Valerie Emanuel is the co-founder of Role Models Management, a disruptive modeling agency empowering models to use their images and voices for social justice. Discovered as a child at a mall, Valerie transformed her modeling career into a growing business combining her skills as a talent manager and her passion as a social justice activist. Listen to learn how her agency is a catalyst for positive change within an antiquated and at times abusive industry and why brands are seeking diverse role models to endorse social impact missions. Download Podopolo here to keep the conversation going in the Wings comments section and invite your friends to connect around podcasts recommended to you by what interests and inspires you.