BGB PODCAST: James Eckhouse and Why the Work Matters
BGB teacher James Eckhouse has spent 30 years succeeding in the business. And he’s done it because he knows how to fight through failure. Listen to James, Risa, and Steve talk about why the [...]
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BGB PODCAST: How To Love Your Auditions
It’s all about showing up. You have to bring the full force of your creativity into the audition room, into your career, and into your life. The practice of play makes that happen. It’s [...]
BGB PODCAST: Pilot Season Is Dead. Now What.
This time of year can make you crazy. Post-pilot season leaves a deafening silence that can make you crazy. It can make you search obsessively for a focus, somewhere to put your anxiety, [...]
BGB PODCAST: Your First Step In January 2019
LISTEN ABOVE IN BROWSER OR ON SOUNDCLOUD! It’s 2019 and you’re gonna hit the ground running! It’s time for action! LET’S DO THIS! On second thought, wait… [...]
Make Headshots Great Again!
Make Headshots Great Again! The White House released the First Lady’s Portrait… to your left. We talked on FB Live about why this portrait of Melania Trump does NOT work, and [...]
BGB PODCAST: The Perfect Pilot Season Moment
It’s almost here- that moment in Pilot Season when the desperation and panic reach a crescendo. In that moment, just as the town is about to implode, the clouds part, light emerges, and any [...]
BGB PODCAST: Pilot Season – Where are we right now?
Pilot Season is doing its level best to beat everyone down again this year. And we’re definitely feeling it here at the Studio. Risa and Steve give you the antidote to all of the [...]
BGB PODCAST: Turning the Current Fear into Acting Success
Lots going on in the world. And either you want to shut down and not get out of bed…or forget about it all and just focus on booking some damn work. But neither option gets you what you [...]
BGB PODCAST: The Secret Audition Weapon
A poisonous snake whose strike will sabotage your career opportunities lies in wait. Talent or training won’t help you when it strikes. And it will strike. This secret is the only way to [...]
Ben Lear – Actor / Writer / Filmmaker
Actor of BGB: Ben Lear has stepped behind the camera and made a powerful documentary, THEY CALL US MONSTERS. This has been a passion project he worked on for several years which evolved into this [...]
BGB PODCAST: Financial Independence
It’s time to declare your independence from the fear of money. It’s time to take command of your finances. Actor/Tax Preparer Chris Dotson offers tips on how to handle your money. [...]
Our LGBTQ Actor Roundtable
Risa & Steve sat down with Cassandra Clark, Felipe Figueroa, Frankie Kraft, Deborah Puette & Puppett, 5 LGBT+ actors from our community, to hear their thoughts on the work, the business [...]
BGB PODCAST: It’s Time To Stop Sabotaging Your Career
SABOTAGE! We all do it. Your resistance is sneaky, and left unchecked can find new and interesting ways to keep you from creative and professional success. Are you getting in your own way? [...]
BGB PODCAST: The Booking Mindset
Booking work starts with a booking mindset, letting go of limiting belief that perpetuates a narrative of failure. You can do amazing work in the audition room when it’s all on the [...]
BGB PODCAST: How To Get Your Money
The business is changing and you have to find a way to pay your bills in this new economy. You may have to shift your focus, look deeper and think about money differently. It’s time to look [...]
BGB PODCAST: What Does Your Acting Career Mean To You?
Is this just the pursuit of a lottery win? Are you doing this so you can book that big show that will give you fame and fortune within the next two years? It’s time to see the real path [...]
BGB PODCAST: BGB Actors Round Table: Black and Brown in Hollywood
Hollywood reflects the racism that exists in the world and is a product of a leadership that only knows white privilege. African and Latino American actors from our studio share their [...]
BGB PODCAST: How Not To Be A Miserable Series Regulars
Wait, doesn’t booking a TV show always mean that every problem you have or ever will have goes away? No. In fact many series regular actors don’t feel the ecstasy that we all think [...]
BGB PODCAST: 10,000 Hours
Comedians have it right. If you bomb on stage it means you’re pushing boundaries, exploring new ground, learning and growing. Most actors have a deep fear of and disdain for [...]
BGB PODCAST: Want Acting Success? It’s Time to Change
You’re in a business that is constantly changing. In fact change is the only constant. And if you’re not seeing the business for what it is, and adjusting as it changes, you may be [...]
BGB PODCAST: How To Manage Rejection
Death, taxes and rejection. As an actor, they’re all that’s certain. So, you’re going to have to figure out a way to manage it, use it and/or transcend it. Even with all the [...]
Showrunner Interview
Amy Lippman, a powerhouse showrunner, was the Creator of the hit series PARTY OF FIVE (1990s + 2019), and Executive Producer/Writer for MASTERS OF SEX (2013-2016). She has also been an EP [...]
BGB PODCAST: How Meditation Can Book You Work
It’s your secret weapon and you can do it anywhere. It’s no longer just for monks in a temple on a hill somewhere. Let us show you how meditation can bring you to health, happiness [...]
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