In part 3, Cristina Milizia's life changes in a snowboard accident. She lost weight; suffered from mysterious pain. She saw doctor after doctor, stopped working at Creativity Inc., and went on disability. Cristina’s determination created her new path because the medical system failed her: She became a certified personal trainer so she could get her own answers to her physical problems.  Chronic pain, the ability to walk only half a block… Depression… She made decided that VO must provide her a full-time income.  Another crossroads… 86 pounds. Hair falling out. Essentially – she was dying. It was terrifying. She made a HUGE decision in her sobering reality...

Christina Milizia has been a voice actress since the age of 8 and in the business for 23 years. She is a veteran voice artist, bi-lingual with English and Spanish, singer, and working full time while now living in Los Angeles. Her website’s are cristinamilizia.com, her IMDB page, and globalvoiceacademy.com.  

VO artist LoveThatRebecca is host and producer of LoveThatVoiceOver. Connect on Twitter @LoveThatVO, on FaceBook page Love That Voiceover, plus LoveThatVoiceover.com. She also runs the online VO improv group LoveThatImprovVO.  Thanks to JASON RACKOW for his volunteer help doing the first pass of audio editing of todays interview.

In part two, Cristina picks up from her University experience and working part-time at Jamba Juice and Starbucks.  She investigated VO in that location at that time, and didn’t find work. Practically, finances became an issue for her and her family back at home. It was a huge dilemma and struggle. She made the call to go back to California. It was a pivotal decision that led to fantastic positive change... but then.... a disaster.

Christina Milizia has been a voice actress since the age of 8 and in the business for 23 years. She is a veteran voice artist, bi-lingual with English and Spanish, singer, and working full time while now living in Los Angeles. Cristina’s very well known for her young girl and baby voices, famous for League of Legends characters: Annie, Amumu & Nunu, while getting recent attention with her character Mari from Mattel's show "Monster High".  Her website’s are cristinamilizia.com, her IMDB page, and globalvoiceacademy.com.  Her unmarried name was Cristina Ulloa.  If you’re a huge fan, go to her website for autographed pics!

VO artist LoveThatRebecca is host and producer of LoveThatVoiceOver. Connect on Twitter @LoveThatVO, on FaceBook page Love That Voiceover, plus LoveThatVoiceover.com. She also runs the online VO improv group LoveThatImprovVO.

Thanks to JASON RACKOW for his friendly help doing the first pass of audio editing of todays interview.

In part one of this expanded, in-depth interview with Cristina Milizia, we learn about her introduction to VO at age 8, her surprise at the LOL fan base, and how she decided to leave and return to VO...

Christina Milizia has been a voice actress in the business for 23 years. Cristina is a veteran voice artist, bi-lingual with English and Spanish, singer, and working full time while now living in the Los Angeles area. Cristina’s very well known for her unique young and baby voices, and famous for League of Legends characters: Annie, Amumu & Nunu, while getting recent attention with her character Mari from Mattel's show "Monster High". Her website’s are cristinamilizia.com, her IMDB page, and globalvoiceacademy.com.  And prior to her marriage, her former name was Cristina Ulloa.  If you’re a huge fan, go to her website for autographed pics!

VO artist LoveThatRebecca is your host and producer of Love That VoiceOver. Connect on Twitter @LoveThatVO, on FaceBook page Love That Voiceover, plus LoveThatVoiceover.com. She also runs the online VO improv group LoveThatImprovVO with this facebook group.

Thanks to JASON RACKOW for his fabulous and friendly help doing the first pass of audio editing of todays interview.

Meet Carol Rathe, founder and head talent agent at Go Voices in Denver, Colorado.  Learn all about Carol in this in-depth interview in 3 parts. 

In part three, Carol talks about the VO business future, handling rates, letting talent connect with clients and determining success. We also learn about the other side of Carol, outside of work. And Carol answers her own question “what I really wishe my talent knew”… Finishing, of course, with the LoveThatVoiceover quiz!

Carol Rathe is a talent agent based in Denver, Colorado and founded the agency Go Voices in 2009. Carol began her career in the talent industry in 1980 as a full-time on camera and voice over artist, then worked in production and casting, and eventually an agent. Taking all of her experience and industry knowledge from the last 30 years and establishing her own agency, Carol now owns Go Voices. Carol hand selects each voiceover talent and knows their capabilities and personalities. She is dedicated to upholding high standards for talent and agency professionalism. Go Voices has a national reputation for friendly, honest and responsive service. Talent seeking representation may submit online at www.govoices.com

VO artist LoveThatRebecca is your host and producer of Love That VoiceOver. Connect on Twitter @LoveThatRebecca & @LoveThatVO, on FaceBook pages Rebecca Michaels and Love That Voiceover, plus LoveThatVoiceover.com. Rebecca runs the online VO improv group LoveThatImprovVO

JASON RACKOW, thanks for your friendly donation, doing the first pass of audio editing of todays interview!

Meet Carol Rathe, founder and head talent agent at Go Voices in Denver, Colorado.  Learn all about Carol in this in-depth interview series in 3 parts. 

In part two, Carol shares a lot more about being an agent: what a day is like as an agent, how and why she really got started with her own company, and the VO genres of work at her agency.  And hear about the joys of her work too!

Carol Rathe is a talent agent based in Denver, Colorado and founded the agency Go Voices in 2009. Carol began her career in the talent industry in 1980 as a full-time on camera and voice over artist, then worked in production and casting, and eventually an agent.  Taking all of her experience and industry knowledge from the last 30 years and establishing her own agency, Carol now owns Go Voices. Carol hand selects each voiceover talent and knows their capabilities and personalities. She is dedicated to upholding high standards for talent and agency professionalism.  Go Voices has a national reputation for friendly, honest and responsive service. Talent seeking representation may submit online at www.govoices.com

VO artist LoveThatRebecca is your host and producer of Love That VoiceOver. Connect on Twitter @LoveThatRebecca & @LoveThatVO, on FaceBook pages Rebecca Michaels and Love That Voiceover, plus LoveThatVoiceover.com. She also runs the online VO improv group LoveThatImprovVO with this facebook group.

Thanks to JASON RACKOW for his fabulous and friendly help doing the first pass of audio editing of todays interview!

Meet Carol Rathe, founder and head talent agent at Go Voices in Denver, Colorado.  Learn all about Carol in this in-depth interview series in 3 parts. 

In part one, Carol explains how she went from actress to producer to agent.  She explains the thankless parts of being an agent, the better parts, and how she runs the agency.

Carol Rathe is a talent agent based in Denver, Colorado and founded the agency Go Voices in 2009. Carol began her career in the talent industry in 1980 as a full-time on camera and voice over artist, then worked in production and casting, and eventually an agent.  Taking all of her experience and industry knowledge from the last 30 years and establishing her own agency, Carol now owns Go Voices. Carol hand selects each voiceover talent and knows their capabilities and personalities. She is dedicated to upholding high standards for talent and agency professionalism.  Go Voices has a national reputation for friendly, honest and responsive service. Talent seeking representation may submit online at www.govoices.com

VO artist LoveThatRebecca is your host and producer of Love That VoiceOver. Connect on Twitter @LoveThatRebecca & @LoveThatVO, on FaceBook pages Rebecca Michaels and Love That Voiceover, plus LoveThatVoiceover.com. She also runs the online VO improv group LoveThatImprovVO with this facebook group.

Thanks to JASON RACKOW for his fabulous and friendly help doing the first pass of audio editing of todays interview!

In this episode, Bill Holmes the Voiceover Doc reflects on the new world of VO and how the “numbers game” has changed.  The biz that was is being killed and the new market is not as lucrative. The Union? Can six figures be made?  Who is making millions? Why do voiceover? Should you sound like your demo? And then, what about Hawaiian shirts, Paul Anka’s daughter, and Bill’s own daughter? Listen to the final part of show 3 to get all the mulchy details!

Bill Holmes aka the Voiceover Doctor is an actor, director, producer, teacher and demo producer and soon to be Reverend! And he is proud of the incredible percentage of his clients and students that have gone on to have successful careers in the voiceover community. He’s a working voice actor, one of the top demo producers in the voiceover world, and an acting coach of very high regard. And Bill is also in the feature film business. www.voiceoverdoctor.com  @voiceoverdoc

VO artist LoveThatRebecca is your host and producer of Love That VoiceOver. Connect on Twitter @LoveThatRebecca & @LoveThatVO, on FaceBook pages Rebecca Michaels and Love That Voiceover, plus LoveThatVoiceover.com. She also runs the online VO improv group LoveThatImprovVO and watch updates on facebook.

Thanks to JASON RACKOW for his fabulous and friendly help in audio editing of todays interview!

In this episode, the Doc advises us how voiceover talent can view the process of auditioning and making choices while remaining comfortable doing auditions.  He expounds on the fact you can only be who you are, and in a variety of ways so you’ll be sure to ‘get it’. Then of course, ya gotta do it! And for trivia, you can learn the Doc’s favorite tequila!

Bill Holmes aka the Voiceover Doctor is an actor, director, producer, teacher and demo producer and soon to be Reverend! And he is proud of the incredible percentage of his clients and students that have gone on to have successful careers in the voiceover community. He’s a working voice actor, one of the top demo producers in the voiceover world, and an acting coach of very high regard. And Bill is also in the feature film business. www.voiceoverdoctor.com  @voiceoverdoc

VO artist LoveThatRebecca is your host and producer of Love That VoiceOver. Connect on Twitter @LoveThatRebecca & @LoveThatVO, on FaceBook pages Rebecca Michaels and Love That Voiceover, plus LoveThatVoiceover.com. She also runs the online VO improv group LoveThatImprovVO and watch updates on facebook.

Thanks to JASON RACKOW for his fabulous and friendly help in audio editing of todays interview!

Bill Holmes aka the Voiceover Doctor is an actor, director, producer, teacher and demo producer. And he is proud of the incredible percentage of his clients and students that have gone on to have successful careers in the voiceover community. He’s a working voice actor, one of the top demo producers in the voiceover world, and an acting coach of very high regard. And Bill is also in the feature film business.

In this episode, Bill tells us how he got started as a DOC, how improvisation is critical as a VO actor, and poignantly how we have to evolve when our age range changes as a performer.  www.voiceoverdoctor.com  @voiceoverdoc

VO artist LoveThatRebecca is your host and producer of Love That VoiceOver. Connect on Twitter @LoveThatRebecca & @LoveThatVO, on FaceBook pages Rebecca Michaels and Love That Voiceover, plus LoveThatVoiceover.com. She also runs the online VO improv group LoveThatImprovVO and watch updates on facebook.

Thanks to JASON RACKOW for his fabulous and friendly help in audio editing of todays interview!