For this episode I welcomed back my very first guest Roger King from PNAgency (April 2020). As the "King" of the non-union voice agents in Canada Roger shares his VU on how the role of voice actors has changed, the bright side of the pay-to-play websites, and his take on why AI has lots of people "shaking in their boots".

Resolution: "Be a better human"

The top question I asked everyone who joined me on The VU podcast this year was: "Is AI coming for your job?" Check out excerpts from some of the fascinating answers in this retrospective.

My big take-away: In order to future-proof yourself you have to be the best version of yourself. And take care of the people around you.Thank you to everyone who joined me for these interviews. I'm looking forward to having many more conversations in 2025.

Happy New Year

What happens when fantasy sports gets real?

You produce a very funny short film with friends that starts winning awards.

Ren Olivieri's short film The Trade is the topic of this special edition of The VU.

For this episode I welcomed back valiant voice agent Tanya Buchanen from Ta-Da Voiceworks to give us her overvue of voice-over industry, her role as teacher with tough love, and her secret to success...integrity and gettig  a good nights sleep.

On this episode of The VU my friend and neighbour Chris Evangelou started by telling me what it took to get him to leave homeland, Cyprus - in the Mediterranean, to come live in Canada. And, yes, there was a woman involved.

He shared the technical and creative significance of his "fresh, new" craft as a colourist which he does out of his 'boutique' business SLATE in Toronto.

We discussed his satisfaction with his work on the B&W film "Beautiful Evening. Beautiful Day". And his thoughts on the role of AI tools in the future of post-production.

One of the voice-over industry's truly tireless advocates, educators and experts is Dervla Trainor.

She's a successful VO talent, VO conference pioneer, and my guest on the latest episode of The VU.

We talked about VO, surviving and thriving in the era of AI,  and her secret to success...persistence and passion!

My guest on this episode, Heather Bakken from The Pendulum Group, shared how her experience as a news anchor during the Iraq War, amoungst other things, helped shape her passion for storytelling, her view on ethics for marketing and communications, and her thoughts on Vikings!

My guest on this episode, Luke Johnston from TAG, joined me from half-way around the world - and 10 hours and 30 minutes in the future - from India. We talked about his role as Lead Audio at TAG, the stigma around "outsourcing", his faith in the human touch in the face of the AI, and his favorite superpower - mindreading. 

My guests on this episode, Paul Ratchford and Will Hum from Clear Space Design in Toronto, have just celebrated their 20 year milestone in business together.

They shared how they came up with the very 'Zen' concept of Clear Space, some great insights on the importance of crafting messages that 'resonate', and their superpower - invisibility!

My guest on this episode is Mark Delottinville from Big Pig. His video production company has been crafting content for some of the world's biggest brands for 15 years.

We talked about how he 'came up with' his company's catchy name, the craziest idea he's been asked to produce, the his favourite movie poster - JAWS.

Check out his impressive portfolio at bigpigco.com for clients like AT&T, Shreddies, Amazon, Nestle, CCM and more