{"id":16507,"date":"2019-08-01T15:52:25","date_gmt":"2019-08-01T20:52:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.maxagency.com\/blog\/?p=16507"},"modified":"2019-08-01T15:52:25","modified_gmt":"2019-08-01T20:52:25","slug":"talent-showcase-saturday-alyssa-m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.maxagency.com\/?p=16507","title":{"rendered":"Talent Showcase Saturday \u2013 Alyssa M."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Welcome back to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.maxagency.com\/blog\/?s=showcase+saturday\"><strong>Showcase Saturday<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0here at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.maxagency.com\/\"><strong>MAX Agency<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u2014\u00a0 a successful Toronto acting agency representing men, women and children.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This week we\u2019ll be showcasing a uniquely talented member of our roster <strong>Alyssa M<\/strong><strong>!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.maxagency.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/large_90852.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-16508\" src=\"http:\/\/www.maxagency.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/large_90852-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"266\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.maxagency.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/large_90852-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blog.maxagency.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/large_90852-45x60.jpg 45w, https:\/\/blog.maxagency.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/large_90852.jpg 413w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 266px) 100vw, 266px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Who she is<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When Alyssa was a child, she dreamt of becoming a model.\u00a0 She was fascinated with the print models featured in Sears catalogues and the women on television.\u00a0 She had her children at a young age after high school, and that passion to follow that path ended.\u00a0 However, since her children are now at an older age, Alyssa has decided to follow that dream.\u00a0 Shes grateful for MAX Agency giving her the tools and platforms to pursue her passions.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.maxagency.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/large_90847.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-16510\" src=\"http:\/\/www.maxagency.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/large_90847-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"270\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.maxagency.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/large_90847-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/blog.maxagency.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/large_90847-48x60.jpg 48w, https:\/\/blog.maxagency.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/large_90847.jpg 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cHow did you get into modelling\/acting?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>She began to use Instagram a lot, posting images from her own photography of nature and animals.\u00a0 Alyssas husband began taking photos of her and she would post them as well.\u00a0 From that platform, she received a lot of positive feedback from both photographers and modelling agencies.\u00a0 That feedback led to more confidence in her ability to try out the industry.\u00a0 Alyssa then reached out to different agencies, ending up signing with MAX Agency.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.maxagency.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/large_90844.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-16512\" src=\"http:\/\/www.maxagency.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/large_90844-241x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"303\" height=\"377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.maxagency.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/large_90844-241x300.jpg 241w, https:\/\/blog.maxagency.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/large_90844-48x60.jpg 48w, https:\/\/blog.maxagency.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/large_90844.jpg 441w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 303px) 100vw, 303px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>His Experience with MAX Agency<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Every moment has been incredible from meeting with Stephanie [booking agent] and being submitted right away to auditions.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.maxagency.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/large_90845.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-16514\" src=\"http:\/\/www.maxagency.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/large_90845-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"245\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.maxagency.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/large_90845-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/blog.maxagency.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/large_90845-40x60.jpg 40w, https:\/\/blog.maxagency.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/large_90845.jpg 367w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 245px) 100vw, 245px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Extracurriculars\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>She loves to go hiking and explore the outdoors with her husband of 22 years; they were high school sweethearts!\u00a0 They go kayaking, paddle boarding, etc.<\/p>\n<p>Years ago Alyssa had been in a traumatic car accident with a long recovery period.\u00a0 From not being able to walk and finally rehabilitating herself, she realized that you have to go out and have new experiences and explore.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.maxagency.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/large_90843.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-16509\" src=\"http:\/\/www.maxagency.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/large_90843-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"246\" height=\"328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.maxagency.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/large_90843-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blog.maxagency.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/large_90843-45x60.jpg 45w, https:\/\/blog.maxagency.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/large_90843.jpg 413w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 246px) 100vw, 246px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Her Dream Role<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Alyssa has her own goal list of different things she wishes to accomplish within the modelling industry:\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To be represented (accomplished)<\/li>\n<li>To be published (accomplished)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>An underwater shoot<\/li>\n<li>To do shoots with animals\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>To do more runway\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>A bridal shoot\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>She already has quite the experience from doing some runway and also doing a commercial for her friends coffee shop.\u00a0 A bridal shoot would be very special to Alyssa as shes never had a formal wedding and wants to wear a dress!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Her passion is mainly modelling, however she believes that once she gets more of a taste of acting, she may gravitate towards it.\u00a0 She believes every experience is more education and is excited to chase the journey.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.maxagency.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/large_90846.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-16513 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.maxagency.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/large_90846-241x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"269\" height=\"335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.maxagency.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/large_90846-241x300.jpg 241w, https:\/\/blog.maxagency.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/large_90846-48x60.jpg 48w, https:\/\/blog.maxagency.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/large_90846.jpg 441w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 269px) 100vw, 269px\" \/><\/a><br \/><strong>\u201cBest advice for someone looking to get into the industry? or best advice\u00a0<\/strong><strong>you\u2019ve received?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>This whole journey isn\u2019t a race, it\u2019s a marathon<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t expect things right away, pace yourself,<\/li>\n<li>The worst thing people can do is say no<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.maxagency.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/large_90850.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-16511\" src=\"http:\/\/www.maxagency.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/large_90850-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.maxagency.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/large_90850-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/blog.maxagency.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/large_90850-40x60.jpg 40w, https:\/\/blog.maxagency.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/large_90850.jpg 367w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Extra<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cNever give up chasing your dreams, it doesn\u2019t have an expiry date\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.maxagency.com\/blog\/?s=showcase+saturday\">SEE MORE SHOWCASE SATURDAY\u2019S HERE!<\/a><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Do you have a passion for acting\/modelling like Alyssa?<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.maxagency.com\/application.php\">Apply to join our roster now<\/a>!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>MAX Agency<\/strong>\u00a0is a successful Toronto acting agency representing men, women and children. MAX Agency is involved in providing actors, models and entertainers for the film, television, fashion and advertising industries.<\/p>\n<p>For more daily content,\u00a0<strong>follow us<\/strong>\u00a0on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MAXAGENCYOFFICIAL\/\">Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/maxagencyofficial\/?hl=en\">Instagram<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/maxagency\">Twitter<\/a>! Never miss a moment with MAX Agency!<\/p>\n<p>For\u00a0<strong>more of our awesome talent<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.maxagency.com\/\">check out our roster<\/a><strong>!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/maxagency.com\/company-profile.php\">Company Profile<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/maxagency.com\/faq.php\">FAQ<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome back to\u00a0Showcase Saturday\u00a0here at\u00a0MAX Agency\u00a0\u2014\u00a0 a successful Toronto acting agency representing men, women and children. \u00a0 This week we\u2019ll be showcasing a uniquely talented member of our roster Alyssa M! Who she is When Alyssa was a child, she dreamt of becoming a model.\u00a0 She was fascinated with the print models featured in Sears &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.maxagency.com\/?p=16507\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Talent Showcase Saturday \u2013 Alyssa M.<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":16515,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[92],"tags":[41,84,3,83,436,39,46],"class_list":["post-16507","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-max-agency-talent-spotlight","tag-acting","tag-actor","tag-max-agency","tag-model","tag-modelling","tag-talent","tag-toronto"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.maxagency.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16507","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.maxagency.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.maxagency.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.maxagency.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.maxagency.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16507"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blog.maxagency.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16507\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16516,"href":"https:\/\/blog.maxagency.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16507\/revisions\/16516"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.maxagency.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/16515"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.maxagency.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16507"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.maxagency.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16507"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.maxagency.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16507"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}