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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

In modeling and in business, you are the product. On Episode 8 of Founders Unfiltered, Male Model of the Year Fred Kpoto joins Landon, Tayseer Jabour and Seth of Vorena AI to break down the business behind the image.

Fred talks about growing up in Liberia, trading soccer for a modeling career built from Lexington, Kentucky, and the 5 a.m. call that sent him to New York that night for a Premier League ad with Ian Wright. He walks through the six-day competition that ended with Male Model of the Year, how agencies book and represent models, and why most of the job is hearing "no" and staying consistent anyway.

We also cover:

- Money discipline when one job pays $10,000 and the next pays $200

- How to sell yourself without being fake

- What designers look for, and what "timeless" really means

- Building a portfolio when you have zero connections

- Why behind-the-scenes content gets him booked

- The best and worst sides of the modeling industry

Follow Fred: @fredkpoto · Follow us: @VorenaAI

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Founders Unfiltered is a podcast about business, AI, technology and the realities of building something, hosted by the team behind Vorena AI.