Think Bigger Actors Podcast
DaJuan Johnson
Show overview
Think Bigger Actors Podcast has been publishing since 2020, and across the 5 years since has built a catalogue of 99 episodes, alongside 2 trailers or bonus episodes. That works out to roughly 95 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a monthly cadence, with the show now in its 5th season.
Episodes typically run an hour to ninety minutes — most land between 47 min and 1h 9m — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language TV & Film show.
There hasn’t been a new episode in the last ninety days; the most recent episode landed 6 months ago. Published by DaJuan Johnson.
From the publisher
Success in the Entertainment Industry is an inside job and it starts and is sustained with your mindset and the thoughts you hold dominate in your mind. Hosted by working actor and certified life coach, DaJuan Johnson (Amazon's Bosch, Grey's Anatomy). The TBAP brings listeners into the minds of their fellow artists and industry professionals with honest conversations about their inside journey and path to "making it."
Latest Episodes
View all 99 episodesHow to Create Verticals — Let's Talk!
Vertical dramas — those two-minute, phone-first shows on apps like Tubi, ReelShort, and MyDrama — are now an $8 billion business. SAG just launched a Verticals Agreement. Fox is producing hundreds. Disney's investing millions. In this episode, DaJuan breaks down how to do verticals — what they are, why they matter, and how actors can use this moment to stop waiting for permission and start creating in the new storytelling lane that's already here. Featuring a conversation with producer Guy Chachkes. CONNECT WITH ME: Instagram: @thinkbiggercoaching WHO IS THIS GUY? Check me out at: www.thinkbiggercoaching.com
Episode 610: DaVida Chanel Baker - How to Build a Real Partnership With Your Reps
Talent Manager DaVida Chanel Baker breaks down what reps are really looking for—and how to turn your rep relationship into a true partnership. A must-listen for actors ready to take control of their careers. Casting Network: For a limited time, Casting Networks is offering our listeners $65 off a Premium Annual membership when you use the code "THINKBIGGER" at checkout, and start submitting to casting calls right away. Terms and conditions apply. Visit https://www.castingnetworks.com/promo-codes/ to learn more. CONNECT WITH ME: Instagram: @thinkbiggercoaching WHO IS THIS GUY? Check me out at: www.thinkbiggercoaching.com CONNECT WITH DaVida: Instagram: @davidachanel
Your Other Dream
So you want to be an actor and also something else? Good, let's talk about it! CONNECT WITH ME: Instagram: @thinkbiggercoaching WHO IS THIS GUY? Check me out at: www.thinkbiggercoaching.com
Episode 609: Shaz Bennett - Special Edition: Booked & Busy Actors Retreat
Showrunner Shaz Bennett (Queen Sugar, Bosch) reveals what makes a self-tape stand out—and what casting is really looking for. A must-listen for actors who want to stop guessing and start booking. Casting Network: For a limited time, Casting Networks is offering our listeners $65 off a Premium Annual membership when you use the code "THINKBIGGER" at checkout, and start submitting to casting calls right away. Terms and conditions apply. Visit https://www.castingnetworks.com/promo-codes/ to learn more. CONNECT WITH ME: Instagram: @thinkbiggercoaching WHO IS THIS GUY? Check me out at: www.thinkbiggercoaching.com CONNECT WITH SHAZ Instagram: @shazbennett
Episode 608: Jon Snow - How Being a Reader Changed the Way I Audition
Before booking recurring roles on Criminal Minds and The Rookie, Jon Snow spent hours in the audition room as a reader for a casting director. In this episode, Jon shares what that experience taught him—why the actor who's most present often stands out, how over-rehearsing can kill a moment, and the small shifts that can make a performance land. He also pulls back the curtain on what casting is actually paying attention to, the choices that quietly take you out of the running, and how shifting his perspective changed everything about the way he auditions. Casting Network: For a limited time, Casting Networks is offering our listeners $65 off a Premium Annual membership when you use the code "THINKBIGGER" at checkout, and start submitting to casting calls right away. Terms and conditions apply. Visit https://www.castingnetworks.com/promo-codes/ to learn more. CONNECT WITH ME: Instagram: @thinkbiggercoaching WHO IS THIS GUY? Check me out at: www.thinkbiggercoaching.com CONNECT WITH JON Instagram: @the_jon_snow
How to Work With a Coach
Once you have an acting coach, you then have to learn how to work with one. Don't worry, I'll tell you how to do it in this episode. CONNECT WITH ME: Instagram: @thinkbiggercoaching WHO IS THIS GUY? Check me out at: www.thinkbiggercoaching.com
Episode 607: Denise Sanchez - How to Bounce Back After a Bad Audition
One day, she's crying in her car after bombing an audition. The next? Recurring roles on NCIS: Los Angeles and Bosch: Legacy. In this episode, Denise Sanchez shares the raw truth behind her rise—how burnout almost made her quit, what pulled her back in, and the mindset shift that changed everything. This one's for any actor who's ever felt like giving up... but didn't. Casting Network: For a limited time, Casting Networks is offering our listeners $65 off a Premium Annual membership when you use the code "THINKBIGGER" at checkout, and start submitting to casting calls right away. Terms and conditions apply. Visit https://www.castingnetworks.com/promo-codes/ to learn more. CONNECT WITH ME: Instagram: @thinkbiggercoaching WHO IS THIS GUY? Check me out at: www.thinkbiggercoaching.com CONNECT WITH DENISE: Instagram: @denisegsanchez
Episode 606: Luke Barnett - How to Make It in Hollywood (When They Don't See You as the Star)
You write it. You star in it. It wins awards… and still, they only see you as "the writer." In this episode, actor and creator Luke Barnett gets brutally honest about what it's like to break through—and still be overlooked. We talk about identity, resilience, and what it really takes to carve out a place in Hollywood when the industry has other plans. This one's for the actors building something real—even when it feels invisible. Casting Network: For a limited time, Casting Networks is offering our listeners $65 off a Premium Annual membership when you use the code "THINKBIGGER" at checkout, and start submitting to casting calls right away. Terms and conditions apply. Visit https://www.castingnetworks.com/promo-codes/ to learn more. CONNECT WITH ME: Instagram: @thinkbiggercoaching WHO IS THIS GUY? Check me out at: www.thinkbiggercoaching.com CONNECT WITH LUKE: Twitter (X): @LukeBarnett
How To Book Work
She booked it! In this episode, I sat down with a Think Bigger Coaching client who just booked a role on the same Disney show I recur on. We talk about what it's like working together on set, how she landed the role, and the truth about self-taping in today's industry. This is what I mean when I say #SeeYouOnSet—it's not just a phrase. It's the whole mission. Grab the Self Tape Playbook! http://www.selftapeplaybook.com/ CONNECT WITH ME: Instagram: @thinkbiggercoaching WHO IS THIS GUY? Check me out at: www.thinkbiggercoaching.com
Episode 605: Johnny Sibilly - What Success Doesn't Solve: Pressure, Visibility, and Choosing Rest.
Success doesn't silence self-doubt. In this powerful episode, Hacks and Pose star Johnny Sibilly gets honest about what happens after the big break. From the pressure to represent entire communities to the toll of always having to "be on," Johnny shares the side of success most actors never hear about. If you've ever felt like rest isn't an option, or visibility comes at a cost—you need this conversation. Plus, I kick things off with some real talk about showing up in uncertain times, a wild email I got about L.A., and why our work as artists has never been separate from the world around us. Casting Network: For a limited time, Casting Networks is offering our listeners $65 off a Premium Annual membership when you use the code "THINKBIGGER" at checkout, and start submitting to casting calls right away. Terms and conditions apply. Visit https://www.castingnetworks.com/promo-codes/ to learn more. CONNECT WITH ME: Instagram: @thinkbiggercoaching WHO IS THIS GUY? Check me out at: www.thinkbiggercoaching.com CONNECT WITH Johnny: Instagram: @johnnysibilly
Don't Move to L.A
Season 6 - Don't Move to L.A. Grab the Self Tape Playbook! http://www.selftapeplaybook.com/ CONNECT WITH ME: Instagram: @thinkbiggercoaching WHO IS THIS GUY? Check me out at: www.thinkbiggercoaching.com
Episode 604: Tony Rodriguez - The Simpsons Episode
Actor, writer, and voice of The Simpsons' first gay Cuban character, Tony Rodriguez, joins me to talk about taking creative risks, breaking barriers—and how one self-tape he posted for fun led to the role of a lifetime. This is what happens when you stop waiting for permission and just put the damn tape out. Casting Network: For a limited time, Casting Networks is offering our listeners $65 off a Premium Annual membership when you use the code "THINKBIGGER" at checkout, and start submitting to casting calls right away. Terms and conditions apply. Visit https://www.castingnetworks.com/promo-codes/ to learn more. CONNECT WITH ME: Instagram: @thinkbiggercoaching WHO IS THIS GUY? Check me out at: www.thinkbiggercoaching.com Secure your spot for the 2025 Retreat: https://thinkbiggercourses.com/actors-retreat2025/ CONNECT WITH TONY: Instagram: @thetonyrodrig
The Wolfpack Episode
Season 6 - Finding your wolfpack! Grab the Self Tape Playbook! http://www.selftapeplaybook.com/ CONNECT WITH ME: Instagram: @thinkbiggercoaching WHO IS THIS GUY? Check me out at: www.thinkbiggercoaching.com
Episode 603: Brent Bailey - The Success Your Own Way Episode
From Romcom lead to producer to low-key house flipper, Brent Bailey is proof that success doesn't have to look like a straight line. In this episode, Brent talks about betting on yourself, writing the movie that got him on Lifetime, and why taking the "untraditional" path might be the smartest move you make. Casting Network: For a limited time, Casting Networks is offering our listeners $65 off a Premium Annual membership when you use the code "THINKBIGGER" at checkout, and start submitting to casting calls right away. Terms and conditions apply. Visit https://www.castingnetworks.com/promo-codes/ to learn more. CONNECT WITH ME: Instagram: @thinkbiggercoaching WHO IS THIS GUY? Check me out at: www.thinkbiggercoaching.com CONNECT WITH BRENT: Instagram: @brentmbailey
Agents: Abuse and Finding the Right One
Season 6 - Let's talk agents! Grab the Self Tape Playbook! http://www.selftapeplaybook.com/ CONNECT WITH ME: Instagram: @thinkbiggercoaching WHO IS THIS GUY? Check me out at: www.thinkbiggercoaching.com
Episode 602: Brandi Nicole (Writer, Bosch - Ballard) – The Job to Job Success Myth Episode
What if everything you believed about "making it" in this industry was a lie? Actor, writer, and creator Brandi Nicole drops the truth about the myth of job-to-job success, building a career outside of LA, and reclaiming your creative power—on your terms. Grab the Self Tape Playbook! http://www.selftapeplaybook.com/ CONNECT WITH ME: Instagram: @thinkbiggercoaching WHO IS THIS GUY? Check me out at: www.thinkbiggercoaching.com CONNECT WITH BRANDI: Instagram: @creativelyb
Episode 601: State of the Industry
Season 6 kicks off with DaJuan Johnson breaking down the current State of the Industry—what's shifting, what's working, and what actors need to know now. Kicking off Season 6 of the Think Bigger Actors Podcast with a powerful State of the Industry episode—hosted by DaJuan Johnson. Grab the Self Tape Playbook! CONNECT WITH ME: Instagram: @thinkbiggercoaching WHO IS THIS GUY? www.thinkbiggercoaching.com
Post Election Thoughts
A couple weeks after the 2024 Presidential election and I've got a few things to say...so, I pulled up a chair and laid it all out on the POD. Just me, my thoughts and a bit of a broken heart looking for a little bit of clarity. TAKE THE QUIZ: http://www.theselftapequiz.com CONNECT WITH ME: Instagram: @thinkbiggercoaching WHO IS THIS GUY? www.thinkbiggercoaching.com
Acting Teachers
Welcome back to the Think Bigger Actors Podcast! This week, I share the four things you should consider when looking for an acting teacher. CONNECT WITH ME: Instagram: @thinkbiggercoaching WHO IS THIS GUY? www.thinkbiggercoaching.com
Episode 514: Ronnie Steadman - The Actor Taxes Episode
In this episode, I sat down with Ronnie Steadman, a tax professional specializing in the entertainment industry, to discuss the financial challenges actors face. Every creative needs to listen to this episode! CONNECT WITH ME: Instagram: @thinkbiggercoaching SELF TAPE PLAYBOOK: HERE! TAKE THE QUIZ: www.theselftapequiz.com WHO IS THIS GUY? www.thinkbiggercoaching.com CONNECT WITH RONNIE: https://rsteadman.com/ [email protected]