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Branding & Marketing

Building Relationships and Promoting Yourself as an Actor Online

So.... how do you promote yourself and build relationships in a digital world? Your online presence and the way you correspond with folks online, speaks VOLUMES about who you are. Even

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What’s Right for YOU?

It’s like the internet for actors just exploded. There are SOOOO many opportunities right now online for Zoom meetings, FB Live, Instagram Live, short film competitions, casting director generals,

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Which Category do You Fall Into? (plus a Branding exercise ☺️)

As a nation, as a world, we are grieving. When the stay at home orders came in and we watched as our entertainment industry shut down and started to realize the

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3 Branding Traps Actors Fall Into… and What to do About Them

Odds are by now, you’ve heard about this word ‘Branding’, right? You might even be sick of hearing about it. #truth Because you just want to be the versatile actor

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The #1 Marketing Tool to be Remembered as an Actor

Actors tend to ask for a lot of things.  What do you think of my headshot? What do you think of my reel? Can you refer me to your agent? Can

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3 Reasons Actors Need Websites, Even If They’re On Social Media

If you’re an actor with a social media presence, you understand the important role those platforms can play in your acting career. Now you might be wondering why you would also need a website, especially if you already have a pretty fly Insta account and your posts get more likes than some of those super cute kitten videos.

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3 Keys for Actors to Market Their Brand… and Always Be Remembered

In order to market yourself effectively as a professional actor, you must understand branding. Every time you meet a casting director, agent, or manager, you hear that your job as an actor is to “market yourself”. You can’t actually do that with any kind of lasting impact unless you understand and implement the concept of branding.

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How Actors Can Live in Possibility

You can't figure out what 'they' want -the casting directors, directors, producers, etc. You aren't in their head. But man do we try. If you can't know for sure might as well see yourself as the solution. Why not you?

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Actors Don’t Know What They Don’t Know

You don’t know what you don’t know. Never has a statement been truer. Yet, what the heck do you do with that information? If you don’t know what you don’t know,

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JODIE Bentley | Branding & Biz Coach for Actors
Ever wondered how to ace interviews with agents an Ever wondered how to ace interviews with agents and managers? 

Actors spend so much time trying to get meetings that we forget there is an art to interviews, and they  get to be prepped.

Whether you're a seasoned pro or just stepping into the limelight, these 5 steps are essential  for a successful meeting. 🤝 
Swipe through and comment below which step resonated with you the most!

It’s time to step into every meeting with confidence! 💫

Comment INTERVIEW for the link!
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#actorsofinstagram #actorhustle #endthehustle #theactorsthinktank #actingcareer #actorproblems #actresslife #actingclass #actinglife #performerlife #followyourdreams #actorlifestyle #nyactor #laactor #atlantaactors #lifeofanactor #actorslife🎬
Doubt! 😪 The killer of dreams. The tormentor of Doubt! 😪 The killer of dreams. The tormentor of our minds. The lies we believe.

Here’s the thing, everybody experiences doubt at one point or another. When we’re having the little pity party in our brain, doubting who we are and what we know we’re good at, we think NO ONE else feels this way. 🤔

What do you do in moments of doubt?

📌 Here’s what I know -
When doubt creeps in and we feel alone, it spirals.
When doubt creeps in and we feel part of something bigger and supported, it doesn’t.

So let’s focus on the latter please! 💖

Here are 4 steps to take the next time you feel that doubt creeping in to stop the spiral and get back into your truth.

🔥 1. Reach out to a close friend or someone you trust and talk about it! By simply giving voice to your doubt and having awareness, it will lessen.

🔥 2. Get out of your head! Put on some music and have a solo dance party! If doubt hijacks your brain, you get to hijack your body into joy!

🔥 3. Write out every negative thought in your head. Get it out of there! Put it in on paper. Then write down three pieces of evidence in your life that prove that doubt wrong.

🔥 4. Reconnect with your why. Why are you doing what you’re doing? Tapping into your passion will pull you out of the negative space. This could be a visualization, a guided meditation or journaling.

Please remember that doubt will happen AND please remember it’s fleeting. You have the choice to hold onto it or let it go.

I know you’re a powerhouse who has some badass goals to accomplish. 💞 You don’t have time for that doubt!
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#truthbomb One of my favorite books is the Four A #truthbomb

One of my favorite books is the Four Agreements. And one of the agreements is - Be Impeccable With Your Word.

If you aren’t taking responsibility for you what you say and do, how can can you expect others to trust and honor you?

Give me a👍below if you agree.
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#foractors #motivationalquotes #selfcaresaturday #actorsofinstagram #actingcoach #careercoach #actingcareer #actorhustle #endtheshustle
Last week I organized an outing to the picket line Last week I organized an outing to the picket line with some of my favorite people!

Why? Community is so important! 🥰

These people also happen to be amazing coaches that you MUST know:

Katy Chen Mazzara @katychenmazzara
Aissa Thalia @happymindsetter
Loren Chadima @intentionalacting
Moniqua Plante @moniquaplantewellness
Ajarae Coleman @actingresourceguru
Dana Middleton @the_aligned_artist
Kimberly Jentzen @kimberlyjentzen
Caroline Liem @itscarolineliem
Dajuan Johnson @thinkbiggercoaching
Brian Patacca @brianpatacca (not in the video but was with us!)

✨️A couple of things:

1. I definitely urge you to give them a follow, they are all special humans.

2. If this time of slowess is starting to get to you, comment ME below and I’ll send you a free resource to help. 

💞Always looking out for you as we continue to stand in solidarity.
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#actingcoaches #careercoaches #sagaftra #SAGAFTRAStrong #UnionProud #UnionStrong #strikeselfcare #sagstrike #actorstrike #WGAStrike2023
🎬 Hey, actors! 🌟 You KNOW I love talking a 🎬 Hey, actors! 🌟 

You KNOW I love talking about branding.

Branding isn't just for products – it's your ticket to being remembered and breaking down doors.

Imagine being the actor everyone remembers and trusts. Sound like a plan? 

Well…I break it down for you in this post of 3 Rules of Actor Branding.

It's not just about the roles you play, it's about playing your cards right! 

Save this post for when you need it.

AND…..comment BRAND below and we'll send you info on a tool that will help!

#ActorJourney #BrandingSuccess #ActorLife #BrandingMagic
The excuses you make can keep you from your truth The excuses you make can keep you from your truth and your greatest potential.

🤔Soo….why do we fall prey to them?

1st off, your mind is a freaking liar and you believe it. The lies your mind tells you, keep you playing it safe.

All of your excuses are generated from the mind and if you look closely, all are based in lack.

What are your top excuses right now? Pay attention and notice what keeps coming up.

Your excuses are based in your ‘deep wounds’ or limiting beliefs. These were formed when you were super young.

Becoming aware of your excuses and your limiting beliefs in the moment, you can better learn how to manage them and move through them.

I want to share with you my 4-step system to reframe your excuses:

✨️1. Identify the Excuse – Only by becoming aware of your excuses and what comes up for you in the moment, can you reframe them.

✨️2. Acknowledge they are not facts – You know your brain is a liar. When the excuse arises, you get to thank your brain for the info and acknowledge it is not a fact. It is merely an opinion formed when you were young that up until now you have been choosing to buy into.

✨️3. Try on a different belief – This is the reframe process. You get to look at each excuse and write the opposite of what it is, from a place that feels authentic and not untruthful. If I feel I am not enough, and I just simply write, I am enough – I’m not going to believe that! It feels false. The key here is gets to feel truthful.

Excuse: If I had better connections, I’d have the career I want.
Reframe: I am constantly expanding my network and connecting with folks who can help me pursue my goals and who I can help in return

✨️4. Take on a new action – Thoughts become beliefs and beliefs get solidified in our actions. Once you reframe the belief you get to put it in action. I mean right away, immediately if you can. Change your thought, change your behavior.

You reframe the excuse into something that feels true and doable, then you find small actions you can take in the moment when the limiting belief arises to stop it in its tracks.

These 4 steps are a great rule of thumb when you feel off your game or life throws you curves.
I’ve been feeling super vulnerable this week. 💕

This tends to be my pattern. Some type of trauma or event happens and I jump into it with the mentality and mode of - I gotta take care of everybody!

It’s what makes me a good coach, a good friend… and made me a good daughter. I always want the people in my life to seel seen and heard and supported.

✨️My dear actor, I want YOU to feel ok. I want YOU to feel supported.  I want YOU to feel seen. 

I mean, look, we’re going through an intense time in our business right now. We must be there for each other. 

This week I think it all caught up with me.

So if you’re feeling a bit more vulnerable or scared or anxious like I am, here’s a reminder that we all feel that way. 😌

It’s VITAL to take time to feel those emotions, process them and move through them.

Guess what? We will move through them. It’s inevitable.

I see you and I get it. ♥️
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#motivation #selfcare #selfcaresaturday #actorsofinstagram #actress #strike #actorstrike
👇🏻As we navigate the ups and downs of our in 👇🏻As we navigate the ups and downs of our industry right now, I’ve been having this debate a lot with my inner child.

It’s OK! No, it’s not! But, it’s ok! No, it’s not.

One minute I’m empowered with a sign chanting on the picket line. 

And then the next I’m at home silently crying in my glass of wine asking my hubby to hold me. #truth

Here’s what I know.

✨️Nothing is ever OR. it’s always AND.

You can be:

💞Motivated AND Scared
😞Excited AND Nervous
😲Inspired AND Sad
🥰Empowered AND Insecure

We don’t just feel ONE thing. Emotions are binary and we can’t have one without the other.

If you find yourself having this debate with your inner child, or the voice in your head or even a friend, I invite you to breathe and remind yourself that opposite emotions co-exist AND emotions are fleeting.

✨️By the way, feeling scared, nervous, sad or insecure is par for the course! I mean, duh, we’re going to feel these things right now. It’s ok.

Let me know in the comments below how you’re feeling in this moment.

I’ll go first - I’m inspired AND sad.🥲
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Feeling like your acting career is caught in a whi Feeling like your acting career is caught in a whirlwind 🌪️? 

Trying to embrace the unpredictability that comes with the territory 🎭? 

I invite you  to confidently seize control with these three effective and simple strategies.

Taking control of your acting career isn't about nitpicking every minor detail, but rather about directing your career towards your grand dream 🌟. 

If you don’t who will?

**Save this post for anytime you feel out of control**

In need of a  strategy makeover t feel more in control?

Get our free ebook - '7 Steps to be a Working Actor' 📚 by typing STRATEGY in the comments.

It’s time to find the gaps in your career and HOW you can shift that.
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