SMFA Summit


Inspiring little talks about Creating The Hollywood We Want... and what it takes to find joy-filled success in a creative career!

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Our FREE Self-Management for Actors Summit streams daily May 18 - 28, with full access to replays through May 31, 2021. We cannot wait to share this time with you! We'll be in your inbox with info once you sign up... meanwhile, head over here for details on our brilliant lineup of inspiring storytellers.

Actor, comedy writer, producer, pole dancer.
Actor and coach, looking for the greatness in everyone.
This Philadelphia-born actor wants you to "Be bold. Be brilliant. Be your best self!"
Former child actor turned ableism dismantler.
Agent at Beth Stein Associates, actor, artist, cancer survivor.
Emmy winning actor, SAG/AFTRA and ATAS committee member, producer.
From "American Idol" to Broadway, coaching confidence along the way.
Dialogue coach on Seinfeld, author of Acting Is Everything, guide to thousands of actors.
Teaching others to bring play to everyday life while building stronger communities.
Toronto actor who became the TikTok mom.
Actor, money coach for creatives, leader in transforming theatre.
Two-time Emmy award-winning television director for more than 20 years.
Actor, yoga teacher, financial empowerment coach for creatives.
Creative coach who uses EFT "tapping" to help align artists with their goals.
Actor, content creator, human butterfly. Always surprising; constantly amusing.
Cat loving, Harry Potter fact-wielding professional nerd you know from Twitch.
Astrologer, psychic medium, writer, artist, creative magic facilitator.
Co-founder of CastingAbout, the leading resource for casting research!
Multi-Emmy-winning showrunner and game-changer.
Actor, producer, director, colorist, editor, Indigenous storyteller, mom.
Actor, creator, vocal coach, mental health advocate.
Actor, comedian, drag queen, martial artist... southern gentleman with a wild west spirit.
Actor, artist, filmmaker, writer; subversive storyteller producing FRACTAL.
Queer, asexual powerhouse filmmaker. Their daddy issues make them who they are.
Actor, funny man, hand model.
Talent agent, privacy advocate, and tech pioneer.
The luckiest man in the world.
Co-founder of CastingAbout, the leading resource for casting research!
Actor, comedian, joy purveyor.
From MADtv to Mad Men, acting, writing, and coaching uniqueness.
Director, actor, author, podcaster, wife, and mother.
Pioneer of the content creation movement, director, writer, actor, father, husband.
About Bonnie (she/her)

Bonnie Gillespie is living her dreams by helping others figure out how to live theirs. As a weekly columnist, she began demystifying the casting process for actors in 1999. Her most popular book is Self-Management for Actors, the curriculum upon which her teaching is based. As a producer and Emmy-honored casting director, Bonnie specializes in indie darlings. Whether casting, coaching, or exploring the woo as The Astrologer's Daughter, she is passionate about leaving this world better than she found it.

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Bonnie Gillespie ~~ Enoughness is an inside job... and sometimes you need a guide to find your way there. ~~

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