Saturday, January 28, 2012
Pulse Mgmt's Supermodel Hannah Holman tells how she stays a star
Hannah Holman mixes her own face cream -- sort of
Friday, January 27, 2012
PULSE MGMT Mckenzi Hendricks weight loss success letter
January 20, 2012
Doctor Jon
There is so much pressure on models to look a certain way but no one really cares how they achieve that look. As a model I know looking like a model and staying healthy do not always go hand in hand. Without realizing it, it is very easy to stay skinny but risk your health. Many models starve themselves by eating only five to six hundred calories per day. I did this for a few months and on the outside I looked perfect, my hair didn’t thin, my skin didn’t look bad, and I was skinny. My actual health was a different story, I was always light-headed, hungry, and I never had energy. A person’s body cannot function properly on six hundred calories. After a few months I started eating normally again but I was also gaining weight and didn’t know how to deal with it in a healthy way.
In November, 2011, I was introduced to Doctor Jon by Stacey Eastman, the owner of Pulse Model Management. Doctor Jon had put together a nutrition program for some of Stacey’s models. The whole point of the program was to allow models to maintain the body weight they need, without harming their health. Doctor Jon explained the benefits of the program, and my parents and I decided to give it a shot.
The program is very simple but takes a lot of dedication. Dr. Jon explained that the major reason why models put on weight is due to inflammation, and he explained what causes the inflammation. While using the program I cannot consume gluten or sugar because both of those cause inflammation. In modeling, a quarter of an inch makes a major difference in measurements, so if I am inflamed or not could be a deciding factor for a job. Cutting gluten and sugar out of my diet was not easy and it still isn’t, but the rewards have been great. That is where the dedication comes in, it would be really easy to give in just once but it takes three to six months for sugar or gluten to fully leave your system.
One thing that Dr. Jon really stresses is eating every two or three hours so your body constantly has fuel. Another thing that causes inflammation is your blood sugar. When you go hours on end without eating, your blood sugar is going to drop. Once you eat, your blood sugar shoots up and it’s not good for your blood sugar levels to be on a rollercoaster. Every few hours I eat a handful of almonds, or a cucumber, something to keep my blood sugar even.
Aside from the benefits of the program Doctor Jon has been a Godsend for me on a personal level, too. We message each other a few times every week just to keep in touch. When I have any questions or I am struggling with my diet, I message Doctor Jon and he is more than willing to help me. While in Tokyo, it was hard to find food without gluten, but Doctor Jon has been a big help with giving me suggestions. Also, I am the type of person who loves to work out but when I work out too much, my muscles bulk up so Doctor Jon helped me find a workout regimen that works for me.
Since I have been on Dr. Jon’s program and really stuck to it, my measurements have been perfect. I’m not sure what I would look like right now or how healthy I would be if it weren’t for Doctor Jon. He knows what he is talking about and really cares about my health. I promise the program works but it takes full dedication to be successful.
McKenzi Hendricks
Monday, January 16, 2012
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Pulse MGMT's McKenzi Hendricks
Hey Stacey!
My experience with Pulse Model Management has been very positive!!!! Pulse is a great management agency and they really care about their models. My relationship with them has opened the doors to a whole new world of opportunity for me, and for so many other girls, i have either roomed with or know from around the world, literally!
If it weren’t for Pulse I would not be flying to Tokyo in two days or have been to South Korea or NY for months on end. I have fallen in love with traveling and meeting people from different parts of the world, and expressing myself through photography on so many different levels, and it is all because of Pulse.
Pulse is amazing but the guy that makes it all happen is Stacey Eastman. I met Stacey three and a half years ago and have loved him from day one. Stacey puts all his time and energy into making sure his girls have what is best for them and that they are happy. He has been a source of great support for me through thick and thin, I always know that if something is wrong I can turn to Stacey and he will help. He has always told me to stick to my morals. Yes, that could mean I will jobs because of it, but it shows integrity and character. I really appreciate that he wants me to stay true to myself and not change what I believe in, just to get further in the industry. I trust Stacey NO matter what and I know he always wants what is best for me, not necessarily what will make him more money.
I have built a strong friendship with Stacey, which is extremely important to me and rare in this industry as i have seen around the world. I have NEVER been just another girl. He is one of my closest friends in the industry and so much more than an agent. He is someone I would go out of my way to help in a heartbeat because that is what he has always done for me. PERIOD.
Thank you Stacey for seeing my potential, and for always looking out for me.
With Much Love,
McKenzi Hendricks
AKA Macster
Friday, January 13, 2012
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Pulse Mgmt's President Stacey Eastman's Tribute and Ode' to my very best friend in the world, Heath Gier!
Still Rockin and Better than ever! Love ya buddy!
Pulse Mgmt's Hannah Matthiessen
Project Runway
West Linn High School student takes
on the world of high fashion modeling
Hannah Matthiessen, a sophomore at West Linn High School, spent six weeks this fall working as a runway model for New York, London and Paris’ fashion weeks. She was discovered by a talent scout at a Justin Bieber concert in 2010.
VERN UYETAKE / WEST LINN TIDINGS
When she’s not hitting the basketball court or hitting the books, West Linn High School sophomore Hannah Matthiessen is hitting the runways in New York, Paris and London as a high fashion model.
And, although she just completed her first season in the spotlight, she has already worked with some of the biggest names in the fashion industry. She even appeared in the December issue of British Vogue.
Spotted
Matthiessen, 16, said she was first approached about modeling by a talent scout at the ClubSport pool in Tigard when she was 12. Her family didn’t pursue the opportunity at the time, but in 2010, when she was 15, she was approached once again at a Justin Bieber concert by three different scouts.
Matthiessen and her family then began talking about the details over the next few months with the Portland office of Pulse Management, and she attended her first photo shoot at a hotel near the Portland International Airport.
Two days later, she received a call from Pulse’s partner, Elite Management, telling her to get on a plane to New York City as soon as possible. The call came in February 2011, during finals week of her first semester of freshman year.
“It was the craziest week,” Matthiessen said.
In New York, Matthiessen did nine test shoots in eight days, meeting people at Elite Management and networking with people at a variety of magazines.
She said this first trip was about getting her name out there and learning the ropes of runway modeling. She also took walking lessons similar to the ones shown on the television show “America’s Next Top Model,” and she even worked with “America’s Next Top Model” judge and fashion photographer Nigel Barker on a shoot.
Matthiessen, who — at 5’11” — has always been taller than her friends, said she felt right at home among the other models in New York who had come from all over the world for fall fashion week, which is held each February to preview the next season’s collections.
While she did not appear in any shows last February, Matthiessen made plans to return in June for another two and half weeks’ of training for spring fashion week in October.
Matthiessen returned to New York once again at the end of August, beginning a six-week season of modeling as part of New York, London and Paris’ fashion weeks.
While it was a hard decision to miss the first month of school and give up participating on the WLHS volleyball team, “I (decided) I would regret it for the rest of my life if I didn’t go,” Matthiessen said.
And, she would still get to play on the junior varsity basketball team.
A big start
Matthiessen’s mother, Julie, said she had a chaperone at all times during her trip and that a rotation of relatives flew out to meet her at each of her locations.
First Matthiessen attended two weeks of castings in New York, for which she would arrive at a design house, hand the designers her lookbook, walk for them and take a photo. She repeated this about nine or 10 times a day, riding the subway to each appointment.
“Riding the subway during fashion week was crazy,” she said, as each train car was packed with models in full hair and make up traveling from casting to casting.
Matthiessen did one show during New York fashion week — Hexa by Kuho — and was placed on hold for the Calvin Klein Exclusive, the week’s headliner. Although she did not appear in the Calvin Klein show, she turned down several others just in case.
Once New York fashion week wrapped, Matthiessen then packed up and headed to Europe, boarding a plane on her 16th birthday.
“I’ll never forget it,” she said.
In London, she did up to 20 castings a day, traveling by car from place to place with drivers who acted as tour guides of the city.
Because London is a slightly smaller market than New York, Julie Matthiessen said it was good place for her to truly launch as a runway model.
Matthiessen appeared in six shows throughout London fashion week, including those for Erdem, Peter Pilotto, Amanda Wakeley and
Mary Katrantzou.
And, when Anna Wintour — the editor-in-chief of Vogue magazine with a notoriously demanding personality — requested a private viewing of Mary Katrantzou’s line at the Ritz-Carlton London, Matthiessen was chosen as one of two models to show the collection.
Wintour is widely believed to be the inspiration for Miranda Priestly, a fictional fashion editor in Lauren Weisberger’s novel “The Devil Wears Prada,” who was portrayed by Meryl Streep in a film of the same name. And Matthiessen said the portrayal was an accurate one.
She said she was given strict rules to follow during the viewing and was told not to speak or get too close.
When Katrantzou got caught in traffic, Matthiessen and the other model had to start the show without her. During the viewing, an assistant stood behind Wintour and read her body language. If she did not like a piece, she would gesture to the model to leave quickly.
Matthiessen said one of the most nerve-wracking moments of the experience was when Wintour motioned to her to come forward so she could feel the texture of a sweater she was wearing.
Connections
Aside from these runway experiences, Matthiessen’s time in London also gave her the chance to model for magazines as well.
Just before she left for Paris fashion week, Matthiessen’s agency called her and said she’d been selected for a job for British Vogue.
Decked in a gown designed by Sarah Burton, creative director for Alexander McQueen, Matthiessen appears in the magazine’s December issue alongside the designer herself in a feature about today’s influential fashion figures.
Burton now boasts one of the biggest names in the fashion industry, having designed Kate Middleton’s wedding dress for her wedding to Prince William last April.
This fame, however, hasn’t gone to her head.
“She’s so down-to-earth, sweet and modest,” Julie said.
For the shoot, Matthiessen met with Burton and worked with her for three to four hours. She said Burton was actually a little nervous about appearing in front of the camera, as she normally works behind the scenes.
Later, in Paris, Matthiessen was selected to appear in the Alexander McQueen show — the biggest show of the week.
The dress she was set to wear was an intricate one, and she said she had to wear a plastic bag while design assistants glued on individual black roses.
Because it needed so many adjustments, Matthiessen’s dress was unfortunately pulled from the show’s line up at the last minute.
However, she did visit the Alexander McQueen design room several times over the course of the week, and at one point Burton immediately recognized her, crossing the room to give her a hug and say hello.
“She’s a good connection to have,” Julie said.
Off the runway
Matthiessen did three shows over 10 days in Paris — a bigger market than London — and had time to sightsee and catch up on homework.
She said she was basically caught up with schoolwork when she returned to school in October and that her teachers and school counselors were all understanding and accommodating. Instead, she said she was most anxious about returning to her peers.
“I was nervous,” she said. “I didn’t know about the transition.”
After a day of “questions, questions, questions,” however, her routine quickly returned to normal.
Matthiessen said she has often been asked how the real fashion world compares to “America’s Next Top Model.”
“It’s not like it (at all),” she said. “It’s not as dramatic, it’s its own small little world.”
Students also ask her if she will appear on “America’s Next Top Model” in the future. However, as she already has a modeling contract, the show’s top prize.
Although New York’s fall fashion week is coming up in next month, Matthiessen said she’ll be sticking around West Linn to concentrate on basketball and finals.
She may, however, fly out for a few days to do a show or two. And, she’ll be flying to New York in June to prepare for next October’s fashion weeks.
While she was homesick at times this fall, Matthiessen said she’s appreciated the opportunities modeling has given her to meet new and interesting people and travel.
She said she was scared about making a mistake at first but she has found that people in fashion industry are, in general, kind and easy to work with. And, she’s learned that rejection is just another part of the job.
“You can’t let it get you down,” she said. “I’ve learned to not take it personally, because you don’t know what they’re looking for.”
Julie said Elite Management has been good about emphasizing that modeling can’t be all that you are.
“She needs to be Hannah in all parts of her life,” she said.
Otherwise, others who focus solely on modeling tend to get beaten down quickly by rejection.
“It’s been fun and so rewarding to watch Hannah experience the incredible opportunities that she has been given,” Julie said. “We don’t know where this will take Hannah, but we are so proud of her for going for it when given the opportunity and also for keeping it all in perspective with everything else important in her life.”
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