rolf veldman

It’s November and as we stare down the barrel of the Holiday Season, it's clear that 2023 has held more change and transition for the VO business than any of us knew at the start of the year. 

We’ve also seen some change and transition in the PSP platforms, especially at the largest of the VO-specific platforms, Voices, as they replaced Founder David Ciccarelli as CEO with interim CEO Jay O’Connor in October.

So today as we start wrapping our heads around 2024, I think there’s an opportunity here to begin to repair a fraught relationship between the platform and the voice over community, and so I thought I’d write an open letter to Voices and Interim CEO, Jay O’Connor.

I believe that Voices can run a healthy, profitable business, provide significant value for shareholders, and have an ethical, collaborative relationship with the voice actors who provide the services upon which Voices is built.

Here are a few steps Voices can take to start to repair our relationship and show some good will toward the voice-acting community. 
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Rolf Veldman is CEO of Voice123, the world’s first and largest online marketplace for professional voice actors. An impassioned storyteller, Rolf considers himself an entrepreneurial historian who loves board games, scuba diving, cycling, and doing his bit to change the world for the better. At Voice123, Rolf spearheads a widely diverse and fully remote team that has set itself the task of crafting the future of the voiceover industry. *In this episode, we cover: * * What are AI/TTS (Text to Speech Voices)? * Learn what Voice123 found out from surveying their buyers about AI/TTS voiceover. * Based on those findings, what is the impact AI/TTS will have on talent and the industry as a whole. * Reason behind the Backstage & Voice123 merger + what that means for talent * Behind the scenes look at Voice123 - how it screens buyers, how it filters job opportunities for voice talent and what you can do to increase your opportunities. * What qualities do the most successful talent possess? Check out our BONUS questions with ROLF where we talk about the TOP things buyers are looking for in a voice talent + a breakdown of the Voice123 tiers - why is the purpose & what does it mean for voice talent. YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/gGPFePt8Rfs *Follow Atlanta Voiceover Studio Here: * facebook.com/atlantavoiceoverstudio instagram.com/atlantavoiceoverstudio twitter.com/atlvostudio tiktok.com/@atlantavoiceoverstudio Atlanta Voiceover Studio & ProVoiceoverTraining's Classes & Workshops www.AtlantaVoiceoverStudio.com www.ProVoiceoverTraining.com Voice123 (http://voice123.com/) Announcement of partnering with Backstage (https://voice123.com/blog/media-releases/welcome-backstage/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=direct&utm_campaign=voice123-news&utm_content=atlanta-vo-studio) State of AI voices report (https://voice123.com/thebooth/the-state-of-ai-voices-report/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=direct&utm_campaign=ai-report-21&utm_content=atlanta-vo-studio) *Find Voice123: * Facebook (https://facebook.com/voice123) Twitter (https://twitter.com/voice123) LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/voice123) YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/c/voice123official) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/voice123/) Find Rolf Veldman: Twitter (https://twitter.com/veldmanrolf?lang=en) LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/rolfveldman?) Wanna learn more about how to get the most from Voice123? Check out V123 Pros Course: https://www.v123pros.com/optimizing-v123