Founder and CEO of Elite EQ Training

Professional Background

Amanda is a professional actor, singer, and acting, singing, and persuasive‑communication coach. She’s been seen on Oxygen, ID Discovery, and Hulu where she voices Heith, in the hit anime, Is It Wrong To Try To Hit On Girls In Dungeons.  She has also appeared in several commercials, including a Super Bowl commercial, and she was tapped to sing the National Anthem at a Houston Astros game on behalf of The Alley Theatre.  Amanda has performed Off-Broadway, internationally, and in regional theatres across the country, including Houston’s Tony Award winning theatre, The Alley.

Training Background

She holds a Bachelor of Music in Musical Theatre from Oklahoma City University.  Shortly after graduating, she moved to New York City and continued her education, studying the acclaimed, Meisner Technique under Sanford Meisner’s protege, James Price.  (Celebrated actors who use the Meisner Technique include: Anthony Hopkins, Timothee Chalamet, Tom Cruise, and more.)  Under the tutelage of James Price, Amanda became an expert in EQ and persuasive communication, an observer of human behavior, honing her skills in emotional understanding, authentic expression, and behavioral replication.  

Why This Helps Advocates

Amanda has distilled award‑winning acting techniques into practical skills advocates leverage to create compelling courtroom presence—converting legal arguments into convincing, believable advocacy proven to win over judges and juries. She trains attorneys to translate performance methods into courtroom essentials: presence, emotional control, vocal command, behavioral awareness, and persuasive storytelling.

Amanda Martinez