Evolution of my Coaching

I’ve worn many hats during my time in the entertainment industry.

After studying Acting across the world, from London to LA, I went to film school and I wrote my dissertation on Method Acting. 

I’ve worked in production, building and managing the crew – which should just be called ‘expectation management’, but the film industry likes to keep things sounding glam. After that, I spent several years in casting, dealing directly with actors, finding and supporting talent. 

The more time I spent in the room with actors, the more obsessed I became with confidence. Who has it? Who doesn't? Why do some people seem to have it by the bucket load and others struggle for a drop? I re-entered the world of education with a new agenda and I opened an actors’ studio, 'The Shed Ldn', with confidence as the primary focus. 

As time went on, I realised this wasn't about the actor, this was about the person. I was first and foremost helping the individual, by creating a safe space for them to explore and (re)discover themselves. It was, and still is, my belief you cannot successfully evolve into someone else – whether that be a character or your desired future self – if you don't first accept who you are and where you are right now.

Successful people, not just actors, have been acting since the dawn of time. If we can put aside what we know and understand that the very origin of the term 'to act' translates to 'to stretch’, not 'to fake' or 'wear a mask’, perhaps then we can understand it is something we all want, right?

To stretch ourselves? To learn, grow and evolve? 

To see an opportunity and take it?