You‘re a Voice Actor. You‘re an Entrepreneur. You‘re a VOpreneur®! The Everyday VOpreneur® Podcast is your Guide Through the Business of Voice Over. Each new episode presents actionable, practical advice designed to help you grow your voice over business through more confident and effective marketing and business tips from the pros in their respective fields. Having great skill in the recording booth isn‘t enough anymore. You also need to think and operate like a business owner. Among the tasks…
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Paul Vinger calls it "the unbearable awkwardness of marketing." He's an in-person guy - he connects easily face to face - but online, reaching out cold to total strangers still feels off. His question for Marc: where are the signposts that tell you you're going in the right direction, and what are the potholes to steer away from? In this Summer Series episode, Marc breaks down why the awkwardness…
Ryan Benes just retired from the Marine Corps after 22 years, and for the first time in his career, he has real time to invest in voiceover. His question for Marc: when you go from a few hours a week to full-time, where do you put that time so it actually moves the needle? In this Summer Series episode, Marc breaks down how to approach the full-time VO transition, what to keep doing, what to…
Rod Gonzalez is a bilingual voice actor working in both English and Spanish - and he's got three questions. Does it matter if you're the 51st person to submit on Voices.com? What are the real ingredients for a winning audition? And do any of these rules apply the same way in the Spanish market? In this Summer Series episode, Marc breaks down how Voices.com actually works, what the voice match…
Rosanna Pilcher is a narrator and voice actor who records under a pseudonym - and she has a problem. So much of social media marketing requires showing your face, being on camera, being "real." But what do you do when you can't reveal who you are? In this Summer Series episode, Marc breaks down creative options available to voice actors who need to build a brand and a following without ever…
Ali Lazari has her commercial and narration demos - but she wants to specialise in corporate narration and she's not there yet. Her question for Marc: what do you do in the meantime? Do you reach out to leads? Do you wait? Do you do nothing? Marc's answer: you don't sit on the sidelines. In this Summer Series episode, Marc breaks down every option available to voice actors who are working toward…
Syan Newton is ready to record her first voiceover demo - but she has questions. How do you know when you're ready? How much should you spend? And how do you find the right producer? In this Summer Series episode, Marc gives Syan everything she needs to walk into that demo session with confidence. Inside this episode: How to know when you're actually ready to record - and why a good coach will…
Terry Briscoe is five years into his voiceover career and starting to see real momentum. His question for Marc: what do you do next? How do you take that leap from where you are to the next level? In this Summer Series episode, Marc gets honest about his own leveling-up process - including the year he booked zero agent jobs, the hot seat session that left him beat red in front of 121 people, and…
Leigh Laird has been watching Marc Scott's documentary short videos on LinkedIn and wants to know everything - how he picks topics, how he writes scripts, how he produces the videos, and whether the strategy is actually working. In this Summer Series episode, Marc pulls back the curtain on the full DocuShort strategy - from the AI-assisted scripting process to the one-to-two hour production…
Cameron Pister has been working her CRM leads through a full sequence and getting no response. Her question for Marc: what do you do when someone goes through your entire follow-up cycle without ever getting back to you? Do you start them over? Find a new contact? Or just let them go? In this Summer Series episode, Marc walks through his exact strategy for handling dormant leads - and explains why…
Fred North has spent over 20 years building a full-time voiceover business on direct marketing - primarily retainer work with radio and TV stations. Now he wants to add a pay-to-play platform to the mix. The problem? He has no idea where to start. In this Summer Series episode, Marc Scott breaks down the four pay-to-play platforms worth considering in 2026, gives his honest take on each one, and…
Are voice actors now expected to be on call 24/7, travel with gear everywhere they go, and never miss an audition? That's the question audiobook and narration voice actor Amy Tallmadge brought to Marc Scott after hearing some interesting conversations at VO Atlanta - and the answer might give you permission to actually enjoy your next vacation. Marc gives his honest take on whether the industry…
Did you know that roughly 50% of consumers are now using AI-powered search? And that number is only going up? In this Summer Series episode of the VOpreneur Podcast, voice actor Cody Rock asks the question that every voice actor with a website needs to hear right now: what is the difference between SEO and GEO, and how can voice actors use both to get in front of more buyers? Marc Scott breaks…
