Episode 95 – Financial Experiences as a VO Actor

You know the Gurus are honest, so of course, we had to talk about what we have done financially with our bookings or lack thereof: the highs, the lows, and everything in between. The only constant is to roll with the punches of the VO Industry and keep moving!

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Online Casting Platform Bodalgo is unique in many ways. With a smaller roster of talent who are personally vetted, and a transparent platform that puts voice talent first, The Gurus just had to chat with the founder, Armin Hierstetter. It’s real talk with amazing industry folks. Would you expect anything less from the Voiceover Gurus?

A little about Armin Hierstetter:

Armin Hierstetter, born in 1970, is a German entrepreneur most well known as the founder of bodalgo, a multi-award-winning and leading online casting platform for voiceover talents. Since its launch in early 2008, bodalgo has become an integral part of the backbone of the voiceover industry. The website features more than 12,000 professionals from all over the world.

Visit the website: https://www.bodalgo.com/en

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Episode 93 – How To Be A Pro With Your Clients

The Gurus share their thoughts on staying professional with clients, as that could make or break your career. JJ and Linda share their stories from years of experience regarding the basics like manners, attitude, and basically just keeping your Ego in check.

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JJ Wilson and Linda Bruno are back, this time to talk about Agents and Red Flags. They also gab about some VO nonsense but if you know how they work, you’re used to it by now. Sometimes, you just gotta chat about stuff with no goal in mind to get nuggets of information.

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Don't you just love Marketing? Yeah, we hate it too. Thankfully, on this episode of The Voiceover Gurus Podcast, JJ and Linda welcome Ex Marketing guy Rob Carbone to the show. Rob, who is also a Voice Talent, gives some tips and ideas on how to market yourself on LinkedIn and some thoughts about email marketing in general. It could stir the flames of creativity for you as it did for Linda.

Check out Robs' website at RobCarboneVO.com

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An actual Voiceover Gurus student discusses their voiceover journey on this episode of The Voiceover Gurus Podcast. On this episode we welcome Troy Holden as he shares his experience from the very start to working as a full time VO actor today. He shares his mistakes and a few lessons he’s learned along the way.

Visit his site: https://troyholdenvoices.com/

Listen to his podcast: The VO Life https://troyholdenvoices.com/vo-life-podcast

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Podcast Show Notes

About Steven Renata:

A native of the small township of Kawakawa in the far north of New Zealand, Steven Renata grew up in Milton, in the country’s deep south, and takes pride in his dual heritage of Māori and Pākeha (Scottish and Irish). One of the first Māori graduates of the University of Otago, Steven received his master’s degree in marketing in 1994, followed by a career in Māori tourism Auckland University of Technology, which led to him becoming a founder of global fitness company Les Mills International.

As a leader of Kiwa Digital and its pioneering language-dubbing technology VoiceQ, Steven is dedicated to the company’s strategic direction and success, observing and influencing its work through the lens of tribal leadership. This approach focuses on language and relationships that drive performance in a sustainable way, operating at the leading edge of quality content delivery. In an industry facing massive disruption driven by the global shift to digital consumption and the introduction of new technologies, Steven has helped lead Kiwa’s business model away from the constraints of physical distribution and to sharpen its focus on the publishing and post-production industries.

Steven and his whanau live in Auckland, New Zealand, and enjoys cycling, music, food, viticulture and travel. In his spare time, he also acts as a business consultant and executive wellness coach. He speaks English and te Reo Māori.

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JJ and Linda gripe a bit about impatience when working on your VO goals and answer a student's question about pursuing a slow genre. It's another episode filled with lots of advice, a few laughs, and the relatability you've learned and love about The Voiceover Gurus.

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JJ Wilson broadcasts from his NEW studio in Pennsylvania! He and Linda get caught up after a few weeks off, due to work and moving issues, and chat about a future workshop and the Masterclass benefits. Just a simple catch-up podcast!

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You may think the Gurus know everything about each other after all these years and shows, but in this episode, Linda decides to ask JJ a few questions on the fly, regarding his voiceover biz and life. Both Gurus share their thoughts, experiences, and some laughs of course. And, actually learn a thing or two about each other!

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