Cassie Glow, Professional Voiceover and Singing Artist, Orlando FL

As our communities continue to struggle, women of all ages find their lives becoming more complicated as they balance responsibilities between home, work, family and school. Cassie Glow, Professional Voiceover and Singing Artist and Full-time Student decided to make headway during these uncertain times by using her voice, literally, to give back to her community.

“My childhood was filled with storybooks, make-believe, dress-up, music, games, messy art projects, and family adventures. Growing up in Florida, our family created a lot of memories and celebrated many special occasions with visits to The Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World. Fast forward to now – I’m pretty content teenager with a close family, a nice home, and a great school.

When COVID hit, our family strictly adhered to safe-at-home orders. Like so many, we adjusted to new living-working-schooling arrangements. In addition to being a full-time student, I am also a Professional Voice Actor, and have been for almost seven years. Along with my sister Sabrina, we have a successful business, Glow Girls Kid Voiceover, with a professional recording studio in our home. We are very lucky to have the ability to continue recording voiceover from the safety of our home even during these times.

However, the longer the pandemic drew on, the more I became aware of how COVID was impacting others not as fortunate, especially right in our community. The domino effect of lockdown orders, travel bans, reduced tourism, theme park attendance caps, furloughs, and employee layoffs had a significant economic impact on Central Florida. Orlando will always be a beloved place to me that sparked my imagination and solidified my love for voiceover. I wanted to find a way to help the very community that had been the source of so much joy during my life.

I learned about a charitable organization called Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida that offers hope and fights hunger in the community. Along with my sister, we decided to donate our company’s first voiceover booking of every month to Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida. We have pledged a minimum of 12,000 meals in 2021. In addition, we have also offered our voiceover services to the organization’s marketing department, and plan to volunteer in person once a vaccine becomes more widely available. For me, the silver lining of the national lockdown measures was a renewed appreciation for our family, health and the ability to continue doing what I love, voiceover, from the safety of my home. I’m grateful to keep working even during these times. And more importantly, find a way to use my voice, literally, to give back.”

(Originally published in BizWomen.com)