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Conversations with Alya Lei
by Alya Lei
Welcome to the "Conversations with Alya Lei" podcast; where actor, improviser and audiobook narrator, Alya Lei brings you weekly episodes filled with inspiration and insight. Each episode features captivating guest interviews, valuable resources, and/or uplifting content. Join us as we explore the journeys, challenges, and successes of creatives and entrepreneurs, offering wisdom and motivation to fuel your own path.
Episodes
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Indie/Self-Publishing: Writing Your Own Path to Success with Vanessa Haney
Vanessa Haney, an emerging expert in the realm of horror book releases, brings a business-minded approach to the world of self-publishing, drawing parallels between the book and film industries. With a dedication to mastering the craft, she continually enhances her understanding through courses…
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Entertainment Industry Journey of Christopher Silveri, VP & Partner of UIA Talent
Christopher Silveri, a seasoned professional in the entertainment industry, boasts a rich career that began with casting commercials at Liz Lewis Casting Partners and evolved into leadership roles at Gilla Roos Limited and Prestige Management Group. Graduating from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts,...
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Breaking Free from Debt: Establishing Lifelong Financial Stability with Rhianna Basore
Rhianna Basore is a celebrated serial creative entrepreneur committed to promoting financial empowerment among creatives. An international director, producer, writer, and award-winning actor, her creative endeavors have graced stages from Off Broadway to Reykjavik, Toronto, and Paris. Basore's...
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Lynn Harris: Championing Diversity and Inclusivity in Comedy
Lynn Harris is a trailblazer in the comedy world, passionately addressing gender disparity through her transformative initiatives and perspectives. As the founder of Gold Comedy, Harris has created a nurturing platform that empowers women and underrepresented groups to pursue comedy careers,...
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Zhive Media and Mara McCann: A Dynamic Duo in the Film Industry
Mara McCann, the visionary founder of Zhive Media, is at the forefront of shaping the future of the entertainment industry by bridging the gap between film financiers and creative talents. Through Zhive Media, she has established a vibrant membership community and a distribution incubator,...
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Healing through Comedy: Aidan Park's Story
Aidan Park, the dynamic founder and CEO of the Yay Foundation, harnesses his talents as an award-winning stand-up comedian and bestselling author to pioneer emotional healing and inner child work. Through his book, "The Art of Being Yay" (The OMG NSFW Memoir and Guide to Authentic Joy), Aidan...
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From Anchor to Actress: Morgan Deer's Journey to Success
Morgan Deer, now based in Los Angeles, shares a unique and inspiring perspective on her acting journey, rooted in her transition from a career as a news anchor in Humboldt County. Her dedication to the craft is palpable, as she immersed herself in various acting workshops, studios, and...
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Vanessa Haney: Horror Stories Author
Vanessa Haney (pen name: Van Haney) grew up in the new age circus known as the entertainment industry. Van was first published in an anthology of poems in 1997. In the early 2000's she was showcased in young filmmaker competitions for her screenplays, and in 2018 while getting her Master's in...
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Stephanie Bell - Award Winning Producer
STEPHANIE BELL, PGA A member of the Producers Guild of America, Stephanie is an Emmy nominated & multi-award-winning producer and line producer with over 25 years experience in film, TV & digital content. Her films (both features and shorts) have screened in over 75 film festivals around the…
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Achieve acting success anywhere with a strategy from award-winning actor Chrissy Hogue Bartels
Achieve acting success anywhere with a strategy from award-winning actress Chrissy Hogue Bartels! Chrissy Hogue Bartels shares her journey as an actor, challenges of being "derailed" from acting and her strategy to be successful as an actor no matter where you live! Chrissy is a multi-award…
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Arron Lloyd: Actor & Elite Neuroencoding Specialist!
Arron Lloyd: Actor & Elite Neuroencoding Specialist! How Arron went from growing up in the inner city to being in a commercial for the NFL and an elite neuroencoding specialist sharing stages with Les Brown and Joseph McClendon III!! Arron Lloyd was born in the inner city in a single mother...
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Transitioning to a "new" podcast: CONVERSATIONS with Alya Lei
The Actor's Resource podcast is changing!! We are transitioning to this podcast: CONVERSATIONS with Alya Lei. The purpose of the podcast will remain the same: Inspire, Inform, and/or Uplift with guest interviews - the new difference is we are including guests from outside of the entertainment...
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Max Muscato - Founder of Rock Autism Music Festival
Max Muscato is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer and philanthropist. As a rock artist he brings electrifying performances to every show. Over the last several years Max has gained an extensive following and has toured and opened for: Our Lady Peace, Citizen Cope, Theory of a...
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Success Interview with Catherine Campion - Voiceover Artist and Death Midwife
Catherine Campion is a lifer in the entertainment industry. She has been working as an actress non-stop since she was 16 - first in theater, then commercials, followed by TV & features. Some favorite roles have been a foul-mouthed cancer patient on Weeds; a MN Iron Range mom standing up to…
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Success Interview with Michael Vincent Berry, actor and Tony nominated coach
Michael Vincent Berry is a Texas-born Actor most known for his roles in American Tragedies: WACO The Trials, Law and Order SVU, Better Call Saul and THEM. Other notable projects include the multi-award winning Crude Massacre, Last of the Grads and the LGBT dystopian film; Innocent Boy. Michael is…
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Success Interview with Josh Murray award-winning actor
Success Interview with award-winning actor, Josh Murray - General Hospital, Christmas at the Greenbrier, Gym Rat. Josh Murray debuted nationally in TV movie "Killing Lincoln" (as assassin Lewis Powell) – Executive Produced by Ridley Scott and narrated by Tom Hanks – it set a record in viewership…
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Success Interview with Elaine Rivkin, SAG-AFTRA, AEA actor - Season 2, episode 9
Success Interview with Elaine Rivkin, SAG-AFTRA, AEA actor Elaine Rivkin is a recent transplant to Los Angeles from Chicago, where she spent decades acting, teaching, producing, and freelancing in casting. Her stage credits include Steppenwolf Theatre, Victory Gardens, Writers, Northlight,...
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Jake Diamond - Award Winning Editor
Jake Diamond is an award-winning editor with over 20 years of experience in Film and Television. From feature films and documentaries, to TV shows such as 90 Day Fiancé and the The Colbert Report, his projects have run the full gamut. He is also starting a new career as a filmmaker. He had made a...
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Roxanna Lewis - Award Winning Filmmaker - Success Story
The Actor's Resource Podcast interviews Roxanna Lewis - an award-winning filmmaker to hear Roxanna share her success story, including her near death experience which helped Roxanna define her creative choices. Roxanna's creative approach to film making originates from her deep roots as a…
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Ruth Haney: Hollywood Makeup Artist Success Story
Success Story: Ruth Haney, Hollywood Studio Union Makeup Artist for over 25 years. Ruth moved from Albany, New York to Los Angeles around 1980. She had a chance meeting while waitressing that changed her life and opened the doors to the world of studio makeup. Ruth is a fine artist, so makeup was...
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Marti Mongiello - Success Story
Marti Mongiello - genius, veteran, director, producer, author, CEO, White House chef and the list goes on and on... Marti's current television series, Inside the President's Cabinet, launched in 2019 and is renewed for two additional seasons into 2022.
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Chalis Romero - Success Story
Chalis Romero grew up in the Salt Lake City Valley, Utah. She graduated from Cal State University, Fullerton with a degree in Radio, TV & Film. First job in "the industry" was in reality TV. After a couple of years she got a job in scripted TV as an office PA and then as a producer's assistant.…
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Lauren Buglioli - Success Story
Lauren Buglioli - currently a series regular on Netflix's "Florida Man" (currently in production) was born in Los Angeles where she worked as an actress before moving to London, England for middle and high school, where she continued to work in film, television and theatre. She's a graduate of…
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Joseph Mallozzi - Success Story
An accomplished producer and showrunner with an extensive background in science fiction television, Montreal-born Joseph Mallozzi began his career in the entertainment industry as an animator and later as a writer. He worked developing more than 100 hours of television programming for various...
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Shawn Maus Success Story
Shawn Maus is sincere, frank, curious, ambitious and humorous – or so he's been told. Writer, mentor, screenwriter, playwright and life adventurer. Shawn is the creator and host of the podcast "Art in Your Heart." His TV pilot "Soulcatch" was a quarterfinalist in the Chicago Screenplay Awards and...
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Do's and Don'ts in the Audition Room / Self-Tape
Our guest is Karina Ruth Walters, who is a proud member of the Casting Society of America (CSA) and has 15 years of casting experience (including S.W.A.T., UnREAL, Burn Notice, The Shield, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Out of the Shadows, The Watch). She has worked as a full Casting Director...
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Working Actor - David Dean Bottrell
David Dean Bottrell has played guest star roles on shows like "Modern Family," "The Blacklist," "Law & Order: SVU," "Mad Men," "Longmire," "Rectify," "Justified," "True Blood," "Bones," "Castle," "Criminal Minds," "CSI," "NCIS," "Ugly Betty," "iCarly" and "Boston Legal" to name just a few. His…
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Big Reveal from a Series Regular on "Ruthless"
Yvonne Senat Jones - series regular on Tyler Perry's "Ruthless" shares with us how she was cast as "Tally" and also has a big reveal!! Yvonne was born in Dallas, TX. She is of Bolivian-Haitian descent and is fluent in Spanish. She fell in love with acting at El Camino College under the…
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What is the one thing a successful actor needs?
In this episode, Kurt Koehler shares his top tip on the one thing a successful actor must have and why. Kurt Koehler has worked as a casting assistant for TV and Film. Kurt is also an Actor/Writer/Director in Los Angeles. He has many acting credits, including Big Bang Theory, AGENTS of Shield,...
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Michelle Khare's Acting Journey
Our guest is Michelle Khare, host of HBO Max "Karma". Michelle is seriously a bad-ass! And an amazing actress and inspiration for actors and content creators! With over 2 MILLION subscribers on her YouTube channel, we got to chat with Michelle about her acting journey! Follow Michelle Khare on…
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How to be a successful working actor
Our guest is Scott Sedita - acting coach to many of today's top stars, including Lana Condor, Ross Butler, Haley Lu Richardson, Josh Duhamel, and the list keeps going... Scott Sedita has been in the entertainment industry for 30 years! Scott has been an actor, talent agent, casting director and...
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When Opportunity Knocks
When Opportunity Knocks... Will you know what to do? Our guest is Tony Rago, a multi-hyphenate in Hollywood with over 20+ years of experience. Learn from his personal mistakes on how to notice when opportunity knocks and what to do when it does.
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Manage your acting business!
Manage your acting career in one place! Tired of searching for lost notes, casting director info, auditions, etc? Our guest, Ayelette Robinson, chats about being an actor, director, producer and why she created ActorsGuru.com. And she gives us a 30% discount! Follow Ayelette on Instagram...
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Audition Secret for Bookings
Our guest, Valorie Hubbard, professional actor and owner of Actor's Fast Track, shares her biggest tip for auditions and bookings. Valorie also talks about how the entertainment industry is changing and how actors can prepare for these changes, now.
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OTT - yeah, you know OTT? with Jordan Elizabeth Gelber
Our guest is Jordan Elizabeth Gelber, producer of Starbaby Enterprises. Jordan is also an actor and writer and she is always on the cutting edge of technology. On this episode, Jordan explains what OTT is and how it's the new, hottest way to show your content.
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Branding - How do you brand yourself?
Branding - What is it and does it really make a difference? Nandini Bapat booked a recurring role on a hit HBO show when she changed her branding. Find out her process on this episode of The Actor's Resource Podcast!
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Tweens, grief and media...
Our special guest, director Sanji DeSilva - shares her experiences working with youth, grief and creating films that excite and educate middle-school tweens.
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How do you handle fear to achieve your goals? Part 2 of 2
How do you handle fear to achieve your goals? Our special guest, Tom Malloy - actor, writer, producer (Trick Candle Productions) and President of a movie sales and distribution company (Glass House Distribution) will share his secret to success, how to network, funding for content creators and…
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How do you handle fear to achieve your goals? Part 1 of 2
How do you handle fear to achieve your goals? Our special guest, Tom Malloy - actor, writer, producer (Trick Candle Productions) and President of a movie sales and distribution company (Glass House Distribution) will share his secret to success, how to network, funding for content creators and…
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The Future of TV...Candivan
The Future of TV....dun, dun, dunnn!! Candivan, a new streaming network is almost here! Find out how to get your show on this new network, how they fund the shows and more! Interviewing the founder of Candivan: Chris Blair! Chris is the Founder of Candivan. He is a Bay Area filmmaker, producer,...
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How to become a full-time working actor
Special guest: Full-Time Working Actor, Aaron Marcus. Aaron Marcus has been cast in more than 1,200 TV and radio commercials, corporate films, feature films, television and print ads. You have seen him on the TV shows, Gotham, his recurring role on House of Cards, Mr. Robot, Do No Harm, Law &...
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WeAudition.com
Have you heard of this exciting new platform for actors to rehearse with each other and connect with Agents, Managers and Casting Directors without leaving your home? We ask two co-founders, Darren Darnborough and Richard Cambridge how this platform can help actors improve their careers!
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Special guest - Maria Fe Picar, producer Asian Mainstream Productions
The Actor's Resource Podcast with Special Guest, Maria Fe Picar - producer of Asian Mainstream Productions. On this episode, find out about an upcoming film festival in Las Vegas, screenplays and films in production. Maria Fe Picar also gives advice on how to best handle rejection!
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Voice Recognition App Runs Lines with You!
Will Chen is an actor and the creator of the SceneRunner App - a FREE app that will run lines for an actor, with Voice Recognition! And many more custom features available! Listen to this episode to learn more!
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Have you ever felt creatively "blocked"?
Have you ever felt "blocked" as an actor? Wondered how you can "be in the moment" more often? Jo Kelly can help with that! Jo has spent the past 20 years coaching award winning actors mainly (Owen Wilson, Caitlin Gerard, Laura Spencer, Brittany Allen, Carlos Leal) but also singers, dancers,...
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The Actor's Resource Podcast - special guest, Rosie Cruz - producer, actor & entrepreneur
Creating your own content Rosie Cruz, producer, actor & entrepreneur - shares pitfalls to avoid when creating your own content, as well as her best and most challenging experiences as an actor. Rosie is a graduate of San Jose State University's Theater Arts program. Rosie has worked steadily as…
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The Actor's Resource podcast with Alice Kwong is thrilled to interview actor, social entrepreneur, and creator - Rosie Cruz! Rosie is a graduate of San Jose State University's Theater Arts program, Rosie has worked steadily as an actor in the Bay Area and LA markets. She continues to study with…
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The Actor's Resource Podcast with Alice Kwong
Charlie Holliday is a working actor who has appeared in more than fifty movies and television programs. His many credits include Kindergarten Cop, Ed Wood, Moonlighting, Quantum Leap, a Guest Starring role in the mini-series "They Were Giants" for the BBC, and a series regular role of Manny...
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The Actor's Resource Podcast - Special Guest Ben Weddell
Ben Weddell is a TV and podcast host from Chico CA. He has a background in improvisational comedy and sketch writing. He started doing local improv comedy shows before moving on to TV with his first show Aberrant Behaviors, and then launched Big Ben's Movie Show and the Geek Wars podcast network.
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Guest: Jill Eickmann - Artistic Director of Leela, SF Improv theatre & training center
Jill Eickmann is the Artistic Director of Leela, a holistic San Francisco based improvisational theater and training center. She is also a Producer and Board Member for The San Francisco Improv Festival and Executive Producer for Femprovisor Fest: SF's all women's improv festival. Jill has…
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Welcome to the "Conversations with Alya Lei" podcast; where actor, improviser and audiobook narrator, Alya Lei brings you weekly episodes filled with inspiration and insight. Each episode features captivating guest interviews, valuable resources, and/or uplifting content. Join us as we explore the journeys, challenges, and successes of creatives and entrepreneurs, offering wisdom and motivation to fuel your own path.
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