ABOUT ME

my name is YULIYA (it rhymes with GOOLIA)

At the core of everything I’ve done is storytelling.

I’ve told personal stories on the page and stage, crafted the stories of brands & organizations, enabled others to tell their stories, and as a trained voice actor, I’ve lent my voice to tell the stories of brands, organizations, and characters of all kinds (from real people to imaginary dragons!)

 
 

Let’s play ten truths and a lie:

  1. I grew up in a small town in the former Soviet Union and learned English by watching Star Trek the Next Generation.

  2. I’ve done stand up comedy. Just once. Oy to the vey!

  3. I’ve lived in San Francisco for 20 years and have never ridden a cable car. 

  4. I love coffee. I had to quit drinking it. I am unreasonably sad about this. 

  5. My fave voiceover gig is one in which I had to sing very badly at the top of my lungs.

  6. My Russian/Jewish/Ukrainian family owned a Taqueria in San Francisco. To this day my dad can roll a burrito with the best of them!

  7. One of my hobbies is plunging into the San Francisco bay. It's a toasty 52 degrees in there.

  8. I don’t know how to ride a bike.

  9. #wineoclock is my favorite time of day.

  10. Speaking in front of a crowd of thousands doesn’t phase me, but make me give an introduction in a room of twenty and my heart races.

  11. My parents were so optimistic when I did mock trial in high school, but it turns out I didn’t want to be a lawyer, I just wanted to play one on TV.

 

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