#192 The Training I Rewatch Every Year (and Why You'll Regret Missing It)

About this episode

Joey shares his journey from struggling actor to successful digital entrepreneur, highlighting key lessons learned from a pivotal training program.

🎧 A Special Crossover Episode with the Mind Your Business Podcast This is the episode I've been dreaming of. I finally got to share my full story on James Wedmore's Mind Your Business Podcast — and now I'm bringing that conversation straight to you. If you're an actor, comedian, or creator juggling auditions, day jobs, and side hustles... wondering how the hell to build something sustainable — this is your wake-up call. I walk you through how I went from an actor with a duct-taped, do-it-all-myself coaching business to building two digital memberships that now bring in over $93K/year — all while staying in the industry, booking roles, and even traveling the world. It started with one decision: enrolling in Business by Design after attending The Rise of the Digital CEO training . And in this episode, I unpack every lesson I learned from it. 🔑 What You'll Learn in This Episode: The one belief shift that helped me escape the starving artist trap How I built Actors Audition Club and Monologue of the Month Club into recurring income streams Why this free training from James Wedmore is more valuable than courses I paid $5K for What happened when I finally raised my prices and stopped…

People in this episode

Guest: James Wedmore

Topics covered

• acting
• business
• digital memberships
• auditions
• sustainability

Keywords

• actor
• comedian
• creator
• sustainable business
• coaching

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Business by Design, The Rise of the Digital CEO training, Actors Audition Club, Monologue of the Month Club

Books & works: RISE, Inside the Audition, Monologue Jam

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