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Managing the anxiety of an actor's unpredictable life (1920 x 1152 px)

Managing The Anxiety of An Actor’s Unpredictable Life: Science-Based tips

Every actor knows the feeling. Anxiety is real. That feeling before you step on stage on opening night and can’t remember your lines or the gap between jobs that can span weeks, months, or even years. There’s as much fear in those moments as there is hope. We associate excitement with positive feelings, but we […] Read More

How To Turn “How Are You?” From Generic To YOU-nique

“How are you?” It’s a question we hear all. the. time. And we’re so conditioned to give a generic response. What do you usually say? “I’m great!” “Good, thanks, and you?” “Happy to be here” But when you enter a live audition, a producer’s session, or a meeting with someone who has hiring power in […] Read More

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6 Tips To Deliver A Self-Tape (Even When You’re on Vacation)

This past summer, two exciting moments coincided on the same weekend: I organized my best friend’s bachelorette weekend in Miami and I booked the coolest job ever (recurring guest star on the NBC hit show QUANTUM LEAP)! Fun times, indeed, and a lot of potential stress that I’m proud to say I was able to […] Read More

Feel The Fear & Do It Anyway: Navigating Fear As An Actor

Does Fear get in your way? Do you procrastinate, resist or delay taking the “scary” actions towards your career? I get it. I’ve done it. It’s soooooo much easier to busy yourself with other things. Read More

3 Instagram Engagement Strategies to Boost Your Career

If you ever hear about other actors creating opportunities thanks to Instagram and think “ The only people who like my posts are my mom and my bestie,” you’ll love the below tips.. Here’s three concrete strategies to boost your IG engagement without feeling like a stalker that have helped me and my Clients:CASTINGFigure out […] Read More

New ways to nail your next headshots (1920 x 1152 px)

New Ways To Nail Your Headshots

Oh, headshots! If you’re reading this blog, you know you need ‘em. And you probably know how difficult it can be to finally land the right ones. And yet, they’re one of the most important tools for us as actors and are unlikely to be out of favor anytime soon. So what’s an actor to […] Read More

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