For actors who are doing everything right (and it's still not working)What If You've Been Trying to Fix the Wrong Thing This Whole Time?
This free AI-powered career diagnostic will show you what's actually keeping you from booking the work you want. It takes about 15 minutes. You'll wish you'd done it years ago.
Free. Takes about 15 minutes. Worth every single one of them.
You've done the training. Probably a lot of it. You've invested in headshots, reels, classes, coaching. You're on the platforms. You're submitting. You're showing up.
And it's not like you're sitting around binge-watching Netflix hoping a casting director crawls through your window. You're putting in the work. You might even be getting some bookings here and there.
But something isn't clicking the way it should be.
Maybe you're watching actors with less training book the roles you know you could crush. Maybe you keep investing in the next class, the next coach, the next headshot session, hoping this one will be the thing that finally makes it all come together. Maybe you're exhausted from doing everything you know how to do and still feeling like you're running on a hamster wheel in really nice shoes.
You already know something is off. You just can't put your finger on what.
You think you need better training. Or a better agent. Or a better reel. Or more auditions.
And maybe you do need some of those things. But probably not the ones you think. And definitely not in the order you think.
The reason things aren't working isn't because you're not talented enough or not working hard enough. It's because you can't fix what you can't actually see. And right now? You're guessing. Educated guessing, sure. But still guessing.
Your Direction * Your Life *
Your Direction * Your Life *
So... What Is Actually
Keeping You Stuck?
After working with hundreds of actors across every stage of career, every market, every age range, I started noticing a pattern.
Almost every actor I talked to had a theory about what was holding them back. "I need more training." "I need a better agent." "The industry is just really competitive right now."
And almost every single time? They were wrong. Not about the pain. The pain was real. But about the cause.
The actor who thought she needed more training? She'd been studying for 15 years. More classes weren't her problem. The directors, casting directors, and producers who could actually hire her had no idea she was alive.
The actor who thought he needed a better agent? He'd never done a single thing to build a real relationship with anyone who could cast him. He'd basically handed the keys to his entire career to a system that couldn't pick him out of a lineup.
The actor who thought the industry was "just really competitive"? She was spending 90% of her week on stuff that would never, ever put her in the same room as someone who could actually hire her. Busy? Absolutely. Moving forward? Not even a little.
Same pain. Completely different problems. And you can't fix a problem you haven't actually figured out yet.
Your Career Breaks Down Into Three Numbers
The Career DNA Decoder looks at three things. Together, they tell you exactly why your career is where it is right now.
01
Decision-Maker Proximity
This isn't about how many people you "know." It's about how many people who can hire you know you.
"If you disappeared from the industry tomorrow, would anyone with hiring power notice?"
02
Strategic Clarity
This is the big one. This is where the Decoder shows you the gap between what you think is holding you back and what's actually holding you back. Most actors are pouring time and money into fixing something that was never the real problem.
"Are you investing in better headshots when nobody with power is looking at them? Or chasing more training when the real gap is that nobody who hires knows you exist?"
03
Action Alignment
You're busy. You're doing things for your career every week. But is any of it actually putting you in contact with people who can hire you? Most actors spend 80% of their time on stuff that feels productive but doesn't change anything. Classes, scrolling casting platforms, updating headshots, posting on Instagram, submitting to projects that won't give them usable footage, a real credit, or a paycheck... just because you want to be doing something, anything that gives you a chance to act.
"Of everything you do for your career in a week, how much of it actually puts you in front of someone who can hire you?"
After Your Decode, You'll Know...
Your Real Problem
Not what you think is wrong.
What's actually standing between you and the work you want right now.
Your Blind Spots
The gap between what you think you need and what you actually need.
This is the part that makes people go "oh my god, that's exactly it."
Where Your Energy Is Going
You're probably pouring all that effort into the wrong things. (Sorry, not sorry. You can thank me later.) The Decoder shows you exactly where it's going and why it's not getting you anywhere.
Your Career Profile
Are you doing all the right things but pointed at the wrong target? Do you have some great connections but no idea how to turn them into actual paid work? Are you stuck in a loop of preparing, investing, and hoping without a clear strategy? The Decoder will tell you. (Fair warning: it's scarily accurate.)
Free. Just your name and email, and you're in.
What It's Actually Like
You're not filling out a form. You're not clicking through a quiz. You're having a real conversation with an AI career coach named River.
River has my brain, my frameworks, and a personality you're going to like. Think of it as sitting down with a really smart friend who happens to know a scary amount about how acting careers actually work. And who will tell you the truth even when it's uncomfortable.
You just talk. (Or type, if you prefer. River's not picky.) River asks you questions about your career, what you've been doing, what you want, and what's been frustrating you. Then River connects dots you didn't know were there.
The whole thing takes about 15 minutes. The more honest you are, the more accurate your decode will be. River can handle it.
Why I Built This
Hey, I'm Anne.
At 47, after a 16-year break from acting, I tried to relaunch my career. I was rusty, had zero current footage, no contacts, and I was an American living in Munich. Not exactly the fast track back.
I did what every actor does. I assumed I knew what was wrong (everything) and started throwing money at all of it. More training. Better materials. Networking. The works.
Most of it didn't change a thing. What actually made the difference was getting honest about the real gaps in my career instead of the ones I'd been assuming were the problem. Once I did that, the bookings followed. Netflix. A24. Hallmark. 48 IMDb credits and counting.
Now I've worked with hundreds of actors, and the pattern is always the same. Talented people working their asses off, solving the wrong problem. Not because they're not smart. Because the acting industry doesn't exactly hand you a map.
That's why I built the Career DNA Decoder. So you can skip the part where you spend another year (and another few thousand dollars) fixing something that was never the real issue in the first place.
48 IMDb CreditsHundreds of Actors CoachedNetflix • A24 • HallmarkCareer Relaunched at 47Anne Alexander-Sieder
Founder, Act Bold & The Curator Academy
Quick Questions
How long does this take?
About 15 minutes if you're really thinking about your answers (and you should). The more honest you are with River, the more useful your decode will be.
Is it really free?
Yes. Just your name and email to get started. I built this because I got tired of watching talented actors spend years and thousands of dollars fixing the wrong things.
Will this work if I'm just starting out?
It works for actors at every stage, whether you've been at this for 2 years or 30. The decoder calibrates to wherever you are right now. That said, it's built for actors who are serious about this. If acting is a casual hobby, this probably isn't for you.
What happens after I get my results?
You'll get your three scores plus a full career decode that connects the dots between them. Think of it as the honest conversation about your career that nobody else has been willing to have with you. It's going to make a lot of things click. What you do next is up to you.
How is this different from every other "career assessment" out there?
This isn't a personality quiz. It doesn't tell you your "actor type" or which Shakespeare character you are. It's a real conversation that figures out the specific gap between where you are and where you want to be. And more importantly, it'll show you whether what you've been doing to close that gap is actually working... or just keeping you really, really busy.
Ready to Find Out What's Really Going On?
Fifteen minutes. Three numbers. And the honest career conversation you've been needing.
Free. Drop your name and email and you'll get the link straight to your inbox.