People who are not stand-up comics often wonder what compels someone to get up onstage with nothing but some tattered notecards and a microphone, subjecting themselves to judgement, hecklers, and the whims of a server trying to collect for the two-drink minimum during the comic’s awesome closing joke. Today’s guest post is a seasoned comic, though still in [...]
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Today’s profile subject came to my attention through a very thoughtful piece he did on entertainment trade site, The Wrap. In it, he mentioned being from a one stop-light town and having over 40,000 Twitter followers. The juxtaposition of those two tidbits, small town kid comes to the big city and makes a splash on [...]
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As longtime readers of Your Industry Insider know, the name of our weekly newsletter, the Mogul Mindset, was inspired by Richard Branson’s autobiography, “Losing My Virginity,” in which he shared the first part of his entrepreneurial journey. This book, which I highly recommend here, contains many lessons which anyone aspiring to big things can apply [...]
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Looking at the current career of today’s industry pro from the outside, it’s hard to tell where she started, what angle she approached from. Was she a trained actress? A fashion school grad who applied her expertise wherever she could? Did she aim to be the next Oprah? (Hint: All of those guesses were incorrect.) Regardless [...]
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As with any showbiz pursuit, it’s important to make a name for yourself. For a budding actress in Los Angeles, a place crowded with budding actresses, the challenge is greater than usual. Your Industry Insider came across today’s profile subject while she was promoting her Younge Hollywood Blast, which was newly nominated for a Shorty Award. We [...]
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The following is a guest post from Sarah Stockton, an Outreach Coordinator for Voices.com, a site connects businesses with professional voice talents. In the post, she provides background on the state of the industry, and then step-by-step information on breaking into a career in radio. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the job market [...]
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As those of you pursuing an acting career can attest, one of the main problems in starting out is getting attention for your work. And as casting professionals can attest, finding genuinely talented new talent is like searching for a needle in a haystack. Today, we’re spotlighting a website/web service which aims to solve both of those [...]
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In spite of being a writer, Executive Producer, and actor on one of the top half-hour comedies on network television, “The Office,” Mindy Kaling is near the beginning of her entertainment career. Unlike “Stories I Only Tell My Friends,” in which actor Rob Lowe chronicles his 30-plus years in showbiz or “Bossypants,” whose author, [...]
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The inspiration for the Mogul Mindset eblasts (the name of our weekly newsletter) came from the Richard Branson autobiography, “Losing my Virginity.” This compelling story contained many lessons which anyone who aspired to achieve big things in any field, including entertainment, could apply to their own career paths. Richard Branson has a way of [...]
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Today’s profile subject is a working musician who has played, in the studio and onstage, with some of the top acts of the 70s and 80s up to the present, as well as being in a popular 90s band, Blessid Union of Souls. He’s currently the drummer and musical director for comedian Denis Leary’s band. His story contains many [...]
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