The Bosses are always talking about the importance of branding and marketing and using your personal brand to its fullest. So, we wanted to talk to a trend-setting expert on the subject. We’re excited to welcome special guest Andy Krainak – brand manager for Vayner Media. (Yup, as in Gary Vaynerchuck’s right-hand man!) He’s sweet,…
There’s a Wild West out there with online and digital job opportunities. Which got the Bosses thinking, how do we know if a job is real? Is it possible we’re answering fake auditions? Voice actors record audition after audition and send them out into some unknown audio void. So how do we know if a…
Spend or save? Squander or splurge? When is time to spend your hard-earned money and reinvest it into your voiceover business? When is it best to be frugal DIY entrepreneur? All business owners struggle with these questions, so today Anne and Gabby explore the options and talk about Anne’s real-time fancy-or-frugal dilemma. She’s a Ganguzza…
There are a lot of players in the Yellow-Brick road that is the voiceover industry. And there’s a lot of confusion surrounding ‘who does what?’ Today’s episode breaks down these different voiceover entities and takes a look at what they do and how it relates to you as a talent. Stop now and take a…
To Agent or Not To Talent Agent? That is today’s question. Anne and Gabby explore the reasons you should have an agent, how agents benefit your business, and some surprising perks you may not know about. Plus we explore the ways you can build better talent/agent relations. TakeawaysQuick Concepts from Today’s Episode: Talent agents have it…
When did it become a self-imposed rule that voice actors are perfect and NEVER make a mistake? OMG You’re human – so why is everyone so embarrassed, ashamed and mean to themselves when they make a mistake? Your personal and professional growth is actually dependent upon learning from errors. Stop holding yourself to impossible standards and…
Some days you just want to throw your hands in the air and scream: I QUIT! You’re not alone. We’re not talking about quitting the voiceover industry… but quitting a client? Sure. You can do it. Sometimes you should do it. Anne and Gabby talk about the Q word and how it can actually be…
All voiceover actors are life-long learners but are you a perpetual student? The former is great. The later can be a scary money pit. If you take classes to further your career and increase your revenue you’re doing it right. If you’re taking class after class after class and continuously stalling your always pending launch-date…this…
Jitters. Nerves. Anxiety. Voiceovers. It may seem like these things don’t go together but even the Bosses have found that they sure do. Today’s episode addresses performance anxiety, what causes it and how to best handle it. We’ve ALL been there. And any voice actor who tells you otherwise is full of BS. If you’ve…
What’s a Boss to do when they need a major change in scenery? Duh, they make a move! But physically moving your business is a royal PIA — pain in the Anne! Yup, Anne Ganguzza is putting her house on the market and she and Gabby talk about the good, the bad, and the ugly…