Founder's Story
AI vs. Human: Why Artists and Creators Still Reign Supreme with Katherine Dollison, Founder of KatVoix Media | S2 Ep. 180
Sun, 02 Mar 2025
In this episode of Founder’s Story, we sit down with Katherine Dollison, a seasoned voiceover artist, digital marketing strategist, and entrepreneur. As the founder of KatVoix Media and co-host of The Majority Mindset Show, Katherine has built a career by embracing technology and entrepreneurship.Topics we cover:The future of voiceover artistry in the age of AI and technology advancementsThe role of AI in content creation, editing, and digital marketingHow Katherine’s journey from a full-time voice actor in Brooklyn led her to launch her own businessThe importance of understanding digital marketing and website development for creativesStrategies for self-learning and breaking down complex skills into manageable stepsThe entrepreneurial lessons she learned through real estate investments and launching an online learning platformInsights into running a successful podcast and the key to a strong business partnershipKey Takeaways💡 AI is advancing, but human voiceover artists remain irreplaceable due to the need for authenticity and emotional depth.💡 Embracing technology in content creation can be a game-changer, but knowing how to market yourself is crucial.💡 Breaking large projects into short-term, manageable goals is a key strategy for learning and execution.💡 Entrepreneurship requires resilience—failing forward and learning from mistakes can lead to long-term success.💡 Finding the right business partner is essential—complementary skills and shared commitment make all the difference.Resources & MentionsKatVoix Media – Voiceover, digital marketing, and business strategy servicesThe Majority Mindset Show – Hosted by Katherine Dollison & Asha Bland (YouTube & Instagram)AI & Content Creation Tools – Enhancing editing and production efficiencyReal Estate Investing – Lessons learned from property investments in PhiladelphiaLearning Management Systems – Creating an online educational platform for voiceover professionalsConnect with Katherine Dollison📢 Website: FitLadKDLLC📺 YouTube: The Majority Mindset Show📷 Instagram: @TheMajorityMindsetShowOur Sponsors:* Check out Avocado Green Mattress: https://www.avocadogreenmattress.com* Check out Indeed: https://indeed.com/FOUNDERSSTORY* Check out Northwest Registered Agent and use my code FOUNDERS for a great deal: https://northwestregisteredagent.com* Check out Plus500: https://plus500.com* Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Chapter 1: What is the main topic of this episode?
Hey everyone, welcome back to Founders Story. Today we have Catherine Dollison. And Catherine, you are the founder of Cat Voix Media. You've been a voiceover artist, digital marketing strategist. I mean, you've done a lot of things. You even have a show, The Majority Mindset. And I'm very interested to hear your thoughts. We're gonna kick it off.
And normally we go into about, you know, how you got started and stuff. But before that, I want to do something different. I was having a conversation with someone recently about the future of voiceover artists with AI and all advancements of technology. I'd love to get your thoughts to start it off with. How are you seeing technology impacting this industry?
Chapter 2: How is AI affecting the voiceover industry?
Well, here's what I will say. So for the Academy, for instance, there's voiceover snippets that I have for interactive modules. And I actually did try voiceover AI to see how it would sound. I believe that we are miles away from...
a robot being able to take a voiceover artist job to be perfectly honest i think it was something that was very that was very worrisome at the beginning but at this juncture um i could very distinctly see the hear the difference um it sounded very mechanical i think it has a place for a lot of maybe corporate videos but what i've seen is in mainstream generally when someone does try to hire ai for a voiceover job they actually end up going with some you know with human representation
Which is good. That's very, very good. But as far as how technology and AI can help with things like editing, actually, there's quite a bit of advancement that has happened with audio editing software and having those AI capabilities. And the same thing actually goes for video editing. So I do believe that there's definitely a way to use technology and AI to make things easier on the editing side.
But I definitely think we're a long way away of being able to have a machine essentially completely mimic a person's voice without essentially spending more money up front than you would just hiring somebody.
Hey, that's good news, right? Maybe that person can, you said they can use the editing, use the tools, makes them better digital marketing, but at least there's still a human somewhere. Let's dive into your story. So what made you say, I want to be an entrepreneur and I want to go into this, I want to help these people in this industry?
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Chapter 3: What led Katherine to start her own business?
Well, it actually goes back to when COVID occurred and I was working as a full-time voice actor in Brooklyn, New York. And a lot of on-camera artists started working behind the scenes because obviously, you know, toll sets were shut down. And so during that time, I realized that I needed to try to market myself better. I got a quote for website design.
I know how to design websites, but I got a quote for it just to see. And the price for me was just astronomical. And for somebody that knows what work goes into it, I was like... This doesn't really seem right.
Chapter 4: How can creatives leverage digital marketing effectively?
I feel like you're kind of taking advantage of people that might not have the education to understand how long it takes to do just a out-of-the-box site that doesn't have a lot of backlinking strategies, that doesn't have a lot of tagged URLs, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera.
And so as time went on and I started learning more and more about digital marketing and data science, I realized that there is a... unmet need going on right now where people should understand just a little bit of everything if you're going to be in the entertainment industry to be dangerous.
I think, sadly, a lot of times novice performers, they get taken advantage of, whether it's in auditioning. whether it's in voiceover or in-person fees. If you don't have an agent, there's an issue with maybe you're not getting paid the appropriate rates, et cetera, et cetera.
But you shouldn't need an agent to be able to navigate that world well and be able to kind of circumvent any issues that could happen just as a result of you being new to the industry.
You bring up a great point around figuring things out. I think that's a big difference between, you know, with entrepreneurs or founders or anyone who wants to be in business is unless you have an unlimited amount of money, many times you're forced to figure things out. And I think it makes you good at that. It's like a skill that you develop. It sounds to me like you're
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Chapter 5: What strategies help in learning new skills?
very good at that is there a tip or strategy or how do you go about you know making sure that you figure these things out like how did you learn how to do a website how did you learn how to do these things uh you know not specifically to websites just in general how how do you break things down where you you figure out how to do it and then you do it yourself
Well, actually, when I first started college, there was a professor that really helped me understand how to do something called short term, like short term, long term, like now, next, you know, down the road where you set these small short term goals. And that's actually been a really good strategy for me learning new things.
Where let's just say, for instance, when I created a completely online learning management platform using, you know, basically learning management platform software, but it's all bespoke for voiceover and sound engineering and auditioning. That's never really... existed before where you have in-person interaction as well.
And so I essentially had to learn how to create modules, but I was like, all right, let me go ahead and try to figure out how I'm going to do this by breaking it down into smaller pieces. So before I learned how to create a learning management platform, I had to learn how I was going to segment the lessons. Before that, I had to learn exactly what verticals I was going to teach.
And then once that foundation was in place, I was actually able to go, all right, so this is how I can visualize this. This is when I'll use H5P content. This is when I'll use big blue button interactive modules, et cetera, et cetera. So that's always been really helpful for me is breaking things down into smaller goals that lead up to bigger accomplishments.
So, Catherine. I know there's been so many challenges for everyone in business, and I feel like we really learn from those challenges. Has there been any challenges that you faced? And if so, how are you able to overcome them?
There. Yeah, there definitely have. I will say that one of the I think one of the biggest challenges that any entrepreneur faces is understanding that failing doesn't mean the end. So if I were to talk about my foray in real estate where I've got two properties in Philadelphia right now, but one of them I had to sell because it got rented. the people, people had to move out.
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Chapter 6: What entrepreneurial lessons has Katherine learned?
It was during the winter. And so I had to put it back on the market and I only made like a couple of grand off of the sale, but that showed me that the next time I, uh, the next time I purchased the property, for instance, I need to make sure I have at least one year just available for the mortgage with no kind of profit whatsoever in order to sustain that.
So, um, that's like an example of kind of understanding how to like fail forward. Uh,
Another example would have been that when, honestly, when I started the Academy, to be perfectly honest, like I didn't realize, even though I've worked in digital marketing for so long, I didn't realize how much you have to increase your brand authority before you get enrollments to just start rolling in for something. Because essentially you're a cold business.
If people know you for your voiceover, that's fine. But if people do not know you as an educational platform, that's a completely different, like horse of a different color.
And so all of these things, they've just been learning lessons where thankfully I'm really glad that I learned the lesson in real estate because that's actually helped me with the learning management platform where I'm like, no, I can sustain all of this, all of the marketing and everything else for up to a year before turning a profit and still be okay.
It's not going to mess anything up that I have going on. So I think that honestly, understanding that every lesson that you learn that might be a hard lesson in business always has its place later on in life. And knowing how to move forward from that is a really is a really solid skill that you have to have as an entrepreneur.
I guess there's silver lining there. You learned a lesson and it doesn't sound like you lost too much money. I didn't. Making even a little is like, could be an amazing thing where you could have lost a lot, right? I've been in that place and lessons are, hard when you're going through it, but great afterwards. So I'm curious about your show, The Majority Mindset Show with Asha Bland.
What are you talking about in that show? And how has that been? Because we have a lot of people launching podcasts, launching shows, and I don't think they realize going into it just how much work is required to continue it and be consistent. Yeah.
No, you're absolutely right about that. No. So honestly, I can say that that process was a lot more involved than I thought. Um, Asha and I were work colleagues and we, um,
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