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Voiceovers and Analytics – The GKN Weekly Update 7/7/15
What has two thumbs and loves analytics? This guy does! (points to self with thumbs) For me it’s just plain fun. Spreadsheets, crunching...
Jul 7, 20152 min read


Voiceover Demos = Success? – The GKN Weekly Update 6/16/15
To be a great voice talent, you need a great demo. Or do you? Last week I was talking to my dear friends Brian and Rosi Amador (BTW if...
Jun 16, 20153 min read


My 3 Favorite Cloud-Based Tools For Voice Actors
I love traveling. Part of the fun for me is packing and being prepared for when I’m on the road. As an entrepreneur voice actor I need to...
Apr 7, 20153 min read


Huzzah! (And Other Geeky Terms) – The GKN Weekly Update 9/16/14
Hello and Happy Greenpeace Day, hippies! Kidding, kidding, kidding. It’s just that every time I hear or see the word hippies, it conjures...
Sep 16, 20142 min read


Wanna See My Mobile Recording Rig?
Since I’m heading to FaffCon next week, like a good little geek I tested my mobile recording rig to make sure everything works. Here’s...
Sep 9, 20142 min read


Voiceover Spring Cleaning – The GKN Weekly Update 7/22/14
Hello and Happy Hammock Day and Rat Catcher’s Day! Can you do both at the same time…? NEWS AND NOTES If you haven’t heard the news,...
Jul 22, 20142 min read


Is Your Voiceover Blog About Me Or You? – The GKN Weekly Update 7/8/14
Hello and Happy post-Fourth! Also known as the 5th, 6th, 7th, etc. Do you still have all of your fingers, toes, and livers? I have so...
Jul 8, 20143 min read


Classifying Voiceovers – The GKN Weekly Update 2/11/14
Hello and Happy Soon-To-Be-Valentine’s Day! Gentlemen, did you get a special something for that special someone? You’d better! NEWS AND...
Feb 11, 20143 min read


5 Questions You Should Always Ask A Voice Talent – The GKN Weekly Update 1/28/14
In response to my Voiceover Xtra article, “‘How Much Money Do You Make?’ … And Other Questions Never To Ask”, which was derived from my...
Jan 28, 20143 min read


Voiceovers and Fluffy Metrics – The GKN Weekly Update 11/19/13
Hello and Happy World Toilet Day! No, I’m not kidding and it’s not what you think. World Toilet Day creates awareness for the 2.6 billion...
Nov 19, 20133 min read


A Voiceover Tuneup! – The GKN Weekly Update 9/3/13
Happy Labor Day and Happy Rosh Hashanah! I prefer to say Happy Birthday, Adam and Eve. BTW what color tie goes with a fig leaf? NEWS AND...
Sep 3, 20132 min read


What To Do On A Slow Voiceover Day? – The GKN Weekly Update 8/20/13
What to do on a slow voiceover day…? Like many of you, August is the slowest month of the year for me, voiceover-wise. I look forward to...
Aug 20, 20132 min read


GKN Weekly Update 7/16/13 – Blogging Rules To Make Your Blog Rule!
Hello and Happy National Corn Fritters Day! Really? Really?! Actually, I do have a holiday to celebrate: my Blog-aversary! I started the...
Jul 16, 20132 min read


GKN Weekly Update 6/11/13 – Is TrueTwit For Twits?
Hello and Happy soon-to-be Father’s Day! If you’re looking to give Dad a funky gift, go to Uncommon Goods for some ideas. I’m partial to...
Jun 11, 20132 min read


GKN Weekly Update 5/21/13 – Nude Yoga and Voiceovers?!
Hello and welcome to the Good Karma Network, guaranteed to not be written by an eight-year-old in a tent! NEWS AND NOTES! The latest...
May 21, 20133 min read


Voiceovers, Buyout, And Exclusivity – GKN Weekly Update 3/26/13
Here’s a lesson in understanding buyout and exclusivity… I got an email from a potential client wanting to cast me for a commercial. It’s...
Mar 26, 20132 min read


The VO Business Health Check: Stop Guessing, Start Strategizing
Why a VO Business Health Check is Non-Negotiable I’ve been pretty slammed this year with a bunch of projects and other stuff, so I’m behind on a few “Quadrant Two” things. You know, the important, non-urgent stuff that actually builds the business. One thing I finally got around to was doing a deep-dive analysis of my business. An Autopsy of My 2012 VO Business I counted the amount of revenue-generating sessions (gigs, seminars, private coaching), the type of session, and ho
Mar 12, 20134 min read


Getting My CRM Act Together
Hello to all of my friends & colleagues! I know some of you had a rough week due to Super Storm Sandy and things may still be a bit wonky...
Nov 6, 20123 min read


GKN Weekly Update 10/9/12 – What Kind Of Voice Talent Are You, Anyway…?
A couple of weeks ago I taught a class called “Finding Your IN to the Industry”. A fun subject and a great group of students to boot. At...
Oct 9, 20122 min read


Mobile Recording And Me: Perfect Together…?
For those of you who know me, I am not mechanically inclined nor am I a “technophile” nor a coveter of grownup toys (iPads, iPods,...
Sep 18, 20123 min read


GKN Weekly Update 8/14/12 – Sticking My Head In The Cloud
I want to talk about my continuing quest to become as cloud-based as possible. No, I’m not talking about taking flying lessons or joining...
Aug 14, 20122 min read


Voice Actors Should Have A Newsletter...Or Should They?
A couple of weeks ago, I sent out my quarterly newsletter, which you can read here if you're not on my mailing list. I have a love/hate...
Jul 31, 20122 min read
To Blog Or Not To Blog?
Fellow voice talent Dave Wallace penned an interesting blog entry about how and why us VO folks write blogs. You can read it here . He...
May 29, 20122 min read


GKN 4/30/12 – The Power of YouTube!
Good evening, fellow Knick fans! You are Knick fans, right? Watching Game 2 against the Heat whilst editing an audiobook and taking a...
Apr 30, 20122 min read
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