Think Bigger Actors Podcast

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• Episode 612: Pam Carbonero - How to Stop Waiting for Permission 01.07.2026 1ч 22мин

  What if the thing holding your career back isn't a lack of opportunity—but waiting for someone else's yes? Pam Carbonero joins me for a conversation about leadership, reputation, and creating your own momentum. CONNECT WITH ME: Instagram: @thinkbiggercoaching WHO IS THIS GUY? Check me out at: www.thinkbiggercoaching.com
• Episode 611 - DaJuan Johnson - State of the Industry: What Getting My Show Canceled Taught Me 15.06.2026 33мин

  I'm back. In this State of the Industry episode, I open up about the cancellation of Electric Bloom, what I learned from losing another series, and why nobody talks enough about what happens after the job ends. I get into why your community is your ceiling and why who you surround yourself with matter more than people think. I also talk about reimagining what it means to be an actor in 2026, why I've leaned into directing this past year, and why self-tapes and verticals are both worth your attention right now, whether you like it or not. If you're feeling stuck or unsure where you fit in this version of the industry, this one's for you. CONNECT WITH ME: Instagram: @thinkbiggercoaching WHO IS THIS GUY? Check me out at: www.thinkbiggercoaching.com
• How to Create Verticals — Let's Talk! 11.11.2025 18мин

  Vertical dramas — those two-minute, phone-first shows on apps like Tubi, ReelShort, and MyDrama — are now an $8 billion business. SAG just launched a Verticals Agreement. Fox is producing hundreds. Disney's investing millions. In this episode, DaJuan breaks down how to do verticals — what they are, why they matter, and how actors can use this moment to stop waiting for permission and start creating in the new storytelling lane that's already here. Featuring a conversation with producer Guy Chachkes.   CONNECT WITH ME: Instagram: @thinkbiggercoaching WHO IS THIS GUY? Check me out at: www.thinkbiggercoaching.com    
• He Said I Manipulated Actors 02.11.2025

  Go ahead and sit down for this one!  CONNECT WITH ME: Instagram: @thinkbiggercoaching WHO IS THIS GUY?  Check me out at: www.thinkbiggercoaching.com
• Episode 610: DaVida Chanel Baker - How to Build a Real Partnership With Your Reps 27.10.2025 1ч 6мин

  Talent Manager DaVida Chanel Baker breaks down what reps are really looking for—and how to turn your rep relationship into a true partnership. A must-listen for actors ready to take control of their careers.   Casting Network: For a limited time, Casting Networks is offering our listeners $65 off a Premium Annual membership when you use the code "THINKBIGGER" at checkout, and start submitting to casting calls right away. Terms and conditions apply. Visit https://www.castingnetworks.com/promo-codes/ to learn more.   CONNECT WITH ME: Instagram: @thinkbiggercoaching WHO IS THIS GUY? Check me out at: www.thinkbiggercoaching.com   CONNECT WITH DaVida: Instagram: @davidachanel
• Your Other Dream 20.10.2025 10мин

  So you want to be an actor and also something else? Good, let's talk about it! CONNECT WITH ME: Instagram: @thinkbiggercoaching WHO IS THIS GUY?  Check me out at: www.thinkbiggercoaching.com
• Episode 609: Shaz Bennett - Special Edition: Booked & Busy Actors Retreat 13.10.2025 1ч 4мин

  Showrunner Shaz Bennett (Queen Sugar, Bosch) reveals what makes a self-tape stand out—and what casting is really looking for. A must-listen for actors who want to stop guessing and start booking. Casting Network: For a limited time, Casting Networks is offering our listeners $65 off a Premium Annual membership when you use the code "THINKBIGGER" at checkout, and start submitting to casting calls right away. Terms and conditions apply. Visit https://www.castingnetworks.com/promo-codes/ to learn more.   CONNECT WITH ME: Instagram: @thinkbiggercoaching WHO IS THIS GUY? Check me out at: www.thinkbiggercoaching.com   CONNECT WITH SHAZ Instagram: @shazbennett
• Episode 608: Jon Snow - How Being a Reader Changed the Way I Audition 12.08.2025 1ч 11мин

  Before booking recurring roles on Criminal Minds and The Rookie, Jon Snow spent hours in the audition room as a reader for a casting director. In this episode, Jon shares what that experience taught him—why the actor who's most present often stands out, how over-rehearsing can kill a moment, and the small shifts that can make a performance land. He also pulls back the curtain on what casting is actually paying attention to, the choices that quietly take you out of the running, and how shifting his perspective changed everything about the way he auditions.   Casting Network: For a limited time, Casting Networks is offering our listeners $65 off a Premium Annual membership when you use the code "THINKBIGGER" at checkout, and start submitting to casting calls right away. Terms and conditions apply. Visit https://www.castingnetworks.com/promo-codes/ to learn more.   CONNECT WITH ME: Instagram: @thinkbiggercoaching WHO IS THIS GUY? Check me out at: www.thinkbiggercoaching.com   CONNECT WITH JON Instagram: @the_jon_snow
• How to Work With a Coach 04.08.2025 8мин

  Once you have an acting coach, you then have to learn how to work with one. Don't worry, I'll tell you how to do it in this episode.  CONNECT WITH ME: Instagram: @thinkbiggercoaching WHO IS THIS GUY?  Check me out at: www.thinkbiggercoaching.com  
• Episode 607: Denise Sanchez - How to Bounce Back After a Bad Audition 28.07.2025 59мин

  One day, she's crying in her car after bombing an audition. The next? Recurring roles on NCIS: Los Angeles and Bosch: Legacy. In this episode, Denise Sanchez shares the raw truth behind her rise—how burnout almost made her quit, what pulled her back in, and the mindset shift that changed everything. This one's for any actor who's ever felt like giving up... but didn't.   Casting Network: For a limited time, Casting Networks is offering our listeners $65 off a Premium Annual membership when you use the code "THINKBIGGER" at checkout, and start submitting to casting calls right away. Terms and conditions apply. Visit https://www.castingnetworks.com/promo-codes/ to learn more.    CONNECT WITH ME: Instagram: @thinkbiggercoaching   WHO IS THIS GUY?  Check me out at: www.thinkbiggercoaching.com   CONNECT WITH DENISE:  Instagram: @denisegsanchez
• Episode 606: Luke Barnett - How to Make It in Hollywood (When They Don't See You as the Star) 14.07.2025 1ч 4мин

  You write it. You star in it. It wins awards… and still, they only see you as "the writer." In this episode, actor and creator Luke Barnett gets brutally honest about what it's like to break through—and still be overlooked. We talk about identity, resilience, and what it really takes to carve out a place in Hollywood when the industry has other plans. This one's for the actors building something real—even when it feels invisible.   Casting Network: For a limited time, Casting Networks is offering our listeners $65 off a Premium Annual membership when you use the code "THINKBIGGER" at checkout, and start submitting to casting calls right away. Terms and conditions apply. Visit https://www.castingnetworks.com/promo-codes/ to learn more.   CONNECT WITH ME: Instagram: @thinkbiggercoaching WHO IS THIS GUY? Check me out at: www.thinkbiggercoaching.com   CONNECT WITH LUKE:  Twitter (X): @LukeBarnett  
• How To Book Work 07.07.2025 15мин

  She booked it!   In this episode, I sat down with a Think Bigger Coaching client who just booked a role on the same Disney show I recur on.   We talk about what it's like working together on set, how she landed the role, and the truth about self-taping in today's industry.   This is what I mean when I say #SeeYouOnSet—it's not just a phrase. It's the whole mission. Grab the Self Tape Playbook!  http://www.selftapeplaybook.com/ CONNECT WITH ME: Instagram: @thinkbiggercoaching  WHO IS THIS GUY? Check me out at: www.thinkbiggercoaching.com
• Episode 605: Johnny Sibilly - What Success Doesn't Solve: Pressure, Visibility, and Choosing Rest. 30.06.2025 1ч 3мин

  Success doesn't silence self-doubt. In this powerful episode, Hacks and Pose star Johnny Sibilly gets honest about what happens after the big break. From the pressure to represent entire communities to the toll of always having to "be on," Johnny shares the side of success most actors never hear about. If you've ever felt like rest isn't an option, or visibility comes at a cost—you need this conversation. Plus, I kick things off with some real talk about showing up in uncertain times, a wild email I got about L.A., and why our work as artists has never been separate from the world around us.   Casting Network: For a limited time, Casting Networks is offering our listeners $65 off a Premium Annual membership when you use the code "THINKBIGGER" at checkout, and start submitting to casting calls right away. Terms and conditions apply. Visit https://www.castingnetworks.com/promo-codes/ to learn more.   CONNECT WITH ME: Instagram: @thinkbiggercoaching WHO IS THIS GUY? Check me out at: www.thinkbiggercoaching.com   CONNECT WITH Johnny: Instagram: @johnnysibilly
• Don't Move to L.A 23.06.2025 7мин

  Season 6 - Don't Move to L.A.   Grab the Self Tape Playbook!  http://www.selftapeplaybook.com/ CONNECT WITH ME: Instagram: @thinkbiggercoaching  WHO IS THIS GUY? Check me out at: www.thinkbiggercoaching.com
• Episode 604: Tony Rodriguez - The Simpsons Episode 16.06.2025 49мин

  Actor, writer, and voice of The Simpsons' first gay Cuban character, Tony Rodriguez, joins me to talk about taking creative risks, breaking barriers—and how one self-tape he posted for fun led to the role of a lifetime. This is what happens when you stop waiting for permission and just put the damn tape out. Casting Network: For a limited time, Casting Networks is offering our listeners $65 off a Premium Annual membership when you use the code "THINKBIGGER" at checkout, and start submitting to casting calls right away. Terms and conditions apply. Visit https://www.castingnetworks.com/promo-codes/ to learn more.   CONNECT WITH ME: Instagram: @thinkbiggercoaching WHO IS THIS GUY? Check me out at: www.thinkbiggercoaching.com Secure your spot for the 2025 Retreat: https://thinkbiggercourses.com/actors-retreat2025/   CONNECT WITH TONY: Instagram: @thetonyrodrig
• The Wolfpack Episode 09.06.2025 11мин

  Season 6 - Finding your wolfpack!   Grab the Self Tape Playbook!  http://www.selftapeplaybook.com/ CONNECT WITH ME: Instagram: @thinkbiggercoaching  WHO IS THIS GUY? Check me out at: www.thinkbiggercoaching.com
• Episode 603: Brent Bailey - The Success Your Own Way Episode 02.06.2025 1ч 8мин

  From Romcom lead to producer to low-key house flipper, Brent Bailey is proof that success doesn't have to look like a straight line. In this episode, Brent talks about betting on yourself, writing the movie that got him on Lifetime, and why taking the "untraditional" path might be the smartest move you make.   Casting Network: For a limited time, Casting Networks is offering our listeners $65 off a Premium Annual membership when you use the code "THINKBIGGER" at checkout, and start submitting to casting calls right away. Terms and conditions apply. Visit https://www.castingnetworks.com/promo-codes/ to learn more.   CONNECT WITH ME: Instagram: @thinkbiggercoaching WHO IS THIS GUY? Check me out at: www.thinkbiggercoaching.com   CONNECT WITH BRENT: Instagram: @brentmbailey
• Agents: Abuse and Finding the Right One 26.05.2025 15мин

  Season 6 - Let's talk agents! Grab the Self Tape Playbook!  http://www.selftapeplaybook.com/ CONNECT WITH ME: Instagram: @thinkbiggercoaching  WHO IS THIS GUY? Check me out at: www.thinkbiggercoaching.com
• Episode 602: Brandi Nicole (Writer, Bosch - Ballard) – The Job to Job Success Myth Episode 19.05.2025 1ч 15мин

  What if everything you believed about "making it" in this industry was a lie? Actor, writer, and creator Brandi Nicole drops the truth about the myth of job-to-job success, building a career outside of LA, and reclaiming your creative power—on your terms.   Grab the Self Tape Playbook! http://www.selftapeplaybook.com/   CONNECT WITH ME: Instagram: @thinkbiggercoaching  WHO IS THIS GUY? Check me out at: www.thinkbiggercoaching.com   CONNECT WITH BRANDI: Instagram: @creativelyb  
• Episode 601: State of the Industry 05.05.2025 46мин

  Season 6 kicks off with DaJuan Johnson breaking down the current State of the Industry—what's shifting, what's working, and what actors need to know now. Kicking off Season 6 of the Think Bigger Actors Podcast with a powerful State of the Industry episode—hosted by DaJuan Johnson. Grab the Self Tape Playbook! CONNECT WITH ME: Instagram: @thinkbiggercoaching  WHO IS THIS GUY? www.thinkbiggercoaching.com