Voice Over Mentors

With Katharina Surtees and Carmen Braidwood 

Katharina Surtees

With over two decades of experience, Katharina Surtees is an International seasoned voice actor known for her vocal versatility. She has lent her voice to many brands globally, including Spotify, Heartland Bank, Jayco Australia, WWF, Movember Campaign, UNHCR and Bonza Airlines, to name a few. 

 Although Katharina operates from her broadcast quality studio in Perth, she has Source Connect which gives studios the ability to connect with her globally. She has trained with top coaches in USA and Australia, and travels regularly to USA where she keeps in touch with the industry and community.

Katharina is a member of AAVA (Australian Association of Voice Actors), and is also a 2025 featured VO in the global, “Building Doors Campaign”, where she, along with many well known international VO”s, advocate for women in VO in male dominated genres. Being a Perth based VO, Katharina thrives on in-studio sessions. Directors and Producers have commented that Katharina’s professionalism and energy, is a breath of fresh air!

Carmen Braidwood

Braidwood started her media career in Western Australia as a producer on radio working on 882 6PR and Hit 92.9. She graduated to working the mic as a music announcer at 97.3 Coast FM and 6KG Kalgoorlie and later as a newsreader for Mix 94.5 and Hit 92.9. She woo-ed audiences across Victoria for five years as co-host of the Ace Radio Network’s breakfast show before packing her bags and going to sit on the beach, practice yoga and read the news for Gold Coast’s Sea FM. That was where she sat when the top brass at 96fm called, an opporutnity to return to her home city of Perth too good to refuse.

Carmen likes pina coladas and getting caught in the rain, but prefers an icy cold bottle of bubbles and outdoor activities in the sunshine. Carmen loves to talk — in particular about leadership, modern media, functional/dysfunctional families and travel — and for a run of 7 years, lent her voice to co-hosting 96fm Perth’s breakfast show, “Carmen & Fitzi”.