Hop Model & Talent Agency

SCAM! HOP model and talent management poses to be a talent agency for models in Chicago and Atlanta. When «signing» you are told you need $ 600 for a photo shoot to begin building your portfolio. The owner of HOP, Lyndon W. recommends himself to organize and complete the shoot. His results were subpar and I would never recommend his services. Parents and talent BEWARE!!! Also, communication is bad and it can take weeks to get a return call or email. The castings HOP sends their talent on are jobs you can find on Craiglist. STAY AWAY!

Went to the open call at their green st address and you need some sort of key to get in the building. luckily some guy walked in and I followed him. I asked him about HOP in this building and said he’s never heard of it before. I went to the room where the open call for model were supposed to be held but the door was locked. I tried calling and the phone line doesn’t exist. To people looking into this, don’t go. It is non-​existent.

This company is not legit!!! They come in and do photo shoots posing as agents that can get your child auditioning with top players in the industry. They are not stationed in Chicago and fly in from Atlanta. They are scammers and are making a bad name for the REAL players in the industry! They will not give you a name of the photographer, because they are the photographer! They should be ashamed of themselves coming to a city to scam newcomers!!! SHAME on you Arkeah S Jacobs and Lyndon Winchester for doing acts like these to hard working parents!!! YOUR great talking ability is great… too bad you are not the real thing!!!
They come in and out of Chicago regularly… google, call and do research!!! I did as a parent and thank God I called several Chicago based agencies that have been in business for many years and NO ONE had anything positive!!!
Their phone numbers continue to change or are disconnected!!! They can not give a website of their photographer… even though they were invited to a known showcase as a speaker… Parents beware… this is your childs info getting into the hands of complete STRANGERS and SCAMMERS… do research… ask names of their clients? Their website of photographers they work with? DO leg work!!! They will be in and out and your childs info with them!!! LOOK at the last post… ALL I can say is BEWARE!!!
I was fortunate to get saved from this group of scamming predators!!!
To the Below comment… consider yourself fortunate that they were not there when you arrived… you were saved from their lies!!!
LEAVE Chicago… you will be reported!!!