The Epic Freelance Life

Nick Gray is an entrepreneur who famously founded Museum Hack. His latest book, The 2-Hour Cocktail Party, teaches anybody how to host the perfect house party. We talk about how you can host parties and expand your network simply and easily.  Nick's book is an Amazon bestseller in three categories, including Event Planning.Nick's book is a near flawless approach to hosting a cocktail party. You can find out everything you want and more about the book here: https://party.pro/book/Nick Gray has an exceptional newsletter that I eagerly read weekly. I can't say that about many other newsletters. You can sign up here: https://nickgray.net/signup-for-email-updates/Everything else you want to know about this party thrower you can find right here: https://nickgray.net/

Chad Brown is an entrepreneur and business coach of 8 years, who believes work-life balance is a lie and teaches work-life integration.https://chadlbrown.com/

Molly Godfrey is a relationship coach for successful women in their 30s.  Molly's websiteMolly's InstagramMolly's Linkedin

Paco de Leon is an author (Finance for the People), illustrator, musician, and the founder of The Hell Yeah Group, a financial firm dedicated to inspiring creatives to engage with their personal and business finances. Her career experiences in banking, business consulting, financial planning, and wealth management have informed her financial philosophies. She is a TED speaker and her work has been published or featured in The New York Times, NPR, Bloomberg, Vice, and others. She lives in Los Angeles with her wife.Check out Paco's bookThe Hell Yeah GroupInstagramSubscribe to Paco's newsletter

Megan Taylor is a DJ. She joins Phil to discuss how music heals, sound programming, pricing strategy, living in Mexico, and more.Megan TaylorInstagramNew music project

This week Phil, who recently returned from a conference, sits down to share his experiences. He breaks down which ones are worth it and why, and explains how conferences benefit you as an entrepreneur. Using years of conference going experience, he will tell you why to go, and what to do when you're there.

Derrick Michaud is the Founder and CEO of Shelby Row Productions, as company that provides services from video/audio editing to cover art design and much more. Phil and Derrick discuss his backstory, but also tactics and strategies he employed in creating a profitable podcast production business. Join us and uncover how Derrick went from a solo-prenuer to CEO in this space.https://www.instagram.com/srp_podcasting/https://shelbyrowproductions.com/

Vanessa McDonald is the founder of Brave Journal. In this episode they discuss Vanessa's journey to creating the Brave Journal, different ways you need to be brave as a freelancer, how to live a life that positively impacts those around you, and much more.  Brave Journal:https://couragecreator.com/

Ben Hartley is a photographer, coach, and host of The Six Figure Photography Podcast. In this episode he talks about maintaining relationships, finding happiness as a freelancer, habits he tries to keep, and the importance of defining what success means to you. Join Phil and Ben as they have an open conversation about the struggles and fun of life as freelancer.https://benhartley.com/Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/jbenhartley/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/styleandstory/?hl=enThe Six Figure Photography Podcast:https://open.spotify.com/show/0jq429uUACvb9OIVeWfyTw

Marianne Cantwell, is an author (Be a Free Range Human). She is the founder of the Superpowers Academy and a TedX speaker. In this episode Marianne and Phil discuss business strategies, passive income, staying true to yourself, accountability, and much more. Marianne shares her thoughts behind what projects she takes on and how much she charges, but more importantly, questions and goals she gives herself as a person and a freelancer.https://www.instagram.com/freerangemarianne/?hl=en

Emily Merrell is the Chief Networker and Founder of Six Degrees Society, a women's networking company. She has spent a decade planning 400+ events for high-luxury businesses, and has helped entrepreneurs streamline their event offerings, build community from scratch and up-level their business. In this episode they discuss the impact of the pandemic on her networking business and how she prices her events and coaching sessions.Six Degrees Society: https://www.sixdegreessociety.com/Emily Merrell: https://www.emilymerrell.com/

Hana Jung is the founder of Re:Boot Experiences | Inner expeditions + Accelerators for Conscious Leaders. She serves impact-focused leaders, entrepreneurs, and creators to powerfully move through fear, upgrade their mindset, and intentionally claim their full potential. Today she discusses the importance of mental health to your business, as an entrepreneur, among other things.https://www.rebootexperiences.com/links/Instagram: @thehanajung

Lakshmi Parthasarathy is a Harvard graduate, former Google employee, currently engineering software at Free Will. Phil and Lakshmi discuss balancing work and travel and share stories from around the world. Join them to discover how Lakshmi is able to travel the world while keeping her day job.@lostshmi on instagram.

Annika Howe is the Executive Creative Producer at HOWEHAUS Inc & Founder of TheProducer.com. She is an expert in media production, photography and travel. Annika Howe:  https://www.theproducer.com/ https://www.howehaus.com/ https://www.instagram.com/theproducerdotcom/ 

Michelle Norwood is an International Event & Wedding Planner & Designer. Harper's Bazaar, Brides, Martha Stewart and Over The Moon Top Planner and Designer in the World. Michelle Norwood Website: https://michellenorwood.com/ Instagram: @michellenorwoodevents Facebook: Michelle Norwood Events Phillip Van Nostrand is a New York based professional photographer specializing in weddings and luxury events. Every week he is joined on his podcast by a successful freelancer to discuss how they did it, and how you can too. Phillip Van Nostrand Website: https://phillipvn.com/ Instagram: @Phillipvn Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/phillipvn 

Iris Scott is the world's first professional finger painter, who charges upwards of $40,000 per painting, which made her a millionaire. Iris has been featured in Forbes, Barron's, Business Insider, USA Today, NowThis, CBS New York, and American Art Collector Magazine. Several galleries carry Iris's originals, her collectors have included Microsoft, Coca-Cola, Children's Hospital, and Swedish Medical Centers. Today she talks to Phil about how she gradually increased her prices, starting at only $50 a piece. Phil asks her about the state of the art industry, how to live an epic free lance life, and much, much more.Check out Iris's paintings here: https://www.irisscottfineart.com/

Alex Fasulo is an author, Fiverr millionaire, and self proclaimed Freelance Fairy. She has been featured on NBC, and has been covered by Forbes, NY Times, and more! Alex is a serial entrepreneur who has managed to amass a following of over 100k on TikTok in only 4 months! She has a valuable freelance writing course, a clever app, and important insight. All of that before the age of 30.

Dorie Clark has been named one of the Top 50 business thinkers in the world by Thinkers50, and was recognized as the #1 Communication Coach in the world by the Marshall Goldsmith Leading Global Coaches Awards. Clark is a consultant and keynote speaker, teaches executive education at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business, and she is the author of Entrepreneurial You, Reinventing You and Stand Out. Clark has been described by the New York Times as an “expert at self-reinvention and helping others make changes in their lives".

Stephanie Cain is a journalist and content strategist in the lifestyle space. Stephanie has experience as a magazine editor, digital producer, content marketer and public speaker. She is an expert with weddings, wine, food and travel. Her work has appeared in Brides, Fortune, Afar, PureWow, Esquire, PEOPLE, Hamptons, and The Bourbon Review, and she has been featured on CNBC, Bloomberg, NPR, CBS Los Angeles and MSN.com, and more! Join Phil as he talks to his friend about her work and her experiences as a freelance writer. 

Jeremy Redleaf is an actor and voice artist. Join these two friends as they discuss life, being your own boss, and their journey to success.

Host Phillip Van Nostrand is joined by Chelsea Smith who inquires about this podcast, what it's about, who it's for, and who he looks for as a guest. They discuss what it means to live a freelance life, their experiences as freelancers, and they go over Phil's interviewing technique. Join us, if you are a freelancer that wants to grow and learn.

Join Phillip on a journey to uncover how to attain an epic freelance life.