Approaching rejection

Building a 6-figure business (while juggling mom-life!)

Why LinkedIn is the best way to grow your client base

Tips on perfecting your LinkedIn presence

The 3 foundational elements she has built her business off of

The winning mindset to approach potential clients with to achieve more success

AND an exclusive, you-heard-it-here-first announcement! 

Crafting a voiceover legacy (what that means and what it looks like)

Why elearning, while not always seen as the most glamorous genre of voiceover, has huge income potential

She explains just how much elearning work is out there and how integrated into all of our lives it really is, which we may not even realize!

Marketing tips and how to stand out when reaching out to elearning companies

Insights & advice for both new voice talent & working voice actors 

We also touch base on the topic of AI voices

A VERY current look at the state of the animation side of the industry 

What NY vs LA specialize in within the animation genre

How important having an agent or manager is in this side of the business

How to get a casting director’s attention (whether you have an agent or not)

Current trends in animation voice acting styles

Career tips for animation voice actors

The importance of networking (even for the introverts!)

Tips for both newer and more established talent

Important career lessons learned (and some the hard way!)

The true power of marketing

How essential mindset is in finding success in this business

Redefining our relationship with "sales"

Tips to conquer mindset issues

Mistakes he sees people making when approaching marketing their business

If you’re a talent on the online casting site, bodalgo (or planning to join), this interview is a must-watch!

What makes bodalgo stand out against other online casting sites

How it’s expanding, which will ultimately bring in more clients (aka more voiceover opportunities!)

How job postings are vetted before they even go live

How your audition is displayed to the client

Insight on how the site works to help you navigate it 

Tips on how to get ahead of the competition

Misconceptions that even pro talent may have about their auditions 

What it means to run a business with abundance, integrity, and authority

Why both the trajectory and approach in the voiceover industry is different from the “real world”/ more traditional industries

The origins of the GVAA rate guide

How rapidly the digital broadcast landscape has changed over the past few years and how it's changing how voice actors should be charging for usage

We talk about the upgrades happening to the GVAA to better serve the voiceover community

Hearing about the pivotal moments that boosted her career

Just how powerful voiceover conferences are in progressing your career

Different ways that she, as a 6-figure earner, finds work

How she approaches copy/ a script

She explains the power of the “mumble read” (and explains what that is!)

How, despite many people thinking winning awards don’t really mean anything, they have been exponential in her career success

She discusses the different career levels in the voiceover industry 

Then we get into the nitty gritty of working in the US as a foreigner, including the process of getting an ITIN and a Visa (this portion lasts until 30:35)

We get a glimpse into how one of the top 2% of earners in the voiceover industry approaches her career

Foundational elements of the acting side of voice acting

Biggest threats to the voiceover industry

Tips on how to approach your voiceover craft

Insight on how and when to incorporate a team into your business

We get JMC’s take on the much-talked-about VO Atlanta online casting panel appearance by the new CEO of voices.com 

Then we dig into all-things-political voiceover!

We get insight into just how much the political genre of voice acting has exploded over the years

He explains why political voiceover is likely the most AI-proof genre in the voiceover industry

As one of the least-saturated genres in voiceover (for reasons we discuss in the interview), there’s a TON of opportunity out there

We get into the cold-hard stats of just how little voice actors are pursuing the political genre

How the voiceover style in political ads is expanding and evolving

2020 vs 2024 political ads

He breaks down how the payment structure works for voicing political ads

How to find work in political voiceover 

Top picks for audio software plugins

State of advancement of audio tech to treat noise issues

What he thinks makes an “acceptable” noise floor

Simple tips for troubleshooting sound issues (hint: it could be as simple as replacing the cable!)

We go through the top 10 things people NEED to know before starting in voiceover (some working pros could do to hear these too!)

How she got into looping

She breaks down all the ways that she finds jobs

Insights into why people from social media usually hire her for jobs

As someone who is creeping up on 20,000 followers on TikTok, we delve into how she got started and how it grew from there

We hear what she found was the big switch that shifted her follower trajectory

Tips on how to grow your own following

The low-down on whether hashtags and time of day (for posting content) really actually matter anymore

She talks about a new TikTok creator tool and her honest thoughts on it’s usefulness 

We go through her step-by-step process of approaching recording an audition and get some of her suggested tips