You're doing branding wrong & auditioning for the "I'm not right for this" role - with Jodie Bentley

Actor Problems

Today’s special guest is actor and coach Jodie Bentley

Jodie Bentley is an LA-based actor, audiobook narrator, and career coach for actors. A graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts with a BFA in Acting, she’s worked for Netflix, Hulu, ABC, CBS, Apple TV and many more. Since 2008, she’s been educating and helping actors to get the careers they want without wasting any more time and money! She’s taught workshops at SAG-AFTRA, Actors Equity, Comicon, and over 50+ universities and training programs.

With her signature programs, The Actor’s Think Tank and Dare to be Unstoppable, Jodie’s students have gone on to perform on Broadway, star in films, recur in TV, book commercials & VO spots, land agents & managers, and live abundant, joyful and creative lives. Jodie is also the founder of The Actor’s Office, an all-in-one management tool for actors to track auditions and build relationships.

Jodie was named one of the Top 20 Coaches in Los Angeles in Influence Digest for 2022.

In this episode, we discuss….

• How to know when it’s time to switch markets and make a move

• Recognizing when our work feels like a “should” or a “have to”

• Identifying what kind of lifestyle you want outside of your acting career

• How she started career coaching because of her own career struggles

• Dealing with identity conflicts when you start to make money outside of acting…

• Why Jodie thinks most people talk about branding wrong

• How branding goes beyond just roles and ties into our identity

• What to do when you get an audition for a role that doesn’t fit with with your brand

• The good news about casting you calling you in for roles that don’t seem like a good fit…

• How the strike took a toll on her and what it did to her mental health

Stay connected with Jodie!

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FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theactorsworkspace

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JodieBentleyOfficial

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Websites:

https://www.actor-insider.com/

https://jodiebentley.com/ Products:

The Actor’s Think Tank

The Actor’s Office

The Actor’s Branding System

Dare to be Unstoppable