"Live with Squacky"

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You have to be SO careful these days to not get taken advantage of by all the con-artists and scammers out there. Whether it's in VO or any industry really, it's so essential to be extra careful with what you post online and what info you share with people. In this episode, I talk about a few things to look out for and how to stay safe! I hope you enjoy this short episode!

For more info about Val Kelly/"Squackyvoice" visit her website at www.valkellyvoiceover.com

"Live with Squacky" was mixed and mastered by everybody's favorite VO tech, "Uncle" Roy Yokelson of "Antland Productions."

"Live with Squacky" is sponsored in part by "Mid-Atlantic Voiceover, LLC" and "Antland Productions."

For more information and to register for the MAVO2023 "Get Inspired" VO Conference taking place on November 10-12, 2023 at the Westin Dulles Hotel in Herndon, VA, please visit our Eventbrite site HERE! 

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For more info about Val Kelly ("Squackyvoice" visit her website at https://www.midatlanticvo.com or https://www.valkellyvoiceover.com

Or follow her on Instagram @Midatlanticvo or @livewithsquacky

To become a MAVO Member and receive monthly discounts - as well as many other benefits, please click HERE!!!

"Live with Squacky" is sponsored in part by Mid-Atlantic Voiceover, LLC, 

To find out more and to register for MAVO2026 today, visit our website at https://www.midatlanticvo.com

30 Best Voice Over Podcasts You Must Follow in 2025 - "Live with Squacky" was honored on this list of the "30 Best Voice Over Podcast You Must Follow in 2025"!!! I'd love it if you could check it out!!

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"Conference Season" - if you can call it that - (since it's pretty much year-round now) - is upon us!!! The already established ones are taking place and there are new ones popping up - seemingly every day! So, which ones should you go to? How do you make those decisions? Why should you attend MAVO2023?!! I mean obviously I'm going to talk about that one the most since it's my event!! I give some great tips and tricks, but in the end, you have to make those final decisions! In any case, I hope you enjoy this episode! Thanks for listening!!

"Live with Squacky" is sponsored in part by Mid-Atlantic Voiceover, LLC and "Antland Productions".


"Live with Squacky" is mixed and mastered by everybody's favorite VO tech, "Uncle" Roy Yokelson of "Antland Productions".

For more info and to register for the MAVO2023 "Get Inspired" VO Conference, visit the website at https://www.midatlanticvo.com

For more info about Val Kelly/"Squacky", visit her website at https://www.valkellyvoiceover.com 

Support the show

For more info about Val Kelly ("Squackyvoice" visit her website at https://www.midatlanticvo.com or https://www.valkellyvoiceover.com

Or follow her on Instagram @Midatlanticvo or @livewithsquacky

To become a MAVO Member and receive monthly discounts - as well as many other benefits, please click HERE!!!

"Live with Squacky" is sponsored in part by Mid-Atlantic Voiceover, LLC, 

To find out more and to register for MAVO2026 today, visit our website at https://www.midatlanticvo.com

30 Best Voice Over Podcasts You Must Follow in 2025 - "Live with Squacky" was honored on this list of the "30 Best Voice Over Podcast You Must Follow in 2025"!!! I'd love it if you could check it out!!

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Iliana Spirakis is a Greek-Canadian actor born and raised in the beautiful city of
Thessaloniki, Greece. Based in Toronto, Iliana is a passionate storyteller whose
acting journey started from a very young age. Inspired by the ancient Greek plays
she watched as a child and the importance theatre played in her culture, she
knew from a very young that this was her life's dream and purpose.
I had the opportunity to meet Iliana at MAVO2022 this past November. She won
the Animation Category in a worldwide Voice Over competition created by "Get
Mic'd: The Ultimate VO Survivor Take 2"; that received over 1800 auditions and
was judged by VO giants like Elley Ray, Tara Stong, J. Micheal Collins, Deb Munro,
Ellen Dubin and more. One of her prizes for winning was a ticket to MAVO2022!!
It was very cool to meet Iliana in person. She is one of the kindest, most talented
actors I’ve met. I hope you enjoy this interview!

The MAVO2023 "Get Inspired" VO Conference is taking place on November 10-12, 2023 at the Westin Dulles Hotel in Herndon, VA. Our Keynote Speaker this year will be Casting director and Actress, Sirena Irwin. For more information and to register today, please visit our website at https://www.midatlanticvo.com 

"Live with Squacky" was mixed and mastered by everybody's favorite VO Tech, "Uncle" Roy Yokelson of "Antland Productions."

"Live with Squacky" is sponsored in part by Mid Atlantic Voiceover, LLC and Antland Productions.

 

Support the show

For more info about Val Kelly ("Squackyvoice" visit her website at https://www.midatlanticvo.com or https://www.valkellyvoiceover.com

Or follow her on Instagram @Midatlanticvo or @livewithsquacky

To become a MAVO Member and receive monthly discounts - as well as many other benefits, please click HERE!!!

"Live with Squacky" is sponsored in part by Mid-Atlantic Voiceover, LLC, 

To find out more and to register for MAVO2026 today, visit our website at https://www.midatlanticvo.com

30 Best Voice Over Podcasts You Must Follow in 2025 - "Live with Squacky" was honored on this list of the "30 Best Voice Over Podcast You Must Follow in 2025"!!! I'd love it if you could check it out!!

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Happy New Year!! Welcome to Season 4 of "Live with Squacky"! In this episode, I am premiering my animation demo that I finally had produced after years and years of coaching and training for it!! Produced by "Uncle" Roy Yokelson of "Antland Productions" and Directed by Elley Ray Hennessy, I'm really happy with the way this demo turned out!! I hope you enjoy this fun start to the new year! For season 4, we will maintain the same schedule of releasing new episodes every 2 weeks! Thanks again for tuning in!!

**Interested in being a Sponsor for my "Live with Squacky" podcast? Email me at [email protected] and we can discuss the opportunities available.**

**"Live with Squacky" is mixed and mastered by everybody's favorite VO tech, "Uncle" Roy Yokelson of "Antland Productions."

**"Live with Squacky" is sponsored in part by Mid-Atlantic Voiceover, LLC and "Antland Productions."

For information about the upcoming "MAVO2023" "Get Inspired" VO Conference taking place on November 10-12, 2023, please visit our website at www.midatlanticvo.com 

Support the show

For more info about Val Kelly ("Squackyvoice" visit her website at https://www.midatlanticvo.com or https://www.valkellyvoiceover.com

Or follow her on Instagram @Midatlanticvo or @livewithsquacky

To become a MAVO Member and receive monthly discounts - as well as many other benefits, please click HERE!!!

"Live with Squacky" is sponsored in part by Mid-Atlantic Voiceover, LLC, 

To find out more and to register for MAVO2026 today, visit our website at https://www.midatlanticvo.com

30 Best Voice Over Podcasts You Must Follow in 2025 - "Live with Squacky" was honored on this list of the "30 Best Voice Over Podcast You Must Follow in 2025"!!! I'd love it if you could check it out!!

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In this episode, I give a full recap of the MAVO2022 Conference weekend! It was a fantastic event. Thanks again to all who attended!!
Here are the links to our Sponsors from this year's event in case you'd like to check them out:
Bodalgo - Platinum Sponsor
The Voiceover Network - Gold Sponsor
World Voices Organization - Silver Sponsor
Belair Creative - Siliver Sponsor
Everett Oliver - Bronze Sponsor
Antland Productions - Technology Sponsor
Sennheiser/Neumann - Technology Sponsor
Hindenburg - In-Kind Sponsor
JMC Demos - In Kind Sponsor
Voice Over Xtra - In Kind Sponsor
Bear Cave Silent Booths - Exhibitor
Voice Acting Institute - Supporting Sponsor

That's a wrap for Season 3 guys! Thanks so much for listening! If you're interested in sponsoring the podcast for Season 4, please contact me at [email protected]

Pre-sale/Early Early Bird tickets are on SALE now for MAVO2023 that will take place on November 10-12, 2023. This deal is to put a $100 non-refundable down payment to secure the lowest priced ticket we will EVER offer for the conference. Then in January you will decide to either be billed in full or billed in monthly installments for the remaining balance. Click HERE to register for MAVO2023 NOW!!

Happy Holidays!!

"Live with Squacky" was mixed and mastered by everybody's favorite VO tech "Uncle" Roy Yokelson of "Antland Productions."

"Live with Squacky" is sponsored in part by Mid-Atlantic Voiceover, LLC and Antland Productions. 

Support the show

For more info about Val Kelly ("Squackyvoice" visit her website at https://www.midatlanticvo.com or https://www.valkellyvoiceover.com

Or follow her on Instagram @Midatlanticvo or @livewithsquacky

To become a MAVO Member and receive monthly discounts - as well as many other benefits, please click HERE!!!

"Live with Squacky" is sponsored in part by Mid-Atlantic Voiceover, LLC, 

To find out more and to register for MAVO2026 today, visit our website at https://www.midatlanticvo.com

30 Best Voice Over Podcasts You Must Follow in 2025 - "Live with Squacky" was honored on this list of the "30 Best Voice Over Podcast You Must Follow in 2025"!!! I'd love it if you could check it out!!

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As I type this, we are just 17 days from the 7th annual MAVO "Get Inspired" VO conference! This episode of "Live with Squacky" is a breakdown of the MAVO2022  weekend schedule! I give advice on how to plan your weekend, talk about the guest speakers and what to expect as well. You won't want to miss this one! I hope you enjoy it!

For more info about Val Kelly, visit her website at Val Kelly VoiceOver.

For more info about the MAVO2022 "Get Inspired" Voiceover Conference and to register today, visit https://www.midatlanticvo.com/ and to register today visit:
MAVO2022 "Get Inspired" Voiceover Conference Tickets, Fri, Nov 11, 2022 at 8:00 AM | Eventbrite

"Live with Squacky" was mixed and mastered by everybody's favorite VO tech, "Uncle" Roy Yokelson of Antland Productions.

"Live with Squacky" is sponsored in part by Mid-Atlantic Voiceover, LLC and Antland Productions. 

Support the show

For more info about Val Kelly ("Squackyvoice" visit her website at https://www.midatlanticvo.com or https://www.valkellyvoiceover.com

Or follow her on Instagram @Midatlanticvo or @livewithsquacky

To become a MAVO Member and receive monthly discounts - as well as many other benefits, please click HERE!!!

"Live with Squacky" is sponsored in part by Mid-Atlantic Voiceover, LLC, 

To find out more and to register for MAVO2026 today, visit our website at https://www.midatlanticvo.com

30 Best Voice Over Podcasts You Must Follow in 2025 - "Live with Squacky" was honored on this list of the "30 Best Voice Over Podcast You Must Follow in 2025"!!! I'd love it if you could check it out!!

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Join me for Part 2 of my fun interview with voice actor and home studio pro Dan Lenard!! We chat about VO trends, coffee, travel, MAVO2022, WoVO and more!! I hope you enjoy!

For more info about Dan Lenard, visit his websites at:
Dan Lenard - The Knowledgeable Voice - Male Voice Over Talent
Home Voice Over Studio | The Home Studio Master
(13) Dan (President- CEO) Lenard | LinkedIn

For more information about the World Voices Organization, please visit their website HERE!

For more information about Val Kelly, visit my website at: https://www.valkellyvoiceover.com/ and for more information about the MAVO2022 "Get Inspired" conference coming up on November 11-13, visit our website at: https://www.midatlanticvo.com/


"Live with Squacky" was mixed and mastered by everybody's favorite VO tech "Uncle" Roy Yokelson of Antland Productions.


"Live with Squacky" is sponsored in part by Mid-Atlantic Voiceover, LLC and Antland Productions. 

Support the show

For more info about Val Kelly ("Squackyvoice" visit her website at https://www.midatlanticvo.com or https://www.valkellyvoiceover.com

Or follow her on Instagram @Midatlanticvo or @livewithsquacky

To become a MAVO Member and receive monthly discounts - as well as many other benefits, please click HERE!!!

"Live with Squacky" is sponsored in part by Mid-Atlantic Voiceover, LLC, 

To find out more and to register for MAVO2026 today, visit our website at https://www.midatlanticvo.com

30 Best Voice Over Podcasts You Must Follow in 2025 - "Live with Squacky" was honored on this list of the "30 Best Voice Over Podcast You Must Follow in 2025"!!! I'd love it if you could check it out!!

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Join me in Part 1 of this fun chat I had with Voice Actor, Home studio expert and "World Voices Organization" President, Dan Lenard! Dan and I chat about how he got started in the VO industry, common mistakes actors make with home studio setup, tips and tricks for getting the best sound quality and more! Dan is such a knowledgeable guy and I really enjoyed chatting with him. Be sure to tune in next week for Part 2 of this great interview!

For more information about Dan Lenard, visit his website at https://www.danlenard.com/ or
https://www.homevoiceoverstudio.com/

For more information about "World Voices Organization", please visit https://world-voices.org/

For more information about me (Val Kelly), visit my website at https://www.valkellyvoiceover.com/

For more information about the MAVO2022 "Get Inspired" Voiceover Conference taking place on November 11-13, 2022, in Herndon, VA, please visit our website at https://www.midatlanticvo.com/ or to buy tickets, visit our Eventbrite site HERE!!!

"Live with Squacky" was mixed and mastered by everybody's favorite VO tech, "Uncle" Roy Yokelson of "Antland Productions."

"Live with Squacky" is Sponsored in part by "Mid-Atlantic Voiceover, LLC" and "Antland Productions."

Special thanks to our MAVO2022 Sponsors! Go check them out at the links below:
bodalgo - Platinum Sponsor
The VoiceOver Network - Gold Sponsor
World Voices Organization - Silver Sponsor
Belair Creative - Silver Sponsor
International Voice Acting Director, Everett Oliver - Bronze Sponsor
Sennheiser/Neumann - Technology Sponsor
"Uncle" Roy Yokelson - MAVO2022 Tech support and Bagel provider!!
Hindenburg - in-kind sponsor
Voice Over Xtra/John Florian - in-kind sponsor
The Voiceover Collective - in-kind sponsor
The Voice Acting Institute - supporting sponsor
JMC Demos - in-kind sponsor

Support the show

For more info about Val Kelly ("Squackyvoice" visit her website at https://www.midatlanticvo.com or https://www.valkellyvoiceover.com

Or follow her on Instagram @Midatlanticvo or @livewithsquacky

To become a MAVO Member and receive monthly discounts - as well as many other benefits, please click HERE!!!

"Live with Squacky" is sponsored in part by Mid-Atlantic Voiceover, LLC, 

To find out more and to register for MAVO2026 today, visit our website at https://www.midatlanticvo.com

30 Best Voice Over Podcasts You Must Follow in 2025 - "Live with Squacky" was honored on this list of the "30 Best Voice Over Podcast You Must Follow in 2025"!!! I'd love it if you could check it out!!

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A few years ago… before COVID, my friend and VO coach Everett Oliver was in
Maryland visiting family. Since there’s a pretty big network of VO people in the
Virginia, Maryland, DC area, we organized a brunch meetup! It was a great
event and we took over a good portion of the restaurant! While I was chatting
with everyone in rotation around the table, I had the opportunity to meet
Sidney Allen! We had the best chat about sketch comedy, voiceover work and
life in general. We talked about how we should collab on a future project and
overall, it was a great conversation. Life in general and COVID got in the way of
us ever working together on a project, but we’ve kept in touch over the years
anyway. Recently, Sidney booked a role in the Adam Sandler film “Hustle”. I was
so excited to see that he’s doing great things in his acting career, and I just knew
it was the right time to ask him to be a guest on my show! And here we are! I hope you enjoy this episode!!

For more info about Sidney Allen, connect with him on Instagram @actorsidneyallen or visit his IMDB page HERE!
 

For more info about me (Val Kelly!!), visit my website at Val Kelly VoiceOver

"Live with Squacky" was mixed and mastered by everybody's favorite VO tech, "Uncle" Roy Yokelson of Antland Productions.

"Live with Squacky" is sponsored in part by Mid Atlantic Voiceover, LLC and Antland Productions.

For more info about the MAVO2022 "Get Inspired" Voiceover Conference coming up on November 11-13, 2022, at the Westin Dulles Hotel in Herndon, VA, visit our Eventbrite page HERE!! Get $75 off General admission when you enter the code LWS75 at the top of checkout! This is a special deal for LWS listeners!! Thanks so much for tuning in!! 

Support the show

For more info about Val Kelly ("Squackyvoice" visit her website at https://www.midatlanticvo.com or https://www.valkellyvoiceover.com

Or follow her on Instagram @Midatlanticvo or @livewithsquacky

To become a MAVO Member and receive monthly discounts - as well as many other benefits, please click HERE!!!

"Live with Squacky" is sponsored in part by Mid-Atlantic Voiceover, LLC, 

To find out more and to register for MAVO2026 today, visit our website at https://www.midatlanticvo.com

30 Best Voice Over Podcasts You Must Follow in 2025 - "Live with Squacky" was honored on this list of the "30 Best Voice Over Podcast You Must Follow in 2025"!!! I'd love it if you could check it out!!

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Casting, MAVO2022, VO School, Travel, Coffee, and more!! Part 2 of this interview with Casting Director, Kim Hurdon is a fast-paced chat! We dive into so many different topics and Kim is just so easy to talk to and down to earth! I really hope you enjoy this one!
Check out an awesome opportunity to get some great voiceover training at:
https://onthemictraining.com/

For more info about Kim Hurdon, visit her website at:
OUR TEAM | Kim Hurdon Casting | Toronto, Ontario (khcasting.com)

"Live with Squacky" was mixed and mastered by everybody's favorite VO Tech, "Uncle" Roy Yokelson of "Antland Productions."

"Live with Squacky" is sponsored in part by Mid-Atlantic Voiceover, LLC and "Antland Productions."

For more info about the MAVO2022 "Get Inspired" VO conference, visit our Eventbrite page at MAVO2022 "Get Inspired" Voiceover Conference Tickets, Fri, Nov 11, 2022 at 8:00 AM | Eventbrite. Enter Promo Code: JULY100 to get $100 off your General admission ticket!! This is going to be a great event! I'd love to see you there! 

Support the show

For more info about Val Kelly ("Squackyvoice" visit her website at https://www.midatlanticvo.com or https://www.valkellyvoiceover.com

Or follow her on Instagram @Midatlanticvo or @livewithsquacky

To become a MAVO Member and receive monthly discounts - as well as many other benefits, please click HERE!!!

"Live with Squacky" is sponsored in part by Mid-Atlantic Voiceover, LLC, 

To find out more and to register for MAVO2026 today, visit our website at https://www.midatlanticvo.com

30 Best Voice Over Podcasts You Must Follow in 2025 - "Live with Squacky" was honored on this list of the "30 Best Voice Over Podcast You Must Follow in 2025"!!! I'd love it if you could check it out!!