Mentorship for Actors
Approach your acting career like a small business
Take Control of Your Acting Career
More than a Mentorship, A Community
The Actor Toolkit was created to help aspiring and professional actors approach their careers like a small business, covering branding, marketing, networking, and financial management.We offer 1:1 Coaching and mentorship programming throughout the year to help actors learn about the unique strategies and insights that can help build a successful and sustainable acting career. Whether you're just starting out or looking to refine your approach, these sessions are an impactful step towards achieving your goals.
The program includes weekly 90-minute lectures and bi-weekly 2-hour practical workshops. Industry professionals provide insights and share their experiences through guest speaker sessions. Students will also complete practical exercises and projects to apply the concepts they learn. Additionally, weekly one-on-one consultations are available with Mariana weekly.
We want to help actors develop a personal brand and marketing strategy, learn how to manage finances and budget effectively, master the art of networking and building industry relationships, create a business plan and long-term career strategy, and navigate the legal and ethical aspects of the acting industry.
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Actor Toolkit participant, cohort 2024
“Mariana is a kind, bright, generous, precise, organized, and tireless human being, her brain is a forge of ideas and it seems that the amount of things she knows is infinite, she’s definitely one of the very few people you meet who are young but seem to have accumulated experiences from other previous lives. She is always working at her best in order to help other actors and provide them with the necessary tools and hacks and all that she learned her career in order to raise awareness and help actors to clear their minds and design the way to achieve their goals in this industry.”
Actor Toolkit participant, cohort 2024
“Mariana is an amazing actor and a very talented teacher! I really enjoyed the A to Z approach of the program. It was a great opportunity to review every part of my package and go over old and new decisions. Guest speakers provided a unique opportunity to peek into the future of my career and see how things are done on the next level.”
Actor Toolkit participant, cohort 2024
“My experience with Mariana and Actor's Toolkit was wonderful. Having a dedicated few hours a week to focus on acting and learn from people in the industry was fantastic. The wide array of guests was so helpful and I loved hearing their insights into different facets of the industry as well as their journeys to get there. Sometimes the business side of acting can feel so overwhelming and confusing, but having time each week to really navigate different elements of it was so helpful. I've signed up for so many acting classes and workshops but have never sat down and actually learned about the business side of things, and that's 50% of this career (if not more!). I would encourage all actors who are looking to treat their careers like a business to learn from Mariana and Actor's Toolkit. Every week I had new ideas or was newly inspired by something a guest or Mariana said.”
“Would recommend ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️”
Actor Toolkit participant, cohort 2024
“Mariana is humble, generous, and knowledgeable. Her understanding of her craft is evident and her ability to use that knowledge to transcend other’s understanding of their own craft and transition their perspective from one of disempowerment, to one of an empowered business owner is effective. I highly recommend Actor Toolkit if you want an open minded environment to be amongst other like minded creators and progress as an individual so you can bring your best mentality to your craft.”
Actor Toolkit participant, cohort 2024
“The Actor Toolkit was a safe place for asking questions, discussing, and sharing our different insights of the industry. It was the most I’ve ever spoken up in a class setting, greatly in thanks to Mariana for making everyone comfortable with her casual and transparent approach to the class. I saw the amount of effort, pressure, and sacrifice she subjected herself to for our little class community, it was greatly appreciated!”
Actor Toolkit participant, cohort 2024
“Mariana Novak is a talented, well-rounded professional, who has a lot to give and to share with fellow actors. She dealt with all the crucial elements of how to organize our acting tools at the best of our possibilities and she gave interesting, clever and very useful homework to improve our professional image. This program was a big opportunity also because it allowed the sharing of experiences between the students-actors and other working professionals (actors, vo actors, acting coaches, dialect coaches, among others) through a whole hour of interview and q&a. This helped a lot in opening up minds, hearts and future connections and possibilities. All in all, I highly recommend this program! Every Monday was a special occasion that fueled us all with excitement for our job, gifted us a support system that is crucial in this business and gave us new or improved professional tools and tips to improve ourselves as actors!”
Actor Toolkit participant, cohort 2024
“This program has completely reframed my acting career. Once you see it as a small business it changes your perspective on everything. This business side of acting is so often neglected and this program demystifies so much of it.”
Actor Toolkit participant, cohort 2024
“Mariana was so lovely and generous in sharing her industry experience. I didn't know what to expect. I was super nervous and excited when I joined. The overall experience offered a lot to chew on. It really helped me highlight where I am on my journey and where I want to be. It showed me the gaps in what I am currently doing and helped me figure out where I need to invest more time and attention. The guest speakers further helped illuminate the path of how I can get there. Hearing everyone's stories made it clear that there is no direct path and further emphasized the importance of following and trusting what is right for me moving forward.”
Actor Toolkit participant, cohort 2024
“Mariana is one of the most insightful and thoughtful actors I am very grateful I got to meet. The fact that she was willing to create a free 12- week acting mentorship program for actors, new or professional, truly speaks volumes to not only the type of actor and business woman she is, but also her as a person. From resume building, headshot branding, to industry building talks- this was by far the most informative workshop I’ve attended recently. I am so grateful I got the opportunity to interact with actors from different backgrounds and countries.”
Actor Toolkit participant, cohort 2024
“Mariana is amazing!! I learned a lot through the calls with industry pros. I also loved learning alongside fellow actors as well :)”
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