One of the coolest moves I’ve ever seen comes from an actor who’d been training in Self-Management for Actors with us… who then got an audition from us… after submitting on a breakdown in which…
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Actors… Adjust Your Focus!
Hello you beautiful creatives! Today’s BonBlast comes with a visual. Be sure to marvel at my artistic prowess. First up, the typical actor POV. “I’m over here, smiling. I see that casting director over there….
You’re Not a Commercial Type
Saturday was our day-long intensive called the SMFA Retreat here at the beach in Santa Monica. (I don’t mean to play favorites, but holy shitballs what a spectacular group of creatives gathered to bring more…
Bonnie Gillespie’s New Headshots
Hello you beautiful people and first off let me THANK YOU for helping me choose my new headshot. In five days, a total of 864 votes were cast in the Google survey I put up,…
Help Me Choose My New Headshot
Oh hai! 🙂 I’m back from Toronto, back from New York, back from Chicago… what a month! Back at the beach, back to a packed coaching calendar (I missed y’all too, LA-based lovelies), and back…
Remembering Your First
As I write this, it is two hours before a speaking engagement I have in Hollywood and I’m seated by the window in the 101 Coffee Shop. The first time I sat here (possibly in…
ACTORS! Your Type and Brand: REVEALED!
One of the number-one most popular functions of our badass Self-Management for Actors Facebook group is the crowdsourcing that comes so freakin’ easily when you’ve got an audience of nearly 12,000 people who’ve gathered with…
The Work: Ep. 0925 — Brand Umbrella
Thank you for joining us for Episode 0925 of The Work. Download Here! Brand Umbrella: Your brand is the umbrella under which all the types you can play live. Bonnie Gillespie explains why seemingly opposite…
Commercial vs. Theatrical Types
We were in the SMFA Retreat this weekend and one of the awesome actors in attendance asked, “Should I lean into my theatrical brand or this commercial look my agents want me to have?” Okay,…
The Work: Ep. 0919 — KLT (Know Like Trust)
Thank you for joining us for Episode 0919 of The Work. Download Here! KLT (Know Like Trust): Bonnie Gillespie explains how actors can amp up the KLT factor to build a castable brand without ever…