Kenya welcomes Brooke Goldman, a woman of many skills and roles, including Casting Director, Producer, and DJ. Brooke talks about her non-traditional route into casting, from working as an artist in residence in Germany, to producing national commercials at an ad agency. She discusses how her vast array of experiences and skills, mixed with the courage and bravery to mix it up, helps her in all realms of casting today. Brooke talks with Kenya about how casting has changed since she first started, and how we are finally starting to see real changes in the industry becoming truly inclusive. She shares some great resources for advice and tips from professional casting directors for free, and she talks about how her love of casting and studying people's faces follows her everywhere she goes.

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Also Talked About:

• Brooke knew early on she wasn't an office person, but wanted a more casual work environment where she could have more interpersonal relationships.

• How getting fired was one of the best things to ever happen to Brooke.

• Brooke had the courage and assertive energy to step up and tell someone that she could do casting better than it was being done, and the rest is history!

• When we are raw and our authentic self, it may not be for everyone, but we will attract our people.

• How Brooke has been choosing actors that may be a bit different looking or non-traditionally attractive, to make the viewing experience more real to life and layered.

• Background doesn't have to be blah!

• You have no idea what opportunities you can get just doing a background job.

• How Brooke had her own undercover boss moment when she went behind the scenes to see how background actors were really treated.

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