One Broke Actress

From booking her first costar on Black-ish to Sorority Sister on Kappa Kappa Die (2020) to a recurring role on Apple TV's The Morning Show as Lindsey Sherman, Michelle is a rising star. Our paths have crossed before (Both her roommate AND her manager have been previous guests on the show!) and I absolutely love what she has to say about consistent good work paying off in the long run. With a film coming out later this year and a SAG Award Nomination under her belt, Michelle's journey is just beginning. She walks us through the process of getting onto The Morning Show, dealing with body image in Hollywood, celebrities in fat suits, what she does in-between work, and how she takes care of her mental health.

— The process to get to a producer's session when auditioning for The Morning Show

— Michelle's take on acting classes, workshops, and training

— Different body sizes in Hollywood + her personal experience as a plus-sized actress

— Celebrities like Renée Zellweger + Sarah Paulson wearing fat suits

— Embracing what sets us apart

— Michelle's favorite role (so far)

— What to do in-between bookings

— How luck factors into success in the entertainment industry

— Mental health + Hustle Culture

— Patreon Questions, including: whether or not there was self-doubt after booking The Morning Show, prepping for an auditions vs. actual shoot, what surprised her most about being a recurring guest star, and growing a network

Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

Michelle's Instagram + Tiktok

Michelle's IMDb

Check out her upcoming film, My Divorce Party (2022)

Listen to Michelle's roommate, Kristen Joy Bjorge (Season 1 Ep 10), and manager, Matthew Kaufmann (Season 6 Ep 4), on the podcast!

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Let's be honest, none of us got into this business to write emails. As creatives, all we want is to create projects that we're passionate about. But, the keyword here is that this is a *business* and part of that business is sending emails. While people have different opinions about how to improve an email, I'm giving you 5 tips in this episode that I personally believe will make all the difference. With One Broke Actress alone I get so many emails asking for advice or to collaborate that I can tell you from experience how easy it is to pick out which ones are professional and which are copy/paste spam. So — before sending your next email to an agent, manager, or casting director — be sure to listen to my tried-and-true tips on how not to get lost in someone's inbox!

Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

Let me know your thoughts by commenting on this Instagram post!

If you enjoyed this season so far, please leave a review! We have a big rebrand coming up and I would love to hear how this podcast has helped you. Also, Brian Patacca and I will be doing an episode and webinar on this topic so be sure to follow along for more!

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I am so thrilled to bring my very own theatrical agent, Brittany Stone of Stone Talent, onto the podcast today. Brittany has been an agent for over ten years. She recently branched off into her own company, Stone Agency! She is an absolute joy to have on my team and she has such a wealth of knowledge to share with you all today on her journey from being a lawyer to being an agent, the submission process for agencies, what her day is like, how she pitches/submits actors, and what she values in her clients.

{PSST!! Bring a pen and paper because you are gonna wanna take notes.}

1:50 — From working at an agency, to law school, and back again

4:11 — Her day-to-day life as a mother of twins while owning her own talent agency

5:48 — How to help with an agent's work, as an actor

8:00 — The process of submitting actors as an agent

9:23 — Deciding between pitching/submitting

10:05 —  COVID + its impacts on what an agents job entails

18:53 — What watching self-tapes has told her about actors + why they do or don't book

24:23 — Acting profiles, reels, headshots, and what your rep can see

31:07 — Remembering your rep is your team, how to improve communication with them, and why you don't always have to say "yes"

37:12 — How to get a meeting + how to know when you're ready for an agent

45:16 — Your superpower as an actor

Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

Stone Talent Agency Website

Stone Talent Agency on Instagram 

Casting Goals with Debi Manwiller

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Today is a solo Q&A episode! I'm both excited and nervous, and I want to remind everyone listening in that these answers are all my own opinion. I'm answering questions from both Instagram and Patreon, and I'm just sitting down to talk to you. I didn't prepare anything so these are my pure thoughts — raw, real, and only slightly edited. Now sit back and get ready to hear all about why I've learned to overcommunicate, the fact that there is no timeline for this career regardless of what you may hear, and how I once wrote my dad a 2 page thesis on why he should let me get a hamster.

1:25 — Acting Thing I'm Most Proud Of + Non-acting Thing I'm Most Proud Of

2:18 — How I (Don't) Stay Strong Mentally + Emotionally

4:12 — Leaving Reps + The Best Way to do so Politely

6:22 — Tips on How to Style Hair for Auditions

7:54 — How Much Time You Should Spend on Acting Per Week

13:00 — How to Respectfully Build Relationships w/ Casting Directors on Social Media

15:55 — iPad Apps for Organization

17:10 — How to Get Parents to Let You Start Acting When You're Under 18

20:58 — Why Being "Too Old" to Start Acting Is The Biggest Lie You Were Told About This Industry

Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

How To: Break Up With Your Reps

Audrey's episode on the OBA Podcast + Audrey Helps Actor's Recommendations, including "Hair Cuts, Wigs, Extensions"

Back to Basics: Networking

ninathelawyer's website and instagram

Working Actor Workshop (Spots open for June + October!)

Danielle Kennedy's Podcast Ep from Season 7 

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I had the pleasure to meet Gabrielle Byndloss in class at Mornell Studios. We spoke for HOURS and her unapologetic sense of self tied with her incredible work ethic blew me away. I knew I had to get her on the podcast to share all of her knowledge with you. A multi-market actor, Gabrielle gets honest about being repped in Atlanta and Los Angeles, her experience as a woman of color in this industry, getting cast in Falcon and the Winter Soldier, finding her sense of self through lots of inner work and therapy, and her day-to-day life as a professional actor and yoga instructor/business owner.

2:40 — Introduction to where Gabrielle is, right here and now

3:00 — Auditioning + Learning to love the process

5:44 — Deciding to pursue acting more seriously after signing with her ATL agent + what that first meeting was like

8:35 — Building a life that would support the career she wanted in the future

11:01 — Balancing acting with starting a small business

14:00 — The paradox of wanting to be cast, then minimizing our wins when we book

15:15 — Gabrielle's "Fake it Till You Make It" Mentality

18:58 — Battling/Overcoming the idea that she was "good in ATL but not LA ready"

20:37 — The biggest advantage of self-tapes

23:05 — Getting LA rep as an ATL actor

24:48 — Becoming Olivia in Falcon and the Winter Soldier, the Marvel audition process, fear mentality, and what she wish she would have done when she booked

33:05 — Day-to-day routine as a working actor in both ATL and LA

35:20 — Acting as a special reservoir

38:40 — Patreon Questions

46:00 — Advice to all actors listening in

Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

Gabrielle's IMDb + Instagram

Learn more about Gabrielle's yoga studio, YoGabrielle 

Atlanta Models and Talent

How to Relax in Actor Hustle Culture Podcast Ep

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Ashli Pollard, my best-friend-turned-business-partner, comes to us from The Unfiltered Entrepreneur & The Daily Hype podcasts. We each have our own businesses that we are running, hoping to empower working actors and women alike to achieve the life that they always dreamed of. After getting overwhelmed by all that Ashli had going on, she came to me for help in producing her podcasts. One thing led to another and, in June 2021, we decided to create Fast Forward Productions. Launching this month, FFP is where the women are speaking. We help produce podcasts for anyone who needs them, because we both know the value that podcasts can have as entrepreneurs. Listen in as we discuss all about podcasts, what it's like to have a career as well as multiple businesses, and how we factor our friendship into our professional relationship.

1:35 — How One Broke Actress + The Unfiltered Entrepreneur Came To Be

3:55 — Running a Business, Upping Your Value, and Imposter Syndrome

11:05 — The Story Of Fast Forward Productions

17:22 — Why Podcasting Is Beneficial For Creatives and Business Owners Alike

24:00 — Having Something Outside Of Your Main Focus, Why Unfulfilling Side Jobs Were No Longer The Answer, and Building A Life That Sustains Us

32:35 — Why Ashli Brought On A Podcast Producer To Begin With

37:29 — Opening Up Brain Space To Up-Level Our Lives

40:25 — A Guide On How To Professional Work With A Friend

Remember that we are always here for you, that we believe in you, and that we are in your corner!

Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

Fast Forward Productions Instagram + Website

My post on Side Hustles

Ashli's website, The Unfiltered Entrepreneur Podcast, and The Daily Hype podcast

Team AP Consulting  for resources on starting your own online business

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*Patreon Study Buddies- Find out more here!*

As actors, our schedules are pretty much out of our hands. Whether it's a last-minute booking, a change to the production schedule, or a flood of self-tape audition requests, we don't really have the luxury of having a consistent routine. We have to remain flexible all the time while trying to figure out how to be productive and it is hard. To help myself out over the years, I've come up with ways to hack my productivity and stay on track. Even though my routines do change constantly, I'm excited to share with you some of what works for me right now!

— The reason why "new" isn't always the answer

— Why I love moving while completing a task

— My "pioneer woman" technique

— The importance of Plug & Play Routines

— How long to try a routine before changing things up

Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

Working Actor Workshop Skinny

Confidential Website + Podcast IG Post to share your productivity hacks or thoughts on mine!

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America Young is a director, voice performer, stunt coordinator, producer, and storyteller extraordinaire. A Sante Fe native, you may know her from directing episodes on Legacies, Roswell New Mexico, and Blindspot, or as the iconic voice of Barbie. She has worked with various studios including Warner Bros, Netflix, Lifetime and Cannal Plus. She was also awarded the 2020 Humanitarian award by UCSD for elevating women in the film industry both throughout her career and with her nonprofit, The Chimaera Project.

In this episode, I sit down with America to talk about her career, what it's like to wear so many different hats in the industry, how she prepares to direct a TV episode, what advice she has for actors, how she balances everything while raising her four-year-old daughter, and more!

— How being a "jack of all trades and master of none" never stopped her from pursuing multiple interests

— The rollercoaster ride that is this industry + how to survive it

— The importance of giving kindness + respect to everyone you meet

— The "Muffin Basket List"

— Her current team + tips for actors on representation

— Why directing an episode on an already-established show is akin to cooking dinner at someone else's house on Thanksgiving

— Dummy sides, why they're given out, and why you should say "yes" to every audition

— Consistent communication with your industry contacts without demanding anything from them

— How your job as an actor is not to book, but to simply do the best version of the scene that you can do

— Dealing with the gentle (but not-always-gentle) level of chaos that bubbles under the surface when you work in entertainment

Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

Sorry Reflex | Barbie Vlogs

Warner Brothers Directors' Workshop and Writers' Workshop

Apple TV's "Surfside Girls" which America directed and executive produced the first 2 episodes of

America's feature films: "The Concessionaires Must Die! (2017)" + "Back to Lyla (2022)"

America's IMDb, website, twitter, and instagram

Working Actor Workshop

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I am coming at you with a Solo Sam episode to kick off the newest season of the podcast. A big thank you to all of my longtime listeners, and a huge welcome to everyone who is new here. I wanted to start off the season by going over everything I did well & poorly in 2021 in my acting career (Something I borrowed from my good friend Ashli Pollard's The Daily Hype Podcast). Remember to take what serves you, leave what doesn't, and please don't judge the rest!

— Four Things I Did Poorly:

Meeting and communicating with Old/New Casting Directors

Taking time to watch the content I didn't book but auditioned for

Slowing down

Getting caught up in image overacting in auditions

— Six Things I Did Well:

Tracking my auditions + communicating with my reps

Staying in my proverbial lane

Increasing my acting community

Taking liberties in auditions and not taking it so personally

Saying "no, thank you" to extra classes

Staying present

If you want to do your own "well & poorly" for 2021, be sure to tag @onebrokeactress on Instagram so I can see it!

Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

Working Actor Workshop

"Things I Track About Auditions That You May Forget About", Audition Tracking reel, a post asking how others track their auditions, and going to IMDb to see who booked projects you auditioned for.

iSpot to find info for audition tracking commercials

"The Gmail Tools I Live By"

Season 8. Ep 10 - Dealing with Jealousy and Comparison

The Actors Rise newsletter with Jenna Doolittle

Tony Rossi's Actor Problems Podcast & Actor Mindset Coaching

The Actor Mindset Podcast with Amy McNabb

Mornell Studios 

Brian Patacca's concept of terminal uniqueness

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Just in case you need to hear it from me: relaxing is hard. It shouldn't be. But it is. Especially in a career where burning-out is basically rewarded, we need to rewrite our narrative now before it gets harder. 

I was joined recently by Risa Bramon Garcia (of The BGB Studio) on IG Live and we had such a good chat, I want to make sure it was available to you here as well. Please enjoy and make sure you are following Risa and the BGB team! 

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