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Q&A with actor, social media maven, and entrepreneur BEN WHITEHAIR (pandemic, trends, SAG-AFTRA)

Published December 15, 2020 | Last Updated December 18, 2020 Leave your thoughts »

Ben Whitehair Q&A

BEN WHITEHAIR RETURNS for a great discussion! I am thrilled to welcome Ben back to the show—we did this Q&A as part of the October virtual workshops. Among other things, we talked about: How he responded to the pandemic, both personally and professionally Trends he’s seeing in the industry and with social media What SAG-AFTRA […]



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Behind the Podcast: Mike Moreno of Actor CEO (Run Your Career Like a Business)

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Published January 21, 2020 | Last Updated November 22, 2020 Leave your thoughts »

“Instead of thinking of yourself as a freelancer, think ‘I am a business that partners with other businesses to tell stories. That’s what I do.’ So when I go into an audition, I’m representing my business, and you think that my business might partner well with your business on this project.”  — Mike Moreno   […]



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Behind the Podcast: Audrey Moore of Audrey Helps Actors (Phase 3 Actor, the Top Acting Podcast, and Top 50 of ALL Performing Arts Podcasts)

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Published October 29, 2019 | Last Updated November 11, 2019 Leave your thoughts »

Audrey Moore

I wish I could ask actors that are starting out, ‘As hard as you feel like it is now, if I told you the more successful you become, the harder and more competitive it’s going to become—are you still in?’ — Audrey Moore   Today we have another Behind the Podcast episode, with the reigning […]



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Behind the Podcast: Paden Fallis of In and [Out of] the Arena

Published January 29, 2019 | Last Updated June 3, 2020 Leave your thoughts »

Here’s a chat with the host of another acting podcast I think you’d enjoy! Here’s the episode notes and more info.  Thanks for being part of this!



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Ep #11: Ben Whitehair (Z Nation, Tweetup, NextGen Performers) on Building Relationships and Intelligent Rule-Breaking

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Published March 6, 2018 | Last Updated January 9, 2019 Leave your thoughts »

When I stopped measuring my progress and success by what I booked, and measured it by the quantity and quality of relationships I was making, everything changed. — Ben Whitehair   I’m thrilled to welcome Ben to the show! As you’ve already guessed, he is a younger actor and has been pursuing acting professionally for about 10 […]



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