With a combined 30 years of broadcast experience and a list of clients that include Warby Parker, Redfin, Budweiser, and AutoNation, husband and wife Mike Stoudt and Heidi Rew didn’t need to start an additional small business. But the Atlanta area needed a training facility, professional recording studio, and epicenter for the voiceover community. Founding Atlanta Voiceover Studio, they stepped up to meet those needs.
“Our purpose is to give people the resources they need to create the voiceover career they want,” says Heidi. “It’s so cool to see people create these careers that are just really incredible.”
Atlanta Voiceover Studio is guided by their shared values of Stewardship, Freedom, and Grace. “We always think about how we are stewarding students, the instructor’s time and expertise, and money – when we set a fee for a class, does it correlate with what students are getting out of it?” Grace is about “meeting people where they are,” and Freedom is “a reminder to us that the business started from needs. We want to keep ourselves open: what are the needs, how can we best meet them.”
For the last five years, they have helped meet the needs of Atlanta Community Food Bank through “Give & Learn,” where participants exchange canned goods or monetary donations for an evening of panels with industry professionals. Facilitating this event is an annual highlight, and it continues to grow each year.
Their investment in the Studio has returned unexpected personal dividends, like retaining information by teaching it. “There is also accountability – you’re held to a higher standard,” says Heidi. And Mike says, “You become way more efficient at doing things. You maximize time.”
In his spare time, you can often find Mike at Village Bourbon & Cigar. “It’s just neat to see how this place is growing.” “We’re pretty partial to Smyrna,” Heidi adds. “It’s a great place to live.”
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“It is teaching people to appreciate and accept their Voice.”
