BF 034 – Bill Naylor – Wily Panda Studios
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Show Notes
Bill Naylor
Wily Panda Studios
What does a person do when they have been a professional pilot their whole career and within an instant, they lose sight in one eye and need to retire? To say Bill Naylor did a complete turnaround is an understatement. He decided at age sixty-one he wanted to become a voice-over talent. He dove in without looking back and took voice lessons for the next handful of years to now have a successful career in voice-over acting.
His career started as a jet pilot flying Learjets. Bill transitioned into being a captain for Southwest Airlines, commanding 737 planes for 27 years. At age sixty-one Bill started taking classes at Voicetrax in the San Francisco Bay Area. Even after flying planes and being responsible for the lives of his passengers he acknowledged how terrifying it was to be in a room with a handful of people listening to him do voice-over. Listen to Bill’s incredible story of how he turned a dramatic life-changing event into an opportunity to follow his dream.
Podcast highlights
- How trusting your instinct will usually guide you in the right direction.
- Ignore the negativity of people trying to sway you from what you want.
- In a competitive space, learning how to lean on your contacts for potential clients.
- Presenting yourself well and likable for repeat business.
- Building a community within your situation for advice and support.
- Not to be intimidated by the process but to embrace the excitement and build as you go.
- Taking dreams and turning them into action.
- Learning how to deal with failures and turning them into a valuable experience to achieve your end goal.
- Five tips on starting a voice acting career.
- How to build a simple studio setup to get started.
- Lean on mentors and other people in your profession because experienced people look forward to sharing their expertise.
- Dealing with fear and being able to handle it with confidence.
