The Approach™ Mastermind Group
What is it all about?
What: The Approach™ Mastermind Group (MG) is a year long, small group, diversified training program for professional actors as well as actors looking to become professional actors. This is NOT for beginners, newbies, or inexperienced actors and is ideally for those artists who have been working diligently for at least two to three years.
Who: You're right for the Mastermind Group if you've already got some training, are represented, are auditioning and perhaps even booking, but you're ready to elevate your career to the next level and go all-in. You want hands-on one-on-one feedback for your materials. You want small group classes with dynamic assignments. You want a safe space for group chats about industry topics and homework activities. You want to be challenged in your mindset surrounding your career to help you move to the next step on the ladder. You want to emerge from this experience a changed person.
When: This requires a year long commitment, beginning in January of each calendar year and running for the entire year. You will still have ample time for other areas of your acting life, work life, and personal life. The first 30-45 days will require a LOT of personal development work and jump start your year in a way you haven’t experienced before.
Where: The Approach™ MG training is fully virtual. Some sessions will include self-guided instruction, some will include homework on your own time to be brought back into group sessions, but the majority will take place via Zoom in small group and one-on-one settings live with others.
Why: A lot of studios and teachers provide amazing offerings, but few include a comprehensive system for professional actors who are beyond the need for beginning level instruction, guidance, and motivation. They may focus heavily on one area, like classes, and neglect other areas, like materials, and/or mind set. The Approach™ MG strives to achieve a well-rounded approach for the professional actor.
Fun fact: This concept was originally coined Basecamp To Summit because being a professional actor really is a lot like trying to summit a mountain, requiring a series of small steps, yielding almost imperceptible progress, but we must trust we’re moving closer to our goals.
The Nitty Gritty: What is The Approach™ Mastermind Group?
The Approach™ Mastermind Group focuses on the following areas of development, including:
1xOne-on-one consultation: This one-hour session will include a deep dive on all your actor materials (including Actors Access), current branding and positioning, and your industry questions, meeting you where you are at today in your career journey. If you’ve previously had a consult, this will instead be a career-focused conversation with specific questions. This will take place during the first 30-60 days. ($200 value).
The Bootcamp 2.0 virtual class: This self-guided, fully virtual class offers insight into every genre of film and television, using real script examples. With almost five hours of modules, you'll immerse yourself fully during the first week of the Group. You'll also receive the Audition Preparation Guide, curated from more than 20 years of experiencing auditioning as a professional actor, designed to sharpen your focus and prepare you to compete, whether it's a two line co-star, or a series regular. This course includes 20+ videos and 20+ scripts examples to amplify your learning. ($1,000 value with the new and updated modules for 2024, sold separately, this course costs $279).
8-months of virtual on-camera classes: Each week, you'll be given a specific genre, from which you'll choose your scene and you will self-tape, receive feedback, and then work “live” with other group members in the zoom class environment. Some weeks, you'll be permitted to bring in auditions in lieu of the assigned genre. Classes will be via Zoom, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 11am-2pm, (and if needed, 3-6pm ET classes will be added. Classes will run February-May and August-November. ($1,600 value)).
12x1-2 hour group chats: There will be monthly chats, the fourth Thursday of each month, from 4-6pm eastern time. These chats are aimed at elevating your education and awareness on important industry topics. development and growth including in the areas of mindset and financial literacy, as well as invited guests from various facets of the industry including: acting technique from other teachers, agents, casting directors, and top-level working actors. Group chats will be recorded, archived, and available for those group members who may need to miss a particular session. ($2,400 value).
1xOne-on-one follow up conversation: Each member of the group will be assigned an appointment during the last 60 days of the year together in order to follow up with what took place in the initial consultation/conversation, this conversation is designed to advance the actor's confidence and abilities to progress to the next tier in their career path. ($200 value)
BONUS-What’s new in 2025?
What’s App 365-A private community for group members with ongoing messages and engagement in a safe space: $200 value.
Actor Finances: A comprehensive financial literacy course: $1,000 value, sold separately, this course retails for $179.
Quarterly Videos from a licensed therapist: Michelle Shlafman, a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) will provide our community a 30-minute video on a specific subject of focus each quarter, in areas such as audition preparation, the marathon and lifelong nature of acting, along with overall mental health and wellness. $250/hr in value.
Welcome Gift Box: Each participant will receive a custom “30-day kickoff course” in a gift box. This is designed to challenge, inspire, and motivate them for the entire year: $100+ value.
Exclusive discount list: Options for industry related services, including: headshots, demo reel footage procurement/editing, audition coaching, actor finances, actor taxes, and retail goods and services. $100s in value.
NOTE: The initial consult as well as the virtual on-camera classes will be taught by The Approach™ team of teachers. All onboarding activities and assignments, all group chats including those with industry guests, all What’s App prompts and activities, and the follow up conversation, and any in person events that may occur will be led by Alex Collins.