Act 2 Interviews with Sofia Negron Sofia Negron

Today's guest is Casey Fatchett, owner of Casey Fatchett Photography and The Nerdy Photographer Podcast. He is a former actor/voiceover artist and fight choreographer. Casey now creates photographs that capture authentic wedding stories and goes full nerd on the photo industry, offering advice, sharing stories, and interviewing other photographers while taking science fiction/fantasy adventures with the crew of the starship Fibonacci.
Casey talks about the life of being a working actor, voiceover artist and fight choreographer while also holding down a full-time night job. Yeah, we learn how well he does that! He shares fascinating almost booked acting jobs and his transition to wedding photography and how all his skills help him with that. We also dive into his nerdy podcast which he created because he liked it and figured his people would too.
Some of the notable thoughts:1. Make strong choices2. Just be yourself3. Wedding photography is like doing a live show: there are no redos.4. I do it because I love to do it. Not because I expect to get paid to do it, not because I expect people to fawn all over it. I do it because I like to do it.5. We have to find ways to understand our audience better. Be honest about ourselves. We'll attract more people who are like us, who then connect on the same levels, and then that's where we get that deep connection.
Links: Casey Fatchett Photography: https://fatchett.com Social links: Instagram  The Nerdy Photographer Podcast: https://nerdyphotographer.com Social links: Instagram Download Full transcript PDF
If you would like to be a guest on the show, please email me: guest@act2interviews.com
This is Act 2 Interviews hosted by Sofia Negron. Interviews with former professional artists who have moved on to a new career and their stories of discovery, transition, passion and resilience.
 
 

Today's guest is Jessica Nichol Thomas of Ignite Health Solutions. She is a former ballet dancer turned health and fitness coach and the owner of Ignite Health Solutions, which offers virtual hiit classes, small outdoor group trainings and nutrition coaching.
Jessica talks about her journey to becoming a dancer, her struggle with her body and eating healthy. When she discovered crossfit she realized the benefits of training and nutrition. She finally felt strong and began loving her body. She found the goals measurable and could create change by following the plan. She also decided she wanted kids to learn how to feel good not just look good.
Some of the notable thoughts:1.Dancers are both athletes and artists and they need to be respected and treated appropriately. That is the best way to pull out the best of people.2. Crossfit provided her with goals that were measurable3. For the first time she felt strong and it was about how she felt in her body not what it looked like4. Dance gave me determination and focus
Links: Ignite Health Solution: http://www.ignitehealthsolutions.com Social links: Instagram facebook Ignite BootcampDownload Full transcript PDF
If you would like to be a guest on the show, please email me: guest@act2interviews.com
This is Act 2 Interviews hosted by Sofia Negron. Interviews with former professional artists who have moved on to a new career and their stories of discovery, transition, passion and resilience.

Today's guest is Kimmay Caldwell of hurray! Kimmay. She is a former musical theater actress turned undergarment educator and self-love coach and owner of hurray! Kimmay.
Kimmay talks about how paying for college herself gave her the freedom to choose acting as her career path. Having to work full-time, brought her opportunities she never would have thought of which led to her current business. She also chats about how discovering her WHY has given her the freedom to pursue lots of different things.
Some of the notable thoughts:1. Find your WHY and lead from there for everything that you do2. Show up and be nice3. You are allowed to change your mind4. Give 110% before you decide to move on
Links:Hurray! Kimmay: https://hurraykimmay.com/  Social links: Instagram facebook Hurray! Kimmay Resources: https://hurraykimmay.com/resources-inside/Download Full transcript PDF
If you would like to be a guest on the show, please email me: guest@act2interviews.com
This is Act 2 Interviews hosted by Sofia Negron. Interviews with former professional artists who have moved on to a new career and their stories of discovery, transition, passion and resilience.

Today's guest is Debra Flashenberg of the Prenatal Yoga Center. She is an actress turned yogi who is the founder and director of the Prenatal Yoga Center in New York City and host of the podcast, Yoga Birth Babies.
Debra talks about her journey from being a tiny performer to graduating from Boston Conservatory, a national tour of Hair and how yoga became a part of her life. Debra talks about how prenatal yoga became her passion and how her work ethic made her successful. 
Some of the notable questions and thoughts:1. Never spend more money than you have2.You can't succeed in the arts unless you really love what you're doing and as artists we learn how to have the work ethic to do it3. Performing artists make great yoga teachers 4. If you lose the passion, it means its time to start looking for something more fulfilling5. If you don't have the skills then learn them. We have the talent now we just have to hone it and see if we are willing to take the next steps.
Links:
Prenatal Yoga Center: https://prenatalyogacenter.com Yoga | Birth | Babies Podcast: https://prenatalyogacenter.com/podcast-list/ Who’s Afraid of The Pregnant Yogi Teacher Training Online Class: https://leads.prenatalyogacenter.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/prenatalyogacenter/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-kox6ro2Ai6174ljgRUsKQ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PrenatalYogaCenter
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If you would like to be a guest on the show, please email me: guest@act2interviews.com
This is Act 2 Interviews hosted by Sofia Negron. Interviews with former professional artists who have moved on to a new career and their stories of discovery, transition, passion and resilience.

Today's guest is Sharon Becker owner of SB Beauty. She is an actress turned make-up and hair artist in NYC.
Sharon talks about how her acting and side job at Macy's led her to SB Beauty. We discuss her journey from NYU to Shakespeare to the Macy's Prescriptive's counter, learning excel spreadsheets and event planning. How she defines success and making her clients look like themselves on their best day.
Some of the notable questions and thoughts:1. Transitioning to something else does not mean failure2. Finding value in finishing things3. Working 5 jobs because that's what actors do and how they all contributed to her success with SB Beauty4. Success means that you find a path where you can contribute to your community5. There's always a way. She's very encouraging to people who are in different family situations that they can still do it. It's about breaking it down and taking the right steps.
Links:
SB Beauty : Weddings: https://sb-beauty.com  Commercial: https://www.sharonbeckerbeauty.com Social links: Instagram  NYU Acting Program: https://tisch.nyu.edu/dramaDownload Full transcript PDF
If you would like to be a guest on the show, please email me: guest@act2interviews.com
This is Act 2 Interviews hosted by Sofia Negron. Interviews with former professional artists who have moved on to a new career and their stories of discovery, transition, passion and resilience.

Today's guest is Jimmi Circosta, aka Jimmi C, Realtor with Corcoran, a world-renowned company of residential real estate agents. He was a a musician turned realtor.
Jimmi talks about his journey as a musician playing in renowned rock clubs around NYC such as CBGB and the Limelight to becoming a top realtor in NYC. 
Some of the notable questions and thoughts:1.The hardest thing about being an artist is just being an artist and not having to work other jobs to supplement it. That's whats hard, because if you want to be an outlier, and want to be the best, you got to focus on that. And that was the struggle.2. In the music business, you're constantly being told no,being rejected and that made getting into real estate easier because you realize that everything isn't going to work out3.Being a musician, he had a lot more resilience. He could bounce back faster. He understood that not every deal was going to work out for me. It was more about relationships and people.4.When you're moving on (transitioning), try to find something that gives you happiness and joy like you did with your music (art).
Links:
-Jimmi C at Corcoran : https://www.corcoran.com/nyc-real-estate/agents/park-avenue-south/jimmi-circosta/21303-Instagram : @jimmicnycDownload a full transcript pdf
Join me next for the next episode when I interview, Sharon Becker, Former professional actress turned make-up artist and owner of SB Beauty, a boutique make-up and hair agency
 
Are you a former professional artist? Want to be a guest on the show? email me at: guest@act2interviews.com
This is Act 2 Interviews hosted by Sofia Negron. Interviews with former professional artists who have moved on to a new career and their stories of discovery, transition, passion and resilience. Sofia Negron is a former professional dancer and now a professional brand and event photographer. You can view her work at: http://www.sofianegron.com