MOVE TOUCH INSPIRE: Voice Actors and Creative Freelancers Who Want to Grow Their Business
Every Thursday, the latest issue is sent to voice actors and other creative freelancers 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: First Impressions
Move Touch Inspire The Newsletter for Voice ActorsJuly 10, 2025 An Idea To Move You You can’t book a gig if no one remembers your name. In voiceover, your first impression isn’t your homepage. It’s the moment you show up in someone’s inbox, DMs, or social feed. If you want to be more than background noise, you need a lead magnet that actually matters to your audience. Stop waiting for people to stumble onto your site. Start building real connections from the very first touchpoint. A Thought...
MTI: Consistency
Move Touch Inspire The Newsletter for Voice ActorsJune 26, 2025 An Idea To Move You If you're going to half-ass something, you're likely not going to get half the results. You typically get way less. If you go all-in, you'll likely get the result you want (and it always takes longer than you think it will). All-in is almost always worth it. Half-assing it, almost never. Note: This is not about perfection(ism). It's about commitment to consistency. A Thought to Touch You* Most voice actors...
MTI: Partnership
Move Touch Inspire The Newsletter for Voice ActorsJune 19, 2025 An Idea To Move You We as voice actors generally have a posture of subservience when it comes to talent reps. Like it's some kind of prize to be won. Like we're working for the reps. That's fucked up. A good relationship with a talent rep is a partnership and a collaboration. You are two equal business people in a mutually beneficial business relationship. A Thought to Touch You* A lot of managers act like agents and some agents...
MTI: THE Secret
Move Touch Inspire The Newsletter for Voice ActorsJune 14, 2025 An Idea To Move You Everyone wants the secret to get a step ahead. An edge. A competitive advantage. Do you? Do you really want THE secret? The ONE thing that puts you miles ahead of everyone else? Here it is... Are you ready? Consistency. Consistently doing the things you need to do. That's it. That's the thing. A Thought to Touch You* You already know this: cold email gives you control. You decide whom to contact, you tailor...
MTI: Gut check. Goals. Grace.
Move Touch Inspire The Newsletter for Voice ActorsMay 29, 2025 An Idea To Move You Someone needs to hear this today: Grow up. Do the shit you need to do. This is not a drill. This is not a goddamn rehearsal. This is your life. If you're not willing to do the hard shit, then you're not willing to get the rewards. This isn't some BS "alpha male" garbage. This is simply gut check time. You in or out? If you're in, then get after it. A Thought to Touch You* Most voice actors think “getting...
MTI: Action! 🎬
Move Touch Inspire The Newsletter for Voice ActorsMay 23, 2025 An Idea To Move You You sit at the edge of the forest afraid to take a step because you can't see the whole path. Take the first steps, and the path will reveal itself. It may even lead to glorious places you've never dreamt of. A Thought to Touch You* You’re waiting to feel ready before you hit send. Before you pitch that producer. Before you post that video or email that dream client. But here’s the trap: confidence comes from...
MTI: Imposter! 🫵🏼
Move Touch Inspire The Newsletter for Voice ActorsMay 15, 2025 An Idea To Move You Imposter syndrome never goes away. Nor should it. See below. A Thought to Touch You* "[Imposter syndrome] is a sign that you're actually rising. That when you get the sense that I'm in the wrong place, somebody has chosen me with the wrong framework and a big mistake has been made, it is likely that you have done actually really well and you've risen to a different level or status in your organization or with...
MTI: Assuming benevolence, demo relevance, and Elizabeth Thornton on preconceived notions
Move Touch Inspire The Newsletter for Voice ActorsMay 8, 2025 An Idea To Move You My commercial coach, Tina Morasco, haas a great maxim: "Always assume benevolence." So many times we make shit up in our heads. Stories about how this person is screwing us, or that one is unresponsive, or the other one doesn't understand blah blah blah. Stop telling yourself stories. The default should be they're good people doing the best they can and I don't know their whole story. A Thought to Touch You*...
MTI: AI scammers, experience vs. relevance, and Douglas Adams on service
Move Touch Inspire The Newsletter for Voice ActorsMay 1, 2025 An Idea To Move You AI is a powerful tool. It's doing a world of good, like detecting cancer before humans can. But it's also now being used by scammer. And yes, VO scammers. The cons are more sophisticated and harder to detect than ever before. Read carefully. Ask around to your peers. Set firm contractural boundaries and enforce them. Consult an attorney if need be. And when in doubt, walk away. A Thought to Touch You* Let’s kill...
MTI: Staying safe, the point of social media for VO, and Paulo Coelho on risk
Move Touch Inspire The Newsletter for Voice ActorsApril 17, 2025 An Idea To Move You We are hardwired to avoid risk. To stay safe. To stay small. For millennia, that's what kept us alive. But we're not fighting raptors anymore. Staying small doesn't serve us. Push your comfort zone. Take a risk. Do hard shit. Live a bigger life. A Thought to Touch You* Social media isn’t about showing off your shiny gear. It’s about building awareness, credibility, and connection — all with the goal of...
Every Thursday, the latest issue is sent to voice actors and other creative freelancers 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.