Superfan Attraction: Personal Branding for Artists & Creatives with Diane Foy
110 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsArtists and creatives have the power to heal, transform and elevate lives. But too often, fear or a lack of knowledge holds us back from living our true purpose. Join personal branding coach Diane Foy as she shares strategies from her Superfan Attraction Method. Diane draws on her three decades of experience as a multi-passionate creative entrepreneur. Her journey includes arts and entertainment PR, journalism, photography, makeup and creative psychology. With her guidance, you can overcome self-doubt and promote yourself with ease. Plus, listen to expert interviews and real life coaching sessions.
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Social Media, PR, Marketing for Musicians & Actors Q&A with Diane Foy
December 03, 2020 06:54 - 39 minutes - 36.4 MBPR & Marketing Coach and Sing! Dance! Act! Thrive! host Diane Foy answers your questions on social media, publicity, and marketing for musicians and actors.
Financial Freedom for Creatives with Katy Chen Mazzara
November 27, 2020 02:41 - 36 minutes - 33.2 MBMoney can be emotional. Our fears around it can overwhelm us, and even if it’s not true...when we just don’t feel like we have enough, our minds tend to go to the worst places, right? That's why I want to introduce you to Katy Chen Mazzara! Katy is a financial coach who helps creative types make more, worry less, and create true financial freedom.
Catherine McNally On The Craft of Acting
November 19, 2020 01:31 - 48 minutes - 44 MBCatherine McNally is an award-winning Canadian actor, director, producer, educator as well as an international fellow of Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre. She recently received Critics Circle Best Actress Award for Mrs Warren’s Profession. She is a recipient of the prestigious Christopher Plummer Fellowship award, Woman in Shakespeare Award, Tyrone Guthrie award, and is the co-founder of the McNally Kennedy Acting with her husband Robert B. Kennedy.
Karen “Cricket” Garratt on Confidence, Creativity & Living Your Joyful Purpose
October 29, 2020 02:01 - 39 minutes - 36.6 MBKaren “Cricket” Garratt, is on a mission and her mission is to inspire and guide creatives to share their gifts with the world. This is why she created THE CONFIDENT CREATIVE ACADEMY, a Free Virtual Training event that brings the World’s Top Creative Experts and Transformation Leaders together to teach you how to build your self-confidence to move forward with the creative career you know you are meant to have. Karen is a certified Life Coach and inspirational singer-songwriter base...
CD Baby & Indie Week's Darryl Hurs
October 22, 2020 01:21 - 55 minutes - 51 MBToday’s guest Darryl Hurs is the founder of Indie Week, a music festival and conference that takes place annually in Toronto, Canada that showcases acts from all over the world. This year like many events they are transitioning it into an online conference which is taking place November 10th to 14th. Darryl is also the Canadian representative for CD Baby, an online distribution company that gets independent artists onto all the major streaming and purchasing platforms.
Cara Pifko, Better Call Saul Recurring, Gemini & Stage Raw Theatre Award Winning Actor
October 15, 2020 03:24 - 1 hour - 70.9 MBToday’s guest is Gemini and Stage Raw Theatre award winning actor Cara Pifko who has played the recurring character of Paige Novick on the 39 time Emmy Award nominated television show Better Call Saul since 2016. Acting professionally since the age of 7, she practically grew up on Canadian television shows including Sharon, Lois, and Bram’s The Elephant Show, Road to Avonlea, Our Hero, Human Cargo and This is Wonderland which in the lead role garnered her the Gemini award for Best...
Lorraine Lawson, Top Vocal Coach, Singer, Songwriter, Producer
August 13, 2020 00:56 - 39 minutes - 35.8 MBToday’s guest is one of the most successful vocal coaches in North America, Lorraine Lawson is privileged to be the Vocal Coach for CTV’s ‘The Launch' and Season 5 of the hit show ‘Schitt’s Creek’. Other clients include Grammy nominee Kai, dance sensation; Blake McGrath, Canadian superstars Roy Woods (OVO), Kira Isabella, Scott Helman (Warner). She also works with Musical Theatre and TV Actors such as Ian Lake, Brenton Thwaites and Emily Hampshire.
Actor & Broadway Life Coach Bret Shuford
July 30, 2020 16:34 - 48 minutes - 44.6 MBHello and welcome to episode 49 of Sing! Dance! Act! Thrive! Can I share a secret with you? I can’t do what I do without the guidance of my previous and current coaches and mentors showing me the way. Until a few years ago, I was 100% DIY and that is a respected way of doing things as I’m sure many of you are currently trying to build your career all on your own. However, since I discovered coaching I have seen that life is so much easier when someone with more experience than you ...
Bret Shuford: Actor & Broadway Life Coach
July 30, 2020 16:34 - 48 minutes - 44.6 MBBret Shuford is a veteran singer, dancer, and actor of eight Broadway shows including Beauty and the Beast, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, The Little Mermaid and is currently in the Broadway cast of Wicked. He has appeared in several feature films including The Wolf of Wall Street, network television such as Law & Order SVU and The Good Fight, and several web series. Shuford’s best collaboration has been with ballet dancer, actor, and husband, Stephen Hanna, and together they host the Bro...
Michael Des Barres: Actor, Singer, Songwriter, Poet, DJ & Marquis
July 16, 2020 18:06 - 45 minutes - 31.3 MBMichael Des Barres has appeared in over 150 hours of American television, including roles on MacGyver, Seinfeld, and Roseanne, as well as more than 40 feature films and has sold over 7 million albums as both a recording artist and songwriter, beginning with his days as the frontman for such seminal 1970s bands as Silverhead and Detective. Michael was the touring singer for the Duran Duran spin-off group, The Power Station, performing at Live Aid. He was a member of Chequered Past, wh...
Pandemic Pie Project w Multi-passionate Artist Bradley Harder
June 26, 2020 21:32 - 19 minutes - 13.2 MBMy favourite story to come out of this pandemic is the Pandemic Pie Project by Bradley Harder. Bradley is a multi-passionate creative entrepreneur who has had careers in animation, fine art, film production, music, restaurants, bars, construction, and many more. During this pandemic, he started to bake pies for his friends and neighbors and before he knew it he was baking pies and giving them away to anyone who wanted one in Toronto. How amazing is that? I’ve tried the blueberry pie...
Diane Foy on PR, Coaching & Podcasting Interviewed by #1 LGBT Podcast Rainbow Country's Mark Tara
June 11, 2020 03:35 - 36 minutes - 25.1 MBToday’s show is a bit of a twist. I was recently interviewed on Rainbow Country by the fabulous Mark Tara and I thought you might like to hear it and learn more about me. Rainbow Country is a radio show on CIUT 89.5FM in Toronto and is also the #1 LGBT podcast going into its 5th season offering a blend of music and interviews giving voice to the LGBT community. Mark has some exciting things in store so I will be having him on the show soon. In the meantime, I hope you enjoy this i...
Jennifer Pielak: Comedy & Musical Improv Actor, Singer & Coach
May 21, 2020 03:20 - 56 minutes - 39 MBJennifer Pielak is a performing artist and coach from Vancouver, Canada. She’s a multi-disciplinary performer with over 15 years of professional experience in comedy improv, musical theatre, musical improv, experimental/physical theatre, singing, voice acting and TV/film/commercials. She has trained and performed at improv theatres and festivals across North America, founded the group Off Key Musical Improv, co-wrote the Ovation Award Nominated Connected: The Musical and has most not...
Comedy & Musical Improv Actor, Singer & Coach Jennifer Pielak
May 21, 2020 03:20 - 56 minutes - 39 MBHello and welcome to episode 45 of Sing! Dance! Act! Thrive! How is everyone doing during this isolation time? Toronto is starting to re-open some retail and services, but it will be a while before we can enjoy live concerts and theatre and film and television can begin shooting again. As an introvert I’ve been thriving! I have been so productive these last couple of months preparing content for all of you wonderful performing artists. It has been great to connect in the Thriving...
The Road Hammers Jason McCoy on We Are 1 World Song for Covid-19
April 30, 2020 02:20 - 26 minutes - 18.1 MBToday’s guest is Jason McCoy who with The Road Hammers has won 5 Canadian Country Music Awards, a JUNO award, and SOCAN Songwriter of the Year. They are the best selling Canadian country band of all time. Before The Road Hammers, Jason was already a very successful solo artist winning the CCMA Male Vocalist of the Year twice, 3 SOCAN Song of the Year awards, 19 CCMA nominations and 5 Juno nominations. In 2006, he was awarded with the Global Artist Award at the CMA Awards in Nashvill...
The Enneagram & You with Gina Gomez
March 25, 2020 23:55 - 25 minutes - 17.5 MBToday’s guest is the author of The Enneagram & You: Understand Your Personality Type and How it Can Transform Your Relationships, Gina Gomez. I am fascinated by personality type systems so it was great to learn from an expert on the enneagram. As a relationship coach, Gina shows us how using the wisdom of the enneagram can strengthen your personal, professional and romantic relationships.
Dora Award Winner Anisa Tejpar on DCD Dance Hall of Fame, Hit & Run Productions & the Rolling Stones
March 12, 2020 01:28 - 47 minutes - 32.4 MBDora Award winner, Anisa Tejpar is a graduate of Canada’s National Ballet School and is the Co-Artistic Director of Hit & Run Dance Productions. We had a fabulous conversation about the upcoming Encore! Dance Hall of Fame event by Dance Collection Danse where she is producing the performances.
Attn: Musicians, Actors & Dancers Who Are Driven To Succeed But Are Struggling To Get Ahead
March 05, 2020 06:15 - 28 minutes - 19.6 MBYou have the power to change lives with your talents. I help musicians, actors, and dancers cultivate authentic connections with audiences and industry gatekeepers so that they can build a thriving career in the arts, without feeling overwhelmed or doubting themselves. If you want to stop letting fear and a lack of knowledge hold you back, I can empower you with confidence and profile-building strategies to propel you to the next level.
Wellness Coach for Women in Music Katie Zaccardi
February 27, 2020 03:27 - 29 minutes - 20.3 MBKatie Zaccardi is a songwriter, artist, music industry professional, and certified yoga instructor. She is a wellness coach for women in music and the host of the Out To Be podcast. Through her work in both music and wellness, along with her own experience with a generalized anxiety disorder, Katie discovered the urgent need for a conversation surrounding mental health and self-care within the music industry.
Dancer, Choreographer, Artistic Director of KasheDance, Kevin A. Ormsby
February 20, 2020 04:24 - 57 minutes - 39.3 MBHello and welcome to episode 39 of Sing! Dance! Act! Thrive! How is your 2020 going so far? Mine has been great. I’ve been working non-stop on something special for you all. I’m so excited to soon launch the Sing! Dance! Act! Thrive! Progress Pathway coaching program. I help musicians, actors, and dancers cultivate authentic connections with audiences and industry gatekeepers so that they can build a thriving career in the arts, without feeling overwhelmed or doubting themselves....
Kevin A. Ormsby: Dancer, Choreographer, Artistic Director of KasheDance
February 20, 2020 04:24 - 57 minutes - 39.3 MBWith a career that spans over 30 years, dancer, choreographer Kevin A. Ormsby has performed with various companies and projects in Canada, the Caribbean, and the United States. He is the Artistic Director of KasheDance, and works as an Arts Strategies Consultant.
Fly Lady Di aka Diana Reyes on Dance, DJing & Visual Art
February 13, 2020 04:12 - 46 minutes - 31.9 MBToronto born and raised of Filipino descent, multidisciplinary artist Diana Reyes also known as FLY LADY DI, has been rocking stages for over a decade through Dance, DJing and Visual Art.
Hip Hop Pioneer Maestro Fresh Wes & Actor Tonya Williams at Black History Month Launch
February 01, 2020 20:30 - 25 minutes - 17.2 MBFebruary is Black History Month and there are many events happening across Canada to celebrate. TD bank held a launch event at Harbourfront Centre in Toronto this week featuring Hip Hop Pioneer Maestro Fresh Wes and Actor Tonya Williams with performances by Canada's R&B Soul Queen Jully Black and Juno Award-winning Reggae artist Exco Levi. In this episode, you will hear inspiring words from Maestro and Tonya about mentorship and their experiences in the entertainment industry.
How To Create A 10-Year Vision For Your Life with Creativity Coach Diane Foy
January 16, 2020 07:00 - 21 minutes - 14.7 MBAs we are at the beginning of a new year and a new decade I thought that it was a good time to talk about future visioning. By taking a moment to really visualize what you want your life to be like in the future you can better determine the steps required to make it happen. 10 years in the future is a good time to think about because it is long enough away that anything is possible.
Hip Hop MC & Producer Solitair on his 20-Year Career & The Forgiveness Project
January 09, 2020 03:31 - 45 minutes - 31.1 MBWidely considered one of Toronto’s Hip Hop legends, Solitair’s many contributions have made an indelible impact on the Canadian urban music landscape, and the music industry as a whole. As Solitair came into prominence as a highly sought after producer, he worked on albums by a number of Canadian heavyweights, including Choclair, Kardinal Offishall, Jully Black, k-os, Maestro Fresh Wes’ and The Rascalz.
Dance Education Coach & Dance Boss Podcast Host Erin Pride
December 12, 2019 03:41 - 37 minutes - 25.4 MBErin Pride is a personal dance education coach and she's also the host of the Dance Boss podcast. We had a good conversation about her career as a dancer and dance instructor, but also we share some resources of different books and podcasts that you may be interested in as a creative entrepreneur.
Creativity, Visioning & Oracle with Life Coach, Mindfulness Practioner, & Reiki Master Andrea Hendron
December 05, 2019 04:06 - 31 minutes - 21.9 MBAndrea Hendron is a Life coach, Mindfulness Practioner, Reiki Master, and the Creator of Andrea's Soul Chats. My plan was to do a solo episode talking about future visioning and creating vision boards and as I was preparing I began thinking about my friend Andrea. She took the idea of vision boards and expanded on it to develop intuitive Oracle Board coaching sessions, workshops, and retreats. Her approach goes deeper than mine ever will so I knew that I had to invite her on the sh...
Rob Carli on Composing Music for Film & TV & the Power of Music Therapy
November 21, 2019 03:12 - 53 minutes - 36.8 MBToday’s guest is Robert Carli, who is one of Canada’s busiest and most in-demand composers for Film & Television. His music has received numerous industry awards and nominations, including 20 Gemini and Canadian Screen Award nominations, 5 Gemini Awards and 3 Canadian Screen Awards. He is the recipient of several SOCAN Awards for domestic television.
Why I love Janet Jackson & why some performing artists thrive while others spend years struggling to breakthrough
November 15, 2019 05:09 - 18 minutes - 16.8 MBToday's episode is about why do some performing artists thrive while others spend years struggling to breakthrough. I've worked with hundreds of performing artists and the competitive edge for many has been that they have a clear message of who they are and what they stand for. And they know how to communicate that to connect with people. Talent is not enough. If you think about your favorite musicians, actors, dancers, I'm sure that you love them for more than just their talent. You...
Global Superstar AKON on Releasing 4 Albums & Why Women Should Run the World
October 31, 2019 03:33 - 17 minutes - 12.2 MBToday we have global superstar Akon. The American born Senegalese artist has sold over 35 Million albums worldwide, received 5 Grammy Nominations and collaborated with an array of A-list artists from many genres including Lady GaGa, Eminem, Gwen Stefani, Daddy Yankee, Lil’ Wayne, Michael Jackson, Snoop Dogg and many more.
Bif Naked Canada's Punk Rock Queen
October 24, 2019 02:40 - 1 hour - 49.2 MBI am so excited for today’s guest, Canada’s Punk Rock Queen Bif Naked! I have been a fan of hers since her 1996 self titled debut album and her follow up I Bificus with the hits “Daddy’s Getting Married,” “Spaceman” and “Moment of Weakness.” In 2001 her album Purge produced by Desmond Child had even more hits including “I love Myself Today,” “Chokin on the Truth” and one of my favourites “Tango Shoes.” The albums and tours continued and in 2011 she released BIF NAKED FOREVER: Acousti...
Christopher Leacock aka Jillionaire on Music & Technology
October 17, 2019 19:18 - 17 minutes - 12.1 MBToday we have Christopher Leacock aka Jillionaire who staying true to his Trinidadian roots, fuses original Caribbean rhythms of soca with dancehall beats. Along with Diplo and Walshy Fire, he was a member of the electronic music group Major Lazer until this past June when he left the group to pursue solo projects. Major Lazer is best recognized for the global smash “Lean On” featuring DJ Snake and MØ and “Cold Water” with Justin Bieber and MØ. “Cold Water” became their second track ...
Broadway & Symphony Star Capathia Jenkins
October 09, 2019 22:16 - 32 minutes - 22.3 MBBroadway and Symphony Star Capathia Jenkins. I love this line from her bio that says “This woman who grappling with two dueling passions each with a strong grip: acting and music, yet she refuses to pick one because they both represent her soul. Capathia approaches a song the same way she approaches a script, like an artist. She looks for the nuances, the secret hidden within the notes or text. She seeks the melody, harmony, and rhythm. She asks herself: what am I trying to say? What...
Actor/Director/Producer/Financier Matthew Willson
October 04, 2019 02:44 - 59 minutes - 41.1 MBMatthew Willson is an award-winning Canadian actor, director, producer and financier of the arts with more than 500 stage performances to his credit. A versatile and talented character actor, he also boasts numerous TV and film credits. He also finances several projects including as the sole individual financer of the National Theatre School Drama Festival. Matthew shared fantastic advice and insight on being an actor, director, and producer in Canada and some great auditioning tips...
Live Music Producer Tom Jackson
September 26, 2019 02:47 - 45 minutes - 31.3 MBLive music producer Tom Jackson has transformed the live show for artists such as Taylor Swift, Shawn Mendes, The Band Perry, High Valley, Magic and many more.
Dave Randall & The Political Power of Music
September 19, 2019 00:45 - 24 minutes - 16.8 MBDave Randall is a guitarist, producer, and composer. He has contributed to multi-million selling albums by Grammy Award-winning artist Dido and has toured the world a number of times performing with UK dance act Faithless. As well as making music Dave has published numerous articles and given talks on the history of music and its role in society. His debut book Sound System – The Political Power of Music was published on Pluto Press in 2017.
#SheInspiresMe with Jennifer Lopez & Other #TIFF2019 Highlights
September 12, 2019 03:25 - 14 minutes - 9.83 MBSing! Dance! Act! Thrive! is back after a short hiatus with a solo episode. The Toronto International Film Festival is happening right now and I was thrilled to attend Twitter Women’s #SheInspiresMe panel featuring Jennifer Lopez, Constance Wu, Keke Palmer, Lili Reinhart, and Writer/Director Lorene Scafaria of the movie Hustlers.
Tap Dancer Travis Knight
July 18, 2019 04:23 - 44 minutes - 30.5 MBTravis Knights professional career started in 2000, when he was cast as a principal dancer in the motion picture biography of Bill ‘Bojangles’ Robinson with Gregory Hines and Savion Glover. The legendary Henry LeTang choreographed the film. He shares what first inspired him to get into tap and what it was like to work with these legendary performers.
Producer Joe Solo on Music Biz Success
July 11, 2019 15:27 - 1 hour - 45 MBProducer and songwriter Joe Solo. Known for developing Macy Gray for 17 years before she hit it big with her debut album in 1999, Joe's credits include Michael Jackson, Fergie, will i. am, Quincy Jones, and many others.
Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt on HITRECORD & Creative Collaboration
July 04, 2019 04:00 - 20 minutes - 14 MBJoseph Gordon-Levitt is an American actor, filmmaker, singer, and entrepreneur who has an online platform where creatives of all types can collaborate with others on projects called HitRecord.
Timbaland & Masterclass
June 27, 2019 04:20 - 30 minutes - 21 MBSuperstar producer and artist Timbaland was at the Collision Technology conference with Masterclass co-founder David Rogier to promote Timbaland's Producing and beat making masterclass.
Legendary Photographer Bob Gruen
June 20, 2019 03:25 - 32 minutes - 22.6 MBMy guest today is Bob Gruen, who is one of the most well-known and respected photographers in rock and roll. From John Lennon to Johnny Rotten; Muddy Waters to the Rolling Stones; Elvis to Madonna; Bob Dylan to Bob Marley; Tina Turner to Debbie Harry, he has captured the music scene for over fifty years in photographs that have gained worldwide recognition.
Fit On Tour with Andrea MacNeil
June 13, 2019 05:02 - 20 minutes - 14.4 MBIn 2019, Andrea MacNeil Co-Founded Fit On Tour after spending 10+ years in the industry, on and off the road. Andrea has a strong passion for fitness, which developed after overcoming struggles with her own health & wellness on the road. This passion drives Andrea to help others balance their lives and sustain their careers in the industry.
Damon Wayans Jr, Actor/Comedian & Kris Jones
May 30, 2019 05:44 - 20 minutes - 29.8 MBActor/Comedian Damon Wayans Jr. and his business partner Kristopher Jones at Collision conference. Their Special Guest App will interest all performing artists.
Canadian Music Week Review Part 2 with Esma, Tamara Maddalen, Encore
May 23, 2019 05:26 - 38 minutes - 30.6 MBCanadian Music Week review part 2 with guests Esma, Tamara Maddalen and Donald Plant from Encore who report on their CMW experiences and what they learned from the various workshops.
Canadian Music Week Review Part 1 w Angela Saini & Denver Haylee
May 16, 2019 06:24 - 37 minutes - 32.3 MBCanadian Music Week Review Part 1 with guest artists Angela Saini and Denver Haylee.
Sass Jordan, Canada's Queen of Rock
May 09, 2019 05:29 - 1 hour - 50.1 MBCanada’s Queen of Rock Sass Jordan has won Juno and Billboard awards and has sold over a million records worldwide. She also played Janis Joplin in the off-Broadway hit, Love Janis and was a featured character in the television series Sisters. And she was one of the judges on Canadian Idol.
Core Values, Limiting Beliefs & Mission Statements
April 25, 2019 05:42 - 24 minutes - 21 MBThis episode is a bit of a coaching session where we will explore your core values, limiting beliefs, and use them to form a mission statement that will drive you towards your goals.
Marc Jordan, Singer/Songwriter
April 18, 2019 04:37 - 37 minutes - 30.6 MBWith numerous ASCAP, JUNO, SOCAN and Smooth Jazz awards to his credit, Marc Jordan’s work has appeared on some 35 million+ CDs. He’s written for and with Diana Ross, Chicago, Kenny Loggins, Bette Midler, Natalie Cole, Olivia Newton-John, Joe Cocker, Bonnie Raitt, Josh Groban, Cher, Rod Stewart — including the #1 hit, “Rhythm of My Heart” and currently for Stewart’s upcoming album — and wife, singer/songwriter Amy Sky.
Lisa Auguste, Dancer/Choreographer
April 10, 2019 08:45 - 43 minutes - 40.1 MBDancer-choreographer Lisa Auguste. She is a classically trained dancer who specializes in everything from ballet to hip-hop, Latin to breakdance and everything in between.