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Branding. It’s the key to getting known in this business. It’s the key to being remembered. Really….it’s the key to everything Your job as an actor is to know what it is you sell. So we had to share with you this two part video series on Brand we were asked to record for ActorIntro. [...]

Many of you tell me that you always feel hungry. Let’s explore: First off, let’s ask ourselves this question while we’re thinking rationally: Is it possible to be hungry all the time? Rationally, we know that it’s not possible to be hungry all the time. So what gives? Well, most of the time it’s emotional [...]

When it comes to saving, many suffer from a disease I call “assoonas syndrome.” They plan to start saving. As soon as the car is fixed. As soon as they receive a raise at the part-time side job. As soon as they get a speaking part. The rash of “as soon as” spreads on and [...]

Jodie Bentley is an entrepreneur, career coach, teacher and professional actor in NYC. After graduating with a BFA in Acting from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts at the Stella Adler Conservatory, she discovered her other loves – sales and marketing. Jodie built The Savvy Actor, from the ground up.  Her company laid the foundation for [...]

Register to join Actor’s Equity in the National Walk to End Alzheimer’s sponsored by the Alzheimer’s Association in New York City October 23!

Scared of sending that email to the co-worker you just can’t seem to get along with? Have problems thinking about what to say to that casting director you’ve arranged to meet? Worried about the conversation you need to have with your roommates about the delegation of household duties? Well, fear not, Savvy Actors: here are [...]

Let’s talk about reality today. NOT reality TV, although I could talk about that also because I watch way too much of it. I’m talking about reality, like, LIFE. Reality is always worth talking about. When our life feels like it’s all out of whack, our diet and exercise tends to mimic that. When we’re [...]

Doug Shapiro, a career consultant with The Savvy Actor, takes great pride in helping clients master their careers. He is renowned for his ‘FODapalooza’ networking events and monthly e-newsletters. Doug’s eight years with Right Management, a company that provides career management services, provided the foundation for his expertise in self-marketing, interviewing and networking techniques. Doug works [...]

Last week, an old friend called to meet for lunch. I suggested we try a comfortable mid-priced place with a patio, but she insisted on one of the nicest restaurants in town. Arriving, I couldn’t help but notice that her car was worth about double mine. She was dressed from head to toe in designer [...]

Find Your Missing Link! A Free Seminar that Will Change Your Acting Life At The Savvy Actor, we look to outside sources and companies beyond our acting world to find what works and what it takes to be successful. We’ve taken business fundamentals and skills that work in the real world and morphed them for the creative [...]