By Keith Brunson
Carrie Olsen was born to be a voice-over artist. She took one class, and (21) days later; she accepted her first booking. That was six years ago. Since then, Carrie has not been without a booking. “I knew nothing. I was clueless. I’d never performed,” she says.
Carrie is the voice of Disney plus.
https://carrieolsenvo.com/carrie-olsen-disney-plus/
Carrie also is the voice of HBO Max.
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She’s a natural at big-client branding work. But let’s compliment her parents for their contribution. Her Father was a high school teacher, and her Mother was born in England. So, Carrie learned how to speak the Queen’s English at a very young age. “I fell in love with the process of communicating,” says Carrie. “And I entered the voiceover business at a time when I was able to be Me, and not a voice that I was not.”
Carrie is rare. As a full-time Promo talent for big brands, she represents a very small percentage of female voices. Only 14.4% of professional voiceover artists are Black females. It’s a corner of the voiceover market that is not in abundance. 59% are White males. 27% are Hispanic. Asians do not register on the survey; although they exist in Asia, they are not even a blip on the radar in North America.
A graduate of the University of Oklahoma in 2007, Carrie got a degree in International Business, “Of which has nothing to do with voiceover,” she says. “So, I appeared on the scene with no prequalification except an exceptional upbringing.” That voice also found its place in e-learning. https://carrieolsenvo.com/
“I was green, but after only 3-4 weeks following my first voiceover class, I began to get cast, and it hasn’t stopped.”
As a 38-year-old Mother of two, Carrie wanted a profession she could operate out of the home, as she and her husband homeschooled their children. “Voiceover work is perfect because I can record from my home studio and still be with my daughter all day.”
Carrie is at work recording voiceovers in her home studio.
Carrie alludes to voiceover work, allowing her “to come out of my shell.” She further explains that the industry served her life goals in every shape, form, and fashion. “And I really have a great agent,” she comments. “So, everything just fell perfectly into place.”
Things falling into place have been occurring for Carrie since 2017. It makes Carrie a rare talent with a girl-next-door style that continues to supply her life with creativity and prosperity. This unique life outclasses a very large percentage of the people who preceded her. So, does beginner’s luck exist? For Carrie Olsen, yes, it does, and yes, it continues to. To sum it up, voiceover was what Carrie was born to do.
Keith Brunson is a professional writer and host of The Voice Choice https://www.thevoicechoice.tv
