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: Reps, confidence, and the "First Lady of the World" on building the latter
Move Touch Inspire The Newsletter for Voice Actors and Creative ProsJune 4, 2024 An Idea To Move You There's no substitute for reps. The more reps you put in, the better you will get. The better you get, the more confidence you build. Acting. Marketing. Reading to your kids. Mudding drywall. Baking an apple pie. It's true for everything. Confidence before the reps is just empty bravado. After the reps, it's rock solid. A Thought to Touch You* Confidence, as any stage actor will tell you,...
MTI: Simplifying, priorities, and controlling the controllables
Move Touch Inspire The Newsletter for Voice Actors and Creative ProsMay 28, 2024 An Idea To Move You One of the greatest skills of of the human mind is overcomplicating the shit out of something. This is one of my personal superpowers, so I've been pondering this question: How can I make this as simple as possible, with as few steps, and as few moving parts? What's the smallest step to get started? A Thought to Touch You VO is the coolest job in the world. But if you're beating yourself up...
MTI: Talent can hide the REAL problem
Move Touch Inspire The Newsletter for Voice Actors and Creative FreelancersMay 21, 2024 An Idea To Move You Some call it resistance. I call it avoidance. In any given moment, most of us know what we should be doing. But we don't feel like it. And it's costing you money, relationships, health, and peace of mind. Everything you want comes with making yourself to that thing anyway. A Thought to Touch You* “I’m a creative, not a marketer.” “My work should speak for itself.” “I’ll focus on acting,...
MTI: FEAR 😰
Move Touch Inspire The Newsletter for Voice Actors and Creative FreelancersMay 14, 2024 An Idea To Move You Fear is a funny thing. We think of it as fear of truly scary stuff: death, injury, loss of a loved one or relationship, loss of a job, livelihood, or home. But we also fear insignificant things... not being liked, being ignored, being rejected or judged, looking silly... the honestly-who-gives-a-fuck things we're never going to think about on our deathbed. Choose your fears wisely. A...
MTI: Different
Move Touch Inspire The Newsletter for Voice Actors & Creative ProsMay 7, 2026 An Idea To Move You Everyone says they're looking for ways to differentiate themselves from the crowd. Far and away the best differentiator and competitive advantage you can have is this: do the hard work consistently. That doesn't mean 14 hour days 6 days a week. It means doing the unsavory, the boring, the uncomfortable stuff that actually moves the needle... marketing, practicing the craft, writing effective...
MTI: Fear and loathing (not just in Las Vegas)
Move Touch Inspire The Newsletter for Voice Actors & Creative ProsApril 30, 2026 An Idea To Move You Every industry faces panic when the world changes. Resistance to new tools is usually resistance to feeling replaceable, not lost ability. You’re not a microphone. You’re not a DAW or a plugin. You're not even a voice. You are a performance. Your value is in the way you adapt and bring your unique humanity to the table that cannot be copy/pasted. When new tech shows up, the pros double down on...
MTI: You and them
Move Touch Inspire The Newsletter for Voice Actors & Creative ProsApril 23, 2026 An Idea To Move You Ask anyone and they will tell you, the voiceover community at large, worldwide, is the most supportive community on Earth. Would-be competitors help each other selflessly without question or pause. Years deep, I still can't explain it, but it's the most beautiful thing about this business. There are two scenarios when voice actors should be intentionally unsupportive of colleagues: Don't ever*...
MTI: Control
Move Touch Inspire The Newsletter for Voice Actors & Creative ProsApril 16, 2026 An Idea To Move You The core of stoic philosophy is this: control the controllables and let everything else go. It's the essence of the serenity prayer: grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference.We cannot control outcomes... booked gigs, auditions sent our way, marketing responses, even the money we make or whether someone...
MTI: First Impressions
Move Touch Inspire The Newsletter for Voice Actors & Creative ProsApril 9, 2026 An Idea To Move You A full 60 percent of you receiving this email have a Gmail address and are presumably using that for your business. If you're a hobbyist, still in training, and/or not approaching other businesses to do business, that's fine. Most people take themselves too seriously, and the business and craft not seriously enough. That's ass backward. Take the craft and business and your relationships...
MTI: AI-daptation, and The Rise
Move Touch Inspire The Newsletter for Voice Actors & Creative ProsApril 2, 2026 An Idea To Move You First it was non-union work. Then, the pay-to-plays and online gig sites, Then it was COVID. Now, it's AI... The Flavor of the Year that's supposedly going to annihilate the VO industry. None of the previous threats lived up to the hype, but they did change the way we work. AI likely be a bigger change, but still, a change. Not an obliteration. Smart voice actors and creatives will leverage AI...
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.