Think Bigger Actors Podcast

Today's podcast guest is another one of my working actor friends: Jasmin Savoy Brown.  She, stays, booking. From the new Scream, The Leftovers on HBO, Stitchers, Will -- she was on location shooting YellowJackets when we recorded this. I'm just in awe of her career. She also shares one experience that not many of us can say we've been through -- booking during pilots season as a recast. That's one...

Today's podcast guest is  my friend and working actor Angel Parker - and I mean WORKING ACTOR. Lab Rats, American Crime Story: People vs OJ, The Strain, LaBrea which was my favorite pilot last pilot season, to a new pilot this season called National Parks.  This is a long one yall -- I couldn't figure out where to cut it because Angel just kept dropping nugget after nugget.  This episode should tr...

Today's podcast is super freaking special - I'm doing a double header. My first guest is Angela Cohen who is an actor, producer, writer and I just think you should know so much more about here. Not just because she created her own project and went super freaking big and got her mentor to be a part of xxxx from the Handmaids Tale, but also because she got some pretty awesome advice from Al freaking...

Brain Patacca is this weeks guest on the podcast. And we are talking about his beautiful desire to help actors get the agent of their dreams. Agents, Agents, Agents -- every actor has worked with one or will work with one. Getting one -- Brian's way is pretty freaking great. From why actors need to stop reducing themselves to JUST THEIR CREDITS when reaching out to reps is so good. But, his candid...

Today's podcast guest is one of the executive producers from BOSCH, she was a co-showrunner on Netfli's Self-Made, a bad ass writer and now just added Author to her resume. Elle Johnson. This is one of those talks that you want to go slow and really listen to because she dives into what producers, writer, showrunners are looking for in actors. We talk about my role on BOSCH and how it expanded...w...

Today's podcast guest is Casting Director Caroline Liem who is ALL ABOUT MINDSET and what a better place to talk about it than on the Think Bigger Actors Podcast. We talk about her work with a Shaman, How a casting director threw a shoe at the door and in those next couple of moments how she knew she wanted...rather needed to be a different kind of casting director. Of course we talk about Self-Ta...

Today's podcast guest is Raymond Lee. Maaaaaan, this guy right here. This is an actors ACTOR talk. This guy works all the freaking time. All the time. The new Top Gun, Here and Now, Kevin can go F himself and so much more….   Get ready for this deep dive conversation.  We talk about how he feels he did NOT skip a step getting to where he is now in his caree r,  What happens when you eliminate the...

This episodes guest is Casting Director - Alexis Allen Winter. I sat down with her and it was only fitting that we talked ALL THINGS SELF TAPES. Because I am committed to helping you uplevel your self-tapes and get you BOOKED & BUSY! It's refreshing to speak with a CD that is really dropping golden nuggets about the self tape process, what she wants actors to know about it, why SELF TAPES are trul...

In this episode, I get to talk with Kirby Howell-Babtiste. If consistently working actor were a meme -- she'd be on it. It's been inspiring watching her career sky rocket from the moment I met her at a studio I was teaching at, to working together in the ABC SHOWCASE together -- then working on set together on a pilot -- to watching breakdown come across my desk with "Kirby Howell-Baptise" attache...

Back for Season 2 of the Think Bigger Actors Podcast and couldn't be more excited!  So much has changed since we left each other at the end of last season. A Think Bigger Summit, Masterclasses of Self Tapes That Book -- but none more life changing than ending 7 seasons on BOSCH. Yup, the show I was a regular on for seven seasons has come to an end. This episode is all about the top ten things I le...

Special Edition Episodes of DEI Training  I wanted to tackle DEI -- Diversity Equity and Inclusion -- training from its roots. I decided to start with me and like any other normal person share it on a podcast.  I can't show up effectively, the way I want to as a leader, mentor, coach, friend, Think Bigger Tribe member without also doing my work. So here we are.  In these 5 episodes, you will see M...

Special Edition Episodes of DEI Training  I wanted to tackle DEI -- Diversity Equity and Inclusion -- training from its roots. I decided to start with me and like any other normal person share it on a podcast.  I can't show up effectively, the way I want to as a leader, mentor, coach, friend, Think Bigger Tribe member without also doing my work. So here we are.  In these 5 episodes, you will see M...

Special Edition Episodes of DEI Training  I wanted to tackle DEI -- Diversity Equity and Inclusion -- training from its roots. I decided to start with me and like any other normal person share it on a podcast.  I can't show up effectively, the way I want to as a leader, mentor, coach, friend, Think Bigger Tribe member without also doing my work. So here we are.  In these 5 episodes, you will see M...

Special Edition Episodes of DEI Training  I wanted to tackle DEI -- Diversity Equity and Inclusion -- training from its roots. I decided to start with me and like any other normal person share it on a podcast.  I can't show up effectively, the way I want to as a leader, mentor, coach, friend, Think Bigger Tribe member without also doing my work. So here we are.  In these 5 episodes, you will see M...

Special Edition Episodes of DEI Training  I wanted to tackle DEI -- Diversity Equity and Inclusion -- training from its roots. I decided to start with me and like any other normal person share it on a podcast.  I can't show up effectively, the way I want to as a leader, mentor, coach, friend, Think Bigger Tribe member without also doing my work. So here we are.  In these 5 episodes, you will see M...

Today is a HUGE ONE -- I sit down and talk to veteran actress and my good friend Justina Machado. You might know her as the lead of ONE DAY AT A TIME or from the critically acclaimed show SIX FEET UNDER   or Queen of the south, Jane the Virgin ...her credits seriously go on and on. Final Destination, The Purge, she does VO...I'm just sitting there with my kids watching cartoons and I'm like, wait...

In this Episode, I share my "I don't know, felt cute, might delete later" moment, plus I sit down with Dylan Mooney. Actor and Co-Founder of the Actor app Actor Trade.  We discuss:    Getting his Series Regular show and it not being renewed Why he doesn't feel there's a "making it" in the industry Your main job on a set -- that will get you another job  The messages he got from Hollywood being a p...

In this episode, I sit down with LaNisa Frederick and Danielle Pinnock, the creators of the comedy instagram sketch series Hashtag Booked. We talk about creating a series based on their misfortunes of being actors of color in showbusiness. With 28K followers and growing on instagram, mentions in Forbes, Essences and Shondaland -- these ladies are on fire! The career and life nuggets they drop in t...

In this episode, I chat with Jeffrey Todd in Casting about the entire casting process for actors. Jeffrey has been a casting assistant in major offices that have cast shonda rhimes shows like Grey's Anatomy, Station 19, Scandal to offices like Fox's 911, The Walking Dead, The Society and Schooled. Some of the highlights:  What blew his mind when he first went into casting His mission for every act...

PART TWO of my chat with actor Keston John (@kestonjohn) we dive more into the theatrical side of his career. From the pain of this industry - not getting the roles, how he handles pilot season, and how he booked IN THE DARK...by passing on it at first.    Don't forget to stick around for the D-12 shot at the end   Follow me on the 'gram! @thinkbiggercoaching   Join the Think Bigger Tribe Facebook...

In this TWO PART special bonus episode, I speak with actor Keston John . His long list of credits include James Cameron's "Avatar" 2, 3, 4, & 5, a Series Regular Role on the CW's "In the Dark"…and too-many-to-name high profile VO jobs, like She-Ra on Netflix & Avengers. We cover it all and the mindset behind booking career changing roles.  But, first...we dive into how one of his instagram posts s...

In this episode, I catch up with working...I mean...always working and auditioning actress Camille Chen . Her take on auditions have stayed with me for over a decade and honestly shaped my personal process. We dive into that, comparison, fake nemesis', and how it's led both of us to paying it forward. You're definitely not going to want to miss our conversation on asking for what you're worth and...

In this episode, I chat with Adam Tsekhman about his journey of doing 30+ episodes of DC Legends of Tomorrow. We talk about so many things including: Booking Legends off of self-tape How he doesn't feel secure or successful – even after 30 episodes of television How he handles rejection Why he's never thought of quitting What shocks him the most about directors on set   The most important thing in...

In this episode, I sit down with Actress Chelsey Crisp for the 6 season hit series, Fresh Off the Boat. We're talking about her acting journey of being on a show for six seasons, success, embracing downtime and when you should worry about being type-cast.  Links mentioned in this episode: FREE: Audio, The Waiting Room -- discussed in episode 102. Used by Julissa Calderon booking Genetified.    Con...