Walk this list. Then pitch.

You can apply anytime. We still walk this list — as a coach, not a gate. Each item is either ready, or still in progress. There is no shame in still in progress.

A missing line is a note from us, not a mystery. Tighten it, then the form again if you want a second look.

The list

1. Work they can watch Ready: a handle or link with three pieces in the niche you named. Still working: empty, or a grid that does not match the line yet.

2. Niche in the first line of the bio Ready: a room we can brief. “Houston. Bilingual. Weeknight dinners for millennial houses.” Still working: “Lifestyle | beauty | travel | mom | Latina ✨”

3. Languages you actually shoot in Ready: Spanish, English, or both — the mix you use on camera, named. Still working: nothing on the page, or “Spanglish” with no work that switches on purpose.

4. City Ready: Houston, not Texas. Chicago, not Midwest. Still working: blank, or “based in the US.”

5. Highlights that match the work you want Ready: a highlight that looks like the job — recipes, skin, money, the restaurant. Still working: 40 highlights of random weekends and one named “collabs” with a story from 2022.

6. An email you check Ready: in the bio. You answered a test mail this week. Still working: only the DM, which you open when you remember.

7. Three pinned pieces that could run as ads Ready: you would be proud if a brand put Spark on these. Same niche. Sound we can hear. Still working: a dance, a rant, and a sunset. Or three takes of the same joke.

8. A one-page kit Ready: niche, who is there, three outcomes, a rate, a contact. PDF or a stable link. Still working: no kit yet, or a 12-page Canva “about me.”

9. Proof you can point at Ready: a save rate, a sold-out link, comments that sound like buying, a past collab with a result. Still working: “engaged audience,” or logos of brands you were not paid by.

10. A rate you can say out loud Ready: “Dedicated Reel plus 90-day Spark is $X.” You can say it to a friend without laughing or apologizing. Still working: “depends,” “open to gifted” as the whole offer, or a number you will walk back on the call.

How to use it

Ten ready: apply. We want the form.

Nine: you can still apply. We’ll probably write back about the one.

Eight or fewer: apply if you want us to have the email. Expect a few lessons and a second look. Academy is how you get there without a manager. That is not a closed door.

What this is for

Brands do not owe you a discovery call so you can figure out your niche on their time. Neither do we — and we would rather spend that time on the brief once the first screen is clear.

This list is the glance. Bio, grid, kit, number. If those four hold, the rest of the brief is work we can do together. If they do not, “I can do anything” is hard to sell. Specific is easier. We will help you get specific.

Hispanic creators lose jobs to people who are less talented and more specific. Be specific. Be findable. Be priced. We are in your corner for that.

When this list is mostly green, apply. Niche, city, languages, rate, one proof point. No account. Briefs once we’re a match. Academy stays open either way.