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Think Bigger Actors Podcast

Success in the Entertainment Industry is an inside job and it starts and is sustained with your mindset and the thoughts you hold dominate in your mind. Hosted by working actor and certified life coach, DaJuan Johnson (Amazon"s Bosch, Grey"s Anatomy). The TBAP brings listeners into the minds of their fellow artists and industry professionals with honest conversations about their inside journey and path to "making it."

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01:21:40

Episode 410: Sarah Louise Lilley - The Tapping Episode

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2023/10/26

STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE! And we’re back…Strike be damned! Today, we are catching up on all things STRIKE related…and then we are going to calm our anxieties and fears with some TAPPING. Sarah Louise Lilley is here to chat with us. **Don’t forget to stick around til the end for D-12 Coaching Shot, where I bring it all together. CONNECT WITH ME: Instagram: @thinkbiggercoaching TAKE THE QUIZ: www.theselftapequiz.com WHO IS THIS GUY? www.thinkbiggercoaching.com

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Episode 409: Dennis Gonzalez - The Manager Episode

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2023/07/03

Dennis Gonzalez talks about change, transition, and evolution in today’s industry. We also dive into actors seeking outside validation and a new mindset around it. But, my favorite is the question that you should ask yourself about this moment in our industry: Is this something you’re willing to go through…to continue to persevere through? This is another fire episode, and I hope you stick around for the D12 shot in the end, where I bring it all together. CONNECT WITH ME: Instagram:

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01:08:48

Episode 408: Brian Michael Smith - The Pride Month...

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2023/06/19

Throwback to last year's interview with Brian Michael Smith. It was so good that I had to feature it again. This time, with a new Intro and D12 shot! Today’s episode we have Brian Micheal Smith, the first Black Trans Man cast in a series regular role on network TV! Lone Star 911. This is such an inspiring episode - not because it’s the Pride Month, Trans Episode – that part IS pretty amazing. But, honestly, because Brian is our people – he speaks our language – Mindset and Living your purpose.

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01:13:15

Episode 407: Giovanni Porta - The Why I left Acting...

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2023/06/05

Today’s guest we have Giovanni Porta – Writer, Producer, Actor. This episode was so freaking special. Giovanni was so real, so transparent about why he stopped acting. How it wasn’t fun anymore and he literally had to stop for his mental health. I got chills listening to him. And of course, he goes on and lays out his path for now how he has found so much success pitching and selling his scripts - AND GETTING them made. I’m in awe of him. This podcast is seriously why I wanted to do the Think

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01:11:53

Episode 406: Josh Brener - The Working Actor Episode

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2023/05/22

The Working Actor Series Today’s guest we have Josh Brener, The Last of Us, Glory Daze, Silicon Valley - and so many other voice-over characters you know and love. We talked about his trajectory to CAA and how it wasn’t as smooth as I had romanticized it in my head. You know because sometimes from the outside we see people get on a BIG SHOW like HBO’s Silicon Valley or in the trades we see they’re working opposite Snoop Dogg and we think – of course, CAA came knocking – but it didn’t happen that

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01:09:44

Episode 405: Ciera Payton - The Wendy Williams Episode

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2023/05/08

Ciera Payton is an accomplished actress, entrepreneur, and philanthropist hailing from New Orleans. Most recently, Ciera showed her talent for bringing real people to life in Lifetime’s Wendy Williams biopic. Williams’ superfans campaigned on social media to cast her as the larger-than-life celebrity and Ciera’s raw portrayal of the infamous talk show host did not disappoint. She landed her first role as the female lead opposite Steven Seagal in the action feature Flight of Fury. Since her breakout

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01:07:59

Episode 404: Jamie McShane - The How Long It Took To...

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2023/04/24

Today’s guest is Jamie McShane. You might know him from the hit Netflix show Wednesday, or the Lincoln Lawyer, or freaking Bloodlines – which I was a huuuuge fan of…so when he came on to BOSCH and I got to work with him. Why did I want to get him on here soooo badly? Not because has been on all of those hit shows…and not because he’s a friend of mine…but honestly because of his story. I think it’s so freaking inspirational…how it took him TWENTY FIVE years to book a series regular. **Stick around

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01:19:43

Episode 403: Lisa Zambetti - The Casting Director...

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2023/04/10

Today I pulled up a chair and chatted with Casting Director, Lisa Zambetti. She cast a slew of things, but most recently Criminal Minds. We dove deep and she addressed the State of the Industry right now, she shared some HARD DATA on what she’s seen with actors that have booked and gave some GREAT words of wisdom on why the clothes in your closet make the best wardrobe for your characters…I’d never thought of it this way. **Don’t forget to stick around til the end for D-12 Coaching Shot where I

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01:24:52

Episode 402: Miata Edoga - The Money Episode (Stop...

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2023/03/27

I’m going to tell you right now…if you have aligned yourself with the struggle of “Actors always get taken advantage of when it comes to money.” or the “starving artist trope…” this is not the podcast for you. Because your toes will be stepped on…in the most loving way. So I’m going to ask your permission – should you choose to keep on…that your toes might get a little hurt. Cuz, Baby…we’re talking money. Today’s guest is Miata Edoga, the CEO and Founder of Abundance Bound, actor. For over two

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Episode 401: All Things DaJuan (Let's Talk About The...

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2023/03/13

Welcome to the Think Bigger Actors Podcast; I’m your host DaJuan Johnson. In this Season 4 opener, I break down the top 7 things I learned last year about being a working actor…from the depression that followed after coming off of my show of 7 seasons…to really understanding in a different way the difference between auditioning and self-taping to finding my voice again. It’s all here for everyone to hear my very exposed D-12 shot. Watch the video podcast on Youtube + Subscribe: DaJuan Johnson -

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01:14:41

Episode 316: Craig Archibald - My Personal Acting...

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2022/11/14

Welcome back to this week's podcast of the Think Bigger Podcast! This is it! The season finale! (But don't worry, season four is coming soon) I brought in my current acting coach. Craig Archibald – you are definitely going to want to hear this talk. He wrote the book THE ACTORS MINDSET which is linked below. I have been working with him privately for just about 4 or 5 years. And I just started to work with him in a class setting…why? I talk about that on the podcast, but basically because I stopped

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01:26:25

Episode 315: Jim Titus- The Big Booking That Didn't...

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2022/10/31

Welcome back to this week's podcast of the Think Bigger Podcast! You know, so much of our career as actors we are chasing the SERIES REGULAR role…it’s the pinnacle of an actors career – so they say…well, what happens when you get that series regular role…you shoot it…you wait for it to get picked up, everything looks like it’s a gooooo…and it doesn’t happen. The network and studio pass on the project…nobody prepares you for that…or really even talks about that… Watch the video podcast on Youtube +

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01:07:57

Episode 314: Sam Valentine- The One Broke Actress...

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2022/10/17

Today’s guest we have Sam Valentine – Actress, and host of the One Broke Actress Podcast, where she shares her day-to-day life as a working actress…Has a Patreon Community, Has a podcasting business…she’s pretty much killing it. But, this podcast was so open and vulnerable…I mean, I haven’t heard ALL of the interviews she’s doing before this, but I feel like we connected and it made her open up more. We talked about so much…but…How she talks about how her dream capped out at age 25 and what she

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01:16:51

Episode 313: Pej Vahdat - The Working Actors Episode

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2022/10/03

Welcome back to another episode of the Think Bigger Actors podcast! Today’s guest is Pej Vahdat - actor on Hulu’s new series - The Old Man with Jeff Bridge, City on a Hill on Showtime…and one of my favorite Dex Dexter on Dynasty. And how his one episode on BONES turned into 8 – this is what a working actor looks like – …but I really want you to hear his ORIGIN story on how he couldn’t get an agent to save his life…and how he ended up becoming his own agent…enter his alias Jason Vaughun…and how that

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01:13:24

Episode 312: Kikéy Castillo - The Booking that First...

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2022/09/05

Welcome back to another episode of the Think Bigger Actor's Podcast and Happy Labor Day! Boy, do I have the perfect episode for all you actors out there. Today’s guest we have Kikey Castillo who is an actress who is out her kicking butt and recurring her butt off. You probably know her from Mayans MC, DC’s Stargirl, and/or Never Have I Ever. She is a true talent and holds a special place in my heart. In this episode, we throw it way back to the early days of her being one of my first clients and

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01:05:43

Episode 311: Tara Tomicevic -The Quitting Acting and...

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2022/08/22

Welcome to the Think Bigger Actors Podcast I’m your host, DaJuan Johnson…and today we are talking about leaving the business. Making that decision… and then pursuing another avenue. Now don't get scared this episode is way more than switching careers. Tara Tomicevic is our guest today and before she made the leap to writer/producer she was an actor first. She shares a lot of great advice for the working actor that I know you won't want to miss. Let me know what you think of this episode and please

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01:02:18

Episode 310: Sam Stiglitz - Casting Director - The...

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2022/08/08

Welcome back to another episode of the Think Bigger Actors Podcast! Our guest today is Sam Stiglitz and wow has she been blowing up the Instagram/Tik Tok streets. This is truly the Debunking Misinformation Episode. We talked about her husband asking her to stop trolling. Why Actors need to follow their immediate instincts. What teachers beat out of actors and why it’s important to keep these around. We finally get to the bottom of why an actor would get blacklisted from an office. Oh and the

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01:11:30

Episode 309: Jack Wallace and Mariann Aalda (The Put...

Think Bigger Actors Podcast ·

2022/07/25

Welcome to the Think Bigger Actors Podcast! I'm your host, DaJuan Johnson, and today I have TWO guests for you. Accent Coach, Jack Wallace, and Actress, Mariann Aalda. This episode is all about putting in the work and career longevity. Go get your dreams tribe and don't forget to stick around till the end where I bring it all together with my D12 shot! ---------- Watch the video podcast on Youtube + Subscribe: DaJuan Johnson - Think Bigger Coaching for Actors www.thinkbiggercoaching.com Follow me

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01:31:16

Episode 308: David Blue - The Real Real Actors...

Think Bigger Actors Podcast ·

2022/07/11

Welcome back to another episode of the Think Bigger Actors Podcast! Today I am talking with actor, and acting coach, David Blue. You might recognize David from his recurring role on 'Ugly Betty' or from his series regular portrayal of Henry Danger in 'Stargate'. This talk is real and so important. I hope you enjoy it. If you do... shoot me a message in the DMs! I love to hear from you all. Watch the video podcast on Youtube + Subscribe: DaJuan Johnson - Think Bigger Coaching for Actors

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01:06:41

Episode 307: Johnny Rey Diaz - The Working Actor Episode

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2022/06/27

Welcome back to another episode of the Think Bigger Actors Podcast! Today I was honored to talk with my friend, Johnny Rey Diaz. You may recognize him from Bosch or Pam & Tommy but pretty soon you'll be seeing him back on your screens! Since recording this episode Johnny has booked his first Series Regular!! So I guess what he says in the podcast is true... Dreams really do come true! I hope you enjoy this actor talk as much as I did! Watch the video podcast on Youtube + Subscribe: DaJuan Johnson -

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