Podcast

The Power of Focus

Power of Focus: Protect your time and get in the zone The Power of Focus is becoming a superpower. In this episode Matthew Dearing and Joey Sweeney of Dearing Acting Studio talk about the power of protecting your time and zoning in to one thing at a time. Matthew Dearing explains these concepts in detail …

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Fear is a Liar

Fear is a Liar In this episode we have special guest and Dearing student Dakota George on the mic with Brian, Matt, and Joey. The episode is about how Fear is a Liar. This was definitely one for the books! Full of laughs, poorly timed sound effects, and life advice about tackling your fears on …

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Talking vs. Listening: Find the Balance

In this episode we have Shea, Matt, and Joey. Brian is out sick. We talk about some of the crazy obstacles we overcame in the past week, and the lessons we learned from them. The big points were on being silent, learning to listen intently and be present, and the difference between decimal point and …

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Episode 21: (Eagle Mentality/Changing Your Mindset)

   In this episode we have Matt, Brian, and Joey re-capping some big lessons that they have received recently. Speaking from someone who was in the room, the energy was on fire. It ended up being a late night podcast because of the crazy day we had, but the podcast is something we aren’t …

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Kids Acting Classes : Build Life Skills

Kids acting classes offer so many life benefits for children, far beyond the realm of performance! Kids Acting Classes Listening, honesty, courage…these are the core requirements for great acting, but even more importantly, they are the fundamental life principles we want for our kids.  In this episode Jack and Rosalyn Dearing jump on the mics …

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Episode 1: (Changing the Culture)

In this first ever teen podcast episode we have studio crew members and long time students Truman Hendrix and Isabel Root in with one of our instructors Brian Sweeney. Each of them was brought on to our team because of their willingness to serve and desire to help people. They talk about what it means …

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Episode 20: (The evolution of Masterclass)

In this episode we have Bebe Katsenes, a former student, back from USC as our guest. Bebe grew up in our program and finished her last year here before college as an intern. She shares with us all of the things she is up to at USC and talks about what she misses about being …

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Episode 19: (Embracing the Uncomfortable)

Matt’s out of the office for the morning, so this weeks podcast is led by our chief of staff Shea Toepel, with special guests and team members Joey and Brian. Before the podcast, we got out of our comfort zones and hopped on the mics for a spur of the moment freestyle session. This brought …

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Episode 18: (Breaking the December Curse)

What is the December curse? A crazy concept, but when you look deep into it most people slow down for the holidays. In years past we have fallen into the same boat with them, but this year as a staff we’ve decided to 10x through the month of December. On this podcast we set goals …

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Trust Your Team

Are you down for some unpacking with the Dearing Team?! It wouldn’t be a team podcast without our witty banter and ever-changing introduction chats. Joey was the -willing….well, unknowingly willing- victim this week as we chat about blemishes and Dr. Shea coming to the rescue. (Cue halo over Shea’s head and sly grin). Okay, okay, …

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