Linda Bearman is a VO coach with experience as a VO actress and even more so, as a VO talent agent in Los Angeles at SBV Inc., where she represented and directed voice actors with varying degrees of experience including countless Hollywood celebrities. Over the years, Linda helped launch some of the industry’s most successful voiceover artists. Upon relocating to Utah, Linda co-founded, owned and operated TMG, Inc. in it’s first decade of business. Hanging up her agents hat granted her the ability to fulfill her colossal love of talent development by mentoring and coaching actors privately and en masse through workshop instruction. Linda has guest directed and taught classes in the world of academia. She also loves collaborating with world class professional colleagues in presenting invigorating and comprehensive seminars. Linda was honored to have been selected as a judge for the 2021 SOVAS Voice Arts Awards and continues her participation in vibrant Voiceover and Acting communities.”

Joseph A. Batzel was born in Pittsburgh, PA, and traveled worldwide to accompany his father on military assignments. His exposure to the world created a desire for his interests in the performing arts. 

He attended Brigham Young University on a theater scholarship and was eventually introduced to film and television production. He auditioned and was accepted into the first complete film conservatory training program by emmy award-winner Tad Danielewski. In his extensive training, he was able to take master classes from icons in the industry, such as Frank Capra and Martin Rhitt.

In his educational experience in film and television, Joseph had leading roles for productions sold and aired by PBS.

He graduated from BYU with a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Theater and Cinematic Arts.

After graduation, he became an educator and was represented as an actor with TMG in Salt Lake City.

In his forty-plus years in the industry, he has been an actor, director, casting director, and associate film producer. He also collaborated with Vicky Johnston in establishing a film academy for actors in Salt Lake City.

He has been the CEO of his own film company and the founder and CEO of his non-profit company for the preservation of the Arts.

He has participated in over 250 major projects in the stage, film, television, and voice-over industry.

Joseph has performed over 100 voice-over projects, including corporate, documentary, television, radio, animation, and audiobooks.

He has presented numerous seminars in film acting and voice-over for conferences throughout the US.

Presently he works as an adjunct faculty for Utah State University and is an independent professional film acting and voice-over coach.

Mr. Batzel resides in northern Utah with his wife Alice, a published playwright, journalist, and freelance writer.    

With twenty-seven years of experience in the film industry, Alisa’s film background encompasses Acting, Writing, Directing, Producing, Editing, and Casting. (She also does a mean Craft Service.) She has been the full-time lead casting producer for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ Publishing Service Department since 2001.

As the Church never credits their productions, it’s difficult to say how many projects she has cast, although she estimates over 1,000. Someone once asked how many auditions she has seen. While there’s no way to know exactly, she estimates it is over 45,000. She also serves from time to time as a guest speaker for university classes, and at acting and auditioning workshops.

Alisa earned her B.A. in Communications, Film, and Acting from Brigham Young University. She’s an award-winning director for her short films, “Elijah and the Widow of Zarephath,” “The Good Samaritan,” and “Listen.”