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Colin Egglesfield on Creating Real Connection, and Becoming an Agile Artist

Colin Egglesfield on Creating Real Connection, and Becoming an “Agile Artist”

Colin Egglesfield is an actor, author, and entrepreneur – best known for his roles as Josh Madden in the long-running soap opera All My Children, Auggie Kirkpatrick on The CW’s short-lived drama series Melrose Place, and Evan Parks on The Client List. I’m delighted to have him on Jump Start Your Joy this week for

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Create Your authentic artistic career

Ep104: Crafting Your Authentic Artistic Career with Money, Meaning, and Freedom with guest Caitlin Greer Meister

Please upgrade your browser This week, I’m so honored to have Caitlin Greer Meister to share about her role as a voice actor, an entrepreneur, a mentor to artists, and educational consultant. She has a beautiful way of describing her work as two careers in concert, as she’s a multi-passionate person that is truly doing

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Star Wars, General Grievous, and the Art of Sound

Ep93: Star Wars, General Grievous and the Art of Sound: a Lookback Episode with guest Matt Wood

Please upgrade your browser This week, I’m thrilled to be sharing what I like to call a look back episode, highlighting a favorite past guest. Early in Season One I had the pleasure of catching up with Matt Wood, who is the voice of General Grievous of Star Wars, and the senior sound editor at

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Burlesque and the Power of Vulnerability with Velvet O'Claire

Burlesque and the Power of Vulnerability with Velvet O’Claire

Velvet O’Claire is a burlesque performer and it’s my pleasure to have her on the show to talk about burlesque and the magic of being vulnerable and authentic. Velvet had her start in Paris at Burlesque Moulin, and recently returned to the states after working in Paris. She’s a self-described “gypsy entrepreneur,” and being a

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Cory Huff on the Art of Storytelling and Staying Curious

Jump Start Your Joy with guest Cory Huff on The Art of Storytelling and Staying Curious

Today’s interview is with Cory Huff of The Abundant Artist, and he joins me to talk about the art of storytelling, and his ability to stay curious. Cory works with artists to help them market and sell their work online. He’s also an actor, a gamer, coach, and storyteller. And! He’s got a book, “How

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Nellie Oleson Interview Alison Arngrim

Alison Arngrim on Beyond Surviving: Embracing the Gifts of Nellie Oleson

Alison Arngrim played Nellie Oleson for seven years on the hit show, Little House on the Prairie. She is often described as the “acid tongued hellcat” of the show, the small villain with golden ringlets and lovely clothing, and the arch-enemy of Laura Ingalls. Alison and I jumped on the phone for a little over an hour, and all I can say is that it was one of the most fast paced, hilarious, and engaging hours I’ve ever experienced. Tune in as I interview Alison Arngrim on beyond surviving: embracing the gifts of Nellie Oleson.

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Matthew Wood General Grievous in Star Wars

Matthew Wood (the voice of General Grievous in Star Wars) on Crafting Joy in the Crossfade

I’m super excited to share this interview with Matthew Wood, who is the voice of General Grievous in the Star Wars, Revenge of the Sith and The Clone Wars. When he’s not doing voice work, he is also a supervising sound editor at Skywalker Sound, a job he’s had for 25 years. Matt has worked on a

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