Think Bigger Actors Podcast with DaJuan Johnson

Latest Episodes:

Episode 216: Joe Girard- Bohemia Group- Manager Nov 15, 2021

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This podcast was a long time dream of mine. If you are new to me and all things Think Bigger, I used to do an actor summit called the THINK BIGGER SUMMIT. You can still check out my latest one at thethinkbiggersummit.com. Where I would spend three days bringingin over 20 guest speakers from all areas of the industry to help actors SKIP THE LINE and take their career to the next level. Huge success. The Think Bigger podcast was a natural progression that I always wanted to do...I was already ready to launch the podcast in person and then the pandemic hit. And everything went virtual. I didn't let it stop my launch of the podcast...I just took everything virtual and did the talks online… Until now.

These next two episodes were done in person. In a studio. Safe measures were taken. Sanitizer was had and we jumped in. If you love to watch your podcast online, please take a look at our Think bigger Coaching youtube channel and give us a like.

Joe Girard is todays podcast guest and it is not one to miss.

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Episode 215: Mapuana Makia - Road to Series Regular Oct 11, 2021

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Today's guest is Mapuana Makia! Series regular from Disney's new Doogie Kamealoha show and a friend of mine. And we are adding this one to our road to Series Regular series.

The myth that when you book a series regular all of your time will be spent acting...everyday of the week. How she tested for this series regular roll...in sweat pants...from her living room. And we were get in there and debunk the myth that you have to follow the linear path of co-star...guest-star...recurring...and then Series Regular...hint -- she booked her first guest star AFTER being a series regular.

This episode is one you don't want to miss!

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Episode 214: Deji LaRay - Actor to Showrunner and all the beauty in between Sep 27, 2021

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Today's podcast guest is the extraordinary Deji LaRay. He is a Actor, Writer, Producer, Showrunner!

So many amazing hats Deji wears and I'm here for it. Deji and I met on the set of BOSCH...way back in season one. We had a very similar story...not knowing what BOSCH was going to turn into -- but loved the journey. Deji has since gone on to create his on series...JOHNSON...which he stars in, co-showruns, writes on -- all the things and it's pretty amazing.

This conversation was so transcending on so many levels. Why he wrote his series. Why there's Power in creating your own material. How he pitched JOHNSON in different spaces and got it in the right hands? Why completion is a BIG word for him...and what he really thinks should be done with your old self tapes…

And the number one thing he thinks your project needs to be if you're shooting it yourself.

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Episode 213: Emerson Brooks - My Acting Nemesis Sep 13, 2021

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Today's podcast guest is Emerson Brooks. Do you remember those actors you used to see in the audition waiting room? You know the actor that you secretly check their IMDb from time to time...the actor that it's always coming down to...you or them.

Well, you are going to love today's talk with Emerson...my acting Nemesis. It's more dramatic than it sounds, but Emerson and I would see each other in waiting rooms all the time. If he didn't book it, I would book it. Or vice versa. This talk is so incredibly important because when you really start to understand that these other actors are NOT your competition -- that the industry just makes it appear that way...but, once you stop thinking that these people who are in your life as competition -- might just be in your life as your ally -- your world shifts.

It's a great talk. From Nemesis to Friend.

As always, stick around after the podcast for the D-12 shot. Where I get to bring it all together.

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Episode 212: Heidi Dean - Social Media Expert for Actors Aug 30, 2021

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Today's podcast guest is one of my good friends and social media expert, Heidi Dean.

Heidi Dean is known as the industry's top social media expert for actors. She's a social media writer for Backstage Magazine and a frequent speaker at film festivals, conferences, SAG-AFTRA, AEA, podcasts and universities across the country. So listen up because she knows what she's talking about and TRUST me ... this conversation will help you in ways you can't even imagine!

(Don't forget to stick around for the D-12 shot at the end!)

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Episode 211: Johnny Webster - The Manager that Dropped Me Aug 15, 2021

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Today's podcast guest is an Agent at Pakula King, Johnny Webster.

This episode is packed and full of golden nuggets. We talk about the differences between agents and managers, what makes a self tape good and what to do when your manager drops you. YUP- Johnny dropped me! Listen up and tune into the tea because this is an episode you don't want to miss.

As always, stick around after the podcast for the D-12 shot. Where I get to bring it all together.

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Watch the video podcast on Youtube + Subscribe: DaJuan Johnson - Think Bigger Coaching for Actors www.thinkbiggercoaching.com Follow me on the 'gram! @thinkbiggercoaching and @dajuanjohnson Join the Think Bigger Tribe Facebook group – where a Tribe of like minded actors come to take their career to the next level. #Skiptheline #seeyouonset

Episode 210: Jasmin Savoy Brown Jul 18, 2021

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Today's podcast guest is another one of my working actor friends: Jasmin Savoy Brown.

She, stays, booking. From the new Scream, The Leftovers on HBO, Stitchers, Will -- she was on location shooting YellowJackets when we recorded this. I'm just in awe of her career. She also shares one experience that not many of us can say we've been through -- booking during pilots season as a recast. That's one story you definitely want to make sure you hear.

As always, stick around after the podcast for the D-12 shot. Where I get to bring it all together. Oh...and if you're new to the podcast -- the D-12 shot is just my way of bringing my transformational coaching to the podcast. Sometimes we hear something amazing or see something inspiring, but we don't stop to figure out how to take it to the next level, the next step -- application. My hope with the D-12 shot is to do just that. Reflect and give you space to move forward.

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Watch the video podcast on Youtube + Subscribe: DaJuan Johnson - Think Bigger Coaching for Actors

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Join the Think Bigger Tribe Facebook group – where a Tribe of like minded actors come to take their career to the next level.

#Skiptheline #seeyouonset

Episode 209: Angel Parker Jul 11, 2021

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Today's podcast guest is my friend and working actor Angel Parker - and I mean WORKING ACTOR. Lab Rats, American Crime Story: People vs OJ, The Strain, LaBrea which was my favorite pilot last pilot season, to a new pilot this season called National Parks.

This is a long one yall -- I couldn't figure out where to cut it because Angel just kept dropping nugget after nugget.

This episode should truly be titled an actor's ROAD TO SERIES REGULAR. The nuggets that Angel drops on her journey to FINALLY getting the coveted Series Regular role are priceless. From starting a family and not having the confidence to ask to be bumped up to a regular on Lab Rats, to getting to a point in her career when things seemed like they weren't panning out so she almost quit, to being up on an Emmy stage for American Crime Story: People vs OJ and still not being able to level up immediately to the agent she wanted and almost...almost booking Sterling K Brown's wife in THIS IS US -- these stories yall.

This is another actor's journey on mindset and truly being that it's all about timing and that it's all going to work out okay.

Watch the video podcast on Youtube + Subscribe: DaJuan Johnson - Think Bigger Coaching for Actors

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Episode 208: Angela Cohen, Mike Dolphy Jul 05, 2021

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Today's podcast is super freaking special - I'm doing a double header. My first guest is Angela Cohen who is an actor, producer, writer and I just think you should know so much more about here. Not just because she created her own project and went super freaking big and got her mentor to be a part of xxxx from the Handmaids Tale, but also because she got some pretty awesome advice from Al freaking Pacino that I think you should hear.

I've also got the guys who created the Actor Blue Print - Mike Dolphy and Roman Maldonado. I virtually met these guys on clubhouse where they were hosting two rooms a day for Actors. And you know anyone uplifting actors like that I had to meet.

As always, stick around after the podcast for the D-12 shot.

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Watch the video podcast on Youtube + Subscribe: DaJuan Johnson - Think Bigger Coaching for Actors

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Follow me on the 'gram! @thinkbiggercoaching and @dajuanjohnson

Join the Think Bigger Tribe Facebook group – where a Tribe of like minded actors come to take their career to the next level.

#Skiptheline #seeyouonset

Episode 207: Brian Patacca Jun 28, 2021

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Brain Patacca is this weeks guest on the podcast. And we are talking about his beautiful desire to help actors get the agent of their dreams. Agents, Agents, Agents -- every actor has worked with one or will work with one. Getting one -- Brian's way is pretty freaking great. From why actors need to stop reducing themselves to JUST THEIR CREDITS when reaching out to reps is so good. But, his candid talk on how actors can shift the "I don't want to brag" when reaching out to agents to -- let me help you see how amazing you are...and how THIS is a run on the ladder towards connection --- oooooooh -- mindblowing. Mind. Blowing.

As always, stick around after the podcast for the D-12 shot. Where I get to bring it all together.

Other highlights in this episode:

How to ask questions about your career from a full tank

Spiritual practitioner

Freedom job -- investment job

You don't have to suffer to be creative. That's a myth.

The song that every actor needs to learn before the send an email to a casting director or agent.

How Happiness begets Risk

How he started to get into a bad mood when he would get audition

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