(Cold Case, Ringer, Roswell)

In this episode, you’re going to learn:

1) What is the most challenging part about being a casting director?

2) How much is too much for an actor to reach out to casting directors?

3) How can you find a job working for an agent or casting director?

4) How important is it for an actor to have a really good reel?

5) How can you avoid picking the wrong agent?

(Cold Case, Ringer, Roswell)

In this podcast, here are some important topics we cover: 

1) What does this casting director say is “the best education an actor can get?”

2) What should every actor do every day?

3) What does Crazy Ex Girlfriend and Broad City have in common?

4) Don’t ever send an email to a casting director that says THIS ————???!

5) Should you chat with the CD before an audition?

(Supernatural, The Suite Life of Zach & Cody, Christmas with the Kranks)

In this podcast, you will learn: 

1) What was it like working on The Suite Life of Zach and Cody?

2) How do you memorize lines?

3) What is it like on the set of Supernaturtal?

4) Why should you “never be a dick” on set?

(Supernatural, The Suite Life of Zach & Cody, Christmas with the Kranks, Supernatural Fandom)

In this podcast, you will learn: 

1) Why Kim Rhodes calls L.A. “A chimera and a meringue”?

2) How can you develop true confidence?

3) What’s the worst part about this industry?

4) Is just being YOU enough?

(Downton Abbey, Ghostbusters, Beecham House)

Here’s some special backstage BONUS footage with Lesley!  Hear about:

1) How is working in Europe different than working in the U.S.?

2) How do you keep your focus when you are working with a green screen? 

3) How do you best use your theatre training? 

4) How did your life change when you got the part in Downton Abbey?

(Downton Abbey, Beecham House, The Catch)

In this podcast YOU will learn:

1) Can you be shy AND be an actor?

2) How can you get past the nerves when auditioning?

3) Should you take non-paying jobs?

4) How important is it to have an agent?

5) How old is too old to be an actor in Hollywood?

(The Family the Preys, House of Payne, Meet the Browns, The Haves and The Have Nots, Love Thy Neighbor)

In this podcast YOU will learn:

1) What qualities does Rhayvnn look for in an actor when she’s casting a movie?

2) How should you approach auditioning?

3) Should you be trying to break into the Atlanta film and TV market?

4) How many of the actors Rhavynn casts are local Atlanta hires and how many are flown in?

5) What about being an African American woman guides the choices Rhavynn makes in her work?

Michelle is the owner and lead manager of MORE ZAP MANAGEMENT (Clients have included: Tony Nominee - Brian Lane Green,  Disney TV star - Kelli Berglund, and many other working actors, dancers, singers, choreographers, directors, and writers.)    

In this podcast YOU will learn:

1) How can you deal with all the NO’s in this business?

2) What is the role of a manager?

3) How do you know if a rep is good?

(True Blood, True Detective, Spider Man 3, Jericho, Insecure)

In this podcast YOU will learn:

1) How did Gregg become a recognizable actor overnight?

2) What’s the trick to having a successful relationship if your significant other is also an actor?

3) How do you emotionally get through the times when you’re not working?

4) How has the entertainment business changed as far as work for African-American actors?

In this podcast YOU will learn: 

1) Where should you start with your social media?

2) What should you do if you HATE social media?

3) Why is NOW is the best time to be an actor?

4) Why did Julia Roberts finally join Instagram?

5) What should you be posting about?

(A Little Help With Carol Burnett, Liv and Maddie, Good Girls)

In this podcast, we learned: 

1) What’s a child actor’s life like?

2) Is it fun being on a TV show?

3) How does it feel to be the only kid on set?

4) As a parent, how do you balance career and real-life for your kid?

(Will & Grace, Fuller House, Entourage)

In this podcast, we learned:

1) Why does Farah Bunch say working on a sitcom is “the life?”

2) What made Rami Malek special before he was a star?

3) How did Johnny Depp influence Rami Malek’s career?

4) How can YOU have a celebrity mentor?

5) Why is having “an unusual look” a bonus for actors?

In this podcast YOU will learn:

1) How much money should an actor have when they first move to L.A.?

2) Do you need a car in L.A.?

3) What’s the difference between a W-2 and a 1099 and why is this an important distinction for actors to understand?

4) If your parents are “helping you out “do you have to declare that?

5) What is the number one financial mistake that actors make?

(Days of Our Lives, The Bold & The Beautiful, Acting Dead, The Bay)

In this podcast, we covered:

1) Day jobs for actors other than waiting tables.

2) How you should approach the beginning steps of your acting career.

3) What’s it like working on a soap opera?

4) Why Patrika calls soap acting “the hardest work she’s ever done.”

In this podcast YOU will learn:

1) Can a “real-looking” person be a print model?

2) What pictures do you need if you want to peruse a career in print?

3) How old is too old to start your career as a model?

4) How should you dress for a print agency meeting?

5) What is a print audition like and how can you nail it?

6) Can YOU be a print model?