19Stories

 Today I'm joined by the incredibly talented and humble Krysta Wallrauch ; the recipient of the 2020 VO Atlanta Unicorn Award, Society of Voice Arts and Sciences Award Winner and a 2021 Reed Awards Finalist. In addition to recently signing with one of the most revered voiceover agencies in the business, Atlas Talent, she reprised her role of Grandma Yeti in the second installment of 'Junga and the...

My guest today is a stage and screen actor, writer, and audio drama maven.  Clara's writing includes essays and plays for stage and audio drama and her stage plays have been shortlisted and recognized nationally and internationally. In 2014, she was honored by the Kentucky Arts Council with the Emerging Artist Award, Playwright and her writing is a regular feature in the audio drama podcast, Night...

The guest joining me today, is a voice actor and coach that has come to recent prominence with an ad campaign that he voiced for a major brand that ran during this year's Super Bowl game. For 8 years prior to launching his own media company, he was in corporate sales in the Aerospace industry when he happened to sign p for an introductory voiceover class that would change the trajectory of his car...

My guest today began as a radio broadcaster and producer before transitioning into voicing thousands of radio and television commercials, e-Learning modules and corporate trainings. You may have welcomed her voice into your home, car, work or computer without even knowing it.    She's also an acting coach and the creator of IntroductionToVoiceover, a 3-hour self paced course for beginners, "Straig...

From Santa Rosa, CA, this is 19Stories, I'm Cheryl Holling My guest today is a marketing and sales expert.  She's also the co-host and co-founder of the She Podcasts podcast, CEO and Co-Founder of She Podcasts; the Largest Women's Podcasting Community, which currently supports over 18,000 female podcasters and has a digital marketing reach of over 55,000 content creators, and the Event Planner for...

Walter Gainer II has a diverse background in Digital Marketing, IT and Project Management.  In 2018, Walter founded Boss Locks Media where, among other endeavors, he produces and hosts The Boss Locks Podcast, BossLocksJournal, Buy Black Friday; where he encourages people to buy from black owned businesses and entrepreneurs and weekly Clubhouse forums on Working While Black.   Boss Locks Media aims...

My guest Brian "doc" Dougherty has a diverse background as a percussion director, musician, teacher and for the past decade has specialized in Pro Audio sales and marketing for some of the most well-respected names in the business.  he is currently the Key Account Manager and Musical Instrument Retail Expert for Sennheiser Electronic Corporation. In 2018, Sennheiser awarded Brian both the 20 Years...

Sarah McLeod has extensive experience working in the film and television industry for over 20 years as an actress, voice over artist, teacher, producer and now agent.   Known to many as the Hobbit, Rosie Cotton, who married Samwise Gamgee (played by Sean Astin) in the Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the ring (2001), The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) and has appeared in many...

Jodi Krangle is a singer, songwriter, voice artist, host and producer of the podcast 'Audio Branding, the Hidden Gem of Marketing', a member of the Filk music and acoustic trio Urban Tapestry, a SOVAS Award Winner, self-taught computer nerd, website designer and creator ofd the Muses Muse; a well-known songwriting resource website. Jodi's first voiceover work was in 1995 when she spent a year in a...

With over 15 years of experience under her belt, Bianca Broos brings a fresh, collaborative experience to the world of business.  she activates executives, entrepreneurs and leaders into flourishing work they can provide to the world. Bianca is also the Vice President of Sonoma County Professional Women, an organization founded & run by women.  Their mission is to connect with women from all profe...

Laura Wills Mooney has been acting on stage throughout her life.  After completing graduate school, she worked as a clinical social worker for Kaiser Permanente Medical Group, eventually serving as Chief of Psychiatric Work at their Richmond facility in California's East Bay. After her retirement, she studied improvisational theater at Bay Area theater Sports in San Francisco, also known as BATS,...

Finding your voice in the world is never easy.  It's even more daunting if you're Kay Bess, having had a severe stutter as a child.  her perseverance in overcoming that obstacle not only allowed her to find her voice, but also an expansive career as a voice actor. Over her 35+ year career, Kay has consistently booked VO gigs in commercial, narration and has done promos for every major network as w...

For over 20 years Nicole Britton has been an actor and voice talent with a portfolio that encompasses an impressive body of work. After graduating from the University of Colorado, she moved to New York and then to Los Angeles and worked in film, television and voiceover. Nicole was also the lead singer of a rock band and co-wrote several music placement projects. To add to her treasure of talent,...

This week on 19 Stories, I take a bit of a spin on my traditional interview format by welcoming five women from across the U.S. and one in the UK to lend their voices of what it's like to hold onto hope during these challenging times: Bobbi Franklin host Petty Daydreams  Rahseeda host of Real & Random Joanna Rawbone host of Flourishing Introvert Talks Yvette Walker host of Positively Joy Andrea Jo...

Michael "Bear" Meyer is originally from Los Angeles, Ca and a veteran of the music industry, getting his start in retail & wholesale distribution in 1970, then as a consultant for some of the most prominent domestic and international record labels and recording artist's in the business prior ending his 42 year career in 2002. Donna "Spidie" Meyer is a Jersey girl, originally hailing from Maplewood...

George Washington III is a voice actor with over 17 years of experience after spending 20+ years in the IT industry.  His diverse body of work ranges from radio spots for the Carolina Panthers to national television commercials. He says his proudest moment was becoming one of the voices of the National Museum of African-American History and Culture in Washington DC. Music has also been a big part...

Steve Bach is an American keyboardist, accordionist, composer and musical director. He has a had a long and illustrious career as a jazz pianist and has performed and worked with man well-known musical artists from a wide variety of genres. Steve has recorded 7 albums of contemporary jazz and toured with his own band.  He is also the founder of 8 Keys Records; a self-release record label. Currentl...

Fayth Koga was born in Chicago, raised in Los Angeles, and a Chicagoan since 1995.  Having worked as a tech consultant, with a focus on Operations and Finance, for the past two  decades she left that world after the start-up she was working for was acquired in 2015. Fayth took that opportunity to step away from consulting altogether and take an indefinite period  of time off to decide, in her word...

Eric Jackson has been a fixture on the New England airwaves for almost five decades. In addition to be ing an award winning announcer and producer, Eric holds the title of Dean of Boston Jazz Radio. He is currently part-time Professor of African-American Studies on the faculty in the College of Social Sciences and Humanities at Northeastern University where he is also a co-host of the Friends of J...

Join me as I talk with Liz Atherton who is a veteran of the talent business with more than 30 years experience as the founder of one the top talent agencies in the industry, as well as an enthusiastic and passionate Tech Entrepreneur and Founder of CastVoices.com which will be launching in the Fall of 2020. She'll share her personal story and message of hope and her excitement of launching a dream...

19 Stories is about ordinary men and women doing the extraordinary in the everyday; their will to live, press on & press-through this climate of fear and move into a future filled with hope. On Episode One, I welcome Jen Keefe who is a wife, mother, home-school teacher and blogger and an award winning Voiceover Talent Specializing in e-learning, explainer videos, and corporate narrations. She's al...

Pilot Episode of 19 Stories: from Fear to Hope 19Stories is about women and men working in various creative endeavors having overcome extraordinary things in their everyday lives. We talk about their challenges, successes and the tools they use to press-on & press-through their fears and move into a future filled with hope. If you enjoyed this episode, make sure to follow 19 Stories wherever you l...