430: The Voice Behind the Brands: Vanessa James on Building a Creative Empire

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🗓️ 25 September 2024

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

This week in the guest chair we have Vanessa James, the dynamic founder of Vanessa James Media. Known as "the voice you hear everywhere," Vanessa is a seasoned Caribbean voice-over actress whose captivating voice has graced numerous iconic brands, including Netflix, Amazon, and the new promo voice for the nationally syndicated "Tamron Hall" daytime talk show.

In this episode she shares about:

How she uses her media company Vanessa James Media to advocate for diversity, inclusion, entrepreneurship, and creative collaboration
The groundbreaking events she leads each year like Food, Wine, and Fete—an all-inclusive Soca experience celebrating Caribbean culture
How she scaled Vanessa James Media from side hustle to a profitable business

Highlights include:

00:00 Intro

04:30 Corporate roles and burnout

13:30 Side hustling in V.O.

18:00 Understanding the voiceover industry

22:50 Overcoming a stutter

27:30 Stabilizing income as a side hustler

33:30 Scaling a media business

39:11 Food, Wine and Fete

43:21 How to break into voice acting

49:55 Tips for entrepreneurs

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Links mentioned in this episode

Vanessa James Media Website: https://www.vanessajamesmedia.com/
Vanessa’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vanessajamesmedia
Vanessa’s X: https://x.com/MsVanessaJames
Vanessa’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vanessa-james-media/
Reach TV: https://reachtv.com/
Food, Wine, and Fete: https://foodwineandfete.com/

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Website: Vanessa James Media: https://www.vanessajamesmedia.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vanessajamesmedia

X: https://x.com/MsVanessaJames

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