Lake Bled, Slovenia
“Your budget is a passport to a healthy financial life. You must learn to control it or it will control you.”
~ Dave Ramsey
About Acting Rich
Acting Rich was created out of the belief that a solid foundation of well thought out and implemented financial principles will be one of the most important tools in a budding artist’s repertoire. Most artists begin their careers ill-prepared for the realities of irregular paychecks, little to no benefits, and the high costs of city living simply due to a lack of knowledge and guidance. Acting Rich exists to teach career artists how to set up their finances and equip them for success! The ultimate goal is to help artists understand what it means to be "rich" so they can start "acting" accordingly!
My Practice
I coach with an integrative approach as I believe we must first change our thoughts, feelings, beliefs, and actions surrounding our relationship with money to be that of possibility and growth. My coaching style incorporates change in a realistic way and at an attainable pace so my clients can move forward prosperously for the long term. Dealing with finances often lacks the creativity and inspiration we artists thrive on and the idea of the "starving artist" is generally used to describe our lifestyles, which leads to a damaging victim mentality. Thus, my goal is to help artists shift their mindset through fun and impactful exercises that empower them as well as give them practical financial tools that will support their artistic dreams and ambitions.
My main focus is leading workshops for theatre classes in the university and college setting as well as workshops for artists who are already in the midst of their careers, but I am also available for private coaching. I am New York City based and available for in-person coaching in the tri-state area, as well as coaching via online video conferencing for individuals and schools across the U.S.
“By failing to prepare you are preparing to fail.”
~ Benjamin Franklin
Sheila K. Williams
I'm a Michigan native and New York City based actress and coach who has a passion for the arts, traveling, and people! I earned a Bachelors Degree in Communications with an emphasis in Theatrical Performance and am a Certified Integrative Life Coach. I believe that when you love something, you make it a priority, so I learned how to prioritize and support my goals and dreams through budgeting and financial planning and hope to help other artists do the same.
