CAREER BREAKTHROUGHS UNLIMITED, INC.

Susan is the Owner and CEO of Career Breakthroughs Unlimited, Inc.. 

Susan is formerly of William Morris Talent Agency, 
and a Senior Program Leader for a Global Transformational Education Corporation with Mastery in the distinctions of Coaching and Transformation.

She was also the Head Coach for the NYC Program Leaders and has Coached these Program Leaders in being effective in producing their own BREAKTHROUGH results.

Susan has been transforming people’s lives since 1983 and continues to do so in coaching actors in their careers.

She is expert in providing breakthrough results, community awareness and extraordinary Leadership Skills.

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Susan,

Thank you so much. It was wonderful to finally meet you.
You are so great. You have such an amazing spirit and it was just so nice to talk to you about the business.
I learned a ton in the hour that we talked.
I will be in touch about the Intensive class/coaching.
Thank you for a wonderful opportunity.
Have a great holiday weekend.
I look forward to talking with you soon.

Bless,
Lindsey W

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I hope you and Padraic are having a wonderful summer. The intensive was singally one of the best experiences of my adult life and I will refer as many people to it as I can. I talk about it often. It was such an amazing experience and I walked away from it with more confidence than I had ever had. Seriously, it changed me forever.
 
Thank you for allowing me to participate and I wish you continued success. 
 
Kindly,
Sarah
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From Drew

Having gone through 4 years of great conservatory training I noticed that there were a few things missing from my skill set.  College had helped me prepare my monologues, find the spines of my scenes, and work with emotional truth....but it didn't prepare me to get out into the real world and start booking jobs.   

I can't tell you how lucky I was to have found Susan right after graduation!   Her Intensive is the best class a working actor could have.  It seems so self-defeating to try to become an actor with well-honed technical skills, but without any understanding of the business of the career field you are entering.  They say about 80% of those who come out of college with drama degrees will leave the field within 3 years, and I sincerely feel that working with Susan gave me the knowledge and the business skills to make sure I was in the other 20%. 

Not only does Susan prepare actors for a fulfilling career, she nurtures and guides them through the ups and downs of the field.  She cares about her clients more than any manager I've ever known, and has been an absolute gift for me!  She has helped me to understand when I'm holding myself back and has pushed me to make my own personal breakthroughs -- in fact, my breakthrough last week was getting my Equity card!!!  Thank you, Susan, for all your words of wisdom and kindness, and for making sure my career is always moving onward and upward!!!!   

Drew, NY Actor

THE LATEST BREAKTHROUGH NEWS FROM CBU!

Congratulations to Carrie Compere who booked the National Tour of Shrek!!!!!!

Carrie signed with her legit agent after graduating from the Actor's Transformational Intensive and Susan is Carrie's Coach and Manager.

Susan manages Deborah Green. Deborah just booked her 21st commercial!!!!

I am writing just to give you a big thank you to you for everything you did for me while I was in New York for my VCU Senior Showcase. I cannot express how much it meant to me to be noticed by such a kind and warm person while I was there. It was a breath of fresh air and I will not soon forget it.  I just wanted to make sure my appreciation came through to its absolute fullest.

            Enclosed in the envelope is also the signed contract for the freelance work. I am proud to say that I had an absolute blast going on my first professional audition in New York and I will not soon forget the experience. Again, thank you so much for everything.

Hey Susan!

I wanted to thank you for all of you help and guidance this past six
months!!! I just booked my first Broadway show! I just got an official
offer for Mary Poppins! I can't thank you enough for all you've helped
me achieve! 

Lots of love,
Stephan

Stephan Stubbins
January Actors Transformational Intensive 2008

"Susan has taught me valuable skills through coaching, both about the business of acting and life here in The Big Apple.  I have grown as a person and as an actor.  She has provided me with wonderful opportunities to work with giants in the industry one on one and receive their feedback. Most importantly, she helped me get a great agent who is well-known and wonderful to work with.  have learned to be more disciplined and organized in my career and how to treat it as an operating business. I have learned how to set personal goals so that I can see my productivity and therefore always feel like I am moving forward. It is empowering to take control of my own career. I have learned to focus on the positives vs. negatives of each week. I have learned not to take things personally. I’ve learned how to avoid negative or nervous energy from others at auditions. I have learned how to network, and the proper ways to communicate with casting directors and agents.  I was brought in by Jamibeth Margolis for “Warsaw the Musical.” I was called in for Glinda u/s for the first national tour of “Wicked” by Telsey & Co. (my dream role!).  I was seen by Barry and Naomi, and now work exclusively with Naomi Kolstein of KTA!  Susan has encouraged me and always believed in me! Thank you so much, Susan, for all of your guidance as I begin my journey here in NYC!"  McClain Kitchens, NY

ANOTHER GREAT RESULT:

The meeting with Naomi went great. I'm freelancing with her!!  YEAH!  And all because of you, I am freelancing with a NYC legit agent after being in NY for under 10 months!! Truly I'm am blessed to have found you and be working with you.  Thank you for coaching me, guiding me and believing in me!  

Have a safe trip!

All my love

Elizabeth

Ed and Armistead each booked an Under 5 on Lipstick Jungle after meeting Ms. Jensen the Casting Director for the show through my Intensive.

Armistead also booked an Under Under 5 on As The World Turns and One Life To Live!

Deborah booked "MISS WHITE HOUSE" an Off-Broadway show after working with the Casting Director in the Intensive and was called in for an audition for Lipstick Jungle last week...still waiting on results.

Elizabeth booked the commercial for Sticky Sheets through a commercial agent, I submitted her through for the role!

Mandy (a graduate from AADA) has a recurring role on One Life To Live and is currently on first refusal for a Cablevision commercial which I also submitted her for. She met the CD for OLTL at my Intensive.

Kelly was in a Musical KNB at the New York Musical Theater Festival!

Eric booked the lead in an Independent Feature!

And Susan herself booked and filmed "MY FATHER'S WILL" opposite Victor Alfieri due to be released in the next couple of months and is also waiting to hear back from her agent for the movie, "AN ENGLISHMAN IN NEW YORK, playing opposite John Hurt!

"If you hear a voice within you saying:

'You are not a painter,' then paint boy,

and silence the voice." -Vincent Van Gogh

Many of Susan’s clients are working on Broadway in THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA & WICKED;
Broadway tours: Mama Mia, and Contact;Off Broadway in Tony & TIna's Wedding,
Commercials: Trident and Pepsi Max, One Life to Live, Special Victims Unit, Third Watch,
Regional Theatre, Independent Films, Voice-overs,and Corporate Trainings, 
just to name a few and many, many more