“We did exactly what we set out to do – provide an incredible resource for actors to build a sustainable career.”  J Welcome back. And hooray we have reached 200 episodes with the Actor CEO podcast. Thank you so much to all of you whether you are a long time listener or are new to the podcast. I could not have reached this milestone without you.  And just for some perspective half of all podcasts have never made it past 14 episodes. And out of the hundreds of thousands of podcasts out there, your commitment to The Actor CEO podcast has let this show reach 200 episodes with indust ..read more

ActorCEO has reached 200 episodes and I want to give a huge shout out to those of your who have been tuning in since the  beginning. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. And to those of you who have joined me recently on this journey, thank you so much for taking your career seriously enough that you looked for business advice from pros and found this resource. I cannot tell you how helpful that will be as you grow your career and build a sustainable creative life for yourself.  This episode is focused on some highlights and stellar advice shared by actors on the podcast over t ..read more

With close to 200 episodes of The Actor CEO Podcast there many episodes with great insight that you might have missed. I’ve taken some of the most popular topics (voice over, auditions, casting director advice, working with agents, and advice from directors) and grabbed clips from some great guests to catch you up to speed or give you a refresher.    Resources In this Episode: Websites: @ActorCEO on Instagram The post Actor CEO Recap Episode Part 1 Voice Over – Audition – Director – Agents appeared first on Actor CEO ..read more

Lindsay Jones is a Tony-nominated composer and sound designer for theatre and film. He is also one of the founding members of No More 10 Out of 12s, a movement to reevaluate the challenging labor practices in the tech process of theater. He’s worked extensively on Broadway, off-Broadway, internationally, and over 500 productions in regional theaters across America. In addition to his 2 Tony nominations for his score and sound design for Slave Play, he has received 7 Joseph Jefferson Awards and 24 nominations, 2 Ovation Awards, 3 nominations for Drama Desk and Helen Hayes Awards, as well as ..read more

Chris Peterson is the founder of Onstage Blog, which went live in May 2014. Since then, it has become one of the most red theater blogs in the world. His work has been mentioned in publications such as the New York Times, Boston Globe and the Hollywood Reporter. We discuss the need for the types of conversations OnStageBlog engages in (diversity, equity, equal opportunity, labor, abuses, positive evolution of the theater business) at both the Broadway level right on down to local community theaters. Resources In this Episode: Websites: Onstageblog.com   Instagram: @onstageblog   ..read more

Bonnie Comley is a three-time Tony Award-winning producer. She has won an Olivier Award and two Drama Desk Awards for her stage productions. She is a member of The Broadway League and serves on their Audience Engagement and Education Committee. Comley was recently elected as President of the Board of Directors of The Drama League. She is also the trailblazing founder of the first streaming platform for theater with over 300+ shows to watch anywhere, Broadway HD. In this episode of the What’s Next series, we discuss how capturing a show and streaming it expands the audience for theater and ..read more

Bliss Griffin’s career is driven by a deep belief that the societal benefit of the performing arts is immeasurable. Too often, however, the arts industry fails to welcome artists and audiences with marginalized identities. She is committed to applying her experience as a performer, an organizational leader, and budding entertainment attorney to build a thriving and lucrative arts and entertainment industry that uplifts its artists and reflects and welcomes every community.   She holds a BFA in Acting from the University of Miami and spent the first decade of her career as a theatre a ..read more

“Maybe I’m a jack of all trades and a master of none. Maybe I’m putting my eggs in too many baskets.” That’s a mindset that is limiting and old school. It’s not how the world works anymore.  The next four episodes are a series that I’m calling the What’s Next Series. And it’s a series dedicated to exploring how our entertainment business is evolving into the future and the the people who are making that happen. Now these episodes lean heavily into professional theater, just because there is a lot of change and evolution going on in that space, but much of that change also effects crea ..read more

Joe Keohane is a veteran journalist who has held high-level editing positions at Medium, Esquire, Entrepreneur, and Hemispheres. His writing—on everything from politics, to travel, to social science, business, and technology—has appeared in New York magazine, The Boston Globe, The New Yorker, Wired, Boston magazine, The New Republic, and several textbooks. An avid parallel parker and occasional working musician, he also won a prestigious Screenwriters Colony fellowship in 2017 for a comedy television pilot that remains, sadly, unproduced. (Artists know how ya feel, Joe ?) In this episode w ..read more

“Communication and connection is it!”  Liisa Lee is multi-faceted. She’s an award-winning voice-actor, producer, food photographer, and pr marketing consultant. Her career began in NYC in musical theatre and professional ballet, apprenticing with the American Dance Machine at 13, and her first national tour at 15. She rode elephants before she could ride a bike, and has been killed by a horse kick, but thats another story. Resources In this Episode: Websites: LiisaLeeVO.com   Instagram: @liisalee The post Voice Over Acting and Building Other Opportunities for Creative Wor ..read more