Creative Identity And Taking A Break At The Height Of Success

Happy New Year! It's 2024 so I wanted to wrap up 2023 with a short rambles episode. In this episode I talk about what has been going on for me in my break from recording the podcast, what it's like to take a break when you're at the peak of success in your creative endeavour, and my thoughts on cre…

Nikki Barrett on Casting Directing And Having Autonomy In Your Career

Nikki Barrett is a casting director based in Sydney, Australia. Nikki's casting credits include projects such as 'Australia', 'The Babadook', 'The Water Diviner', 'Mad Max: Fury Road', 'Peter Rabbit' and 'The Invisible Man'. Most recently, Nikki won a BAFTA for her work on Baz Luhrmann's 'Elvis'.  …

Why I No Longer Subscribe To 'Hustle' Culture- Short Rambles

This week's episode is a short rambles where Rachel talks about hustle culture and why she doesn't find it helpful for her career or life anymore.  Don't Be So Dramatic Podcast: Podcast instagram:@dbsdpodcast Rachel's instagram:@rachel.lauren.baker Email: info@asmanagement.com.au Produced by: …

Esmé Louise James on 'Kinky History' And Digital Content Creation

   Esmé Louise James is a writer and researcher based in Melbourne, Australia. She is a PhD candidate at the University of Melbourne in the School of Culture and Communication.     In 2020, Esmé was listed in the Top 30 Emerging Writers by SBS Australia. Esmé’s creative works have twice been nomin…

Lauren Simpson on Producing, WIFT And How To Pitch To A Streaming Service

Lauren’s film story started with a specialist study in film at California State University Long Beach. She backed that up with a Bachelor of Film and Television from Swinburne University and a MBA from the Australian Institute of Business.   Her work in the industry has been varied and rewarding, …

Jordan Rodrigues on His First Acting Job And Learning To Put Life Before Work

   Jordan Rodrigues is a Malaysian/Australian actor best known for the Golden Globe winning film, 'Lady Bird' and Aussie TV series, 'Dance Academy'.      His latest work can be seen in the Disney+ series 'National Treasure: Edge of History'. He has also recently starred as a lead in the Hulu telev…

Limiting Beliefs: What Are They And How They Effect Your Career- Short Rambles

On this week's episode of the podcast, Rachel delves into limiting beliefs. She talks about what they are, her experiences with working on her own and why you should clear them for the sake of your career.  Don't Be So Dramatic Podcast: Podcast instagram:@dbsdpodcast Rachel's instagram:@rachel.l…

Tristan Barr on One Shot Feature Films And Why He Become A Producer

  Tristan Barr was the first writer/director down under to shoot a full-length feature film in one single take, across the span of 9 different locations and a running time of 82 minutes, ‘Watch the Sunset’, which won Cinema Australia's "Top five films of the year" and was acquired as a STAN Origina…

Anita Anabel on Journalism, Having The Courage To Change Careers And Psychic Mediumism

Anita Anabel is an entertainment editor and journalist, podcaster, voice over artist, MC and presenter. And on top of all of that she's also a psychic medium. Anita recently stepped into the role as head of entertainment at Mediaweek. She was the entertainment editor for POPSUGAR Australia and Val …

Ben O'Toole on Acting And The Mentality Of 'You Win Some, You Lose Some'

Ben O'Toole is an Australian actor. He is known for his role as Rex Coen in film 'Bloody Hell', his roles in several Australian TV-Series such as 'Love Child', 'Amazing Grace', ABC's 'Barons' as well as for his supporting roles in movies such as Hacksaw Ridge (2016) and 12 Strong (2018). Ben has ju…