I started with no agent, no credits, and limited resources. I have since worked over a hundred commercial sets and helped more than a dozen people sign with agencies. Before any of it I was an educator, which is the part that makes this teachable rather than just a story about me — I can show you why something worked, not only that it did. No promised outcomes. Approaches that have held up for me, for colleagues, and for people I have walked through them.
These are post-pandemic strategies. Auditions aren’t in person anymore, self-taping is its own craft, and a lot of the advice still circulating was written for a business that no longer works that way — which matters as much if you’re coming back to the industry as if you’re starting.
“Booked a consultation with Abyon and it was absolutely amazing. He's very knowledgeable with great energy. He recommended a few good books about the business side of acting and I'm grateful for all of the information I'm learning. I would definitely book with him again.”
Akinola Olabode
Consultation client
Free
10 minutes
Fit Call
Not sure which of these you need, or whether I'm the right person at all? Apply and tell me where you are. If I can help, we'll talk for ten minutes and figure out what you actually need. If I can't, I'll tell you that too and point you in the right direction.
Most self-tapes get read by whoever's home — a partner, a roommate, a parent — flat, out of character, and checked out by take three. That's fine for a low-stakes submission. For the audition that actually matters, it costs you your best take. I read opposite you properly, in character, for as many takes as the time allows — someone who understands the room, not just running lines.
Live reading of every other character, in character
As many takes as the session allows — no cap on auditions
Over Zoom, or in person for Elite Eight members in Austin
Happy to answer a quick question in the moment — but the job is reading, not coaching
Sessions
Getting Started
$60
45 minutes
You want to model or act and have no idea what step one is.
The blunt version of the first year. We figure out what you actually have, what you actually need, and the shortest honest path between them — no gatekeeping and no upsell.
Which casting platforms are worth paying for, and which are not
What you need before you submit anywhere — and what you don't
How to get your first credits with no agent and no budget
How non-union markets like Texas really work
Self-tape setup on a budget — lighting, backdrop, and framing that reads professional
You want representation and you need your materials to survive the submission.
Agencies decide on your images in seconds, before they read a word. We go through your book the way they will — headshots, digitals, comp card, reels — and work out what could be costing you the meeting. Then what an agent actually does, so you know what you're asking for and what to expect once you have one.
Portfolio and headshot review — what to lead with, what to cut, what's missing
Digitals, comp card and reels held to industry standard
Finding the right photographers and editors — my Texas network, or how to vet them in your own market
How to find representation that fits you
What an agent, a manager, and a mother agent each actually do
Reading an agency contract — exclusivity, term, commission
Talent who want someone in their corner every week, not once.
Eight people. That's the whole bracket. Every other session on this page is me answering your questions. This one is me working your career alongside my own — and the difference is access, not more minutes.
The part you can't buy a la carte
Work opportunities
When something crosses my desk that you fit, I connect you to it — a submission, freelance or part-time work, or a shoot I can get you onto. Nobody booking a single session gets that.
My network
Photographers, cinematographers, editors, stylists, acting coaches — the people who actually bring a vision to life. Not a list you could have Googled: a personal recommendation, to people who take my call.
In-person taping, with notes
Austin members can use a session for a real self-tape in person. A booked reading is just that — I read, you work, and I stay out of your way. Here I'll tell you what I'm seeing: the lighting, the framing, a choice worth another take. A reader and a second set of eyes, not one or the other.
Every month also includes
One 30-minute call every week, standing on your calendar
Async between calls — tapes, contracts, rate questions
Your materials revisited every quarter as you book more
Contract and rate review before you sign anything
The business side — earning in experiential between bookings, which free platforms actually produce work, and running this like the small business it is
Month to month. Leave whenever; your spot opens for someone else.
Every session starts with a short application, including the free one. It takes five minutes and it means we spend the call on your actual problem instead of finding out what it is.
Sessions are education and strategy. They are not representation, and no one can guarantee you bookings — anybody who tells you otherwise is selling something. Rescheduling is free with 24 hours notice.