Make a big difference in your acting career in just 5 days...

...without spending money on headshots, reel footage and never-ending "business of acting" workshops.

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"I have no idea where to start..."

There's SO much free information online these days.

You may have tried Googling things like "how to become an actor" or "where to find auditions" and immediately come across articles that offer TONS of free advice, yet when it's time to actually act on it, you get stuck.

To become an actor, people tell you to:

• Sign up for an acting class.
• Invest in professional headshots & put together a reel.
• Join some casting websites and start submitting yourself (for a monthly fee)
• Get an agent or manager

You'll start reading one article and before you know it, you've got 10 tabs open in your web browser and you look down, noticing your hands are shaking from anxiety (and it's not from the coffee).

Before you know it, you've subscribed to 5 mailing lists, and multiple times a week you're now being invited to free online webinars on every acting topic under the sun, ranging from – Use LinkedIn to Connect with Casting Directors!  to Build a Social Media Following Fast! and even to Attract Your Dream Role Through Manifestation!

With so much free info out there, why is it SO HARD to become a busy, working actor?

​Well, as someone who's had the opportunity to work with thousands of actors over the past decade, I've found that most actors get stuck because of two things:

1. Too much information: As weird as it sounds, too much free information creates what's called a paradox of choice. Worries like, "What if I spend my time on the wrong thing?" or "OMG I don't have time to do all this!" abound in the head, and we wind up making no choice (and thereby taking no action) at all.
2. Inconsistency of effort: For the actors who do wind up making a choice and taking action, the overwhelm of information continues, and they wind up developing what's called Shiny Object Syndrome: "If only I start doing that, I will see success faster." Sticking with one strategy long enough to start seeing results starts to feel almost impossible.

​Now even though the two reasons above are important, there's also one other critical factor that almost no one talks about.

Imagine trying to play a game of soccer with invisible goals. Do you think you'd have a good chance of winning? Or even scoring?

Heck no!

Well, the most important first step in achieving success in anything is figuring out what you actually want. Or in other words, you need to get clear on your goals.

"Yes Martin, I've heard that before."

But do you even know what goal you should realistically set right now?

No one talks about this.

Should you be trying to get an agent? Or should you be trying to get background work first so casting directors assume you're more experienced? Or should you aim to take a certain number of acting classes before looking for real acting work?

Not knowing how to set an achievable goal is the BIGGEST reason actors get stuck.

Here's a realistic, achievable goal that can make a HUGE difference:

​If your long-term goal is to build a successful career performing in films, TV shows, and/or theatre, then your first realistic, achievable goal should be:

Auditioning at least 1-2 times per week for paid projects.

Not only is this attainable, but it's also something that will make it easy for you to start analyzing and figuring out where to improve (to eventually get bigger opportunities down the line).

When you're auditioning 5-6 times per month, you'll be able to figure out if your audition technique needs work, or if something else needs to change.

You'll also start seeing the same casting directors over and over again, which will make it easy to befriend them for bigger opportunities in the future.

Finally, auditioning that frequently will make you significantly more desirable to agents.

"But am I even ready for that many auditions?"

• "I don't even have a headshot yet. How can I start looking for real auditions?" (you don't need pro headshots when you're first starting out – in fact, getting them too soon can actually hurt you! more on this further down the page)
• "I'm still in school and need to complete my training first." (waiting until after graduation is one of the costliest decisions you can make because your competition is going to skyrocket)
• "Casting directors won't even take me seriously since I don't have good credits or training on my resume." (you're not going to be submitting to major TV shows and movie auditions just yet – don't jump the gun)

We all have a natural thermostat, or comfort level, in our lives.

With a thermostat, when the temperature in your home starts getting too cold, the heat kicks on to bring it back to a comfortable temperature.

Our own brain works much the same way: if we start failing too often or aren't making enough money for our comfort zone, we'll kick ourselves into high gear to fix the situation, until we bring things back to a comfortable level.

Unfortunately the opposite is also true.

If things start heating up too much, the thermostat turns on the air conditioner to cool the room back down.

Likewise, when an opportunity for success presents itself, we'll unconsciously self-sabotage in order to stay within our comfort zone.

Procrastinating, being lazy, and even telling ourselves, "I'm not ready yet," are all forms of unconscious self-sabotage.

We do this because our brain NEEDS to stay in its comfort zone to keep us "safe."

Deep down however, we all know that the only way to become truly better at something is do it anyway, even if there's a chance we can fail.

It's easy to go to acting classes week after week and keep telling ourselves, "I'll be ready to try submitting myself for real auditions once I get X."

But if you've ever been in that situation, you know that your brain will keep inventing more things that you need before you'll feel ready – just to keep you in your comfort zone.

Before you know it, YEARS have passed by and you're still in the same exact place.

I myself used to be like that! I used to tell myself, "Eventually I'll be ready to do that. But if I try it now I might fail." And so I'd never try.

Eventually one day, I changed my thinking to, "I should constantly test myself to see how good I really am. Only then will I know how to REALLY improve."

And that's when everything changed.

Instead of it being me who determined whether I was good enough (which is inherently self-centered), I decided to let the world show me if was good enough.

​​​Hey, I'm Martin Bentsen and I believe every actor deserves to take a shot.

It might not be hard to join an acting class, hire a coach, or get professional headshots, but when you really think about it, has your career been growing? Or are you just "training and preparing?"

I know actors who've gotten stuck for YEARS simply because they didn't consistently hold themselves to a higher standard.

It's easy to get comfortable doing the same kinds of projects you've always done, but if you let yourself slip into that pattern, before you know it DECADES will have flown by... and you'll look back wondering about all the opportunities that could have been.

Luckily, no matter how old you are, there's still time to build an acting career you're proud of.

If you believe you have something to offer this world through your performance, then I believe it's your moral OBLIGATION to start pursuing real acting work as soon as possible. The world needs you.

That's exactly why I created
​Kickstart Your Acting Career

I built this mini course specifically for actors who feel like they've been stuck performing in the same kinds of projects over and over again. You know them: community theater, school plays, unpaid student films, etc.
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If you haven't yet booked your first real, paid speaking role (or even if you have, but you're struggling to get more), this course is perfect for you.
 
The information works even if you're not based in the USA.
 
You'll learn how to become the leader of your acting career and start holding yourself to a higher standard.

You'll learn how to build your resume and reel so high-level casting directors and agents eventually want YOU for their projects and rosters.
 
My promise is that if you follow the steps in this 5-day mini course, before you know it you'll start seeing real change in your acting career.
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​"Kickstart Your Acting Career is a great framework - it filled in a lot of blanks and helped me put structure to my acting career. It really helped me flesh out some things I had glossed over while just trying to get the ball rolling."

​– Ellie C.

"​Kickstart Your Acting Career is an awesome resource, especially for actors who are at the beginning of their career. It gives clear advice and makes breaking into the acting industry actually achievable. A great and motivating course that I can only recommend!"

– Sofia P.

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Kickstart Your Acting Career shows you how to start getting auditions for real, paid speaking roles so you can build your resume and reel in the most time-efficient way possible.

​It's built specifically for actors with limited connections, experience, credits, and footage.
 
You can take the mini course from anywhere in the world and at your own pace. You'll receive each video over 5 days, and even if you're unable to watch the videos right away, you can come back to watch them in the future anytime you want (you get lifetime access).

Kickstart Your Acting Career boils everything you need to know down to JUST the 5 exact steps necessary to start getting at least 1-2 auditions per week for legit speaking roles in indie productions.

I've had the opportunity to work with thousands of actors over the past decade, and I've seen what really works (and what doesn't).

I can confidently say that what you'll learn in this program will save you YEARS of hassle and frustration.
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"I always thought you had to have professional experience, headshots, and an agent right away, but I now know that it doesn’t matter how experienced I am in the acting industry. What matters is to be consistent with my work, and to put myself out there to see progress and improvement.

With that being said I rate this course a 10. ​Thank you very much for your help and your wonderful lessons, I look forward from learning more of your courses in the future!​"

– Ashley P.

​​A Layout of the Course:

Kickstart Your Acting Career is broken into five video lessons, each about 10-15 minutes long. The videos will be sent to you over the course of five days.​
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Day 1:
Reframe Your Focus

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Too many actors hold themselves back because of one, simple first step they never wind up taking. Don't make the same mistake!

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What's Covered:​

• The most critical first step to getting "unstuck" in your acting career
• Why casting directors don't care about experience as much as you'd think (and what they care about instead)
• All the "shiny objects" you can ignore – find out all the things you can STOP doing so you can put more time and attention where it matters

Day 2:
Prep for Real Acting Gigs (part 1)

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It's time to do the necessary prep work so when you start going after real acting jobs, you're taken seriously and given a fair shot!​

What's Covered:​​

• ​A simple strategy to access real auditions right away, even if you're brand new & just starting out (with zero credits/experience)
• How to build a successful online acting profile – learn the 5 necessary puzzle pieces that can be created right now from home, easily and for free
• The most important thing NOT to include in your acting profile (new actors make this mistake all the time, and it causes casting directors to assume they're extremely inexperienced)

Day 3:
Prep for Real Acting Gigs (part 2)

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In this video, you'll learn about the two most important marketing materials, how to get them for free (as soon as today), and how to start using them properly.​

What's Covered:​​

• Save up to $2,000 in your acting career almost immediately, by avoiding the costly mistake so many new actors make (because they're told to spend money on these things by "industry experts")
• How to get impressive photos onto your casting profiles right away, without spending any money or needing to do a lengthy photoshoot
• A handy trick to get great footage of yourself online TODAY, without having to find and memorize a lengthy monologue​ or buy fancy video equipment

Day 4:
Time to Audition!

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It's Day 4, and you're finally ready to start reaping the rewards for all the work you did in Days 2 and 3! Are you ready for real auditions?

What's Covered:​​

• ​A simple process you can repeat over and over again to make generating consistent auditions a reality sooner than you think
• How to stand out & be noticed by casting directors BEFORE you even audition – this technique can be used by anyone and takes less than 3 minutes to do
• How to make getting consistent auditions easy, painless, and systematic – this is perfect for staying consistent in the long run (and it's ideal for people like me, who prefer to set up systems that just "run," almost on autopilot)

"I just want to say thank you so much for this lesson in particular. On Friday I got invited to an audition – with a note saying the creator was glad to hear about my experience!!! ​Your advice helped me stand out!"

Danielle S.

Day 5:
Let Your Career Take Flight

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90% of the time, its not a lack of information that holds actors back. It's how they use that information, combined with the long-term strategy they follow.

What's Covered:​​

• Why making mistakes at the beginning is necessary for long-term success, and how to embrace it and be OK with it
• The 4 things casting directors DON’T care about... that most new actors spend way too much time worrying about (and can actually cause them to stay stuck for YEARS)
• What to prepare for as you start to see more and more auditions, and how to avoid "shiny shortcuts" that won’t make a real difference in your acting career long-term​

​"Day 4 was so helpful for me. Using your formula, I secured a callback to a Hallmark movie and some independent films as well. I enjoy your videos and appreciate your advice and guidance!
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– Kevin O.

​You knew every blockage a new actor goes through and it felt so relatable. I’ve already got an audition today!

​– Joshua C.

"Even though I'm from Germany, the tips were really awesome and helped me a lot! So I would rate it a 10/10!"

​– Sofia P.

"I'd rate Kickstart Your Acting Career a 10 for SURE!! It has helped me so much in just 5 days and I'll take the lessons learned and the strategies mentioned with me everywhere I go! Thank you so much for your honesty and insight!!"
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– ​Bin U.

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​​Kickstart Your Acting Career

Imagine boiling everything you need to know down to JUST the 5 exact steps necessary to start getting 1-2 auditions per week for legit speaking roles.

Access the Full 5-Day Mini Course for Just
1 Payment of $29​

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If you have any questions or concerns about the course, please email [email protected] or call (646) 504-6521.

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"I'm used to being offered advice that I've already tried (or which I don't feel is adapted to my situation), but your approach doesn't make me feel like I have to squeeze into an ill-fitted cooky-cutter. The exercises you offer are very effective in terms of results, and that clearly defines the value of your course.

I can feel your genuineness and for that you have my total respect. Thank you again for your dedication and support in this industry, Martin. I will remember your name and your kindness."

​– Maéva L.

"I think one of the most helpful things to me of Kickstart Your Acting Career was the format itself. I am one of those 'spreadsheet people' who loves breakdowns and lists, so having everything divided into clear steps (which could all be accomplished in a week!) made it seem so much more manageable.

​There are hundreds of articles with tips and they're great, but I have never seen a step-by-step program to getting started (or gaining momentum) like yours. 

– Jordan J.