Versa Manos is an award-winning Los Angeles-based talent manager and owner of Gorgeous Media Group. She brings decades of entertainment and media experience to a roster of clients, which include actors, writers, directors, and musicians. She is heavily invested in the industry, serving as an executive member of Film Independent, Women in Film, Hollywood Radio and Television Society, and American Film Institute. She previously served as the President of the Talent Managers Association. Join Versa in VersaVision as she brings together insiders and career professionals from across the entertainment industry together to discuss all things entertainment. VersaVision is created and hosted by Versa Manos and produced by Evan Thomas.
This week on the VERSAVISION podcast, host Versa Manos is talking about the hidden "blind spots" in one's acting career - the subtle habits, outdated tools, or mindset blocks that are quietly keeping you stuck.
In the podcast, you will learn:
-how to identify blind spots that sabotage momentum
- common blind spots (and how to fix them)
-tools to reset your focus and align with opportunity
Don't stay in your lane - make sure you're ...
With the preliminary voting ending today at 5:00 PT, we were treated with a conversation with several filmmakers with films in contention for the 97th Academy Awards. Versa and her fantastic guests cover a range of topics, from the day-to-day business on set, to how to stay driven in a creative field. Finally, they get into the big picture of the entertainment landscape and what challenges and opportunities new technology offers to...
David has been involved in over 120 projects, including the cult classic “The Slumber Party Massacre”, ABC’s “General Hospital”, Daytime Emmy winning “Girls’ Voices Now”, and most recently “Big Rage.” David’s myriad of work and talent allows him to be an excellent advocate for social justice causes, and bring mor...
Glenn Morshower returns this week to bring us more of his Glenn-isms!
Glenn's career has taken him to all across the entertainment landscape. He has played key roles in films like Black Hawk Down, Air Force One, and Moneyball, television series like Manhunt, Supergirl, and Bloodline, and even videogames like the Call of Duty and Wolfenstein franchises. We are always excited to talk with Glenn and hear of his wealth of industry know...
This week we are joined by award-winning actor, producer and writer Glenn Morshower!
Glenn's has appeared in key roles in countless notable films and television shows, from franchises like Transformers and X-Men to series like Ozark, 24, and The Resident. With more than 250 credits, Glenn has a wealth industry knowledge, which no doubt is why he has taken his talents to sharing insights and wisdom with audiences as an inspirational...
This week, we are joined by a groundbreaking trans-actor Brian Michael Smith. In this episode, we discuss how he became first openly black trans man cast as a series regular on broadcast TV with his role as Strickland on 9-1-1: Lone Star and what that means to him as an actor.
Brian has also appeared on notable shows like NBC’s Chicago P.D., Showtime’s Homeland, HBO’s Girls, and Queen Sugar.
Before starting his acting career, Brian...
This week, we are joined by the award-winning writer, director, and global acting coach Anthony Meindl! In this engaging discussion Anthony talks about living in the moment, the importance of empathy, and how to bring the best out the best of actors in every performance! Anthony has acting studios in 10 cities all over the world and he is currently in post-production on his latest feature "Memento Mori" that explores the climate c...
This week, we are joined by the one and only Amy Lyndon as she walks us through her ideology on booking roles in entertainment! Lyndon’s rich and varied career, both in front of and behind the camera, has given her a profound appreciation for the work that goes into being successful. Drawing from her wealth of experience, Amy shares expert insights from her internationally acclaimed, revolutionary book, The Lyndon Technique: The 15...
Jen Rudin recently reopened Jen Rudin Casting following her stints at ICM and IAG and joins us to share her vast wealth of experience and offer sound advice for aspiring actors looking to grow their career and find balance in their personal and professional life!
Jen is an award-winning casting director, author and audition coach who began her decades-long career in show business as a professional child actor at age eight. She is t...
Michael Eisenstadt, President of AEFH joins us for an engaging conversation about the best way for an actor to make it in their career. Listen to today's episode to hear Michael's advice on how to thrive as an actor and how one must be fully committed to the craft.
Eisenstadt has been nominated six times for the Seymour Heller Talent Manager Association Award (TMA) and won the Best Adult Theatrical Agent Award in 2007, 2019 and 202...
Jacqui Pitman is Owner of Pitman Casting Inc., a full service, reality television casting company in Los Angeles. As one of the go-to casting directors in the reality industry, Pitman’s recent casting credits include ABC’s The Golden Bachelor, The Golden Bachelorette, America's Most Wanted, Raid the Cage, Price is Right, Let's Make a Deal, Wheel of Fortune, Blind Date, Kids Say The Darndest Things, Big Brother 2, Face Off (seasons ...
For the past thirteen years, Brittani Ward has built an impressive career, working on projects of every size. Extensive casting associate work under Emmy-award winning CDs (from 2012 - 2018) includes The First (starring Sean Penn), one season of every Marvel/Netflix series, 50 Shades of Gray Darker and Freed, Death Note, two Jason Statham-led features, and prestigious television pilots and series. As an independent casting director...
Voted “Best Acting Studio & Coach” in L.A., Joseph Pearlman helps actors transform careers and ignite their souls through the power of fun!
Pearlman Acting Academy (PAA), Hollywood’s leading film and TV acting studio, offers the most advanced on-camera audition technique and scene study training in the industry. PAA helps actors worldwide, via Zoom, transform their careers, win auditions, secure series leads, and deliver award-...
Leonel Antonio Severino was born the third of four children in Salem, Massachusetts. He then relocated to Providence, Rhode Island where he quickly developed a reputation on the arts scene as a Krump dancer, earning himself the nickname of "Witness."
Despite his success as a dancer, Leonel was fully enveloped by his true passion in life - acting - at the age of 10 while watching The Wachowski Siblings' groundbreaking film "The Matr...
Jaime Love started her career in 1999 by overseeing the production of print campaigns and TV commercials in Toronto, Canada. Following years of collaboration with talent and art directors, she transitioned to work on their behalf as a print and commercial agent.
Six years into her career as an agent, Jaime was presented with an extraordinary opportunity to use the production skills she had developed earlier in her career and she be...Are you chasing after every opportunity that comes your way or are you letting opportunities slip through your fingers? Join us for a discussion on putting the work in on a daily basis to give every opportunity and audition 100%, no matter how big or small. When you give every opportunity the maximum amount of effort it shows to casting directors and helps you develop your craft. When you put the work in, things will start to happe...
Glenn Morshower has appeared in more than 250 films and television shows, in a career spanning five decades. His first appearance was in the 1976 feature film Drive-In.
Audiences know Glenn best for his seven-year run as Agent Aaron Pierce, on the highly acclaimed FOX series 24, as General Morshower, in the Transformers films, as Wayne Lowry, on the Netflix original series Bloodline, and for the past six years he has had a running ...
David Guglielmo is a producer, writer, director, and casting director based in NY and LA. In five years he cast approximately 50 feature films, fast-tracking his induction into the prestigious Casting Society of America.
His titles include the highly acclaimed ensemble-piece THE STANDOFF AT SPARROW CREEK (TIFF Premiere), the crime drama SOUTH OF HEAVEN starring Jason Sudeikis, and the Venice Film Festival premiering RUN HIDE FIGHT.
...Tracy Martin is a performer, worldwide acting coach, career coach, and writer. She’s never stopped working in the entertainment industry since her debut in her first grade play. She was an elf; She hasn’t grown much since.
Tracy has successfully coached children, teens and young adults to land roles in television, film, commercials, and voiceover. Her students and alumni have worked with industry notables such as Steven Spielberg, ...
Danielle Pretsfelder Demchick, CSA is an advocate manifesting change in how the real world is reflected in today’s media. Her focus is on elevating underrepresented and misrepresented communities.
An active member of the New York casting community since 2004, Nickelodeon was her casting home for over 14 years.
Since opening her own casting office in 2022, some of her favorite credits include RespectAbility's Disabled Children's Co...
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