Baby Steps to Hollywood | Karen Workman

Service Description

Join us for this session of Straight Talk for Aspiring Performers, where Karen shares what she’s learned as the mom of successful child, teen, and young adult actors. Drawing from her experience in the cultural and entertainment industries and her relationships with industry professionals, she’ll offer valuable insights into building a sustainable career. She’ll also share the journey of how a family from Ohio moved to Los Angeles and found steady work in national commercials, TV shows, and movies—both in front of and behind the camera. If you’re looking for real-world advice on navigating the industry, you won’t want to miss this session. About Karen Workman: Born in New Zealand, but having lived in the USA for more than 30 years, Karen has been around the world and back again, with a hand in the creative arts at every turn. Karen has played with orchestras and accompanied soloists around the world, and has spoken regularly at talent showcases in the USA. She has spearheaded the development of curriculum for film programmes for high school students, and training for film apprenticeships, self-published a limited edition book and has written for classical music magazines, and values the time spent as a mentor to people from a wide variety of creative disciplines. She gained her B.C.A. in Marketing and Management and her B Mus (Hons) in Piano from Victoria University of Wellington, Masters and Doctorate of Musical Arts in Piano performance from the Cleveland Institute of Music, Ohio, USA; is a Certified Life Coach (CPLC) and has her unofficial certificate from the life of hard knocks by working with industry professionals, actors and parents of child actors in Hollywood for 11 years. Karen is passionate about sharing information and supporting creative people in their endeavors and career development, and with the majority of her family working in the arts, what’s happening in the creative world is a frequent dinner table subject. When not researching, reading, learning and teaching (who are we kidding – that's all the time!) Karen enjoys travel, chasing events at theatres, films, street art, concerts, galleries, and bookstores, meeting new friends and having good conversations over a chai latte.