The It Factor Productions

This company is a fraud. do not sign up with them. All they do is take your money and not give you any work. I worked with them for 9 months and all i got was hair modeling gigs. It was stupid. and then when I tried to cancel with them they wouldn’t stop billing me. I had to email Goldie and tell her I would be taking legal action if the billing wouldn’t stop. They aren’t professional there at all and to sign up using $ 1100 then billed $ 40 on going every month. Hell no. I wish I never wasted my money in the first place. The head shots they did were very unprofessional too. Mine came out so bad and they literally took 4 pictures and told me I was done because I didn’t pay for the extended package for the head shots. They are money hungry and they will be shut down soon for fraud. And I’m gonna be sitting back eating my popcorn and laughing about it.
To the person Melissa who writes to people on here. You are only making your company look worse. The things you say on people’s reviews is so unprofessional and is a complete turn off when people read your responses. They don’t want anything to do with your company because you are proving everyone’s reviews true by your pathetic little responses. Grow up and get a life.

UPDATE: At no point has anyone tried to reach out to me. Melissa also has deleted and reposted responses publicly on here because nothing she said was true. She has tried to come at me personally which is mind blowing how EXTREMELY unprofessional it is.
I consider myself to be very open minded and I don’t take the Internet too seriously so when people post things saying «scam» and such, I take it with a grain of salt. I had been scouted by Wilhemina Philadelphia before which turned out to be a big waste of time so when someone contacted me about the IT Factor, I was wary. I asked Brooke from the IT Factor if this was similar in the sense that I would have to pay $ 1000+ to get started. Her response word for word was «There are no fees to join our agency if chosen for representation, we cover everything from headshots to submissions and workshops and training.»
All I can say about that is she 100% lied. I went into the interview which was basically 2.5 hours of one of the managers rambling off about pretty much nothing (telling us how many famous people she’s met, personal stories about her bf…). Then they do 1 on 1 interviews and first, she warns you that you better do this and better not do that, then they once again ramble about how great they are talking to us like we are actually 10 year old children. (Mind you, when I walked in I was given a script. I thought this was a mistake bc I was not in there for acting. I asked one of the greeters if that was a mistake and he says «no don’t worry about it. It’s pretty much just to make sure you can read.»)
Anyway, there ARE fees to join. Correction, fees to get invited to a party. I stopped paying attention after $ 795 for the invite, $ 110 for this, another couple hundred for that. All in all, i wish I could get those 2 – 3 hours back of my life. They will try to tell you that you need to invest in your business blah blah blah. False, the modeling I’ve done in the past — THEY PAY YOU. They paid for my composite cards, my time, gas… Not at the IT Factor.

DONT FALL FOR IT!!! This company is very good at what they do. SCAMMING PEOPLE! & to think I almost fell for it. For starters they reel you in by saying how they hate to see innocent and naïve people getting scammed all the time by fake agencies, who end up taking people’s money with nothing in return. Their whole organization at first does seem pretty legit and trustworthy. But then comes the second interview. That’s when they tell you about all the money they expect from you just to put your child’s picture up on their website. Nearly $ 800! Plus $ 39.95 monthly just to keep the pictures up there. Once this was said to me I knew they were no good. Even the packet that they give you during the second interview is a lie. Copy and pasted from different websites put into a neat little booklet with their name written on it. I’m disgusted. YOU PEOPLE WASTED MY TIME AND THE PRECIOUS TIME AND PATIENCE OF MY TWO YEAR OLD SON! I usually do my research on everyone before I go to things like this but this time I didn’t and I completely regret it. If you are looking to model the most reputable agencies are in NYC. Here are the names of real agencies to look into. Some even let you submit pictures online. Always do your research and don’t let people like them trick and manipulate you out of your hard earned money.
Here is the list of REPUTABLE agencies that are in fact not a scam and the real deal:
BMG MODELS
NEW YORK MODEL MANAGEMENT
WILHELMINA MODELS NY
PRODUCT MODEL MANAGEMENT
ZURI MODEL AND TALENT
GENERATION MODEL MANAGEMENT
CESD
FFT (FUNNYFACE TODAY)
Just in case you don’t believe me. Here’s more proof
If you can’t google an agency without scam popping up there’s a problem.

another update… lol they just wont quit.
here is their last msg to me (in case they remove it again) ill address points after:
«½/​2015 Hi C. W
We currently do not know who you are due to the fact that you are working under a false alias we would like to address any real concerns or issues you have with us and we have already privately messaged you several times with no response. All of your comments are just slanderous calling us a scam and back linking to sites of your own in hopes to gain traffic to your own site. Please provide credible proof to what we have done to you or call us directly at 215−322−8200 so we can address any concerns you may have.
We have attempted to reach out to you already thru private messages as mentioned. Please do not make false comments about our business.»
what exactly is a «false» alias? im using an alias because i value my privacy.
i have zero interest in you addressing my concerns, unless you intend on closing up shop, that i would be interested in.
absolutely none of my comments are slanderous. the first reason being that you need to look up the word «slanderous», and the second reason being that my comments are all true.
lol…so you think i own all the sites on the internet that are slamming your company? are you serious? if thats the case why dont you just use whois and figure it out? there are dozens and dozens of sites out there documenting your fraudulent casting notices and general scamming practices… i picked 3 at random.
proof of what you have done to me? you never got a chance to do anything to me… other than obtain my information fraudulently, which i absolutely can prove. the point of this review is to make it difficult for you to scam people who maybe havent been at this as long as i have, not to try to «address my concerns» and try to convince me you arent a scam.
as long as you are marketing yourselves as «management» and charging people money BEFORE ever getting them a job… you are scamming them. end of story. anyone whos been acting for more than 2 weeks knows this.

I got stopped on the streets of Doylestown by a girl named Ricki and although I completely fell for the words she said, DON’T. I did my research before actually going into the interview/​meeting and decided to cancel my interview. Upon canceling I have gotten numerous harassing phone calls and messages left on my cell phone from this place, even on weekends.
Don’t fall for it, from what I hear and from what i’ve read (BBB under VIP talent, and various vipoff sites on both KMM talent, VIP talent and the IT factor), it’s really just a waste of time. Definitely not worth the bother.
This place is also called KMM talent. That’s who stopped me on the street, apparently they have either changed names or have another company with all the same phone numbers. They also have a place in Feasterville.

Here’s one way they run their scam — You’re in the mall, minding your own business, and a couple of young women approach, asking, «Are you a model? No? Well, do you want to be? You sure look like one!!» How flattering to any teen or person in his/​her 20s. These people prey on young people, their dreams, their egos. They then ask you to come in for an interview, in which they flatter you more, saying how you look «Italian or French or Russian», just what is needed in the modeling industry! The It Factor (or Colby Modeling) is not a booking agent which can get you jobs: it holds «networking sessions» at which it alleges you’ll meet players in the industry who can get you work! And, they’ll even show you a video of some guy who used their service and is now a working actor! (nobody’s ever heard of him). Of course, it all turns out to be a scam to get you to pay money ($ 695 in our case) for those valuable «networking sessions». Don’t have $ 695? Don’t worry: you can work full-​time for them, trolling for other vulnerable, hopeful kids in the mall. It’s a heartbreaking thing to get anyone’s hopes up like this — and shameful that VIP Talent Connect/​The It Factor/​Colby Modeling can still get away with it.

Worst Company Ever! Worked there and Never Got Paid! They Have Closed and Opened Under a New Name. Save Your Time and Money + they are Rude!

This place is not very professional. The staff has little or no real world experience in the entertainment biz, let alone any real world work experience…
Also, you really do not the ‘Corporation Structure’ — after a bit of sleuthing — Here it is Hosted Contact Solutions, IT Factor, Colby Models, KMM, Alycia Kayback !
Oh, and then they pitch not to pay attention to any of the sour grape review — they are just rejects. model check out the their on-​line book — it’s not too impressive. BUT it’s impossible to find… Beware of the pitch we spend thousands on the ‘booking’ softw are… Do be taken in by the IT FACTOR business cause you’ll probably singing the ‘blues’.
I heard they take people (anyone) with a pulse and put them on the street to be a ‘talent’ scout… I couldn’t believe it when my friend was advised to go to a strip club to find talent and needed some support (ME) to go into such an establishment. Whoa… we didn’t go — really that’s where the talent is for the industry?
The staff is untrained, with little or no real world work, they want you to work for free so you can prove how dedicated you are — not bad for an owner who keeps everyone on an ‘Independant’ contractor…
Recently, two of my friends were scouts — man, was it rough going for them. They both had bad experiences, had to deal with seriously challenging people who worked there.
Waiting for my friends was absolutely painful one evening. There was this chick who hoovered the front desk like Attila the Hun — telling the receptionist what to do and then grabbing papers from future aspiring talent and making comments about who their person was… WTF
So we waiting for two hours, listened painfully to an incredibly rehearsed speal — insert yawn. Finally, this director and Attila could only run around and come up with that — ops the checks weren’t there — to come back on Thursday…
After waiting in the waiting room for hours and seeing this people in action — Is this place really your gateway into a new career?
Lousy rating…
I love this review — only wish my friends had seen it!
All of the negative reviews on this company and it’s owner are very much on the mark. I’ll note this review with bullet points, as this review will contain direct thoughts, facts, and advice on why this company should be avoided at all costs.
–I recently responded to their scouting job ad on Craigslist. Aside from it being clearly a bogus ad, I still thought it would be worth the entertainment of checking it out. The job ad states a base salary of $ 41,600, but that is absolutely not true. «Salary» means a fixed compensation, and that is not what they are doing with their scouts. Scouts are paid $ 50 if the person they scout signs up with any one of their companies, which charges the new talent a huge fee for many false promises. One would have to scout many, many, many people just to maybe get to that $ 41,600 mark, and even then, you are a 1099 contract employee. The amount of time needed to survive using this approach is beyond excessive (worth it if the company was legitimate, but that is not the case). Scouts are encouraged to go to all of the ‘happening’ places, but of course they have to pay for anything they do.
–their ‘director’, an attractive but pimp, is the present mouthpiece for this employer; while he is at first pleasant, he fully adheres to the ‘just take peoples money’ view on life. As one who is setting an example for the company, he will dodge questions in order to just keep the new scouts blinded by incomplete information.
–the owner herself will present herself as a bubbly but focused individual, who freely admits that you have to be cutthroat in order to succeed. Presenting one’s image in an informal manner with new employees does not set a good formal understanding of what the company is. The manner in which she treats potential customers was beyond rude. She did not individually introduce herself to the new staff.
–the amount of name dropping this company does, and their correlating success stories, is very repetitive and misleading. While there are a few low level ‘celebrities’ in their ranks now, the massive barrage of industry speak does not lead to anything overwhelmingly substantial. If you choose to, try listening to who they know and more importantly, HOW they know them, and you will soon see it is more like a combination of Facebook, Mean Girls, and an OxyClean infomercial all rolled into one big blur of insincerity and disinformation. I just love they placed 15 peeps in the final episode of ‘Glee” …REALLY?
–this company will hit anyone they talk to with a «if you’re not 100% into being famous, you are crap approach, and the owner herself takes that to a very high level. The tactic of appearing so ‘exclusive’ and ‘busy’ can only go so far, and when you demean the people. Proof is in the turnover… and pithy checks…

They’re calling themselves the it factor now. A scout stopped me on the street the other day. Same address though.

The agency of VIP Talent Connect is such a rip off! It deserves 0 star rating. They schedule an appointment with you then you get an interview. Soon as they interview you they ask you are you really interested in getting somewhere. After that they don’t do what most agencies do. They don’t measure you or ask you questions about your self. They then send you to a second interview to a sales rep. You know what that means when you speak to a sales person. They just jump to make you give them money and they talk to you about their connections that aren’t really truth. They show you fake directors that make you think that they really have connection in NY and etc. They ask you for lots of money from $ 1,000 to $ 1,700 to just attend the events (2 events for a year) but don’t provide anything, No photographers, No photo shoots to make a portfolio. Everything must come out your pocket. They talk about celebrities being involved in events such as Angelina Jolie, Jennifer Hudson, Justin Timberland and etc. But They don’t show them in the video. Why not Show them? It’s just a waste of time and a big SCAM!!!