Mitch & Mike's Voice Over Journey

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When you start a new career or hobby, you cross paths with many different types of folks. Newbies, veterans, meanie heads, nice-y heads, and people who generally want to help.

A long long time ago Christopher Marshall came across a new voice actor named Mitch Leschinski, and as fate would have it they are both still kickin' around in the ol' VO biz! 

Christopher wears many hats. To many, he is a fun and almost cartoonish fella with a new character around every corner. Sit him down, and he will bring the fun, but he will also bring the freakin' KNOWLEGE dude! He understands the behind the scenes, the sound, and the intricacies of a bunch of genres, all while potentially coasting on 4-ish hours of sleep some days!

Wanna have some fun? Find Christopher here: https://cmarshallvo.com/

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Talk about self made...
Dela B went from "what's voice acting?" to "lets do this" and nothing can get in her way!

Dela reminds us that a bit of curiosity, tenacity, and a bit of being quarantined during a pandemic can lead to an ever blossoming career. By blossom, we mean memorable main characters in popular video games kind of stuff and even multiple award nominations!
Looking for someone who took a slightly different VO path? Listen to this episode!

Find Dela here: https://delbellzva.carrd.co/

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You ever learn a lot in a seemingly short time, then compile that knowledge in your brain, THEN have that super organized brain-knowledge work it's way into a robust educational course? No? Neither have Mitch and Mike.

Sam Malek on the other hand, her mind is BUILT to educate. From "bad" student, to interested educator, to educational program creator, Sam always looks at things differently. She questions things, tries to make them better, all the while jumping headlong into the arts. 

We won't tell you the whole story HERE in this description, no way! 
Listen and enjoy.

Find Sam Here: A Human Voice Over: www.ahumanvoiceover.com

Two Takes Weekly Workout: https://introwise.com/tim-powers/series/YhqnGErcl5uJ8sor2m9j

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Unstuck Bite-Sized VO Marketing: www.pateron.com/getunstuck

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Luke Trusty. A man who lives up to his name.

Witness a story where a deep love of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles can eventually turn into a love of all things VO. From the acting side all the way to production, Luke has led his curiosity into a broad spectrum of creative endeavors.

Luke is a self professed open book, with years of behind the scenes knowledge. He's got no problem talking shop and having a few laughs while doing it. How do we know? We were there...and now we can say "I know that Lion!"

Find Luke here: https://www.luketrusty.com/

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From afar, you would think Tracy Lindley is a downright good hardworking person.

Get up close...Tracy IS a totally awesome, hardworking mother of four. 

Who knew reading books to the kids you babysat could ultimately lead you down a slightly winding path towards a career in voice over? Then, when you start VO there's that million dollar question - "How do I find clients?"

Anyone who knows Tracy probably got a lot of LinkedIn tips, tricks, and training, since she has been cultivating her career from it for over 10 years. So, come get a few tips, a great story, and a NEW END OF EPISODE GAME (compliments of Tracy).

Find her here: https://tracylindley.com/ 

For her marketing course: https://thevoedge.com/

Support NAVA here: https://navavoices.org/

Support CAVA here: https://www.cavavoices.org/

Support Building Doors here: https://www.buildingdoorsvo.com/

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What does it take to write a novel? Dedication? Patience? How about a dream?

Danielle McDonough has that and MORE! Most of all she has the ability to take a flicker of an idea and see it through to its final stages. 

How, you ask? She will give you some morsels of the behind the scenes of authoring and self publishing in this interview, but I will tell you now that it's NOT by quitting her day job and sitting in a cabin for months at a time all by herself. 

Danielle's ideas continue to flow, and her readers can look forward to pages of fun D&D inspired fantasy and Dystopian coming-of-age stories!

Sounds like fun right? Check out the first chapters and more here: https://www.daniellenmcdonough.com/

Ready to smell those sweet sweet pages (Buy the books)? Here ya go: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Danielle-N.-McDonough/author/B0GDVPJXCT?ref=ap_rdr&shoppingPortalEnabled=true&ccs_id=a9fffa36-7b41-43d3-b991-3a0ae670eaa8

Find Danielle here and here: 
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61572637280665 https://www.instagram.com/daniellenmcdonoughauthor/

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You want that insider scoop, don' cha?

Well, get ready for a story of destiny and hard work with a healthy scoop... of the inside scoop, with Kelly Moscinski!

Mitch and Mike have never destined to own anything other than a large library of indie board games. Kelly on the other hand had bigger aspirations. She knew she would own The Voicecaster, a cozy casting studio in her new town - LA.

From humble beginnings in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan to being one of the most well known people - granting wishes and making dreams in the VO industry, Kelly's story is straight out of a movie.

ALSO, all of her knowledge of the industry isn't just locked up in her noggin, Kelly likes to share! She hosts a free podcast, where her and fellow casting veteran Kathryn Horan discuss VO tips/tricks/everything else. Voicecaster has workshops, groups, accountability, and all sorts of stuff for a new or established voice actor to improve their craft and career.

Check out The Voicecaster website: https://voicecaster.com/

Here is The Voicecaster Lab: https://www.voicecasterlab.com/about

Find Kelly here as well: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kellymoscinski/

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Ever felt trapped at a job for one reason or another?

BREAK FREE like Tabitha Mixon! (Tabs for short)

Mitch & Mike have been hanging out in zoom chats and conference rooms with Tabitha for a few years now, but they finally got to hear her story and share it with you! 

Take a trip through rough jobs, bullies, taking the leap, and falling into on-screen acting among other things. Tabs is a cool cat with the spirit of at teacher, so you may even learn somethin'.

Find her here, here and here: 

https://www.tabsinnervoice.me/

https://www.instagram.com/tabs_innervoice/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/tabby-mixon/

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Wowza! If you told us that we would be interviewing talk-show ROYALTY a couple years into this podcast, we would have said "wow, I can't believe you can see the future."

THE Rolonda Watts is here and she brought good vibes, great advice, and her playful spirit! She left the EMMY at home...

You may know her from countless things such as the 90's talk show "Rolonda", "Professor Wiseman" on Curious George, the announcer for "Sherri", stand up comedy, and she might even be your VO coach!! 

Rolonda's credits, accomplishments, and "whats nexts" could fill up several airplane hangars, so instead of me telling you all about that, come hang out and listen to some great stories and uplifting moments. 

First, Mitch & Mike's listeners get a discount on Rolonda's Voice Acting Master Class here: MYVOICES20 at https://students.rolonda.com/

Learn more and contact Rolonda here: https://www.rolonda.com/

What do I know her from? https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005539/

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Buds and pals.

As many of you know, the best part about finding a career you love is finding good friends within it. Just like our friend Larry Oblander!

Larry joins Mitch and Mike for an update on his VO Journey, some fun industry chats, and a little teaser about what us three have been up to behind the scenes.

There will be laughs, struggles, and some tasty morsels, so come hang out with us whydoncha!

Larry can be found here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/larry-oblander and here https://www.facebook.com/LarryOblanderVO/

His ever growing list of credits can be browsed here: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10382879/