affordable and easy ways to fight the right talent for your needs.
How The Iconic, General Assembly and The Right.Fit got people to care about their startups
Serial entrepreneur Taryn Williams, who founded WINK Models and theright.fit, attributes the growth and sentiment towards her businesses to her internal tea
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27 successful Australian executives share their tactics to prevent burning out at work
“My strategy to avoid burning out is to constantly be trying new things that stimulate my mind in a different way, or challenge me to use new skills and a different part of my brain... It also means I’m meeting new people, challenging myself, and breaking out of the grind.”
Women of Vest
From runway model to business model, Taryn is the ultimate lady-boss. She’s Managing Director of WINK Models and founder of theright.fit – an app that was named Top 100 Coolest Companies to work for.
#STANDTALL: TARYN WILLIAMS, FOUNDER & CEO OF WINK MODELS AND THERIGHT.FIT
Taryn shares what a typical day looks like when you run two businesses, how she overcomes her biggest challenges and the life quote we're adding to our vision boards now!
MEET THE ‘UBER FOR TALENT’
THERIGHT.FIT can be described as a digital marketplace that connects models and other talent (i.e. actors, photographers, make-up artists and, most significantly, stylists) directly with clients, forgoing the need for a traditional bricks-and-mortar agency.
Funding, Personal Brand & Taryn Williams
I got the pleasure of sitting down with THE Taryn Williams of theright.fit , WINK models and generalist in the kicking butt space.
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How to raise funds, build a massive user base and scale a business
Taryn Williams only founded theright.fit in September 2015, but she’s already grown the digital marketplace connecting models and talent to clients, into a large community of more than 3500 users looking to bypass the traditional agency model.
If You’re the Smartest Person in the Room, You’re in the Wrong Room with Taryn Williams Founder and Owner of the Right Fit and WINK Models
Taryn Williams is one of Australia’s leading female entrepreneurs, she is CEO of WINK Models and the CEO and co-founder of her new venture theright.fit which launched in late 2015. theright.fit in an online market network that directly connects clients with talent without the need for a traditional agency, the online platform aims to revolutionise the talent industry. She’s also the founder & CEO of #Gifted, launching in 2021
WRAP UP: KICK. START. SMART. BRISBANE
In response to the high demand from readers and the incredible Collective Hub community, Kick. Start. Smart. made its Queensland debut last week.
Plenty of young adults are proving the stereotypes wrong about the pampered millennial slacker. Meet Generation Why Not?
While Wilson was inspired by disruption, 30-year-old former model and WINK modelling agency founder Taryn Williams is disrupting herself. She’s just set up theright.fit, an online agency that brings together creative talent such as stylists, make-up artists, photographers, actors and models with their prospective employers, which treads on some ground she’s already inhabiting.
WHY IT’S OK TO START A SECOND START-UP (WHILE YOU’RE STILL ON YOUR FIRST)
Less is more? Not always, says double start-up founder Taryn Williams.
Taryn Williams: What you need to secure seed funding
The young Aussie entrepreneur founded talent agency WINK Models in the mid-2000s after years working in the fashion and modelling industry.
Meet the people who quit their jobs and made millions
Shaun White speaks to the millionaires who saw a gap in the market and took a risk that paid off.
Ten real problems from real start-ups – and what they did about them
As a start-up, there’ll be some eye-watering struggles and stresses; some you might have known to expect, but others will crash in front of you like a dead branch. But don’t let that put you off – it’s all part of the fun! – seriously. To prove it, here’s a run-down of some real-life challenges experienced by start-ups – and perhaps most importantly – from start-ups that are still here to tell you how to handle them.
Three tips for getting investment from a woman who just raised $750,000
Award-winning entrepreneur Taryn Williams has raised $750,000 in seed funding from Airtree Ventures to accelerate the growth of her creative marketplace theright.fit.
TheRight.Fit Announces $750,000 Seed Capital Raise
theright.fit, a platform connecting brands and agencies with creative freelancers and talent, has secured $750,000 in a seed capital raise from AirTree Ventures.
5 things you need to know in Australian tech today
theright.fit has raised $750,000 in seed capital. The website, which connects brands and agencies with creative freelancers and talent, secured the cash from AirTree Ventures and to develop its in-house technology and grow the brand.
How to Build Your Personal Brand & Get Your Business Into the Media
PR and personal branding... two of the most overlooked drivers of building a successful business. Loved having Taryn Williams, Founder of WINK Models and theright.fit on #AskJackD to shed her own unique light on these topics.
TheRight.Fit For Airtree Ventures
CREATIVE marketplace theright.fit has scored $750,000 in seed funding from AirTree Ventures.
The website, which connects brands and agencies with freelancers and talent, is looking to become the number one alternative to the traditional talent agency model.
