Episode 126 – New Gurus Coach, Kevin Kilpatrick It’s time! We can officially announce our new Voiceover Gurus coach and on this episode, Kevin comes aboard the podcast to chat about his life, experiences and how he coaches. He is a welcome addition to the team! Join us for a workout or a private coaching session with Kevin. About Kevin Kilpatrick: Ever since stepping onto a stage at age 5, Kevin Kilpatrick had an unshakable desire to perform. Throughout his school years and into college, he was always acting; even attending college on a theatre scholarship. After college and a successful 18-year career as a radio personality, Kevin made the leap to full-time voice actor in 2004.    Today, Kevin is an Emmy-nominated and multiple SOVAS award-winning voice actor, producer and coach. He’s known for his documentary work on National Geographic, REELZ and PBS. He’s voiced commercials for GE, Hard Mountain Dew, Aleve, Cracker Barrel Cheese, American Express, FedEx, Nutri-System and others. He’s proud to be a regular narrator for corporate clients Apple, Pepsi, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Pizza Hut, Kia, Lowe’s and countless others.    One of his “bread and butter” genres though is Automotive. Kevin can be heard nationwide in over 50 markets helping automotive dealers “move metal.” Kevin is also heard regularly on radio stations throughout the country as the imaging voice of the station.   When Kevin is not in the booth performing, he’s usually producing audio or working with others as voice-acting coach. Having trained with elite acting coaches himself, Kevin is passionate about helping talent of all skill levels improve.  Another fun fact about him is that he is an avid sports fan. Away from the studio, chances are you will find Kevin on the golf course, tennis courts or at the ball field. Want to talk sports? Kevin is the guy you want to chat with, preferably over a nice glass of bourbon.   Visit his website: https://kevinkilpatrick.com/ FOR MORE INFO ON THE SHOW, PLEASE VISIT: Coaching Website: https://voiceover.guru/  and https://learnwiththegurus.com/ Linda Bruno Voice Actress  https://www.lindabruno.com Alyssa Jayson Actress and Musician http://www.alyssajayson.com Join our Circle Community: https://the-voiceover-gurus.circle.so/home Transcript: Kevin and Linda Podcast [00:00:00] Welcome back to the Voiceover Gurus Podcast. I'm Linda Bruno. I'm so excited because this has been an anticipatory thing for many months now that we have the honor of Mr. Kevin Kilpatrick joining us as a coach for the gurus. Yeah, I'm excited to be here. Honor. I don't know. We'll see. Let's give it a few months and see how that part works out. No, the honor is mine though. Seriously. I'm humbled. And, you know, I kind of threw something out to you several months back and you're like, I'm listening. And then, you know, some questions and a detailed interview process, a background check, and here we are. I know. And then you, you're like, Oh, I'm going to be gone because I'm taking my lovely wife to Greece for many, many weeks. And so it was like this little secret that had to stay hidden that I kept saying, someone's coming. Somebody great is coming. They're coming to coach and help you help you through your reads. I just think it's always so great to have. you know, an extra set of ears on folks that, you know, they [00:01:00] have a chance to get another opinion on their read. And it's just, it's valuable, especially from someone who has your history as well. You've been doing this for a million, gajillion years, too. Yeah, since I had kind of started out prior to that on a part time basis while I was still doing my radio job and around 2004 corporate radio was like I was getting tired of it. I didn't lose my job. I was very humbled that my boss at the time, when I told him I'm leaving radio to do voiceover and production full time, he's like, Kevin, you are. Well, at the time, my radio name was Gator. So anybody, any, any