Most of the private book is managed by people who will never sit in the chair — assistants, agents, managers and family offices. This page is for you: what to send, what gets handled, and why you never need to reveal a name to start.
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Email to start
< 24h
Typical reply
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Names needed up front
Any
Entity invoiced
Everything Melissa needs to say yes, structured so you never have to say who.
The city, or cities
Where the principal will be — Manchester, London, elsewhere. Initials of a hotel are fine.
The window
Dates or a rough range. 'The week of the 14th, mornings' is plenty.
The occasion
Premiere, press day, maintenance, reset. One word sets the whole brief.
The privacy level
From 'prefers quiet' to 'no one can know this happened'. Both are catered for — differently.
What you don't need
A name. A photograph. A history. All of that can wait until Melissa and the principal speak — or never come up at all.
One point of contact
You deal with Melissa directly — no studio manager, no shared inbox, no ticketing system. Replies typically land within the day, faster when a date is close.
NDAs, both directions
Mutual confidentiality is standard and can be executed entirely between Melissa and your office before any names are exchanged. Your paper or hers — she's signed stricter.
Billing without friction
A single figure, invoiced once to the entity of your choice — office, production, trust or principal. Itemisation available for accounting; discretion in the line items, always.
Continuity you can hand over
If you leave the role, the arrangement survives you. The slot, the preferences, the terms — all held by Melissa, briefed to your successor in one call.
Melissa only ever needs the person in the chair. Everything else can be you.
No forms, no booking systems, no records you didn’t agree to. Write a line — or have your people write it — and Melissa will reply personally.
Or by introduction, through a current client