Karen Jacobsen has a voice that billions of people have listened to – on their iPhones, GPS’s, narrating books, in ads and on your GPS. She is the Australian voice of Siri and she’s also a total inspiration.
Growing up in Australia, Karen learned about voiceover work while at uni and loved it. She started to provide her voice, in between uni classes, for a number of ads and jingles in both Sydney and Brisbane but she had always wanted to go to New York and so at the earliest opportunity she headed there to settle down.
Arriving in Manhatten with very few connections, nothing was going to hold Karen back, so she hunted around all the main studios doing auditions until, at last, her career started to take off.
Karen is a sought-after keynote speaker these days, as well as being a consultant and coach to leaders of industries. Currently holed up in the Whitsundays to ride out the lockdown (it’s tough but she had to stay somewhere!), Karen’s story is funny and inspiring. You’re going to love her!
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She’s the Boss is a show dedicated to female founders and women doing extraordinary things in business. Airing every week, Jules interviews two women at a time as they discuss their personal business journey, what they have achieved, and what they have learned along the way.
It’s lots of fun as well as offering insights and advice to other women in business, or those that may be considering going into business themselves.
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Host: https://www.julesbrooke.com/
Guest: https://thegpsgirl.com/
— TIMESTAMPS —
00:00 Intro
00:43 What are you doing at the moment?
04:24 Growing Up
11:01 Why move to Sydney?, Voiceovers
11:57 What brought you to the US?, Networking
14:40 First jobs in the US
20:10 Voice System (GPS’s, iPhones)
27:09 Creating a Business
29:11 5-Step Process
33:30 Challenges & Turning Points
36:55 Outro