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Empowered Actors Podcast

Empowered Actors Podcast

by Adele James

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S1.E10 - How to NAIL the acting jobs you BOOK!

About this podcast

Adele James is an award winning actor with credits across Netflix, the BBC, the West End & more. She helps professional actors move past the “messy middle” to build a career rooted in joy and strategy. The Empowered Actors Podcast is for actors, performers & creatives ready for their breakthrough.

If you’ve ever asked yourself:
* How to find an acting agent?
* How to stand out in auditions?
* How to handle rejection?
* How to balance multiple creative identities?
* How to nail the jobs you book?

Build an acting career that lasts.
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Episodes

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  • S1.E10 - How to NAIL the acting jobs you BOOK! · 22 min · Season 1 Episode 10If you’ve ever booked a job and immediately felt the fear, the dread, the imposter syndrome, the “did they really mean to pick me?" kick in... this episode is for you. 🎙️🎧 The…
  • S1.E9 - Balancing multiple creative identities on top of your acting career! · 25 min · Season 1 Episode 9If you’ve been feeling the pressure to write, direct, produce AND act, or on the flip side, feeling guilty for ‘just’ wanting to act... this episode is for you. 🎙️🎧 The Empowered…
  • S1.E8 - How to become more visible as an actor (without a million followers!) · 23 min · Season 1 Episode 5If you’ve ever felt invisible as an actor, like no matter what you do, the right people just aren’t seeing you… then this episode is for you. 🎧🎙️ The Empowered Actors Podcast…
  • S1.E7 - What to do when your ‘big break’ is taking longer than you expected · 25 min · Season 1 Episode 7If you've been doing everything right, putting in the work, showing up consistently and yet your big break still feels like it's 'taking forever' to arrive, this episode is for…
  • S1.E6 - How to deal with rejection (after rejection, after rejection) as an actor · 29 min · Season 1 Episode 6If you’re in a place where it feels debilitating when your auditions and emails to industry creatives or agents don’t convert, then this episode is for you. 🎙️🎧 Today we’re…
  • S1.E5 - How to stand out in every single audition · 26 min · Season 1 Episode 5If you are walking into auditions and self-tapes trying to figure out what they want, trying to ‘get it right’, or overthinking about whether they even like you... then this…
  • S1.E4 - How to network without feeling like sh*t! · 25 min · Season 1 Episode 4If networking makes you feel icky, desperate, or like you’re begging for attention, you are not alone. And this episode is going to change that! 🎙️🎧 The Empowered Actors Podcast…
  • S1.E1 - If I had to start my acting career again, this is what I would do. · 35 min · Season 1 Episode 1If you've ever wondered what it actually takes to build an acting career that lasts decades, not just until your next job, this episode is for you! 🎙️🎧 In this very first episode…
  • S1.E3 - How to find your soulmate acting agent · 29 min · Season 1 Episode 3If you've ever asked yourself "am I with the right agent?", you are not alone. In fact, I don't think I've met a single actor who hasn't. This episode is for you! 🎙️🎧 Today we're…
  • S1.E2 - Why you feel behind in your acting career (and how to fix it!) · 23 min · Season 1 Episode 2If you've ever caught yourself thinking "I've been in this acting game for years - why am I not further along?" then this episode is for you. 🎙️🎧 Today we're tackling one of the…
  • Introducing The Empowered Actors Podcast! · 1 minWelcome to the first chapter of your most empowered acting career. The Empowered Actors Podcast (formerly In the Room). Hosted by award-winning actor Adele James (Queen Cleopatra…
  • 34: "Overnight" Success · 38 minWell. What a 7 months it has been since we last spoke... I've been wanting to record an episode like this for the longest, but for the longest I haven't felt fully able to speak…
  • 33: 29 Things I've Learned As An Actor · 50 minIt’s the first day of Spring y’all & it’s also 🎉MY BIRTHDAY! 🎉 To honour *finally* entering the last year of my 20s, I wanted to share 29 things I have learned as an actor so…
  • 32: A New Season Is Upon Us · 27 minThis week I am finally committing to less commitment when it comes to this podcast - with chest! It has been such an honour to produce this podcast weekly (for the most part)…
  • 31: But First, Believe · 23 minThis week I wanted to give you a quick reminder of how important it is to BELIEVE in yourself. It is the most radical form of selfcare, the foundation from which all else…
  • 30: You Owe It Only To Yourself · 25 minThis week, I am creeping out of my February hibernation to talk to you about an observation that I came across the other day about being a successful actor. I also wanted to…
  • 29: What Are You Putting In? · 29 minThis week I might still be bearing the war wounds of my latest battle with the flu - the second time this winter - but I am back nonetheless! Having had such a lack of energy of…
  • 27: Plan For The Future & Love The Process · 29 minWho else is really enjoying the slow speed of this January? I said last week that 2023 will be the year of momentum, but momentum in your acting career does not have to equal…
  • 28: Kyla Frye - Being a Mummy, a Filmmaker & The Change We Want To See · 1 h 1 minThis week I am throwing it back to a conversation I had with the delightful Kyla Frye just before Christmas in 2022, all about her life as a mummy, actor, writer, director…
  • 26: 2023 - The Year of Momentum! · 23 minFor the first time in years I am fully committing to the New Year, clean slate vibe! After a few years of anxiety and loneliness, I am ready for a year of forward momentum and in…

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