We continue with the second of two episodes hearing from NAVA's Carin Gilfry, and in this installment, she gets a bit more personal about her own deci…

One of my fave people in VO is NAVA's Carin Gilfry, and in this first of a two part series, she shares with us how NAVA (the National Association of V…

Do you find the random irregularity and odd, weird opportunities that are the bulk of our business...annoying? Does the lack of a regular, traditiona…

Clara Tristan is an excellent host and a wise woman. She casually dropped that phrase...when you create something, you automatically serve others...w…

As a performer, you've made the choice to be in a very weird, counterintuitive, awesome, creative world. And it has its own quirky way of presenting u…

There are lots of strategies and tactics to help us to get better at what we do, but there is one thing we will sometimes do that likely won't help at…

I know there are times when I've told you that it's an advantage to be brief. To be essential. Focused and tight in your communication. One big excep…

I'm feeling sheepish. I feel like sometimes I might be failing at reminding you that you're an artist. My priority lately has been you ways to maxim…

If you haven't seen the announcement from Amazon that they are going to give Kindle authors the option to have the audiobook versions of their titles …

You get a lot of choices in life, and some you very much want to take advantage of. Others, not so much. Some are a hard "no." Especially if you don…

Remember when you couldn't wait to open your inbox...juuuust in case you had gotten an audition or seven while you were away from your email? Remembe…

If you're like me and you're engaged in the pursuit of a successful, satisfying and profitable VO and acting career, you work really hard to get bette…

The fact is, you're going to make mistakes. And you're going to be disappointed, feel less than and that wish that you could get a do-over. But don't…

Solving problems for yourself or others likely require asking questions. In some cases, those questions are straightforward, and the answers you get …

"Scary hours." Weird name. Interesting concept. Effective? Why not try out creating a scary hour for yourself and let me know? Might scary hours b…

The strike against the TV/Theatrical/Streaming contracts and the members of the AMPTP continues, now months in for both writers and actors. Writers a…

It might have been a book I narrated. Or it might not. I'm not sayin' one way or the other. But a listener brought up a nonetheless interesting op…

I apologize in advance for this episode. Not really, but kinda. I just got off a very difficult Zoom Q&A session, with hundreds of people in attenda…

There's a gift waiting for you in this podcast episode. I'm going to show you what is waiting for you when you make a definitive choice, and help cas…

I have to admit that there are times when I stop what I'm doing, especially when they are repetitive or mundane, and ask myself an important question:…