Get Set!

We feel it, and I bet you are feeling it too. The weight of the world is HEAVY right now. It's been heavy. Whenever we turn on the news, scroll on our phones, or literally engage with anyone, it feels like it's hard to keep your head above the onslaught of pain, destruction, and for lack of better words... bad vibes out there. On top of the ups and downs of the entertainment industry, we a...

We have a special spooky guest with us this Halloween week; coming straight to us from Cobwebb Cottage in the UK is The West London Witch herself, REBECCA STRUZYNA!!! Rebecca, or Becca as we know her to be , is an Actress, Musical Theatre teacher in London, and Creator of The West London Witch Podcast where real stories are shared about people's experiences with the spooky, strange, mysterious...

This Monday we have on the pod, our new obsession... SHELAH LARSON !!! Shelah (pronounced SHAY-LA , get it right), is an Actress, Producer, Director, Writer, and Content Creator. She's been awarded “Best Actress” for indie-films, including Bad Vintage (2023) and Back Home (2022). Shelah has also recently Written and Directed The List - Micro Short (2022), which won multiple awards at local LA film...

This week on the pod, we have an insanely talented guest with a new feature you can go see in theatres now!! We talk with French-American actress STEPHANIE SZOSTAK , one of the leads in the upcoming feature SOUL ON FIRE starring alongside William H. Macy and John Corbett.  Other credits of hers include the ABC Hit Series A MILLION LITTLE THINGS, IRON MAN 3, and THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA, amongst other...

This week we have the insanely wonderful and creative guest, Jen Sall on the pod with us to talk about her flourishing career as a Writer, Director, and Producer. Jen comes from an established career in PR and digital strategy and has utilized those skills to set her pitches, emails, and film packages apart from the rest! She’s also a BAFTA, PGA and Television Academy Member. Jen Sall is the epito...

We love and hate this … it’s NETWORKING!! So essential, so vital, and sometimes so fun! But definitely beneficial when you do it the “right” way. In this episode we cover networking in unusual places, or places you wouldn’t think you’d find people in your field, like your survival job, and yes, even the women’s bathroom. We discuss the power of networking horizontally, not just vertically, network...

For the first time in four seasons we have a PROP MASTER on the show, and we are SOOO excited about it!! ASHLEY FLOWERS is a Yale Trained Prop Master who's worked On Broadway, Off Broadway, on Film, Commercials, and currently on a network TV show. We love this episode, because Ashley does not hold back! She answers all of the nitty gritty details of how to get started, where to train, what to...

From theatre in the midwest to film in LA, LESLEY POWERS has extensive experience in Directing, Writing, Producing, and creating and editing successful Pitch Decks. In addition to her multiple short films and 10 episode web series that have screened at Oscar Qualifying festivals, Lesley is a board member of the Alliance of Women Directors (AWD) where she chairs the Rising Director Fellowship and C...

We have an INCREDIBLE first guest for Season 4 today, ANNA MAYBURY, current President of the 2025 Burbank International Film Festival !!  Anna is a Producer, Line Producer, Director, Writer, and Actress best known for her work in Level 3 , Followed , and  The Skys: Communication . We talk all about how the Burbank International Film Festival is run, from best submitting tips, to all the ins and ou...

WELCOME TO SEASON 4 of the GET SET! Podcast!!  If you are a returning listener….oh em gee THANK YOU!! And if you are a new listener, we are thrilled you found us and would love to have you as a member of our community.  On this pod we like to demystify the idea of an “overnight success” by highlighting all the different paths industry professionals have taken to get to where they are today. The up...

Pinch us, we MUST be dreaming! Your Old Girls talk with LAURA MURPHY in this exclusive BONUS EPISODE about her journey in the industry as a director and writer, and directing her latest feature film F*** MARY KILL produced by Lionsgate which comes out in theaters THIS FRIDAY, 3/7.   From her start as a PA in New York to creating her first comedy reel at MTV, writing for award shows to Co-EP of Gir...

Welcome to the SEASON 3 FINALE!! Thank you for listening with us for another whole season! As we embark on a little break before coming back for SEASON 4 (YES! WE'RE DOING IT!!), we wanted to leave you with some coping strategies in the mean time. As we all navigate everything going on at the moment, it's going to be as important as it ever was, if not more, to keep creating, keep making y...

Nepal native, Yale and NYU educated, non-profit founder, multi-talented artist, and literally one of the most extraordinary people, ARUN STORRS , shares her experiences in this industry with us today. We go from finding her space to making her space, training in other markets to training in LA, and “making a living” acting and “support services” to keep you able to do your career in the arts, and...

You have your 2025 goals...now what? We are almost done with January already! HOW?!! And in this new year we've already undergone major societal and environmental changes, not to mention everything you're going through in your personal life. So how do we move forward? How do we move the needle in our careers throughout the chaos of it all? Planting Seeds for your career to grow and blossom...

Festival season is upon us, so let's talk about it!! We cover some of our favorite film festivals and tips on how to make the most of your experience when you go. From etiquete to networking, to travel tips we've got you covered! Here are links to our fav fests mentioned in this episode: Sundance - https://sundance.org/ (2025 tix on sale NOW!!) Raindance - https://raindance.org/ Burbank In...

We're back in this incredible new year with one of our favorite people and creatives; Director, Cinematographer, Writer, & Editor CARLOS SANCHEZ !!! Since we last spoke with him in Season 1 of the Get Set! Podcast, Carlos has been directing, DP-ing, and editing a TON in the YouTube content creator space, and has some amazing insight into what this looks like, the workload it entails, and how t...

Full disclosure: We are NOT experts…by any means. This whole episode is just our raw, honest opinions of the benefits of social media we have found, the positives of different platforms, how to avoid burnout and those moments of anxiety or distain around showing up on social media when possible.  As this new year approaches we see many people set a “Followers” goal, but what is so much more effect...

HERE IT IS!! The much anticipated ... and angsted over Goal Setting for 2025 episode!! As we strive to demystify the different career opportunities and pathways within this industry, we also hope to demystify the whole goal setting process with this episode. We explain our differing goal setting processes, and give you a fun way you can stay engaged in them throughout this upcoming year. GIVEAWAY...

It's that time of the year again. The most magical, and the most expensive. But your Old Girls are here to tell you all about giving the best gifts for those professional relationships, and how NOT to break the bank doing it! If you have a reader in your family or friend group, don't forget about Season 3's Podcast Guest Micheal Angelo Pastore's newest novel available on Amazon at: ⁠https://www.am...

As we approach the end of 2024, and look into what we want our 2025 to look like... or not look like, we shed some light in this episode about some misconceptions we've found in he industry, to hopefully help make more educated goals and decisions in the new year. Why have us make these same mistakes, when we can all learn from each other?! That's what we're all about. Let's sprinkle some lessons...

SOVAS Voice Award Nominee, ⁠MONIQUE BURIAS SHI⁠ joins the Old Girls this week and takes us through her journey as a vocalist, to actor, and how she found a love intertwining the two with Voiceover. ⁠Shi ⁠ got REAL with us about discovering the right reps for you, finding your identity in this business, red flagging tall tale signs of scammers to avoid, and how to even get into Voiceover if you're...

As the instagram memes always say, "One day you dreamed of what you have now". When you're always goal setting, dreaming for the future, and hitting the grind to turn those into a reality, its often hard to sit back and appreciate what you have in the present and how far you've come. In today's holiday inspired ep. all your Old Girls, ⁠Hannah⁠ , ⁠Jessica⁠ , and ⁠Monique ⁠ talk about what their app...

ROY JENKINS in the house!!! Roy was a staff writer for LATE NIGHT WITH CONAN O’BRIEN, where he won two Writers’ Guild Awards, and received two Emmy nominations, is a current teacher at The Groundlings , and has written, produced, and performs in The Groundlings long standing show The Crazy Uncle Joe Show since 2001.  We talk all about the different classes and performing companies at The Groundlin...

We recorded this episode prior to knowing how this past week would pan out, and feel that this topic is so important now, more than ever. Support systems can be found in many different places; in industry work, out of industry work, in industry friends, out of industry friends, given or chosen family, and of course, the big one, yourself. A main take away from this ep. is when one support system i...

As we move from the spooky season into this upcoming season of gratitude we talk about the BEST & WORST INDUSTRY ADVICE we've received thus far in our careers. From the super cringy, to the "that just didn't work for us ", to the "this was a total game changer" words of wisdom we've received from people. With our three different roles within the entertainment industry, the note worthy advice w...