This is our 60th episode of The Acting Podcast 🙌 which is a big deal for us here at The BGB Studio. So welcome to #60, and How to be Awesome.

You ARE awesome.

Say that to yourself, maybe even in the mirror; try it! I AM AWESOME. Now let it land. Right in your solar plexus. It’s TRUE. And while this Industry may not see you in your awesomeness- now or yet or since whenever- it’s your job… your responsibility… your privilege… to step into the light. To let your awesomeness be seen. To keep coming back to your art, even though your mind may be screaming for Industry access.

We talk about how to be awesome in this episode, which translates as… how to own, express, and share your awesome gift, your awesome art, and keep doing it even when you think nobody is watching. Find out why that is your path to all narratives of success.

These are intense times; it has been intense for a while- over 5 years since the start of the pandemic. So how can you find peace, joy, and inspiration in your work right now, even if our Industry colleagues may not be paying attention. How can you lean all the way into your art and light up the previously unseen parts of your talent? Blow it all the way up!

We also get that you’re looking for answers. You want relief, hope, yes… validation, and a clear roadmap to booking work.

So in this episode, we answer a few of the urgent questions that come up in our coaching sessions in the quest to find the most effective pathway to connection with the Industry. Like…

How to have an amazing reel, how to gather (and yes, make!) footage that will make your reel undeniable…

How to have headshots that get you auditions…

How to get agents and managers to know you and sign you… and if you have reps, how to get them to pay more attention to you and get you opportunities.

There is SO much to discuss around these questions and we start to unpeel the onion here in episode 60, part 1 of this big conversation. We also have included our Career MasterClass: How to Get (and Keep!) an Agent (here & in our show notes) which we are offering you FREE. So grab it, watch, listen, and join us for a 1:1 Coaching session and for Class!

Also… send us your burning questions! We want to hear from you so we can address them for Part 2 of: How to Be Awesome: Answers to Your Burning Questions. 

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Click the link below and get access to our BGB MasterClass on HOW TO GET (AND KEEP!) AN AGENT - FOR FREE!

HOW TO GET (AND KEEP!) AN AGENT

Listen to other related The Acting Podcast episodes:

Episode 59: Rebuilding your Career, your Community, & YOU as an Actor

Episode 55: What Are You Waiting For? You Are The Industry.

Episode 54: What Does It Take to Make It Now?

Episode 49: How to Redefine Your Career For This Moment

Credits:

Producer:

BGB STAFF

Tech + Design:

Mitchell Braxton & Aswathi Menon

Music:

SAM DEWEES + ANDY ABELOW

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At our most recent BGB Actors Summit, Risa and Steve gathered with actors from all over the world- from Rio de Janeiro to Mumbai, from Glasgow to San Antonio, from Buffalo to all over Los Angeles. They offered the fundamental and practical steps necessary to nurture and rebuild your career, your collaboration with other creative professionals, and your art. 

These are essential practices that take you on the journey to success- from care for yourself and who you are as an artist through to expressing that art in and with the support of a strong creative community. And then, with that foundation and support- through training, practice, and a full creative life in conjunction with other artists- you have the tools to build an amazing reel, impactful headshots, scroll-stopping self-tapes,and relationships with representatives and the entire Industry. AND you get to be a full, happy, vibrant actor with whom everyone wants to work!

We recorded the Summit so that we could share it with you here on The Acting Podcast, as Audio & Video. We are grateful that we could all come together in the midst of the LA fires that have devastated our Los Angeles communities, while, at the same time, Los Angelenos have come together for each other in the truest spirit of community. 

Listen in, watch the video, and share with anyone who needs to hear this. We invite you to join our amazing community of artists!

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Subscribe! And if you're loving the Podcast, leave a review and rating!

Your words will help connect us all and bring these valuable conversations to even more actors- and other artists- around the world.

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‍If you’ve missed any episodes, catch up now!

Guests & Resources:

Listen to other related The Acting Podcast episodes:

Episode 57: Stepping into Abundance

Episode 54: What Does It Take to Make It Now?

Episode 45: The Healing Required to Be an Actor

Episode 41: Fighting Isolation: Why You Need an Artistic Community

Credits:

Producer:

BGB STAFF

Tech + Design:

Mitchell Braxton & Aswathi Menon

Music:

SAM DEWEES + ANDY ABELOW

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Meet us on Instagram and other social spaces where we hang out — with tons more great advice, inspiration, and Industry intel:

@BGBStudio on IG + Twitter + TikTok + @theBGBStudio on Facebook. ‍‍

CHECK OUT our Audition, Scene-Study, and Hybrid Classes!
SIGN UP for our BGB Coaching Programs!

JOIN US for The BGB Actors Summit: A virtual workshop with Risa & Steve

The BGB Sit-Down is back! Meet Risa + Sydney in our Studio

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All BGB Classes

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