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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.

Move Touch Inspire | December 4, 2025

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...
Talent alone won't cut it.

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...
Hobbyist to Pro

MTI: It's Not About You

Move Touch Inspire The Newsletter for Voice Actors & Creative ProsOctober 16, 2025 An Idea To Move You We are, as a species, rather narcissistic. It's all about us. How will I look if I do that thing? Will people judge me? Will I get approval? What does this mean for me? Marketing is making it all about them. Focus on the client. Their challenges. Making their life easier. Anticipating their needs. It's not about you. A Thought to Touch You* Your clients don’t give a rat’s ass about your...
You cant wait for the phone to ring.

MTI: Ownership

Move Touch Inspire The Newsletter for Voice Actors & Creative ProsOctober 9, 2025 An Idea To Move You Here's what nobody told you about business: you can't sit around waiting for the phone to ring (or the inbox to fill up). You know that cushy, every-two-weeks paycheck you get (or got)? Someone had to go out and bring in the business, that is make a sale (😱 gasp!) to provide the revenue to pay that check. If you're a voice actor or any creative freelancer... guess who has to go bring in that...

MTI: 3 Levers

Move Touch Inspire The Newsletter for Voice ActorsOctober 2, 2025 An Idea To Move You You can’t just post more, or obsess over your website, or build a color-coded spreadsheet and call it a business. Visibility, trust, and systems are the three levers that actually move the needle. If you’re missing even one, you’re stuck. So, ask yourself: which lever are you ignoring? Fix that, and you’ll stop spinning your wheels. A Thought to Touch You* What separates the voice actors who break through...

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.