Menu
Login
You may have seen the numerous complaints against Allen Knauer (who sometimes goes by other names i.e. Allen Longstreet), owner of the tradeshow model companies "Statement Models", "Indy Models", "1st Place Models" and possibly some others.
I am just one more naive independent contractor who has been taken advantage of by this horrible man.
Without getting into too much detail, it has been almost 6 months since I've worked for him and, having only received half of my payment, expect that I will never see the other half.
I have been in touch with another model, who I coincidentally shot a commercial with, and who has been in touch with numerous other models who have worked for him. He is getting around! And though every girl has her own story we are all in the same boat now. While everything seems legit on the surface, if you do not fine-comb the contract you will also be severely taken advantage of. Hopefully if you are reading this you are doing your homework like we should've and not finding this out too late.
Note: He tends to hire outside the state of Indiana, which works to his advantage, as a clause in the contract states that if you want to file ANY legal action against him, you must come to the state of Indiana to do so. Very clever.
He is, no doubt a very smart man. A very indecent man who will take advantage of people until he has enough money to sit on for a very long time once he is forced to cash out.
Please... read the other complaints if you can find them...though I have a suspicion that many are being removed. AND DO NOT WORK FOR THIS COMPANY!
The complaint has been investigated and resolved to the customer’s satisfaction.
In the same boat. Allen still owes me money from last year.
Allen Knauer is a con-artist and Statement/Indy/First Place Models owes tons of girls money.
So sad.
Please email me and I will add you to the roster of unpaid models!
barton.tamara@gmail.com
I was also taken advantage of him and had to go through months of begging and pleading to just get paid on a contract for a job that I completed for his agency. Not only that, he held money that he asked me to 'put out' to pay for my own plane ticket and expenses.
I personally know many more models that he has taken advantage of and I am sickened to see that he has opened yet another 'agency' under another alias. Check out his reputation of the Better Business Bureau website.
I've never had a problem being paid. It can be slow but it always comes eventually. I think sometimes newer models think agency checks should come the same day the job ends. It doesn't work that way.
I've had great luck with this agency and I want it to continue. Feel free to email me with questions about the work I've done. jessicamiller2004@hotmail.com
JessicaM2004 is likely Roger Knauer. Why else would any real model find this post and comment on it? The way "Jessica" speaks is similar to the way Roger does - accusing models of wanting payment the day the job ends. There are models I am in touch with who worked for him YEARS ago and still haven't received payment. I have never had to post anything negative about any company I have worked with in my life until this instance with Trade Show Hostesses/Roger Knauer.
For the record, his real full name is Roger Allen Knauer, although it seems he goes by many aliases.
We have received your comment. Thank you!