My Mentor - Mary Jane Copps On Tuesday, May 31st, 2016, I had the honor of attending the 2016 Action Enterpreneurship Canadian Summit and the accompanying award ceremony in Toronto for my mentor, Mary Jane Copps, who won the 2016 BDC Mentorship Award from Futurpreneur...
Using my Voice to Sell my House
Real Estate Marketing Video to Sell Your House I had spent a month in all things real estate. While it is my favorite type of script to read, real estate scripts haven't been my main focus overall, but creating a marketing video to sell my house was top on my mind. As...
What I quickly learned from hiring another small business
Hiring another Small Business With intensity, I organized having an aerial and interior video made for the sale of our house. As someone who has voiced many-a-real-estate-listing and is a small business owner myself, I went into the task with some high expectations...
Accepting the slow timing of progress, one stone at a time
Successful Progress Happens One Step at a Time Though I've completed Yoga Teacher Training, and practice Yoga as often as possible, you would rarely see me in pretzel-like poses. My practice is a gentle one. It is not uncommon to find me in a room of women (with an...
The Truth is Out There – a lesson in Media Literacy
Do you Ever Feel 'Doped' by Today's Commercials? One of my jobs in University was at the Television Bureau of Canada, now renamed "ThinkTV". It was a summer job, watching and categorizing commercials, developing their database. I seemed to land the job because my...
Why Voicing your Explainer Video can make a Big Difference
Ways to Create a High-Converting Explainer Video I am enamored with whiteboard animation videos. It’s amazing how something so simplistic in design, can hold our attention so well. After voicing several of these for clients, I have been looking around to have one...
Reconsidering all things, and voiceovers
Improving Voiceover Career We work at improving in every way, every day, and though there are waves of discouragement, there are also times for enjoying where we are, looking at how far we've come, and for reassessing. Life is moving VERY fast. And as we take the bull...
Infographic on the life of a freelancer!
Tips and Tools for the Voiceover Freelancer Let's talk about freelancing! Not for the faint of heart, a freelance career is LOADED with benefits. Voice Acting and owning a Voiceover Business is the ultimate freelance life. My favo(u)rite company on the planet right...
And then, the magic happened.
An Amazing Night with VO Buzz Weekly’s 200th Episode Several years ago, I had the privilege of attending VO Buzz Weekly’s 200th Episode taping in North Hollywood, California. The evening exceeded my expectations in every way. MY ANXIETY...
Was going to VO Buzz Weekly’s 200th Episode taping taking my life in my hands?
Taking Voiceover Risks that Pay Off Moving close to L.A. is providing me with amazing opportunities that will continue be revealed with time. Several years ago, I attended the 200th episode taping of VO Buzz Weekly. This event had Voiceover "All-Stars" attending -...
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