Turning Dreams into Reality, with Tony Caudill, TN Film CommUNITY (Hello, Self… Episode 43)
Tony Caudill, the founder of Tennessee’s film and television networking community joined host Patricia Leonard on this episode of Hello, Self…
Tony shared with Patricia his journey from having no acting experience to breaking into the industry through a Craigslist ad, which led to significant personal and professional growth. He discussed the importance of taking action towards dreams, the value of community support, and the power of collaboration over competition.
Their conversation was filled with inspiring messages about not waiting for opportunities but creating them, emphasizing teamwork, and the importance of pursuing one’s passion without being confined by titles or fear of failure.
Hello, Self… is presented by Patricia Leonard & Associates and produced by Arlia Hoffman in association with the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX®.
Tony Caudill, Founder & Director, TN Film CommUNITY
Tony Caudill is the founder & director of a statewide networking community for people who work in the film and television industry throughout the state called “TN Film CommUNITY”.
Created on Christmas day of 2012, this “private” group on Facebook grew by invitation only to about 4500 statewide.
That number has grown significantly since they began holding our “In-person” mixers on March 29th, of 2022, and they currently have close to six thousand members.
Tony began working in the industry in 2011 as an actor. He saw a series was looking for actors and applied, despite having no experience acting. He was cast for the role and the opportunity that seemed impossible was now a reality. That one opportunity has led him to experience possibilities that he never imagined.
He was signed by Talent Trek Agency, and in addition to acting, he began working as crew on any project he could to gain more knowledge and meet new people.
He has taken that knowledge and experience over the years to help people and now he shares it so others have the opportunity for the community that he didn’t have.
TN FilmCommUNITY has held 6 events here in Knoxville in which hundreds of people have made connections, and they’ve collaborated on multiple projects. Projects that wouldn’t have existed before the opportunity to meet! In addition to speaking at his own events, he has been a guest speaker at multiple other industry events. His primary focus and passion is helping to encourage and inspire others to keep creating their own opportunities.
About Hello, Self…
Hello, Self… is a biweekly podcast focused on inspiring stories of turning dreams into reality. Join coach and author Patricia Leonard and her guests as they share life-changing Hello, Self… moments.
Hello, Self… is brought to you by Patricia Leonard & Associates and is based on the new book by Patricia Leonard, Hello, Self.., available here.
The show is produced by Arlia Hoffman in association with Business RadioX®. You can find this show on all the major podcast apps. The complete show archive is here.
Patricia Leonard, Host of Hello, Self…
Patricia Leonard is President of RUNWAY TO SUCCESS, a division of Patricia Leonard & Associates located in Nashville, TN. She is a MESSAGE ARTIST speaker, career & business coach, author and magazine columnist. Patricia consults with clients on leadership, empowerment, career management, entrepreneurship and the power of language. Her work is focused on helping clients find their runway to success!
She has a professional background in management, human resources, corporate training, business consulting and talent development. Patricia has worked with companies in the service, music, banking, manufacturing, publishing, warehousing, healthcare, academic, retail and financial industries, and has taught management classes as an adjunct professor.
Patricia has a degree in Human Resource Management, is certified as a Career Coach and Consulting Hypnotist and is MBTI qualified.
Her volunteer energies are focused on Women in Film and Television-Nashville, where she is a Board Vice President; Dress for Success as the Advisory Board President; and International Coaching Federation-Nashville where she held Board roles for several years.
Patricia is the author of Wearing High Heels in a Flip Flop World, BECOMING WOMAN…a journal of personal discovery, THE NOW, HOW & WOW of Success, Happenings, a full year calendar of inspirational messages and a spoken word album titled, I AM…
She enjoys songwriting, creating poetry and has written a one-woman show and artistic speech she performs titled Hello, Self…, about a woman in midlife reinventing herself, which led to her new book by the same name, available here.
On the personal side, Patricia, describes herself as a woman, lover of life, mother, grandmother, career professional and message artist; AND in that order! Her goal is to continue inspiring others, of any age, to START NOW creating and expanding their Runway to Success.
She believes that life is a gift, the way we wrap it is our choice.
