Atlanta Voiceover Studio

On this episode of the Atlanta Voiceover Studio podcast, we’re joined by Saundi Harrison-Cooksey — a professional voice actor whose career blends creative talent with serious business expertise. Before becoming a full-time VO talent, Saundi worked in media, tech, and project management, leading major digital initiatives for brands like CNN, Turner, and Sports Illustrated. Today, her voice has been...

What does it take to book a role in one of the biggest animated franchises of all time? In this episode of the Atlanta Voiceover Studio podcast, veteran voice actor John Morris shares the incredible story of how he landed the role of “Andy” in the legendary Toy Story franchise — and the surprising audition choice that changed his career forever. John has been working professionally in voice over s...

Sébastien Croteau is an internationally recognized voice actor, director, and casting director specializing in creature vocalization, extreme voices, and vocal stunt performance. With over 400 characters across more than 40 films and video games, his credits include Baldur’s Gate 3, Dead by Daylight, Hellblade 2, and Star Wars Outlaws. He’s also the founder of The Monster Factory and a globally so...

Mary Lynn Wisner is a veteran voiceover casting director and founder of Voices Voicecasting with decades of experience casting national commercial, promo, and branded campaigns. She has cast thousands of voice performances for major agencies and production companies, working directly with clients to shape tone, find the right voice, and guide actors through high-level sessions. Known for her clear...

Harry Dunn is a former Senior Producer for network television and in charge of promo campaigns for a multitude of shows. He offers the perspective of the on-air producer and the person on the other side of the audition. In this episode, we talk about: What networks look for in a promo voice? If you have to be in NY/LA to do promo Biggest Promo VO Myth Green Flags in Promo Auditions Biggest Mistake...

Marc Scott is a professional voice actor, entrepreneur, and the founder of VOpreneur®—a coaching and marketing platform designed for voice actors who want to build a thriving business. With a career that began in radio in 1995 and transitioned into full-time voice over in 2011, Marc turned his own side hustle into a business that helps others bypass years of trial-and-error in marketing and client...

Katie Leigh is a Los Angeles-based voice actress and coach with over 40 years of experience. She specializes in kid and character voices for television, film, toys, games, apps, ads, and e-learning. Leigh is known for her roles as Connie Kendall in Adventures in Odyssey, Baby Rowlf in Jim Henson's Muppet Babies, and Honker Muddlefoot in Darkwing Duck. In this episode, we talk about: How is animati...

Have you ever wondered, "How do I book more voice over work?" Maybe you're a seasoned pro but have hit a booking lull? This is the episode for you! Hear from Atlanta Voiceover Studio owners, instructors and engineers (all with VO careers) share their tips on booking more VO work and getting out of booking slumps. * Hear from: * Heidi Rew ( AVS Co-Owner ) Aaron Goodson ( Beginner Intensive Instruct...

Rachael Barron is a graduate of Emory University and the founder of Effective Students. Effective Students help adults and children by teaching skills like time management, organization, planning, prioritization, flexible thinking, and self-monitoring through coaching, classes and resources. * What We Cover: * What IS ADHD? How can you know if you have it? How can someone with ADHD get the most ou...

Have you heard of NAVA (National Association of Voice Actors)? Who are they? What do they do? How do they benefit you? Find out as we talk to leaders of NAVA - Carin Gilfry, Tim Friedlander and Matthew Parham. * What We Cover: * Health Insurance Coverage through NAVA How NAVA Started What To Do if You Learn Your Voice was Replicated without your Permission We pull back the curtain on NAVA's Politi...

David Rosenthal is a voice actor, coach, casting director, and educator with over 25 years in the industry. As CEO of the Global Voice Acting Academy, he’s mentored talent and celebrities, guiding them to deliver powerful, authentic performances. His diverse career includes booking thousands of voice‑over jobs—commercials, narrations, documentaries—and voicing nearly 70 video games. The Global Voi...

Lance Kistler is a seasoned casting director and co-owner of KAMP Productions (a.k.a. KAMPcasting), operating across New York City and Metro Detroit. With over a decade of experience in commercial, film, voiceover, print, and talent casting, Lance has cast talent for major commercial clients: brands like McDonald’s, Geico, Verizon, Nissan, Bank of America, Bose, Disney + Whirlpool, Zaxby’s (with B...

CAROLINE SLAUGHTER , award-winning filmmaker, podcaster, writer, director and voice actor. Most recently, Caroline wrote and directed Tom Slick: Mystery Hunter starring Owen Wilson, Sissy Spacek and Schuyler Fisk with script collaboration from Jeb Stuart (Die Hard, Vikings: Valhalla). Her iHeart podcast Astray debuted in the top 15 podcasts nationally. It is being developed into a documentary feat...

George "The Tech" Whittam is a global authority on voice-over recording technology and tech support for voice actors. He is known for his expertise in studio design, equipment setup, and acoustic solutions for voice-over professionals. Whittam's company, GeorgeThe. Tech , offers tech support, training, and engineering services. * In this Episode, we talk about: * VO Home Studio/Recording Space Can...

Daniel Ross is best known as the third person to have ever officially voiced Donald Duck, beginning with Mickey and the Roadster Racers/Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures and other specials and shorts. He also won an Emmy for his work as Donald Duck. He has portrayed the voices of Lucky the Leprechaun for Lucky Charms Cereal, Starscream, Hound, and Mixmaster in Transformers: The Game. He additionall...

Dr. Ragland is a licensed psychologist and is here to talk mental health in the voice over industry. She received her Ph. D. in Counseling Psychology from Georgia State University. She is the Founder and CEO at GROW Counseling, GROW Counseling Network, and GROW Restored. GROW Counseling, a counseling and leadership development organization, assists individuals, couples, groups, and corporate teams...

Paul Schmidt is a successful voice actor, community builder, and voiceover business coach. He's the creator of the VO Freedom Master Plan, the leading marketing program for voice actors, and the VO Pro Community, a private, global community for voice actors and audiobook narrators. Paul has been a voice actor for over 25 years. * In this Episode, we talk about: * Paul's FAILED attempt at breaking...

Steven Goard is with CESD NY/LA. He's voiced national commercials for Cheerios, Gatorade, Hanes, CDC, Pfizer, Moderna, Mikes Hard Lemonade, Principal Financial & many more. He's also been the promo voice for the NBA, NHL, ESPN, and Fox Sports, & narrated documentaries for ID Discovery, The Discovery Channel & the American Battlefield Trust. Steven's also the voice of ‘LEM’ for Starry S...

Tina Morasco is the head of VO casting at Sound & Fury but began her journey at William Morris, then ICM (International Creative Management). Not only is she a voice actor herself - if you’ve ever seen HGTV’s Love it or List it, she’s the voice but she’s also got on-camera credits including Jane The Virgin, Castle, Parks and Recreation, Two and a Half Men, Numb3rs, Boston Legal, CSI, Cold Case...

Every voice actor has their own journey. Hear from 6 different voice actors that trained at Atlanta Voiceover Studio and are now working. We talk about the challenges, the wins, the lessons learned and hope their individual, unique journeys inspire and encourage you. * PODCAST GUESTS: * Keenan Reddish Website Sanya Simmons Website Micah Caldwell [Website](micahonmic.com) Lauren McDowell Linktree K...

Ben Gottdiener is CEO of Narrativ.ai, graduate of Columbia University and previous deal team Associate with Bain Capital’s Partnership Strategies Fund. Narrativ's mission is to be the "marketplace for advertisers to license talent audio AI likenesses." Narrativ just entered into a major agreement with SAG-AFTRA as part of its commitment to using only AI that has been "ethically trained." * In the...

Rolf Veldman is CEO of Voice123, the world’s first and largest online marketplace for professional voice actors. At Voice123, Rolf spearheads a widely diverse and fully remote team that has set itself the task of crafting the future of the voiceover industry. In this podcast, we talk about The Voice Authenticity Initiative (FAQs HERE ) Low paying TTS/synthetic voice opportunities on V123 How the V...

Brandon Rochon is the Chief Creative Officer (CCO) at HZ Ad Agency. He moved to Atlanta a couple years back from Los Angeles where he was CEO and chief creative officer at Kastner & Partners, heading up creative for the shop’s longtime partner Red Bull. He joined independent Atlanta agency Hothouse as its executive vice president, head of creative and is now at HZ. He has worked with some of t...

Arianna Ratner is a voice actress known for video games, animation, promo, TV affiliate and creature sounds. Growing up in LA with a voice acting and art-centric family, Arianna grew up acting and performing. You can hear her on video games like World of Warcraft, Fallout 76, as Mimic Octopus in Baby Shark as well as on the Jumpin Jellyfish and Avatar Flight of Passage rides at California Adventur...

Robert Sciglimpaglia is a voice actor, actor, producer, lawyer, author of Voice Over Legal and won the case for Bev Standing when she went against Tiktok for using her voice. * In this episode, we talk about: * The case against Tiktok by Bev Standing What to do if you think your voice has been cloned Red flags to look out for in AI/Synthetic Voice contracts Is the NAVA AI rider enforceable? When i...