In this episode, Arlene chats with Marie P. Anderson, modeling industry expert and founder of Boss Babe Models.
Marie P. Anderson has recently been interviewed in Rolling Stone Magazine and featured on 60 Minutes Australia, 66 Minutes France, SKY TV United Kingdom, VICE TV America, and various podcasts. She is a model industry expert, author, public speaker, and founder of Boss Babe Models, with over three decades of experience managing fashion models with top modeling agencies around the globe.
At a young age, Marie’s family relocated to Cocoa Beach, Florida where her father was a NASA rocket scientist, and her mother was a community activist. Eventually, Marie would also assume a lifelong dedication to activism in the model industry seeking to empower young people to become socially conscious and responsible entrepreneurs.
Marie’s formative years were spent as a model where she laid down roots in Chicago. Marie catapulted us into the future of the model industry by scouting Cindy Crawford, who challenged the industry’s standard of beauty. Marie founded, built, and owned Aria Models before selling it to Ford Models in New York.
Marie has two sold-out, internationally published books called Model: The Complete Guide to Becoming a Professional Model and Model: The Complete Guide for Men and Women, as well as the audiobook, The Wizard of Editorial: How to Really Become a Successful Model.
Today, Marie resides in Chicago as a mother agent and travels to speaking engagements where she examines the complex and ever-changing model industry landscape. She holds a 2nd-degree black belt in Shidokan Karate through Chicago Fitness Center and teaches her models self-defense.
To contact Marie or learn more, visit @bossbabemodels on Instagram!