How can one person have so much on their plate and still have time to do the podcast?  Jeff has his own Medical Practice focusing on Chiropractic, has B-N-B's, is an accomplished painter and scultpurer PLUS HAS A ROCKING VO BUSINESS!  HOW DOES HE DO IT and remain CALM while having a teenager at home and another in college???  We talk about some of those struggles to find balance but let me just say... this guy is alwasy calm, collected and willing to help ANYONE who needs it.  2 good ol' boys just chatting on this SPECIAL ADDED EPISODE of the VO LIFE!

Ep 180 - Jeff Williams

This guy!  20 years deep into the biz and still brings the FRESH...and I have to say my favorite part is the  WARNINGS he got doing VO while still working in radio... and how it led him to leave and do this all in! Chris brings a lot of fun to the podcast today and joins me and Kaset for an hour of convo!

Ep 179 - Chris McCloy (and guest co-host Kasey Hott)

My marketing routine has finally shaped up after almost a year of building systems, tryinh CRM's and finally settling into 2 ways to go get those clients attention.  One is HANDS OFF with VO Inbox and Jonathan Grant.  The other is my TARGETED MARKETING for Automotive, Radio Imaging and Follow Up for ALL genres. How do I do it?  Let's take a quick look!

Wanna talk?  Schedule time HERE [https://troyholdenvoices.com] . There is a 15m Free consult and other options when you are ready to look behind the curtain!

EP 178 Targeted Marketing

Matt Sheppard took a very long bicycle ride from home one day and stopped pedaling when he reached Northern Greece!  Now he is a full time voice actor after being on camera and is "planted" where he feels he should be.  Join us and hear how Matt made his transition into the VO Life!

EP 177 - Matt Sheppard 

With a wealth of experience in audiobooks and using his niche to the MAX J Rodney Turner is both neighbor and superstar in Audiobooks.  Bill Marsh started in VO about 2 years ago and has been making the conference rounds and digging in.  Let's talk to 2 guys in different stages and hear all about it!

Reach out to Troy through his website...  troyholdenvoices.com [https://troyholdenvoices.com]

EP 176 - J RODNEY TURNER & BILL MARSH

Kasey Hott is the former TV News Personality who decided after 15 years it was time for change and BOY did she make changes... marraige, move, new house and FULL TIME VO! Shar Albert is taking life on after declaring "It is MY time" and is deep into VO as an audiobook narrator and now other genres as she just won the VO LIFE mock audition!   Join us in a fun conversation and hear how THEY did the deal and keep grinding in their version of THEIR VO LIVES!

Want to be a guest? Have a VO STORY to tell?  Maybe CO-HOST an episode or 2??  Email me at troy@troyholdenvoices.com and get on the list!

EP 175 - Kasey Hott and Shar Albert

One Voice Award Niminated in 2025 3 times voice actor Deanna Johnston joins me today and it's all about the grind and keeping the faith although WE KNOW NOT the supposed outcome of all those emails and auditions.  When it becomes TOO MUCH what do we do and how do we adjust and maintain?  We talk to a friend. Deanna and I have been on this journey about the same amount of time and she had some interesting perspectives to share about audtions, marketing, online casting and Fiverr where she was "one of those people" making 5 figures monthly early on.  

EP 174 - with Deanna Johnston and THE GRIND of VO

You cannot use a USB mic...You must have agents... You cannot make 6 figures with your accent... SAY IT AIN'T SO!!  Things I was told and things some assume can add up to bogging you down.  Don't believe everything you hear or see and work it out for your self with someone you trust.  All of this is leading up to OVC in August and my session covering accepting yourself as you.  YOU can do most anything! 


EP 173 - SAY IT AIN'T SO!

YOU have to study. YOU have to learn. YOU should know your rates and know YOUR WORTH as a voice actor when quoting broadcast work.  It is COMPLICATED and I even use the GVAA daily. It is ALWAYS up on my screen because I also get confused and yes... sometimes have to ask for help! Do'nt leave a pile of cash on the table... you don't have to memorize it all but you need to know how to INTERPRET those rates! 

My pal Paul Schmidt has a great video course on rates you can get... visit https://vopro.pro/  to learn more

Want to schedule a consult with me?  30 MIN BUSINESS CONSULT [https://calendly.com/troyholdenvo/30m-consult-troy-holden]  do that here!

Thanks for listening!

EP 172 - Understanding Broadcast Rates

You got the job! Congrats! Now how do you KEEP the client? This episode is all about LOSING a client and the fastest ways to do so plus how to turn those things into the ones you should do to KEEP a client.

Need VO Business Advice?  I offer consults starting with a 15m free consult that NEVER stops at 15m! To schedule with me click this link:
BOOK 15 MINS [https://calendly.com/troyholdenvo/15m-free-get-to-know-you]    

Marketing is hard... you got this!!


EP 171 - HOW TO LOSE A CLIENT

2020 brought a slew of new VO artists to the table and many will try to climb
the ladder to success. I started the Ladder with Will to help those climbing...
and although we've parted ways the ladder is still a part of the journey to
living THE VO LIFE... so those episodes are still up and relevant. Catch up on
all of the OLD podcasts from the ladder before they are gone and for now, catch
the new VO LIFE episodes here or on other feeds!

Troy Holden

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