#94 - Shivani Desai: Don’t Overpitch Yourself

“At its core, fundamentally being a multi-hyphenate is, to me,
about exploration and not limiting yourself to one particular thing
just because your natural strengths lie in that one particular
thing.” -- Shivani Desai In this episode, we discuss… The
importance of keeping hobbies separate from our hyphens. Starting a
new small business.  How multi-hyphenating helped get Michael
out of a depressive episode. The importance of workflow.  The
common traps of netweaving.  Leaning out and not overpitching
yourself.  Small, yet important business tactics. When to
appropriately accommodate for your clients.  It feels like
everyday we wake up to news that is painful to read. That is why
Shivani believes that art is so crucial in reminding us of the
beauty that also exists in this world. She feels so connected to
her purpose when she brings people hope, and comfort, and a smile
through her work. That is why she’s an actor. Shivani Desai is a 25
year old actor from India currently living in Singapore. Having
grown up watching Bollywood cinema, her interest in the arts was
sparked at a young age and she has relentlessly pursued the path of
making art for a living ever since. Now a working actor, Shivani
has starred in short films, TV shows, original plays, music videos,
documentaries, and commercials while also working as a model for
local magazines and making guest appearances on reality shows and
podcasts. Apart from acting, Shivani also runs her own coaching
business full-time. Born out of a desire to help actors who live in
non-major markets who don’t have access to same business coaching
that their fellow actors in LA, NYC, or London do, she transitions
actors stuck in the weird limbo between new actor and working actor
into kickass business-savvy actors who operate globally. Shivani’s
latest venture as an event developer involves taking on the mammoth
task of organising an actor’s conference in Las Vegas this
November. With this, she feels like she has flourished fully into a
multi-hyphenate who is no longer bound by traditional definitions
of what it means to be a working professional in the creative
field. To her, film and theatre signify the desire to affect
change, a means to living truthfully, and an unwavering commitment
to the process. Apart from acting, Shivani also enjoys
self-portrait photography, cooking and baking, and acrylic
painting. You can find Shivani on Instagram @itsshivanidesai Learn
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