Actor Problems

Today's special guest is actor and coach Jodie Bentley

Jodie Bentley is an LA-based actor, audiobook narrator, and career coach for actors. A graduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts with a BFA in Acting, she's worked for Netflix, Hulu, ABC, CBS, Apple TV and many more. Since 2008, she's been educating and helping actors to get the careers they want without wasting any more time and money! She's taught workshops at SAG-AFTRA, Actors Equity, Comicon, and over 50+ universities and training programs.

With her signature programs, The Actor's Think Tank and Dare to be Unstoppable, Jodie's students have gone on to perform on Broadway, star in films, recur in TV, book commercials & VO spots, land agents & managers, and live abundant, joyful and creative lives. Jodie is also the founder of The Actor's Office, an all-in-one management tool for actors to track auditions and build relationships.

Jodie was named one of the Top 20 Coaches in Los Angeles in Influence Digest for 2022.

In this episode, we discuss….

• How to know when it's time to switch markets and make a move

• Recognizing when our work feels like a "should" or a "have to"

• Identifying what kind of lifestyle you want outside of your acting career

• How she started career coaching because of her own career struggles

• Dealing with identity conflicts when you start to make money outside of acting…

• Why Jodie thinks most people talk about branding wrong

• How branding goes beyond just roles and ties into our identity

• What to do when you get an audition for a role that doesn't fit with with your brand

• The good news about casting you calling you in for roles that don't seem like a good fit…

• How the strike took a toll on her and what it did to her mental health

Stay connected with Jodie!

Social Media:

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/actorinsider/

FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theactorsworkspace

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JodieBentleyOfficial

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Websites:

https://www.actor-insider.com/

https://jodiebentley.com/ Products:

The Actor's Think Tank

The Actor's Office

The Actor's Branding System

Dare to be Unstoppable

Today's guest is actor, TedX speaker, and multi-hyphenate Dana N. Anderson.

Dana is a sometimes Chicago-sometimes Phoenix-based, globally minded multi-hyphenate with boundless talent. A performer and creator whose work spans on-camera, stage, voiceover and music, she's appeared in major network shows and commercials. Add Emmy® Award winner to her titles: she co-directed "The Lost Story of Emmett Till: Trial in the Delta," earning a 2022 statuette for Outstanding Achievement for Human Interest - Long Form Content. Also in 2022, she made her TEDx speaker debut, delivering an inspiring message of diversity, equity and inclusion: "A More Equitable and Inclusive Society Begins with YOU." Dana is passionate about her advocacy platform as it sparks dialogue and raises the voices of her community.

There isn't a single area of creativity which Dana hasn't explored–she even wrote a book of poetry and recorded its spoken word companion album in the peak of the pandemic. All while single parenting and driving media strategy for Fortune 500 brands at her multicultural media relations agency, Concrete Runway. She's as real and colorful as the stories she tells. It's in her DNA. Connect with her at DanaNAnderson.com.

Stay connected with Dana!

https://www.danananderson.com/

Links referenced:

Dana's TedX Talk - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JjmLEk0AXs

Voice Over Vibes podcst - https://www.instagram.com/p/C2tHYeiOqFw/

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....I lied about something last week. (Kind of.)

I'll share why, plus one super important way we can all learn from those who are getting better results in their careers.

I'll tie in a strategy that I find super helpful towards getting those results too ;)

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Has you confidence taken a hit?

When we don't feel confident, we're going to do less.

When we do less, we get less.

(So like, less acting opportunities....less money....you get it)

This week we're talking all about confidence....

• Why it matters
• The number one thing we can do to start to feel more confident
• An example of how to be confident in front of casting directors
• The opportunities we miss out on when we lack confidence
• How to be intentional and consume specific content based on our area of improvement

....and more.

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Keeping it short and sweet today! Here are 3 quick tips you can easily implement the next time you're feeling stressed AF.

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Hear some actor industry info from former talent agent, actor, and found of Vagabond School of the Arts - Michael McCracken,

Michael has been in the professional entertainment industry for over 20 years. He is the Founder and Artistic Director of Vagabond School of the Arts. Before founding Vagabond School he was a tv/film, commercial and theatrical talent agent (Grossman & Jack Talent, Shirley Hamilton Talent) here in Chicago. As a teacher and coach, he brings his experience as a freelance casting session director (Simon Casting, The Cast Station), SAG-AFTRA Actor (Chicago MED, Hyundai, Lunchables), improviser and musician. He has worked with thousands of actors at Vagabond School, using technique and business knowledge to push their careers forward.

In this episode, you'll hear....

• Michael's story of leaving his job as an agent and starting an acting school

• What makes Chicago such a special market for actors

• The challenge most actors face coming out of college and entering the industry

• What Michael wasn't passionate about when working as an agent (and what he was)

• Factors that go into casting outside of talent

• The big component Michael includes in his actor's curriculum that often gets overlooked in class

• Being weary of all the differing opinions on the industry

• Why the loudest voices are not necessarily the majority

• How actors don't always know what's going on with the business side of acting

• Two factors that make a headshot stand out

Stay connected with Michael and Vagbond School!

Instagram: @michaelmmccracken @vagabondschool @vagabondschoolwest

Facebook: @vagabondschool @vagabondschoolwest

Vagabond School: www.vagabondschool.com

Let's stay connected!

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Wanna work together?

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Today we're joined by Antoine McKay.

Antoine McKay is an actor, educator, and father from Detroit, MI. After performing on both the Detroit and Second City Mainstages, he's gone on to have a career working on shows including Empire, Southside, Sense8, Patriot, Sports Action Team, and Prison Break.

He is best known for his roles as 'Bunkie' in the hit TV primetime drama Empire and 'Uncle Spike' in South Side, and has performed alongside stars including Keegan-Michael Key (which we talk about!)

In this episode, we discuss.....

• What initally helped his career get started to eventually which led to recurring on TV shows

• Stories of auditioning with Andy Sandberg and Kristen Wig

• His thoughts on comparison after watching so many of his peers become famouns

• The benefits of being happier for others

• Why he's content not winning an Oscar

• His experience working on Southside with Dialo Riddle and Bashir Salahuddin

• His mourning process after he's learned when his TV shows have gotten canceled.

• The importance of replenishing ourselves (& how his teaching sometimes gets in the way!)

Follow Antoine!

• Instagram: @mrantoinemckay
• IMDB

Let's stay connected!

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Today we have a very special guest who has become wildly popular in the acting community.

Sam Valentine is the host of the One Broke Actress podcast: An honest account of actor life, plus a few lessons she's learned in the process.

In this episode, you'll hear...

• The story of her former (shitty) agent that led her to start One Broke Actress
• Why some of the best things come from moments of desperation
• How she nearly quit the business just a couple of years ago
• How her acting career has improved since starting side businesses
• What she's learned about being vulnerable in an online space (that she wasn't expecting…)
• What she currently is doing for her mental health
• The important thing to remember during slow seasons

From Sam...

I am Sam Valentine, a 12 year veteran of the Actor-Life in LA (with credits from Amazon's Bosch: Legacy to some pilots you never saw). I moved to LA with a Theatre degree and more conviction than I had dollars and proceeded to spend the better part of a decade trying to be literally anything a breakdown wanted me to be. I created One Broke Actress because I saw a need for stories and advice of real working actors. Am I the all-knowing being in Hollywood who has booked a billion jobs and made big bucks with acting so therefore I know how to advise people and lead like the Gandhi of Southern California? Negative. But I feel there is a lack of honest sharing from actors who are in the thick of it. This career path is crazy AF but that doesn't mean you have to be. So let's get real and maybe learn a life lesson or two in the process.

Follow Sam and her work!

• Instagram: @onebrokeactress
• One Broke Actress website
• One Broke Actress podcast
• One Broke Actress YouTube channel
• The Working Actor Workshop
• The Membership community (hosted by Sam Valentine and Gabrielle Byndoss)
• Fast Forward Productions
• Sam's IMDB

Let's stay connected!

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Wanna work together?

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Feeling scared about stuff going on in your life??

Not sure which move to make next in your career?

...and is all of this (and like, life) making you stressed AF?

Let's break down these three areas (with some examples from yours truly), plus my tips on what to do when we're feeling these emotions for a prolonged period of time.

Let's stay connected!

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Quick episode on how to avoid burnout with a super easy tip to follow!

(but like - just because it's easy to understand doesn't always make it easy to digest...)

And if you want a practice example of today's episode? Stay tuned for the story of the fitness class I took in the Boston area. (After not taking a fitness class in over a decade....)

Let's stay connected!

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