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Last week, I walked into my husband’s man cave to find him completely enthralled while watching this video about Sam Witwer voicing Darth Maul. Clancy Brown being in the video was a happy bonus, as that’s one of my husband’s all time favorite actors and voice actors. He was all like, “This is so cool…” […]

Not all businesses advertise on radio or TV, especially local businesses. They might not create web videos, or need promotional voice over work on podcasts. These types of marketing/advertising can be costly, and it can often take time to see the ROI. BUT THERE IS ONE THING ALL BUSINESSES HAVE and should use to portray […]

You might have heard the phrase, “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.” In the practice of investing, this means don’t invest all of your money into a single stock/mutual fund/etc. Why? Because if that investment tanks, you’re going to lose all of your money. Of course, the opposite is true, as well. If […]

Lately, when I send emails to my clients, I end it by inviting them to have a Zoom Coffee with me! Tim Underwood of AudioTango said HECK YES, I’D LOVE TO (because that’s the kind of wonderful, happy, enthusiastic guy he is!). Last week, we caught up over a latte/coffee. Tim and I have been […]

Turns out, I’m a collector. Of coffee mugs. And Christmas ornaments. My mug collection is really growing. I was shopping last week and found this little gem. Toward the end of my shopping trip, I circled back to the aisle I found it on and started to put it back on the shelf bc I […]

This will be the shortest blog post ever. 🙂 Relationships matter. Be sure you treat your relationships, business and more personal, in a way that let’s the other side know, THEY matter. Start with, “I appreciate you.” I will end an email with those very words, because, I do appreciate the people in my life, […]

There are tons of coaches, programs, workshops, and the like out there. Some are great, and some are not so great. Recently, Anthony Reece started VO Radio Online. It’s just that – an online radio station that plays really cool music, and every 10 minutes or so, there are voice over “features” that are about […]

What makes you feel legit in your career? Today, I sent a text to my husband and said… “Making money like this makes me feel legit.” I’m gonna be real. Today was a good money day. As a freelance voice talent, reality is, unless you’re a promo or radio/tv affiliate voice talent who is contracted […]

Woohoo!! It’s the end of the first quarter!! While I make a point to regularly review my goals and strategies to achieve those goals, the end of a quarter is a good time to LOOK HARD at these action items, and re-group (whew, that was a lot of corporate jargon in one sentence!). When I […]

Today, I’ve been reminded of two almost opposite things. It’s reassuring and a confidence builder to have experience, yet, there’s ALWAYS more to learn. Seek out ways to grow in your knowledge, and appreciate other perspectives. I attended two events today, and left each feeling a different way. After the first event, I was thinking […]

My colleague @nethervoice posted this a couple of weeks ago. “If you’re the BEST, no one expects you the to be the CHEAPEST. If you’re the CHEAPEST, no one will ever believe you’re the BEST.” It resonated with a lot of people, as he stated later it was one of his most successful social media […]

Are you ready?? Yep, here it is! Hot Tip #3 in my series of evaluating your business and finding big and small ways to make improvements and advances in your business. Join and become active in organizations related to your business. Ok, you’re probably thinking, well, that’s obvious. Maybe it is. But, I am ashamed […]

Another hot tip for you! Are you ready???? Last month, I explained I was evaluating my business, to determine what I do well, and maybe not so well. I promised I would share tips with everyone, in hope that what I learn can help you, too! Ok, here’s the hot tip. Note your accomplishments. Woah. […]

Birthdays certainly cause me to reflect, these days. I have been doing voice over for SEVENTEEN years. That’s a long time to do any one career. I love doing voice over and am so very lucky to have it as a career, but holy cow, we freelance folks wear ALL the hats of a business […]

Click here to watch a VO Quick Tip!  I’m a hot mess in this video, as you’ll see, but the tip is valid! Oh, and when you get to my IG account to watch the video, be sure to follow me!  

I get inquiries from aspiring voice actors often. I’ve had two just in the past 24 hours, matter of fact. I’m always happy to help, particularly those who have a certain eagerness about them, and an understanding that this isn’t a game. I think back to when I was getting started (which was SEVENTEEN YEARS […]

You hear it time and time again these days. What is your “Why?” When I hear that, I usually end up like a deer in headlights, because I can’t wrap my head around anything that seems important enough to be a “Why.”  Meh. What does it mean? It means, why do you do what you […]

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote and posted Work From Home Strategies – Part 1. This post is a continuation of tips and tricks I’ve learned over the 23 years I’ve been working from home. – Take Vacations – When you’re working from home, it’s really easy to just bypass taking a little R&R time […]

While many people have only just recently started working from home, with the advent of the pandemic, I have been working from home since 1999. You guys. That’s a long time. Almost 23 years!!! Granted, when I started working from home, I was working a corporate marketing job for a company in NYC. The WFH […]

If you own a business, you know it’s important to understand your brand, and represent it in a way that’s relatable to your consumer. As voice actors, our branding is often a little more challenging to nail down and represent. We often try to be all things to our consumer. You need a hardcore announcer? […]

Take it from me. You don’t want to get hacked. Ask me how I know. :/ A couple of weeks ago, my Facebook account was hacked. I watched it happen, before my very eyes. I noticed I had two new friends, and the notification said they had accepted my friend request. Only, I hadn’t sent […]

Voice actors use demos to show their range, which encompasses tone and types of reads they can perform. Because we’re voice actors, these demos have historically been audio demos in the format of an mp3 file. Well, ok, it’s not ALWAYS been an mp3. Before the mp3, there we CDs, and before that, there were […]

It’s my career and a job, but to others, being a voice actor is fascinating. You know what I think is fascinating? Making your dreams come true. Every once in a while, I am asked to speak to groups about being a voice actor and/or my life experience. In the past couple of months, I […]

Hehe… see what I did there? Happy New Year, y’all!! Most people see the new year as a fresh start. I know I do. I was looking back in my social media “memories” and read that in 2011, I had THREE PAGES OF RESOLUTIONS!! Holy cow. I mean, I know those were years with some […]

Earlier this month, I did a thing. After 15+ years, I disconnected my ISDN lines. It’s the end of an era. After posting a video of my home studio on the Book o’ Face a few weeks ago, someone noticed my Telos Zephyr XStream on a bookshelf in the video, and was surprised to learn […]

As I was going through the most recent re-design of my web site this year, I decided I wanted to phase out the actual character of a “chick” that’s been a staple in my branding for 14+ years. To me, she just looked a little haggard, I guess. And I didn’t think she really represented […]