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Browsing Category Self-Management for Actors
Ready & Relaxed
Many of my convos with actors and other showbiz creatives lately have centered around production coming back, so much casting going on, all the momentum building… and feeling rusty as hell. Whether we’re doing 1:1…
Bonnie Gillespie’s Recommended Books for Actors and All Creative Leaders
Y’all know I *love* to read. I’m super passionate about recommending books that have had a positive effect in my life or the lives of those I’m lucky enough to jam with every day. That…
How to Discover Your Actor Brand (without SURVEYS)
In one of my many Brandprov prompts (y’know, I ask you a question and your answer is an on-brand improvisational response), I ask, “What’s your on-brand zodiac sign?” Your answer doesn’t have to be WHAT’S…
They’re Not Even Watching My Self-Tapes!
Note: You’re not gonna like this one. At first. If you stick with me, you’ll come out of it feeling more empowered about it, but if you’re the reactive type (and the full moon energy…
Help! My Actor Brand Has Shifted!
Okay. So you know your brand is the umbrella under which all the types you can play live, right? [If the whole actor brand thing is a mystery to you, I have free training for…
Your Showbiz Career Checklist
Yep. You read that right. Your Showbiz Career Checklist. I’m gonna lay it all out for you in this week’s livestream. Wednesday. The 13th. At 12pm PST (translate that to your timezone here). You can…
Your 3 Biggest Branding Mistakes
Um. Is anyone even talking about their brand anymore? I know. This year has been surreal. (OMG, Bonnie, did you *just* comment on this year without saying “unprecedented times”?!?) No matter how weird it gets,…
Our Mac-Based Livestream Studio Setup
Okay, gather ’round y’all. I have some very very very faves and a lot of experience with being on camera… and I’m 50 now so I get gear that makes me look amazing so I…
How to Do a Social Media Detox without Leaving Social Media
Sometimes on social media I notice things that make it clear that *my* relationship with social media is not typical. I see posts about comparison. I see comments about how people should be kinder to…