Think Like A Business: Negotiate With Confidence Participant Case Study Analysis with Maria Pendolino

Saturday 15th June 2024 – 12pm-3pm EDT / 9am-12pm PDT / 5pm-8pm BST

In this case study workshop, award-winning voice actor and voiceover business advocate, Maria Pendolino, will review YOUR pre-submitted negotiation questions/scenarios as case studies in an interactive workshop.

If you struggle with usage, union vs. non-union questions, working smarter not harder, building a rate sheet, negotiating with confidence and more – then, this is the workshop for you!

Maria Pendolino is an award-winning voice actor. She began her performing career scream-singing Broadway musicals like Phantom of the Opera and Les Mis in her basement, while dragging her parents along to community theatre auditions. Today, Maria works across voiceover genres like commercials, promo, animation, games, industrial, imaging, documentary, and more. You’ve heard her recently voicing ads for national brands like Comcast, Geico, McDonald’s and Glad Trash Bags.

Maria is also the founder of Blue Wave Voiceover, a member-run collective for progressive and Democratic campaigns. At the end of 2022, Maria helped to launch version 2.0 of The Disabled Voice Actors Database, which is a free resource for talent to be listed and free for casting & production teams to use.

Prior to a full-time acting career, Maria worked in banking and finance which helped give her a foundation around money, project management, and running a business. She also managed a team of volunteer coordinators and managers, recruiting, and screening for a national mentoring non-profit, exposing her to recruiting, hiring, staff management, coaching, and advancement.
Maria lives in Buffalo, NY with her husband Eric and her four tuxedo cats. Her fun fact is that she was on an episode of HGTV’s House Hunters.
You can see more about Maria on her website, voicebymaria.com and you can follow her on social @mariapendo