Mike Lenz Voice - A Journey Into Voice Acting

Karen Souer is a virtual assistant.  What does that mean?  Well, it means a lot of things!  Mike has a great conversation with Karen Souer about her journey into the voice-over industry and the way she developed her niche as a virtual assistant. Karen can help voice actors with everything from editing and proofing, to connecting via skype and listening as the voice actor records, to help check for any mistakes in real time. Karen also specializes in doing research, helping with data entry, social media posting, and social media content writing. This is a great interview for aspiring voice actors as well as anyone interested in learning about other interesting ways to get involved in the voice-over industry. To learn more about this and other interviews, head on over to mikelenzvoice.com.

Join Mike as he interviews voice actor and talent agent Toni Silveri.  Toni has worked as an actor, voice actor and singer, performing nationally and regionally in film, television and commercials, for over 30 years. She has been a working member of the Screen Actors Guild since 1980 and has screened and voted every year on the SAG Awards during her membership. At present, Toni’s talent agency, All Coast Talent Management, represents over a hundred actors across the country and abroad  These talents can be heard nationally for Chevrolet,  Hundai, Budweiser,  Hunter Douglas, Capital One, PBS Kids, Disney, A &E,  Discovery Channel, Worlds of Warcraft video game,  and Promos for Eat Pray Love and Harry Potter, Seinfeld’s original production, “Colin Quinn, Long Story Short”, the Broadway return of “Les Miz”, and recently, the new ABC television series, Once Upon a Time, to mention a few. Her most recent booking was for The World Cup, 2014,Brazilvs.Mexico.  She is the founder of the Western New York Voice Acto

Join Mike Lenz as he interviews actor and entrepreneur Evan Farmer.  Evan is best known as the host of the home improvement show "While You Were Out" that aired on TLC and more recently Evan was the host of CMT (Country Music Televisio) Top 20 Countdown where he appeared every weekend counting down the top videos in country music.  In addition to his acting credentials, Evan is an entrepreneur, an author of the book "Breaking In: The Formula For Success In Entertainment," a pilot, a philanthropist, and a husband and father.  His passion for life and for the world of professional acting (and voice acting) is inspiring.  For more information about this and other episodes, head on over to mikelenzvoice.com.

Join Mike Lenz as he interviews professional voice actor Bob Souer.  Bob is a full-time professional story-teller and narrator. He is the Audie and Golden Earphone Award winning narrator of numerous audiobooks; as well as broadcast and non-broadcast projects for corporations and ministries world-wide.  You’ve heard Bob’s voice on CBS, NBC, PBS, the History Channel, the Military Channel, Audible.com, iTunes and many other networks and sites.  Bob shares his journey into the voice acting profession and provides great insight into staying determined and not quitting in the face of obstacles.  Head on over to mikelenzvoice.com for more information on this and other episodes.

Rodney Saulsberry is the voice of choice for behind-the scenes narration. This Detroit native and University of Michigan Graduate, is one of the premier voice-over talents in the country. He is also a published author with two bestselling books, You Can Bank on Your Voice and Step Up to the Mic.Saulsberry’s distinctive announcer voice is literally everywhere. He has announced promos for the ABC hit Dancing With The Stars and the ABC critically acclaimed Charlie Brown Christmas Special. He announced the 34th NAACP Image Awards and the Essence Awards specials on FOX Television and voiced promos for the Grammy Awards and Country Music Awards for CBS. As one of the top trailer voices in the business, Rodney’s voice has promoted many favorites: Red Tails, Tupac Resurrection, How Stella Got Her Groove Back, Diary of a Mad Black Woman, Friday After Next, Drumline, Undercover Brother, The Best Man, Dumb & Dumberer, Finding Forrester, Soul Food, Crooklyn, and many more. Black Enterprise Magazine called Saulsberry

Mike interviews Voice Actor and Voice-Over Strategist Tom Dheere.  As a voice talentwith over eighteen years of experience, Tom has narrated thousands of projects for clients in a dozen countries for just about every type of project you can think of.  He narrates other stuff, too. Stuff like Audiobooks, Commercials, Medical Narrations, E-Learning projects, Industrials, Video Games, Animation, Apps, and much, much more.His specialty is narrating ‘Explainer Videos’ a.k.a. ‘Whiteboard Videos.' Tom is also a voiceover business consultant.  He helps you figure out what’s preventing you from getting to the next level as a voice talent “behind the scenes”.  He's worked with voice talents of all experience levels to develop their business plans, time management skills, and much more. Tom shares the story of his journey into the world of voice acting and also discusses the business side of voice-overs and offers concrete advice for aspiring voice actors. For more information about this and other episodes, head over to

Join Mike as he interviews voice-over legend Harlan Hogan.  As Harlan's website says, over the years some very famous slogans have entered your ears via Harlan Hogan's voice.  From Raids' "Kills bugs fast, Kills bugs dead" and Head & Shoulders' "That little itch should be telling you something" to the iconic, "It's the cereal even Mikey Likes". Today, Harlan's voice is still bringing us memorable slogans like, "How's that for trendy?" for Ford 150 trucks,  "It's not home - but it's close" for Cracker Barrel and reminding PBS viewers day in and day out that, "This program was made possible by viewers like you.  Thank you" Based in Chicago, Harlan sends his voice world wide from his state of the art home studio, via ISDN, Source Connect, CD/DVD and the Internet. In this interview Harlan shares his journey into the world of voice acting with great stories and inspiring and practical advice for aspiring voice actors. For more information about this and other episodes, head over to mikelenzvoice.com.

Mike Lenz is an entrepreneur, professional voice actor, audiobook narrator, author, podcast host, husband and father.  Join Mike each week as he shares stories from some of the most amazing and inspiring people from all areas of the voice-over industry, as well as other incredible entrepreneurs, to help you achieve your dream of becoming a professional voice actor.  For more information on this and other episodes, head on over to the web at mikelenzvoice.com