About
Do you feel stuck, unsure of how to book your first speaking role in a major film/television production?
I've spent over a decade studying marketing and growth strategies for businesses and people who work in other industries, and I've taken the best of what I've learned and brought it back to the acting industry.
The "outside the industry" approaches I teach help actors quickly get unstuck and start booking bigger roles than they ever have before. My clients have worked on Broadway, landed great agents and managers, and even booked recurring roles on major network television shows including New Amsterdam, Law & Order, and others.
I've spent over a decade studying marketing and growth strategies for businesses and people who work in other industries, and I've taken the best of what I've learned and brought it back to the acting industry.
The "outside the industry" approaches I teach help actors quickly get unstuck and start booking bigger roles than they ever have before. My clients have worked on Broadway, landed great agents and managers, and even booked recurring roles on major network television shows including New Amsterdam, Law & Order, and others.
Too many actors spend YEARS feeling stuck.Even when they're doing everything right. Even when they're doing everything the industry has "told" them to do:
They're doing everything they've being told to do... So why are they still only booking student and indie films? Why do they feel like it's impossible to be considered by bigger casting directors or agents? And why is it that an actor who felt stuck for 15 years suddenly got booked on Broadway, landed a great Film/TV agent, and got booked in a major television show – all in less than 6 weeks of us working together? Well, it had to do with simply changing the way he thought and operated. And that's exactly what I help actors do. |
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Professional Bio
Just in case you're interested, here's some background on me:
Martin Bentsen, NYU Tisch alumnus, has run numerous educational seminars on branding and marketing strategies for actors at The Actor's Green Room, Actor's Connection, and NYU; has written a book called Get Cast: Book More Acting Work by Thinking "Outside the Industry"; and is a member of both the National Association of Sales Professionals and Sales & Marketing Executives International, two highly acclaimed marketing organizations in the United States.
Martin graduated in 2011 with honors from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts' Film and Television program with a focus on directing and in 2010, he founded City Headshots®, which, according to Yelp, is ranked the #1 headshot studio in New York City. City Headshots has affiliate locations in New York, Denver, New Jersey, and Philadelphia. Some of City Headshots’ repeat clients include well known companies such as LinkedIn Corp, Facebook, and American Express, and many of its photos have been featured in The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.
As a business owner who has grown from zero to over 200 paying clients per month, Martin not only understands the intricacies of marketing and finding work, but also what it takes for actors to successfully navigate the industry and book their first network-level speaking roles. He coaches actors one-on-one with their branding, marketing, and management strategies, and in how they conduct themselves with agents, managers, and casting directors. His clients have landed Broadway roles, booked major television shows, and signed with top agencies.
Martin’s long term goal is to end the cliche of "The Starving Artist."
Martin Bentsen, NYU Tisch alumnus, has run numerous educational seminars on branding and marketing strategies for actors at The Actor's Green Room, Actor's Connection, and NYU; has written a book called Get Cast: Book More Acting Work by Thinking "Outside the Industry"; and is a member of both the National Association of Sales Professionals and Sales & Marketing Executives International, two highly acclaimed marketing organizations in the United States.
Martin graduated in 2011 with honors from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts' Film and Television program with a focus on directing and in 2010, he founded City Headshots®, which, according to Yelp, is ranked the #1 headshot studio in New York City. City Headshots has affiliate locations in New York, Denver, New Jersey, and Philadelphia. Some of City Headshots’ repeat clients include well known companies such as LinkedIn Corp, Facebook, and American Express, and many of its photos have been featured in The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.
As a business owner who has grown from zero to over 200 paying clients per month, Martin not only understands the intricacies of marketing and finding work, but also what it takes for actors to successfully navigate the industry and book their first network-level speaking roles. He coaches actors one-on-one with their branding, marketing, and management strategies, and in how they conduct themselves with agents, managers, and casting directors. His clients have landed Broadway roles, booked major television shows, and signed with top agencies.
Martin’s long term goal is to end the cliche of "The Starving Artist."