MOVE TOUCH INSPIRE: The Newsletter for Voice Actors & Creative Pros Who Want to Grow Their Business
Every Thursday, the latest issue is sent to voice actors and other creative pros like you. Each message includes an idea to move you, a thought to touch you, and a quote to inspire you, as well as what I’m writing about that week on YouTube, on The VO Pro Podcast, and in The Pro Blog.
MTI: Optimism
Move Touch Inspire The Newsletter for Voice Actors & Creative ProsDecember 19, 2025 An Idea To Move You I was fortunate to attend the 3rd Annual NAVA Gala last Friday in Los Angeles, which raised over $86,000 for the National Association of Voice Actors. Being in that room with 450 voice actors, listening to President Tim Friedlander, VP Carin Gilfry, and Director of Ops, Matthew Parham, I have never been more optimistic about our industry. Do we face challenges? Absolutely. Will we meet...
MTI: Crush 2026
Move Touch Inspire The Newsletter for Voice Actors & Creative ProsDecember 11, 2025 An Idea To Move You January decides whether your year is built on intention or on wishful thinking. Amateurs wait to see what shows up; pros decide what should show up and reverse-engineer the year from there. If you want a different 2026, stop hoping for momentum and start designing it. A Thought to Touch You* Picture two voice actors on January 2nd. The amateur relies on momentum and/or luck. They tell...
A Special Holiday Request
A Special Message December 5, 2025 Hi and Happy Holidays, Reader. Each year, The Children's Holiday Magic Project brightens the lives of children and their siblings spending the season at a Children’s Hospital. Last year, over 7,000 copies of their Care Deer Packs were delivered to Children’s Hospitals internationally, and they were thrilled to have them and distribute them to their patients. The project was founded and is run by Voice Actor, Jeff Gelder, our friend and colleague and one-time...
MTI: Clarity
Move Touch Inspire The Newsletter for Voice Actors & Creative ProsDecember 4, 2025 An Idea To Move You December. And just like that, we're fixin' to put a bow on 2025. When you start thinking about what you want to be different in 2026, also think about how you want to be different. Because when you commit to an outcome, you commit to all the things you have to do to get the outcome. And to do those things, you have to be a different version of yourself than the one who didn't do those things...
MTI: Thanks and Giving
Move Touch Inspire The Newsletter for Voice Actors & Creative ProsNovember 27, 2025 An Idea To Move You Today is Thanksgiving in the US. A national holiday to give thanks. The word is a 2-parter. Thanks, which I interpret as gratitude, which is maybe the best daily practice ever conceived for happiness and good mental health. And giving, which I interpret as service to others. So, through those lenses, today is a day of gratitude and service to others. What a beautiful idea. A Thought to...
MTI: Connection
Move Touch Inspire The Newsletter for Voice Actors & Creative ProsNovember 20, 2025 An Idea To Move You I have been a bit down lately, and it's my own fault. I have not been curating what goes in my eyeholes and earholes as well as I should. Social media can be incredibly inspirational when you curate your feeds that way and normally I do. I got lax and I paid the mental and emotional price. Don't make the same mistake. Connect to what inspires, not what erodes. A Thought to Touch You* This...
MTI: Worth 2
Move Touch Inspire The Newsletter for Voice Actors & Creative ProsNovember 13, 2025 An Idea To Move You Being a pro isn’t about some magic number of years or a $20,000 studio. If you’re mastering your craft and delivering what your clients need, you belong here. Too many voice actors wait for permission or external validation before owning their worth. That’s a trap. Stop side-lining yourself. Step up, set your rate, and back it with skill, because no one is going to hand you an award for...
MTI: Worth
Move Touch Inspire The Newsletter for Voice Actors & Creative ProsNovember 6, 2025 An Idea To Move You There’s a persistent lie in this industry: “If you’re new, you should be grateful for whatever you get.” Complete bullshit. You were a professional before you had your first client. The moment you decided your time and skills had value, you set the terms for how you’ll be treated. Experience comes with reps, but self-respect starts right now. Not tomorrow. You’re here to do the work and to...
MTI: Pros
Move Touch Inspire The Newsletter for Voice Actors & Creative ProsOctober 31, 2025 An Idea To Move You The difference between a working pro and the almost made it crowd is the humility to seek mentorship and the guts to shut down bad habits. You don’t need smoother pipes. You need better business practices. A Thought to Touch You* When you treat voice acting as something you do on the side, that’s exactly what it stays. Real clients… ad agencies, production companies, authors… want to work...
MTI: Visibility
Move Touch Inspire The Newsletter for Voice Actors & Creative ProsOctober 23, 2025 An Idea To Move You "Talent alone wins" is a fantasy. It doesn't. Visibility wins. If you keep hiding behind the mic, your competition... the ones who hustle, building their brand, emailing prospects, developing their digital presence... will blow right by you. A Thought to Touch You* If you’re still treating your creative marketing like an afterthought, don’t be surprised when you’re passed over for talent who...
Every Thursday, the latest issue is sent to voice actors and other creative pros like you. Each message includes an idea to move you, a thought to touch you, and a quote to inspire you, as well as what I’m writing about that week on YouTube, on The VO Pro Podcast, and in The Pro Blog.