Episode 69 . Paul Schmidt

The first thing my guest, Paul Schmidt, would like you to know about him, is that as a single dad, his teenage son, Robbie, is his world and his reason for everything. Which is incredibly endearing considering the level of success he’s attained in a variety of professional and creative endeavors.

Perhaps his success is due to being cast at the age of six in the role of “God” in his school play and that has “anointed” his efforts ever since.

For years Paul would continue his Thespian pursuits acting in just about anything he could, which in 1980’s Baltimore meant musicals, as he performed in over 20 of them before he turned 18. Once he was out of college, he pursued a successful career in broadcasting, and started on-air at 98 Rock in Baltimore, and eventually went on-air full-time at WRDX in Wilmington, DE for almost a decade.

Adding to his performance repertoire, Paul did stand-up comedy and owned and operated Christina's Comedy Zone at Dover Downs Hotel and Casino for 3 years, which won Best Comedy Club in Delaware Today Magazine. He also did a year of improv in the Baltimore troupe of ComedySportz.

For the past 25 years, Paul has poured his stage and on-camera acting experience into commercial and corporate voiceover work, and voicing for hundreds of small and medium-sized businesses via explainer videos, e-learning, corporate training, medical narration, and audiobooks.

As a community builder and business coach, Paul created the VO Freedom Master Plan, a voiceover marketing program designed to generate consistent opportunities for voice actors to book work, and the VO Pro Community, a private, professional, global community created to meet the needs of voice actors and audiobook narrators who want to take their careers to the next level.

Joining me from Richmond, VA, Paul is an avid sports fan, who loves playing golf with his son and refers to himself, among other things, as a “Golf Suckist”. To talk about all this and more, I’d like to welcome Paul Schimidt to 19 Stories.

Contact Paul Schmidt via the following:

• Website: https://vopro.pro
• The VO Freedom Master Plan: https://vofreedommasterplan.com
• YouTube: https://youtube.com/@vo-pro
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vopro.pro
• TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@vopro.pro
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/vofreedom
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulschmidtvo
• Voiceover: https://paulschmidtvoice.com/
• Visit https://paulschmidtvoice.com or email [email protected].

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Theme Song Credit: 'Together' by For King & Country

Outro Music Sample (for this episode): 'Don't Worry Be Happy' by Bobby McFerrin

Proverbs 23:18

"Surely there is a future, and your Hope will not be cut off."

Until next time, stay Healthy and Hopeful!