Mimi in the news!
Who says a voice artist should be heard and not seen? Mimi was honored to be approached for a cover story in the Spring/Summer 2016 edition of Suburban Life Magazine: Mimi in Suburban Life Magazine
Here’s how Mimi got started in voiceovers, in her own words:
It’s hard to imagine, when today’s kids are getting their own mobile phones, that when I was growing up in the 1970s-80s it was one phone line per family. I learned quickly that if I wanted telephone privileges, I’d better play secretary for my father: a busy medical and scientific products salesman, he was often on the road and many of his clients would call the home number.
Just as quickly, I learned that charm and pocket money were correlated: the more positive impression I could make, the more my allowance seemed to grow.
I shamelessly loved the heady challenge of persuading in only a few precious moments of phone time. The accolades I received from the toughest customers rivaled the gratification of the spending money.
I resolved to learn everything I could about how people tick, and that passion fueled my dual pursuits of acting and a PhD in psychology. The two areas of study have complemented and richly informed each other.
I took advantage of Boston’s ample theatre opportunities while I studied psychology at Wellesley College. As a doctoral student at Brandeis University I never missed an opportunity to teach, finding nearly irresistible the stage acting-like challenge of inspiring a room full of students. It’s not surprising that I specialized in human motivation and creativity, a research area I continue to pursue as a children’s book author and consultant for educational television.
It’s thanks to my graduate student office location in Brandeis’ psychology department that I began my career in voice-overs. My office was directly adjacent to one occupied by students who were studying the effects of aging on memory. They needed someone to record long strings of words and phrases, and they got the idea I would be right for the job from listening to my outgoing message on my answering machine. (Remember the noisy days of cassette tapes?) Word of mouth took hold, and before I knew it I had an exclusive agent in Boston, was recording books for the National Library Service and featuring in radio and television commercials.
While Chicago has been my home for more than a dozen years now, I am privileged to work with clients both nationally and internationally. I take great pride in delivering full satisfaction. My work with numerous long-term clients is testament to the results I achieve for them.
Allow me the opportunity to say it for you. Put my years of work to work for your message. And if it sounds like I’m thoroughly enjoying the challenge, you’re right.