What Took Me $35K to Learn, and They Got in 90 Minutes

In Six years, I’ve spend well over $35,000 learning to be a professional voiceover and on-camera actor. Now in a room full of actors who were tired of figuring it out alone.

The Act Like a Pro Workshop covered what nobody in this industry formally teaches you, the business side of being a working actor. Including setting up a business account, tracking your P&L, understanding usage, spotting red flags in non-union gigs, and knowing how to pay yourself. We also got into finding work beyond just having an agent, and how to define your day rate.

With only 9 days of promotion, we gathered 13 paid registrations — including a union actor and a talent manager. The talk ran about 90 minutes. The Q&A could have gone for another hour. Here's the rundown, on going legit, whether you're an actor, a producer, a filmmaker, or a creative director who works with talent regularly.