Our goal is to break down the business of becoming a working actor into a simple, actionable, step by step roadmap. We'll cover everything from creative entrepreneurialism and mastering what we call the language of the agents and casting directors, to the importance of top notch training and tools for boosting your confidence in self tapes and on the set. Ready to take your acting career to the next level? Let's get started.
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The Actor CEO Podcast: Acting Business | Interviews | Motivation
Mike Moreno: Actor | Creator | Seeker
The Actor CEO Podcast brings interviews with actors, casting directors, and industry professionals from TV, film and theater right to you every Monday talking about what we’re not taught in school – that you have to manage your career like a business!
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Voiceover Business Strategies That Work The VO Pro Podcast is the go-to show for voice actors who want to grow their voiceover business without relying on casting sites or waiting for agents to hand them work. Hosted by voice actor and business coach Paul Schmidt, this podcast delivers no-fluff, tactical advice on how to market your voiceover services, attract high-quality clients, and build a profitable VO business in a world of AI-generated voices and shifting industry standards. You’ll le ...
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Second Act Success Career Podcast: Career Transitions, Entrepreneurship, and Business Startup Advice for Women
Shannon Russell
Welcome to the Second Act Success Career Podcast, a top 2% globally ranked show designed for ambitious women ready to transition from employee to entrepreneur. This is your go-to resource for career inspiration, actionable advice, and proven strategies to help you navigate a career change, build your own business, and create a life you love. ✨ What You’ll Learn: How to craft your perfect exit strategy from your 9-to-5 and confidently transition into entrepreneurship. Marketing, business plan ...
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Your Next Act: The Six Growth Accelerators for Creating a Business You'll Love for the Rest of Your Life
Mike Koenigs
A Step-By-Step Guide to Reinventing You and Your Business You and every entrepreneur, at one time or another in your career, face any or all of the following: You’re stuck. You’ve outgrown who you are, what you do, why you’re doing it, and who you’re doing it for. You want to do something new that has more impact and joy…but don’t know what it is… You need a reinvention. You’re okay with your current business but need a total upgrade—better offers, higher-ticket products, and better customer ...
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Where Hollywood Hides: Television | Movies | Music | Show Business | Writing | Producing | Directing | Acting
Bob McCullough & Suzanne Herrera McCullough: Hollywood Film and Television
Bob McCullough & Suzanne Herrera McCullough, creators of www.WhereHollywoodHides.com, host this one-of-a-kind intimate behind-the-scenes podcast conversation about the best years Classic TV, movies and music. They have plenty to tell you about how they broke into Hollywood and have survived in the most exciting and challenging business in the world! Bob & Suzanne are showbiz industry veterans with more than 200 primetime television and film credits who openly share their stories from inside ...
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10 Marketing BLUNDERS Beginner Voice Actors Make
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12:24Are you a newer voice actor struggling to market yourself? You’re not alone—but you might be making a few rookie mistakes that are costing you clients, gigs, and momentum. In this video, we’re breaking down the biggest marketing mistakes beginners make in voiceover—and how to avoid them like a pro. From bad outreach habits to relying too much on yo…
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Episode 337: Desperate Energy Is Hurting Your Career
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13:23Feeling behind in your acting or voiceover career? You’re not alone. But you might be burning through your creative energy in the wrong ways. In this blog, we’re unpacking something that rarely gets talked about in the entertainment industry: desperate energy — what it looks like, how it sneaks into your process, and why it might be the real reason…
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Reignite Your Childhood Dreams: Why It’s Never Too Late to Start Your Second Act | #194
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14:23Are you feeling stuck in your career or craving more creativity and fulfillment in your life? In this inspiring solo episode of the Second Act Success Career Podcast, host Shannon Russell encourages you to rediscover the dreams you once held and explore how to bring them into your present life. Whether you’re navigating a life transition, dreaming …
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Episode 336: The 3 P's of Procrastination
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11:38Episode Summary: Feeling stuck? You are so not alone. In this episode, I’m diving into one of the biggest roadblocks I see actors (and creatives of all kinds) face: procrastination. I’m breaking down my signature framework—the **3 P's: Perfectionism, Procrastination, and Paralysis—**and showing you how procrastination is often just fear wearing a c…
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BONUS Episode: Procrastination. Perfectionism. Imposter syndrome. Yeah… we’re going there.
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25:50In this bonus VO Pro Podcast episode, I sit down with psychologist and procrastination coach Dr. Christine Li — and we dive headfirst into the mindset traps holding voice actors back from building the business (and life) they want. Christine breaks down why imposter syndrome actually means you’re leveling up, how perfectionism masks itself as “prof…
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How One ADHD Diagnosis Sparked a New Career Helping Creative Entrepreneurs Thrive | #193
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26:58After 19 years in education and an ADHD diagnosis, Cindy Baker made a bold pivot—leaving the classroom to launch her own business as a productivity coach for entrepreneurs. In this inspiring episode of the Second Act Success Career Podcast, host Shannon Russell sits down with Cindy to discuss her career evolution, her late-in-life ADHD diagnosis, a…
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The REAL Reason Your Voiceover Business Isn’t Growing
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11:12Struggling to get voiceover clients even though you’ve got the talent and the gear? You’re not alone—and it’s probably not your demo holding you back. In this video, we break down the real marketing strategies voice actors need to start booking consistently. We’ll cover what’s actually working in 2025, what most beginners get completely wrong, and …
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Publication Day! My Book Start Your Second Act Is Out Now! | #192
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19:03It’s publication day for my new book! In this special episode of the Second Act Success Career Podcast, host Shannon Russell celebrates the release of her new book, Start Your Second Act: How to Change Careers, Launch a Business, and Create Your Best Life. Shannon reads pages from Chapter 2 of her book, diving into what a “second act” truly means a…
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Episode 335: Dreams vs. Nightmares: What Are You Really Focused On?
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12:14Welcome back to the Acting Business Boot Camp podcast! 🎙️ I'm Peter Pamela Rose — casting director and certified life and career coach for actors. My mission? To help you break down the business of acting into clear, actionable steps that move your career forward. In today’s episode, I dive into a powerful concept from Energy Leadership by Bruce D.…
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6 Steps You're Missing & Why it's KILLING Your VO Business
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13:08Struggling to find voiceover clients? You’re not alone — and you’re not doing anything wrong. In this video, we break down how to find voiceover clients without relying on casting sites or burning yourself out. Whether you’re brand new and looking for beginner voice acting clients or a seasoned talent trying to reboot your marketing, you’ll get rea…
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Episode 334: Burnout Isn’t Failure — It’s a Signal
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9:30Episode Summary: In today’s solo episode, Mandy Fisher gets real and raw about something that far too many actors and creatives are experiencing but not talking about enough: burnout. This isn’t your typical “self-care” pep talk. This is a grounded, honest conversation about the soul-deep exhaustion that can hit even the most passionate, high-achie…
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I Said No to Taylor Swift: A Career Shift That Changed My Life | #191
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15:29Have you ever faced a life-changing crossroads where you had to choose between your career and your heart? In this episode of the Second Act Success Career Podcast, host Shannon Russell shares a deeply personal story about the day she said no to interviewing Taylor Swift — and why that pivotal decision changed the course of her career and life. Fro…
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THIS Is How You Beat AI as a Voice Actor
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11:25AI voices are here—and they’re not THAT awful. So where does that leave you as a professional voice actor? In this episode, we break down exactly how to position yourself to beat AI voices and stay booked in an industry that’s changing fast. If you’ve felt the fear, the doubt, or that pit-in-your-stomach moment when you heard a robot that sounded “…
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Episode 333: Trust, Consistency, and Risk: A Voiceover Reality Check
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13:19🔊 Episode Summary Hey hey! It's Mandy Fisher here, and in this episode, I’m pulling back the curtain on something I see way too often in the VO world—over-relying on email templates to do your marketing. Especially the kind that demo producers hand out like candy. If you’ve ever sent one of those plug-and-play emails and heard crickets, this episod…
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Homeschooling to Style Coaching: How Monika Nielsen Became the Closet Therapist for Women in Midlife | #190
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31:13In this inspiring episode of Second Act Success, host Shannon Russell sits down with Monika Nielsen, founder of Style Closet Coach and the beloved “closet therapist” for women reinventing themselves in midlife. After homeschooling her three children for 22 years, Monika launched a business helping women declutter their closets and rediscover their …
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The 4 Social Media Content Types That Actually Get BOOKINGS
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10:40Want to get booked more from social media — without going viral, dancing on TikTok, or posting random mic-and-headphones pics? In this video, I’m breaking down the 4 content types that actually attract voiceover clients. These aren’t trends or fluff — they’re based on tested strategy that works in the real world. If you’re serious about growing you…
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In this episode, I’m getting real about something every actor struggles with at some point in their journey: the frustration of not seeing the success you know you’re capable of. Inspired by a powerful passage from Jen Sincero’s You Are a Badass, I explore how your dream career (yes, including that dream agent, those callbacks, and the big booking)…
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Don’t Live by Default—Create the Career You Deserve | #189
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18:04Are you waking up every day feeling stuck, unfulfilled, or just "going through the motions" in your job? In this empowering episode of the Second Act Success Career Podcast, career transition and business coach Shannon Russell shares a powerful message about what it really means to live by default—and how to break free from it. If you’ve been dream…
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10 Steps to Market Your VO Business WITHOUT Feeling Salesy
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15:41Marketing your voiceover business shouldn’t feel like selling your soul. If “promote your VO services” makes you break out in hives, this one’s for you. In this video, we’re flipping the script on everything you think you know about marketing—so you can find voiceover clients, grow your VO business, and build real connections without feeling fake, …
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Episode 331: The Actor’s X Factor – Vibration & Synchronicity
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15:54Why Your Energy May Be the Missing Link to Booking Work Have you ever looked at another actor and thought, "They’re not more talented than me... so why are they booking and I’m not?" If so, you’re not alone — and you're asking the exact right question. In a recent solo episode of the Acting Business Boot Camp podcast, I (Peter Pamela Rose) dove int…
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Is Voice Acting Right for You? The NO BS Truth No One Tells You
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11:39Thinking about becoming a voice actor? Wondering if you’ve got what it takes to actually make money in the voiceover industry? In this video, I’m pulling back the curtain and giving you the real, no-BS, no-hype voiceover career advice you wish someone told you before you dropped cash on a mic and a dream. 💥 I’ll cover: ✅ What voice acting really is…
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🎧 Episode Summary: In this empowering solo episode, voiceover actor and coach Mandy Fisher poses a bold question that every actor must learn to answer with confidence: “Are you a good actor?” We’re taught from day one to expect rejection in this industry—but rarely are we taught to say yes to ourselves first. Mandy breaks down why internal validati…
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Archaeologist turned Skincare CEO: Michal Morrison Turned Tragedy into a Thriving Beauty Business | #188
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32:25In this inspiring episode of the Second Act Success Career Podcast, Shannon sits down with Michal Morrison—an archeologist-turned-entrepreneur—who transformed personal adversity into a groundbreaking second act. After surviving a traumatic brain injury, Michal left behind her world-traveling career in archaeology to launch her own science-backed sk…
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Can AI Replace Voice Actors? The TRUTH About AI & VO Work
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11:03🎙️ Can AI really replace voice actors… or is that just hype? AI-generated voices are getting scary good—and fast. But what does that mean for real working voice talent? In this video, we expose how AI is already changing the voiceover industry, the real risks to your career, and what you can do right now to stay ahead of the curve. If you’re a voic…
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Episode 329: Acting Through Fear and Uncertainty
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16:01Hey there, it’s Peter Pamela Rose. In this episode, I’m getting real with you. After what feels like forever since I last recorded (even though I know that might not be true if you’re bingeing episodes!), I’m back to talk about something that’s been coming up a lot in my weekly classes—how to deal with fear, anxiety, and overwhelm when the world fe…
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Leaving Corporate, Living Free: How Julie Noonan Took Her Business on the Road | #187
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43:16Have you ever dreamed of leaving your 9-5, hitting the road, and building a business on your own terms? In this inspiring episode of the Second Act Success Career Podcast, host Shannon Russell sits down with executive coach and change management consultant Julie Noonan to explore her bold leap from corporate America to full-time RV living. After a …
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Episode 328: Conquer Conferences – Smart Networking for Actors
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8:50Thinking about attending a voiceover or acting conference? Conferences can be an absolute goldmine for networking, learning, and career growth—but only if you go in with a plan! In this episode, Mandy Fisher shares her personal experience attending (and now avoiding) conferences, including why she prefers virtual attendance due to being partially d…
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How I Wrote My First Book: Behind-the-Scenes of Becoming an Author in My Second Act | #186
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21:51Have you ever dreamed of writing a book but weren’t sure where to start? In this episode of The Second Act Success Career Podcast, host Shannon Russell takes you behind the scenes of her journey to becoming an author! She shares how she went from dreaming about writing to officially publishing her book, Start Your Second Act: How to Change Careers,…
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Episode 327: Authenticity, Privacy & Oversharing in Acting
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10:49In today’s episode of the Acting Business Boot Camp Podcast, Mandy Fisher dives into a crucial topic for actors and entertainment professionals—the balance between authenticity and privacy online. With social media playing a major role in personal branding, many performers feel the pressure to share intimate details to connect with their audience a…
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From The Office to Italy: How Francesca Montillo Created Her Dream Career | Ep #185
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26:39Have you ever dreamed of leaving your corporate job to follow your creative passion? In this episode of Second Act Success, Shannon Russell sits down with Francesca Montillo, founder of Lazy Italian Culinary Adventures. Francesca shares her incredible journey from a stable career in healthcare management to building a thriving business centered aro…
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Want a Thriving VO Business? MASTER This One Skill!
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11:03There’s a moment every voice actor dreams of—when a client emails, not for an audition, not to ask about rates, but to say, “Hey, we’ve got another project for you.” No hoops, no hurdles, no audition, just repeat business landing straight in your inbox. If you’ve been in the game for any length of time, you know that getting work isn’t the hardest …
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Episode 326: An Actor's Guide to AI (Part Two)
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38:28In last week’s episode, we explored the fascinating yet daunting world of AI in the entertainment industry. If you haven’t listened to Part 1 yet, stop right now and go back! Everything we cover in this episode builds on what we discussed previously. In this follow-up episode, we continue our conversation with Erik Passoja—an AI expert and industry…
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Episode 325: An Actor's Guide to AI (Part One)
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38:03AI in Entertainment: Essential Insights for Actors The world of acting is evolving, and one of the most significant changes affecting performers today is the rise of artificial intelligence (AI). From digital likenesses to synthetic voices, AI is reshaping the entertainment industry at an unprecedented pace. If you're an actor, understanding how AI…
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Breaking Barriers in Tech: Kerry Ann King's Journey to Becoming a Founder in Her 50s | Ep #184
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33:41Are you thinking about pivoting into tech or launching your own business later in life? In this episode of Second Act Success, host Shannon Russell sits down with Kerry Ann King, CEO of Eluminate Labs, to discuss her inspiring journey from multiple career transitions to becoming a tech founder in her 50s. Kerry Ann shares how she navigated layoffs,…
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How Much Should New Voice Actors Charge? The TRUTH About VO Rates
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10:43If there’s one question every new single solitary voice actor who’s starting to seek work asks starting out it’s this: How much should I charge? If you're just starting out, the answer isn’t as simple as “pick a number and hope for the best.” Rates in voiceover aren’t arbitrary; they’re based on industry standards, market value, and genre. So let’s…
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Episode 324: Work Harder, Nobody Cares
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14:06Today we're talking about a phrase that might hit you right in the gut. “Work harder. Nobody cares.” And I say it with love because it's a funny phrase and it's also a tough pill to swallow because it's one of the most freeing truths that you can embrace as a person and as an artist. This episode is inspired again by one of my posts on Substack whi…
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From Corporate Layoff to Business Success: How Kristen Lettini Built Her Fairytale Career | #183
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26:27What if getting let go from your corporate job was actually the best thing that ever happened to you? That’s exactly what happened to Kristen Lettini, host of the Build Your Own Fairytale Podcast, who turned a career setback into the ultimate opportunity to build a thriving business. In this episode #183 of Second Act Success, Kristen shares how sh…
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A Step-by-Step Guide to Reinventing You and Your Business You—and every entrepreneur—will inevitably face challenges at some point in your career. These challenges might include: Feeling stuck or stagnant. Realizing you’ve outgrown who you are, what you do, why you’re doing it, and who you’re doing it for. Desiring to do something new that brings m…
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A Step-by-Step Guide to Reinventing You and Your Business You—and every entrepreneur—will inevitably face challenges at some point in your career. These challenges might include: Feeling stuck or stagnant. Realizing you’ve outgrown who you are, what you do, why you’re doing it, and who you’re doing it for. Desiring to do something new that brings m…
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