Cynthia Chan

Cynthia is The Dirt’s Administrative Director and a Business, Life + Relationship Coach.

In 2021 she started offering Business Coaching for Actors.

Andrew Fleming

I was thrilled to participate in Cynthia’s “Finances for Actors” workshop.

This topic is not often discussed. As actors our income is very inconsistent and Cynthia created concrete steps on what to do with every paycheque to stay organized come tax season. After the workshop I felt more confident and one step closer to understanding the complexities of my financial situation.

This topic is not often discussed. As actors our income is very inconsistent and Cynthia created concrete steps on what to do with every paycheque to stay organized come tax season. After the workshop I felt more confident and one step closer to understanding the complexities of my financial situation.

Tonjha Richardson

I really love Cynthia’s approach which is warm, extremely informative, supportive and witty!

I am no longer afraid or mystified about my finances! This has been a long time coming. I highly recommend Cynthia’s workshop!

Jenna Lee Hyde

Cynthia is a great teacher and leader. Open, articulate and clear.

Her course offers a clear, grounded, and focused way to live, breathe, and succeed in your personal OR professional relationships (and all ‘ships!) in a positive and fulfilling way for everyone.

I’m grateful I took this course with Cynthia, and hope to take more in the years to come.

Christina Fox

Cynthia’s HST Workshop was so helpful!! 

I feel like I got straight answers to all of my questions, and she strived to make everything easy to understand. She also made everyone feel safe and comfortable enough to share personal information so that we could get the most out of the workshop!

Caroline Sawyer

Cynthia simplified the often overwhelming experience of finances, taxes, and HSTs, into a straightforward process with actionable steps.

She made me feel confident that with the simple process of tracking and dividing my income and expenses, all my financial concerns will be addressed and covered.

Erika Nonato

Cynthia was amazing – she answered questions I didn’t know I had and opened up a new possibility for me for managing finances and had me thinking about my values in accordance with my money.

Anything financial related scared me but she gave us all some tools that made managing finances more digestible.

Taylor Bernier

A very informative session that helped me understand how to responsibly allocate my income to set myself up for future success. I had never really learned how to organize money before and Cynthia was able to provide a framework that would keep me honest and organized. Cynthia offered thoughtful answers to my questions while also using real world examples from her own life.

If you’re in the industry and want to know more about managing your finances or even learn about new tools that can help make your personal accounting easier, Cynthia is your go to!

Katherine Cappellacci

Cynthia took tax concepts that may initially seem complicated and simplified them into digestible steps.

Mikeila Cebedo

Cynthia was very approachable and patient about all kinds of questions towards financial literacy. Although I’m very new to acting, having these kinds of conversations with people in the industry tempers the fear and intimidation I feel towards managing a self-employed business. Thanks for holding space for these types of talks!

Ben Robitaille

Cynthia explained HST in a way that makes taxes about as interesting as you can make taxes! It was a great high level overview of the things you should be doing and preparing for to develop the business side of your show business career.

Ryan Boulet

Tova & Cynthia lead their workshops with a wealth of experience after decades working in the industry, and it shows! Light-heartedly informative and engaging, they know exactly how to speak to the niche requirements of actors for an essential learning experience every artist should attend