Sheila-Joon Azim is one of my favorite types of clients. Why? Because she was a total skeptic when it came to reaching out to reps. After a series of rejections she got to the screw it, why not point and jumped in head first.
Getting into the community of it all, Sheila Joon became the ultimate success story, landing two new agents in two markets while maintaining her own self-care in the process. And we love that combo the most.
Sheila-Joon has a new manager and two new agents – in two different markets!
This is part of a special How They Did It series of bonus episodes.
With this series, actors I’m talking to you: I believe that acting is your calling and your purpose on the planet. You use your voice, and your body, and all that you are, to tell stories that remind US what it is to be human. You have the power to change lives.
And, we all know that having great representation makes that impact all that much more possible.
But let’s not get it twisted – looking for an agent or a manager sucks. It’s not straightforward, there are tons of people telling you the best-slash-only ways to do it, and it can leave you in a constant state of anxiety thinking to yourself – is this ever going to happen for me?
And that’s why in this series of tell-all interviews with my agent goals students – you’ll hear how they did it.
REMINDER: Each of these bonus episodes is very different, because each of these actors want different things from their careers: some want to be on Broadway, others have their sights set on tv and film, and still others are creators and want to land reps that are excited by that.
CLOSER LOOK & TAKEAWAYS
- How Sheila prepped for meetings, created her routines, and kept herself “ready” as her meetings stretched over multiple weeks
- Questions reps asked in meetings and what surprised her most
- Tri-Coastal? How she took meetings in two regions AT THE SAME TIME
- The importance of the group process so she never felt alone
- How to celebrate success so it doesn’t leave you feeling empty
CONNECT WITH SHEILA
IG @sheilajoon_azim
CONNECT WITH ME
IG @briansaysthat
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