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Today on The Neil Haley Show, Neil Haley will interview Victoria Bond, Author of Zora & Me trilogy. In the finale to the acclaimed trilogy, upheaval in Zora Neale Hurston's family and hometown persuade her to leave childhood behind and find her destiny beyond Eatonville. For Carrie and her best friend, Zora, Eatonville—America's first incorporated Black township—has been an idyllic place to live out their childhoods. But when a lynch mob crosses the town's border to pursue a fugitive and a grave robbery resuscitates the ugly sins of the past, the safe ground beneath them seems to shift. Not only has Zora's own father—the showboating preacher John Hurston—decided to run against the town's trusted mayor, but there are other unsettling things afoot, including a heartbreaking family loss, a friend's sudden illness, and the suggestion of voodoo and zombie-ism in the air, which a curious and grieving Zora becomes all too willing to entertain. In this fictionalized tale, award-winning author Victoria Bond explores the end of childhood and the bittersweet goodbye to Eatonville by preeminent author Zora Neale Hurston (1891–1960). In so doing, she brings to a satisfying conclusion the story begun in the award-winning Zora and Me and its sequel, Zora and Me: The Cursed Ground, sparking inquisitive readers to explore Hurston's own seminal work.

My dear friend and mentor, Carrie, is a yoga educator and life coach in Charlotte, NC. She is the co-creator of Explore and Expand, where she leads specially curated travel retreats in exciting locations across the globe (she co-hosts a highly entertaining podcast, too, by the way!) “Basically I feel like that’s why we’re here: to connect, and to let people know that they matter” Sonker is a traditional dish at the intersection of pie, cobbler, and crumble, which is unique to Surry County, NC, where Carrie is from. Usually made with a juicy berry (such as blackberries) or sweet potato, it has been covered by a number of media sources because of how special it is (including NYT and Our State). There’s even an annual Sonker Festival! For Carrie, it is so much part of the fabric of her family’s life that none of her relatives ever wrote down a recipe; they just know how to make it. Carrie grew up in Mount Airy, where no invitation was necessary to visit loved ones. In preparation for this podcast conversation, Carrie decided to make blackberry sonker for the first time, which required lots of research and reviewing of family traditions with various relatives. “It felt special and important and a way of honoring my Memaw.” She resisted the urge to purchase versions of the ingredients she perceived as more nutritious, coming to decide that this was not the intention behind sonker. “The intention is to celebrate abundance and delight. When I make this dish, it will be infused with her love and her spirit.” She shared her memories about all the delicious treats available in the glass container at Memaw and Pa’s house, and how she has come to appreciate these even more as an adult. We spoke more broadly about comfort food, and how food can be a way of expressing love and care to others. Carrie shared stories about the importance of this from her world travels. “Even when you don’t speak the same language with words, you can speak the same language of gratitude and appreciation and connection through that experience.” We also discussed the ways COVID-19 has only deepened her experiences of connection and resiliency.

Founded in 2016, ATŌ developed a proprietary technology that utilizes the decentralized database model to store market data and information on works of art they've authenticated. Their freely accessible resource aims to increase trust and transparency in the art market by giving artists and collectors the tools to understand the value of their art. After conducting hundreds of surveys and interviews, she and her team identified the most significant problems facing artists and collectors: counterfeits, provenance, and data for valuation. For Carrie, the solution is in the Data. In making more #artdata accessible to artists and collectors, she hopes that she can restore confidence and transparency to allow artists to grow their careers and invite a new class of collectors to the table. Her experience as an art technology entrepreneur and collector are insightful and informative to both creators and art world insiders. This episode was recorded via Zoom on April 25, 2020.Learn more on ATŌ's website: https://atogallery.comInstagram: @ato_galleryMusic credit: Maurice Ravel's String Quartet in F major - II. Assez vif, très rythmé produced by the Isabella Stuart Gardener Museum (issued under a Creative Commons License).

Carrie Allen Tipton is a writer, editor, lecturer, and academic with a PhD in Musicology, MM in Piano Performance and BME in Music Education. She also served as the Director of the Lecture Series for the Bach Society Houston and too many prestigious academic accomplishments to mention. She is also the host of the Notes on Bach Podcast. A podcast that shares scholarly information about Bach to the general public.  We talk about how she got the idea to start her podcast. What shows she was influenced by and her love of radio. Carrie also shares the smart way that she created a proposal for the Bach Society of Houston, so they could form a strategic partnership and sponsor the show from the start. Without financial constraints, she was able to put the time in to produce the quality show she wanted to make. They even helped with promotion and creating a professional logo.  Show Notes [03:20] Carrie was doing work for the Bach Society in Houston. She discovered that people enjoyed learning about Bach from scholars, but they had no place to find the information on their own.  [04:19] As a music scholar, Carrie knew that there was a whole world of information about Bach that these enthusiasts weren't being exposed to.  [04:42] Carrie also discovered how the Ben Franklin's World podcast connects people with scholars that write about the colonial period. Carrie thought this was so cool, and she knew that no one in the music world was doing something like this. [05:17] She approached the Bach Society about sponsoring a podcast that would connect Bach fans with scholarly information.  [06:01] She wanted a podcast about musicology. She also wanted the strength of an organization behind it. The Bach society provides funding, helps promote, and even generated a logo for the show.  [08:34] Carrie has had a long standing relationship with radio. Radio allowed her to listen to classical music as a child. [09:41] She always loved the mission of public radio, and she had the voice for it.  [10:20] When Carrie discovered podcasting, she thought it was people taking radio into their own hands. She knew that was something that she wanted to do. [10:42] She then thought it was worth writing a budget proposal for the Bach Society Houston.  [10:57] Carrie writes a lot of articles for the general public about music, culture, history, religion, and the arts. She also does a lot of freelance editing and lecturing.  [11:23] 80% of the work that Carrie does have a public facing component, so podcasting fit in beautifully with that. [13:01] Carrie releases episodes according to the academic calendar or artistic year from August to May.  [15:01] Nonprofits are always looking for new ways to meet a new audience. A podcast was not a big stretch for the Back Society. [16:36] To educate a potential partner, give them a link to a similar show. For Carrie that was Ben Franklin's World.  [17:23] Emphasize how your expertise could be showcased in a podcast and emphasize your background and show communication experience.  [19:12] Carrie shares success defining moments like when the Oxford University Press tweeted out a link to her show. Some others have embedded her podcast on their websites. Seeing her numbers grow also represents success. [23:41] To prepare for her show, Carrie will read the book three months in advance. She has an elaborate note taking process. Most of the books on the show are argument driven. She scrutinizes the argument and the evidence. After spending two or three weeks reading the book, she puts it away. She then pulls out her notes and hashes out an interview outline. She gives the guest the outline two weeks before the show. She also asks for feedback.  [26:23] She needs to improve technology preparation with the guests.  [30:35] Make sure the guest has USB headphones and a quiet room. Don't overwhelm them.  [31:41] Carrie uses Trello for keeping organized with her podcast. [35:19] Carrie learned that ideas and thinking are important from her parents. Her dad said that it's good to be a thinker. [36:15] Carrie reads self-help, mysteries, and everything in between. She's currently reading Virgil Wander.  [37:42] Her radio songs are late 90s country.  [38:47] She likes Dax Shepard's Armchair Expert podcast and the BBC's In Our Time.  [40:31] Takeaways from Darrell: She partnered with Bach Society Houston from day one. Carrie was intentional about finding that partner. She presented a strategic vision. Show how you are a content expert, show communication background, and share similar examples. Links and Resources: Pro Podcast Solutions Carrie Allen Tipton Notes on Bach Podcast Carrie Allen Tipton on Twitter Carrie Allen Tipton on LinkedIn Bach Society of Houston Ben Franklin’s World Virgil Wander Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard In Our Time Podcast

I realize how much I love and crave planning ... It helps me be all what I want to be and get things done … It doesn't mean everything gets crossed off the list that day, … but it will get moved to the next day and the next day until it is done. – Carrie Allen On this episode of the Plan Simple Meals Podcast, I’m really excited to talk with Carrie Allen, about how she finds flow between a full-time, high-level job that includes lots of travel, four kids and a new husband, and running her own business. While Carrie always seemed to “get things done,” she’s learned during her time in FLOW365 to find more balance between different parts of her life.  The FLOW planning system helped her to be more mindful. She learned that she could care about food, self-care, lifestyle, family and work without being a workaholic. She learned to think about seasons and what she wanted things to look and feel like. She started blocking time for the things she wanted, and she started to feel more well-rounded.  We also talked about her moving from a very masculine view of time that fit with her corporate job to a different kind of rhythm.  We talk about:  Meal rhythms as a way of planning Knowing what’s for dinner as a tool The importance of family mealtime and how that can help you balance other things How leaning into your dreams or doing something creative can be self-care Writing lists, meditation, and other ways to get grounded—and what we can do when we get quiet and grounded How having a plan doesn’t mean everything gets checked off the list every day, but you can keep moving toward your goals BIO Carrie Allen founded August Table with her husband Krister to inspire people to connect with friends and loved ones for meaningful conversations around a table. They are passionate about beautiful design, eating delicious healthy food, and connecting with loved ones around the table. August Table features hand block printed linens for your table, your kitchen and you. In addition to running August Table, Carrie runs the corporate innovation program at the Cambridge Innovation Center. She has four kids ages 13–21.  LINKS August Table Plan Simple Meals Instagram August Table on the Today Show site Doable Changes from this episode: BLOCK TIME. Choose one thing you want to do—meditate in the morning, take time to meal plan, rest, do a creative project. Block out time on your calendar to do that thing. Even if you are only meditating for 5 minutes, block out that time.  MAKE A MEAL RHYTHM. Instead of trying to come up with a new meal every single night, set up a rhythm that makes it easier to make a meal plan. For example, make every Monday bean night and Tuesday grain bowl night and Wednesday soup night. Having a rhythm makes meal planning and decision making easier. Once you have a rhythm set up, start with what you already know you like. From there you can experiment with new recipes — or just keep going with what you know.  CHOOSE ONE FOCUS. There are so many things we want to do—work ideas, home projects, family adventures, health needs … It’s easy to lose focus and not make progress on anything. For the next season (90 days), choose one focus. For Carrie, it was healing her foot and ankle. It could be to launch a new product. It could be to sell your house or declutter the basement. It could be to feel better in your body by eating better and moving. Let any other goals and actions flow around your core focus. What will you focus on this season? Write it down. Tell somebody who will support you.  

Yesterday on her blog, Carrie talked about how feeling successful in your career or life is really tied to having your personal values resonate in your occupation, and being guided by those same core values instead of society’s outside metrics about what makes someone a success. The blog is here. (carriejonesbooks.blog) But on the podcast, we’re going to touch on something we’ve talked about before – stakeholders. Stakeholders are all around you. They’re in your past and your present. They have expectations. They project their own crud onto you. They are the people who come to mind when you say, “What will X think if I do this?” They are real people. But they are also voices in your head. For Carrie, an example would be when she drew as a little kid and her mom said, “Nobody in our family has an artistic bone in her body.” That comment from someone she loved stayed inside of her, right? And it made her think she could never do art, but it also could make her go out and say, “To heck with that. I’m going to prove my mom wrong.” Or maybe your mom’s dream was to save the world, but she never had the chance to. She projects that dream on you and now your dream is to save the world. Coming to terms with what YOU want versus what your STAKEHOLDERS want is a really valuable experience in helping you feel successful and fulfilled. HOW TO COME TO TERMS WITH YOUR STAKEHOLDERS: Make a list. List all the people who have ever told you what you could do in your career. List all the people who have ever told you what you couldn’t do. List all the people who give you advice. Now, look at your list. Is that person important to you? Then that person is a stakeholder. But stakeholders aren’t just people. Stakeholders can be colleges, institutions, social media. Think about when you post something on Twitter, SnapChat, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram. People like (or don’t), share (or don’t), comment (or don’t) and that gives you value and and ideas and judgements of others all meshed in one place. It becomes a stakeholder. Our life and our choices are part of intertwined systems and so, too, is our feeling of success. A big first step towards self-fulfillment is realizing when it’s you being happy and satisfied versus other people being happy and satisfied for you. DOG TIP FOR LIFE If your stakeholder’s influence created a fear or limitation, it’s time to let that go. And if our idea of success and our career is about playing it safe? About being like the rest of the pack? You might want to rethink that, too. There is safety in being like everyone else, in thinking like everyone else, in sticking to the pack and following the same route, but is that really helpful? Is that success for you? WRITING TIP OF THE POD If you aren’t taking risks with your writer, or taking the risk to be a writer, then maybe it’s time. Ignore the stakeholders that are limiting you. Be who you want to be. Take chances. “Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.” Maya Angelou SHOUT OUT The music we’ve clipped and shortened in this podcast is awesome and is made available through the Creative Commons License. Here’s a link to that and the artist’s website. Who is this artist and what is this song? It’s “Night Owl” by Broke For Free. OUR PODCAST – DOGS ARE SMARTER THAN PEOPLE. Thanks to all of you who keep listening to our weirdness as we talk about random thoughts, writing advice and life tips. We’re sorry we laugh so much… sort of. Please share it and subscribe if you can. Please rate and like us if you are feeling kind, because it matters somehow. There’s a new episode every Tuesday! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/carriejonesbooks/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/carriejonesbooks/support

Carrie is a Mindset Coach who helps driven and heart centered souls move through their fears and live a life that they are proud of. She also owns a Gluten Free Travel Business called "For Gluten Sake". Carrie is obsessed with community, travel, sweating it out daily, her morning coffee and stepping into a regular mindset practice.   Carrie shares why mindset is so important, how you choose to respond to negative things around you is vital, taking moments to talk calmly to yourself when you make poor choices and not sit in a negative space, and so much more! By focusing on her vocabulary and thoughts, Carrie made a mind shift and was able to eliminate negative self-talk. Developing a daily mindset practice, which includes waking up and saying a morning mantra, and writing in her gratitude journal, is a simple way that Carrie sets the tone for the day. For Carrie, "taking the upgrade" means always striving for better, but still knowing that she is good enough where she is!   Favorite book right now: A Tribe Called Bliss by Lori Harder Journal:  Carrie's 5 day FREE journal Connect with Carrie:    Instagram:@forglutensake   Facebook: Forglutensake   Website: forglutensake.com   Connect with us→ via social media: Facebook: www.facebook.com/anaturalshift Instagram: www.instagram.com/anaturalshift/ Follow Julie-->www.instagram.com/julie_ann_davey/ Follow Kari--> www.instagram.com/karicoody/   On the web: www.anaturalshift.com   Download our FREE ebooks: Top 3 Health Habits Upgrade your Cart - chip edition

In this week’s episode of COSMOS AND THE CITY: THE SEX AND THE CITY PODCAST, your host Megan McIver will sit down with the awesome Jack Zullo. Together these two will discuss Season Two, Episode Eighteen of SEX AND THE CITY entitled: “Ex and the City”This week Megan & Jack will be sorting through: Samantha climbing the Mount Everest of Flesh, Charlotte climbing back on that horse, Miranda backsliding with Steve, and Carrie dealing with Big’s engagement.Plus we’ll have all your favorite segments: Hottie of the Week, Pun of the Week, Good Big Bad Big, Who Wore What Why?, You’re Such a _________ and our BRAND NEW SEGMENT “I Couldn’t Help But Wonder....”Will Samantha make it to the peak? Will Charlotte stay up on the saddle? Will Miranda reunite with Steve? Will Carrie finally get some closure from Big? Through all the madness Megan and Jack will share their thoughts on ABSO-FUCKING-LUTELY EVERYTHING.EPISODE SYNOPSIS: “Three of the girls deal with loved ones from their past. For Carrie it's trying to become just good friends again with Mr. Big, who now is with Natasha and even tells her they are already engaged. For Charlotte it means the pony Taddy which threw her off as a child, or a substitute horse. For Miranda it's becoming friends again with barman Steve, but then they get physical again... Samantha however finds by chance a new, huge hunky man who seems about as cocky as she is, and proves he has a cock of matching (record) size which even she may not be able to handle.”Thanks for listening! If you wanna support our show by shopping on Amazon, use our link.Our Host: Megan McIver• Twitter• Instagram• FacebookOur Guest: Jack Zullo• Instagram• Twitter• WebsiteWhat We Watched:• Sex and the City Season Two Episode EighteenCosmos And The City Social Media• Instagram • Facebook• Twitter• WebsiteMusic by Jon Fredette • Website See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ever wonder how you can keep your business running with minimal effort? Today on Financial Fluency, I’m excited to have Carrie Hawson with me. Carrie is The Process Pixie, and she helps female entrepreneurs and business owners construct processes to run their businesses efficiently. In her prior life, Carrie was a CPA and worked for a corporate company preparing and reviewing US tax returns for expatriates. Her company transferred her to Belgium—where she currently calls home with her husband. For Carrie, moving back to the U.S. wasn’t an option when her former company extended the then-contract and asked her to travel back to America. She decided to stay in Belgium. Before founding The Process Pixie in September of 2016, Carrie opened her own yoga class offering prenatal and postnatal yoga lessons in a private setting. Her yoga business allowed her to enter the online world where she tried to market her brand in a niche market. During this time, Carrie met other women who needed to grow their business, too, but needed a way off the hamster wheel in order to scale up.   On the show, Carrie recounts her first time working with processes. In college, she had a job at a real estate company, and part of her job was to train the person who was going to fill her role when she went back to school. First, Carrie made a checklist of what needed to get done, so it was easy to train her successor. This comprehensive list is now what she calls "workflows" in her business. Our conversation includes Carrie’s best advice on how to regain time and power back from the mundane tasks. She suggests the following: Streamline as much as you can before handing it off; You don’t have to hire someone online; you can get a free resource. Hire an intern from your local college or university to help you get things done; Outsource any repetitive tasks that you’re doing or tasks you don’t like doing, and the stuff you don’t have time to do; Hire for the things you don’t know how to do.   Carrie currently offers three packages to help her clients automate, systemize, and get their time back. If you’re feeling overwhelmed, Carrie has the skills and knowledge to help get you out of the weeds. Her goal is to help clients focus on the high-level tasks they most enjoy doing in their business.   Carrie Shares Her Personal Message “Simple systems! When it comes to finance you want to keep it simple. Work with an expert or experts. But make sure that you are educated enough to ask them informed questions. And if they can't explain things to you in extremely simple terms, then they have no idea what they are talking about.”   “You should only be doing the things that you cannot be replaced for.” So you can either: Automate so things are happening without needing your input. OR Outsource and delegate to someone else.   To find out more about Carrie and how she can help you keep your business running with minimal effort, visit her website: http://theprocesspixie.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carrierhawson/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theprocesspixieposse/ Periscope: @carrierhawson Instagram: @carrierhawson   Resources Carrie’s star chart  -  Use it to track your progress towards goals or savings.   Bio Carrie Hawson is The Process Pixie. She helps female entrepreneurs and small business owners, who are running service-based businesses online. She adores helping them find the fun in creating systems. This allows them to experience more freedom in their lives.  Carrie is a mompreneur and sometimes she can get overwhelmed with kids, work, and life. But ever since she was a child, she has been good at creating plans to achieve her goals and then executing those plans. Carrie has 15+ years of experience creating systems for a wide range of businesses. And she has a lot of fun doing it!

When it comes to following your dreams, Carrie Olsen is a true inspiration. From a young age, Carrie listened to cartoons and was drawn to the process of voicing those characters. In her career in human resources, Carrie found herself voicing online trainings and truly tapping into a passion. From there, she pursued voiceover work and eventually made it a lucrative full time career. Carrie shares with Aimee what it’s like to connect to your passion and go after it with everything you’ve got. From the hard work to the rewards you reap, she shares why it’s all worth it to do what you love. TWEET: Finding your passion and pursuing it with everything you’ve got, on this episode of #ChasingDreams Being aware of your limitations while trying to expand your range. Voiceover artists work hard - and they don’t just “talk” for a living. Carrie shares why being a voiceover artist takes much more than just your voice to be successful. She discusses how she learned about the industry and immersed herself in the world of voiceover talent in order to absorb as much insight as she could. From listening to podcasts like The Go For It Show to connecting with a coach that could take her to the next level, Carrie was committed to honing her skills and being at the top of her game. Become a student of all of the voiceovers around you. Learning about the voiceover industry is essential. According to Carrie, this is the key to succeeding and making it a long-term career. She shares how you can get started without spending a fortune on trainings and equipment. Carrie discusses how you can be a student of the voiceovers that are all around you - from commercials to cartoons to podcasts and beyond. When you’re ready to make it a career, it’s all about practicing, learning, and persevering no matter what. TWEET: Becoming a student of your surroundings, on this episode of #ChasingDreams Catching up to your dreams. When Carrie connected with her coach, Alyson Steele, she was ready to make voiceover her career. She didn’t expect it to happen so quickly. Within 3 weeks of getting started, Carrie landed her first radio campaign. Because things moved so quickly, Carrie found herself catching up to her dreams, which is a great thing. Her passion for voiceover work combined with her love of teaching led to the creation of the Voiceover Success Intensive, which helps guide voiceover students through the process of turning this into a career. Carrie shares what it’s like to work with students and the rewards that come with seeing them land their first jobs. She also discusses some tips and remedies that help her keep her voice conditioned for full time work. Be persistent and don’t get discouraged. As she closes out her chat with Aimee J., Carrie shares advice for fellow dream chasers who are ready to pursue their passion. Her number one tip? Be persistent. Carrie shares why it’s important to keep going, no matter what, and to never get discouraged. Like anything, making voiceover a career takes a lot of hard work. For Carrie, the hard work paid off - big time. She offers some insight into how you can make it happen in your own life. Carrie also shares some “bucket list” items for her career and how she manages to balance it all - being a mom and having a busy career. It’s clear that, in Carrie’s case, hard work and perseverance paid off - and it can for you too. TWEET: It’s all about perseverance and working hard ~ Carrie Olsen, Voiceover Success Initiative OUTLINE OF THIS EPISODE: [1:22] Introduction of Carrie Olsen. [2:44] How Carrie discovered her interest in voiceover work. [3:18] When did you realize voiceover work could be your career? [5:08] The first voiceover work Carrie did and how it felt to see the work come to life. [6:14] Combining her love of teaching with her passion for voiceover work. [7:39] The role of having a coach or mentor in developing your voice over talent. [9:21] Landing a job doing voiceover work for Kmart. [10:37] An overview of the flow of voiceover work. [13:04] The craziest place Carrie has recorded. [15:50] The role of age in getting voiceover work. [18:36] Some surprises about the voiceover industry. [21:38] Transitioning into a full time voiceover actor. [24:31] The minimum investment if you want to start doing voiceover. [27:40] The associations for voiceover work as a career. [28:46] What’s on your bucket list for voiceover work? [30:51] Is this what you expected it to be before you got into it? [32:02] Why Carrie decided to start the Voiceover Success Intensive. [34:07] What career options are out there for voiceover work? [34:57] Carrie’s opinion of the movie “In a World”. [36:56] How Carrie finds a balance in her life with her career and family. [41:32] One piece of advice for fellow dream chasers. [43:52] How to connect with Carrie. CARRIE’S RECOMMENDATION: Be persistent. Be committed to improving. Keep working towards your goals. Keep practicing training; give yourself time to get there. Don’t get discouraged. It’s all about perseverance and working hard. RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: http://CarrieOlsenVO.com Free Getting Started Guide Voiceover Success Intensive World Voices Organization http://derekandcarrie.com/listen/ http://www.goforitshow.com/ Ultimate Game Party: The Aftermath [recent VO commercial] In a World Movie Connect with Carrie on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Carrie-Olsen-Voiceover-738175532971323/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/CarrieOlsenVO Instagram: http://instagram.com/CarrieOlsenVO LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carrieolsen TWEETS YOU CAN USE: TWEET: Being aware of your own limitations, but always working on growing your skillset, on this episode of #ChasingDreams TWEET: Following your dreams and being persistent, on this episode of #ChasingDreams

Have you ever thought about using your voice to make a living? That's exactly what Carrie Olsen does, and she's very successful at it!  Carrie is a voice actor, and she gets paid to read commercials for radio and TV, help create Kickstarter campaigns, or create educational content for a website. It was so fun learning everything we could about voice acting -- what you need to get started, how much time it takes, and how you can market yourself and your voice. This is a can't-miss episode -- and Carrie even indulged us with a few of her "voices" on the interview! On the Podcast 00:57 - Carrie's Introduction to Voice Acting 03:48 - How to Get your First Gig 07:07 - How to Audition 08:52 - The Essential Element for Excellent Audio 11:30 - Editing Audio 13:28 - Fancy Equipment? 14:50 - Carrie's Recording Studio 16:06 - Directed Recordings 18:34 - How to Sound 20 Years Younger (or Older!) 21:00 - How Long Does it Take to Record a Session? 22:26 - How Much Does a Voice Actor Get Paid? 25:40 - A Flexible Career Option for Moms 29:05 - Do you Need an Agent for Voice Acting? 30:44 - Marketing Yourself 34:17 - More than a Great Voice 36:54 - Is Carrie Olsen a Brit? 38:44 - Carrie's Adorable Mom and Aunt Moment Press Play on the Podcast Player Below to Hear from Carrie! Carrie's Introduction to Voice Acting Carrie's first job out of college was in HR. She was responsible for creating the online training program for her company.  She narrated the course as well.  Carrie enjoyed online training so much that she found a new job working full-time in e-learning. One day shortly after Carrie's maternity leave, she was listening to a podcast interview of a voice over actor on her commute to work. This was Carrie's first revelation that voice over work could be a full-time profession. Carrie called up the woman who was interviewed, Allison Steele, and hired her to be her voice over coach.  3 weeks later, Carrie had her first voice acting job!  Just 4 months later, Carrie was able to quit her full-time job to pursue voice over work as her new profession.  She's had a steady income ever since! How to Get Your First Gig Carrie shared several great tips on how to get your first gig as a voice over actor. Invest in Training.  Carrie faced a bit of criticism from friends and family when she hired someone to be her voice acting coach.  "Why would you hire a coach to teach you how to talk?" they asked, "you've been doing that your whole life!" But Carrie says that voice acting really is a different skill set.  There are many different intricacies to voice over work. And as you get better at voice acting, you can expand your repertoire in terms of adding new voice styles, ages, and accents. Invest in a good home studio, or find a studio where you can do your work.  The mid-level microphones that Sarah and I use for podcasting clearly wouldn't cut it for voice acting.  You need a sound-proof environment and a very high-quality microphone. Sign up for online casting sites.  Carrie got her first gigs from setting up her online profile on sites like Voices.com and Voice123.com  You have to pay either an annual fee (about $400) or a monthly fee ($40) to get started, but once you submit your profile and all of the different voices you can do, auditions that meet your skill set will be sent right to your inbox.  Carrie signed up for these sites thinking she'd just get some practice in the form of auditions, but she started getting booked for jobs pretty quickly! Note: since these sites are expensive, don't sign up for them until you've covered Steps 1 & 2. Practice a lot, get a coach, and get professional equipment. Network. Carrie now gets most of her voice over jobs through networking, referrals, and reaching out to her local community. Build your online presence. Carrie has also built her own online presence in the form of a website and being featured in different places online. Now companies find her all on their own. How to Audition We were pretty sure auditions for voice acting work a bit different than a casting call, but what exactly does it involve? The client generally provides a script.  Sometimes they'll also provide “direction” detailing how they would like you to sound, such as female, age 30-40, really upbeat! They may also provide another commercial as reference material or to let you know that's what inspired them. You record your audition on your own in your home studio or a studio you have access to. You can submit multiple "takes" of the audition if you feel that would showcase all of the potential options for a certain gig. Submit the audition either through the client's website, via email, or however they instruct you to do so. The client listens to all of the auditions and decides who to hire. The Essential Element for Excellent Audio Believe it or not, the essential element for excellent audio is actually...quiet!  Carrie says that voice actors crave true quiet. And this means complete silence - not a single sound! Carrie has visited co-working spaces who claim to have a recording space available, but as soon as she enters the room she hears creaking from the floor above or the hum of an air conditioner. This is why your best best it to have a dedicated home studio.  It really can be just a dedicated closet with blankets hung or foam to pad it. (We personally used the closet method to record our audiobook -surrounding ourselves with pillows to isolate the sound!) Carrie was lucky enough to find a co-working space in Kansas City that does have a professional recording space with iso booths, but this is pretty rare. Editing Audio Does a voice over artist have to become an expert editor or does the client edit their own work? Unless Carrie is doing a "directed session" where the client is right there with her directing every take, she does all the editing herself. Most of her work happens independently.  The client sends her a script, and she records it and sends it back "broadcast-ready" which means they can use it right away.  Carrie may still send several takes, but they are all fully edited. This means she has removed all breath sounds, clicks, or any of the other little distracting noises a mouth can make while it's speaking! Did Carrie learn how to edit audio on her own or did she receive training? A little of both!  Carrie and her husband have been doing podcasts for years, so she knew how to do basic audio edits from that.  However, with her new career, Carrie has invested in classes on editing and using professional software so she can up her editing game even more. Fancy Equipment? Carrie's husband is a bit of an audiophile, so when they began podcasting, they invested in studio-quality microphone.  She still uses the same microphone they purchased years ago - the AKG Perception 120. Carrie has done national radio commercials using this microphone! Carrie even brings her own microphone into the studio to use. Occasionally she tests out the equipment there and uses a new microphone for a certain job, but she generally sticks with her tried and true mic. Carrie's Recording Studio Carrie is lucky to have a local co-working space that also has a great recording studio. Most co-working spaces are designed more for “desk jobs” and they don't have great recording resources. Carrie pays $250 a month to use a local recording studio and has 24/7 access. When she isn’t in the studio she is still able to use the available office space there to get other things done. If you are interested in finding a recording studio to rent out, you'll have to do research in your local area.  Carrie doesn't think it's very common yet for a recording studio to offer space to rent, but hopefully this trend will grow! Directed Recordings Carrie actually loves directed sessions for several reasons. She knows exactly what the client wants. She's not left wondering whether she recording in the correct style. No time spent editing.  The client takes all the raw audio files and Carrie doesn't have to edit or finish them. She's solving a problem.  Carrie makes recorded sessions enjoyable by having the right mindset.  When the client gives feedback or wants another take, it's not personal. They're just looking for a particular sound and style.  Carrie knows if she can solve their problem and give them exactly what they're looking for, she's done her job. Carrie is great at being flexible.  This trait allows Carrie to offer a wide variety of styles so she can make sure the client hears just what they want. She knows that for many clients, they don't quite know exactly what they want until they hear it.  (She's done up to 50 takes in one session before!) Listen to Carrie's Voice on this AT&T Commercial.  Isn't it incredible?!  Find more examples of her work right here. How to Sound 20 Years Younger (or Older!) A lot of voice over work requires sounding a specific age. Carrie doesn’t do child voices (although many voice actors with high-pitched voices do!) but she is really great at doing a teenage girl voice. The teenage girl talks faster, with a higher pitch, and uses different inflection and words. Carrie has found that there is a lot you can do with your voice if you change your mindset. When trying to sound older she just “thinks older”. If you try to get into character and think about how the person would sound that can be very helpful for matching your voice to a certain age and character. Carrie has done voice acting from teenager through 50 year-olds. How Long does it Take to Record a Session? Sometimes a recording session can be very quick, particularly when the client is present, knows exactly what they want, and everyone is prepared.  In these cases, Carrie can show up, record the spot, and be done in 8 minutes! Some sessions however can take days to record such as educational content. It all depends on the gig itself and what the client is looking for. For Carrie, it also depends on how many spots or commercial she is recording at one time. One client hired her to record 8 commercials at once, so naturally, this session took longer. Some spots have the same copy but a different city, whereas some are completely different. As you'll discover below, you tend to be compensated for the extra time you put into each gig.  Audiobooks end up paying more as you spend more time recording and editing them.  But, you can also get more bang for your minute by booking national spots. How Much Does a Voice Actor Get Paid? Every job is quite different, but there is a union for voice over actors that has a suggested rate scale.  Carrie is not part of the union, but the rate scale is helpful for figuring out a fair rate. We found an example rate scale at voices.com. Internet, television, radio, and audiobooks are all different beasts.  Carrie says that a 30 second national radio spot is about $500 based on the scale created by the union. The sample scale above indicates that the rate would be $1000. An audiobook can range from $150 to $300 for a finished hour. A finished hour would include all of the work you did to record it such as editing, rerecording, etc… Most clients go in with a budget and then you can work with them and decide if it will work for both of you. The rate sheet example we found suggests that the highest rate (per minute at least!) comes from doing a national TV commercial.  This comes in at around $2000. A Flexible Career Option for Moms Voice over work is a great option for moms looking for flexible work that they can do from home. But Carrie doesn't want to deceive women into thinking they can just grab any old microphone, start talking, and book high-paying gigs. While voice acting can be very lucrative, Carrie wants to remind everyone that you are still running a business. Success does not come easy and it can be a very competitive. You have to practice and hone your craft constantly. You have to invest money initially for coaching, equipment, and membership on job sites. Finally, you need to market yourself and run your business. Carrie is running a business just like the rest of us, and we all know that growing a business doesn't come without a lot of hard work!   Do you Need an Agent for Voice Acting? While Carrie says that most of her jobs come through networking or applying on large sites, having an agent is great for working with really large clients. Carrie recommends waiting until you have a professional package to present before seeking out an agent.  You need to have a great demo tape. Make sure you are ready so you won't waste your time or the agent's.  Sharpen your skills first. Marketing Yourself Carrie’s marketing strategy revolves around one thing:  Exposure! She shared several great tips for gaining more exposure and getting more work. Create online profiles. Create profiles on as many platforms as you can find. Submit a thorough profile which includes all of the different voices you can do along with demos. Create your own website.  It can be very simple, but your website needs to have 2 things: Samples of what you can do, and a way to contact you. Create social media profiles.  Again, this is an easy way to build up your online presence and be found in more places. Get Business cards. Carrie says that while this may sound old school, it's very effective in her line of work.  She attends in-person networking events frequently, and she's ready with  her information and a way for people to contact her. Join your local Chamber of Commerce.  This goes hand-in-hand with the point above.  You can network with business owners and be ready when they're looking for a voice-over artist. Keep your ears open!  You'd be surprised at how much voice-over work is all around you.  Your local grocery story may have spots played over the intercom that are specific to that store.  (They hired a voice-over artist to do that!) Your local car dealership uses voice-overs. Kickstarter campaigns (like this one Hayley did) often use voice-overs too. Beth Anne's idea: Attend writers' conferences so you can help writers turn their books into audiobooks!  Addi Ganley did just that, and the audible commissions are quite a bit better than just selling on Amazon. More Than a Great Voice There is a lot more to voice over work than just having a nice voice. You need to be able to connect with the audience. Carrie says that even the most unique voices can find work if they are great at acting.  Find a specialty and find a way to connect. Conversely, having a great voice alone won't get you very far.  Your ability to act and express a certain feeling is what will make you stand out. Is Carrie Olsen a Brit? Carrie indulged us with a few of her different voice impressions. She shared her British Accent, Teen Girl, and The Know-it-all Mom. Her voices were spot on, and they were cracking us up! Clearly voice acting requires a lot of talent! Carrie's Adorable Mom and Aunt Moment Carrie has gotten her whole family involved in the fun of voice acting... and one little family member even got a paid gig! Find Carrie Online! CarrieOlsenVO.com - When you sign up for Carrie's newsletter, you'll get a free Getting Started Guide for Voice-Over in addition to tips and resources for voice actors.

We’ve all heard the expression - when one door closes, another opens. For my guest that expression had lasting meaning. Carrie Tollefson, a 2004 Olympian, had trained and planned for a spot on the 5K team, but as fate would have it she didn’t make the team. Carrie came back and surprised everyone, including herself, by earning a spot on the 1500m team. For Carrie, being an Olympian changed her life. Carrie, elite middle-distance runner, is also a five-time NCAA champion, three-time national champion, an ESPN2 analyst, wife and mother. Through her website, public speaking and training camps Carries inspires people to Get After It and [...]