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Energized from her coaching retreat, Jen shares with Pete five learnings from the three-day discourse between herself, the coaches, and their clients. Specifically, in this episode, the learnings that Jen and Pete talk about are: Know what hat you, as the coach, are wearing. Know what hat they, as the client, are wearing. Say less. Sort your thoughts into objective and subjective, before you say them out loud. Doing is much more powerful than talking about doing. More from us in your inbox. Subscribe to Box O' Goodies. A weekly email with the books, podcasts, quotes, and other noodles Jen and Pete are mulling over.Listen to all episodes and read full transcripts at thelongandtheshortpodcast.com.Reach us: hello@thelongandtheshortpodcast.comPete's work: humanperiscope.com ยท Jen's work: jenwaldman.com
Y'all, this spotlight episode hit different.Lauren is a Conversions for Clients student who got made redundant in December and gave herself 3 months to make her ad management business work before she'd have to go back to corporate. By April, she was billing ยฃ6,125 with four clients, all from four completely different sources.No fancy website. No massive audience. No "wait until I'm ready" energy. Just decision, deadline, and doing the dang thing.In this episode, Lauren breaks down her exact numbers month by month, the four channels she used to find her first clients (none of them are Instagram, by the way), how she repackaged her offer to charge ยฃ3,000 for a foundational month plus ยฃ1,500/month retainer, and the mindset shift that took her from no self-belief to feeling invincible.If you've been sitting on the fence about starting your service business or you're scared the timing isn't right, this is your sign.In this episode, you'll learn:How Lauren scaled from ยฃ500 to ยฃ7,600 months in her first 4 months of businessThe 4 client acquisition channels she used (and why you only need 3)How to structure a ยฃ3,000 foundational month offer that clients will pay forThe exact moment she fired her ยฃ500/month client (and why you should too)Why "back against the wall" energy is the best place to start your businessThe strategist trifecta approach that lets you charge premium without burning outHow AI is changing service delivery (and why strategists are irreplaceable)The mindset shift that builds real, lasting confidenceWhat aligned hustle looks like versus the toxic versionMentioned in this episode:Conversions for Clients: conversionsforclients.comStrategist Society: thestrategistsociety.comConfident Ad Manager Bootcamp: confidentadmanager.comDM Brandi the word LAUREN on Instagram for the cliff notes version: @brandimowlesThe Champagne Clients podcast episode (referenced by Lauren): https://brandimowles.com/278Ready to scale past $10K months without burning out?Inside Strategist Society, I teach the strategist trifecta, the systems, and the offer structure that let you raise your rates and reduce your hours at the same time. If you're ready to stop trading hours for dollars and start building the business Lauren is now building, come hang out with us at thestrategistsociety.com.Loved this episode?Screenshot it, tag @brandimowles, and share it with one service provider who needs to hear Lauren's story. The more we lift each other up, the more women win.Now go do the dang thing.Follow the Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/serve-scale-soar/id1477998650Follow Brandi on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brandimowlesFollow Brandi on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Brandiandcompany
Andrea Engstrom did $2 million in sales for someone else before she ever bet on herself. When she finally launched her own coaching program, she generated over $134,000 in her first 90 days, and today she runs consistent six-figure months while working just three days a week and homeschooling her kids.In this episode, Andrea breaks down exactly how she did it, step by step: how she filled a workshop with 500 registrations using only organic social posts, the costly mistake she made on her first launch (and the free-call pivot that saved it), and the three-day "nail your niche" closing process that more than doubled her conversion rate.She also gets honest about the mindset shift that changed everything: why systems create happiness, why "preparation is a form of procrastination," and why your highest-value activity is the only thing you should protect.What you'll learn:The "bet on yourself" moment that launched her businessHow she got 500 workshop registrations with zero paid adsWhy her one-call close became a three-call close (and doubled sales)How $25K/month in payment plans removed all sales pressureThe simple math behind $25/hour work vs. $1,000/hour workWhat to outsource first (hint: it's not in your business)"Business is a tool that enables you to live the life you desire. Business is not life."Connect with Andrea at andreaengstrom.com and register for her free workshop, 100K in 90 Days.Enjoyed this episode? Leave a five-star review, share it with a fellow solopreneur, and subscribe wherever you listen, including YouTube.Life First. Then Business.
Whether it's being the wizard behind the curtain or โThe Godfatherโ at ringside, James Russo bleeds Freelance Wrestling. Russo joins Windy City Slam for the first time in a long while to discuss Freelance's upcoming anniversary show, Trevor Outlaw's rise to the Freelance World Championship, working with Izzy Moreno, Bang & Matthews' heel run and how their match with The Headbangers came along, Chico Suave, GPA, Pat Monix, whether Freelance Underground could make a return and more. Plus, Mike recaps happenings from Wrestle League and BloodStone Wresling and previews big shows from 2econd Wrestling, DREAMWAVE Wrestling and House of Glory. Mike Pankow is a 25-year-plus professional journalist and wrestling superfan who covers local Chicagoland wrestling and national promotions like AEW and WWE. If there is something going on in Chicago, Mike knows about it. Enjoy โWrestling, Chicago-Styleโ on The Broadcast Basement On-Demand Radio Network! Music by Jason Shaw on Audionautix.com. Get your local wrestling fix every Tuesday everywhere podcasts can be found and always at WindyCitySlam.com!
A Doctor, a Lady, and a Twin walk into a train station...Email us your questions at: FreelanceHeroismPodcast@gmail.com Visit Freelance Heroism on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/freelanceheroism/ We have a Patreon! Any support you can provide goes toward us giving you a better podcast listening experience: https://www.patreon.com/Freelance_heroism Check out Deece's webcomic! http://www.1d4rounds.com/ Find the cast on BlueSky: Deece: https://bsky.app/profile/roguist.bsky.social Rae: https://bsky.app/profile/raedrie.bsky.social You can find our gameplay videos on our YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6TwfLOFsl192ExdAugebgg/ You can check out our web page here: https://rss.com/podcasts/freelancehero/ Intro theme is Waltz op. 64 no 2 in c-sharp minor composed by Frรฉdรฉric Chopin and performed by Olga Gurevich. License: The song is permitted for commercial use under license public domain, non copyrighted. http://www.orangefreesounds.com/
De hele wereld zal het volgen: de eerste rentevergadering van de Federal Reserve onder de nieuwe voorzitter Kevin Warsh. De economie is wel toe aan een renteverhoging, eentje die de Europese Centrale Bank deze week al doorvoerde. De vraag is of Kevin Warsh al durft te volgen, of dat hij toch nog even aan de leiband van president Trump blijft hangen. In Beurs in Zicht stomen we je klaar voor de beursweek die je tegemoet gaat. Want soms zie je door de beursbomen het beursbos niet meer. Dat is verleden tijd! Iedere week vertelt een vriend van de show waar jouw focus moet liggen. Te gast: Nico Inberg van De Aandeelhouder BNR Beurs is een journalistiek onafhankelijke productie, mede mogelijk gemaakt door Saxo. Over de makers: Jelle Maasbach is presentator van BNR Beurs en freelance financieel journalist. Zijn favoriete aandeel om over te praten is Disney, maar daar lijkt hij de enige in te zijn. Sinds de eerste uitzending van BNR Beurs is 'ie er bij. Maxim van Mil is presentator van BNR Beurs en journalist bij BNR, waar hij zich focust op de financiรซle markten en ontwikkelingen in de tech-wereld. Je krijgt hem het meest enthousiast als hij kan praten over ASML, of oer-Hollandse bedrijven zoals Ahold of ABN Amro. Jorik Simonides is presentator van BNR Beurs, economieredacteur en verslaggever bij BNR. Hij wordt er vooral blij van als het een keer nรญet over AI gaat. Je hoort hem ook in de BNR-podcast Moerdijk: dorp van de rekening. Milou Brand is presentator van BNR Beurs, freelance podcastmaker en columnist bij het Financieele Dagblad. Jochem Visser is presentator van BNR Beurs, maakt Beursnerd XL en is redacteur bij de podcast Onder Curatoren. Vraag hem naar obscure zaken op financiรซle markten en hij vertelt je waarom het eigenlijk nรณg leuker is dan je al dacht. Over de podcast: Met BNR Beurs ga je altijd voorbereid de nieuwe beursdag in. We praten je in een kleine 25 minuten bij over alle laatste ontwikkelingen op de handelsvloer. We blijven niet alleen bij de AEX of Wall Street, maar vertellen je ook waar nog meer kansen liggen. En we houden het niet bij de cijfers, maar zoeken ook iedere dag voor je naar duiding van scherpe gasten en experts. Of je nu een ervaren belegger bent of net begint met je eerste stappen op de beurs, de podcast biedt waardevolle inzichten voor je beleggingsstrategie. Door de focus op zowel de korte termijn als de lange termijn, helpt BNR Beurs luisteraars om de ruis van de markt te scheiden van de essentie. Van Musk tot Microsoft en van Ahold tot ASML. Wij vertellen je wat beleggers bezighoudt, wie de markten in beweging zet en wat dat betekent voor jouw beleggingsportefeuille.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
De hele wereld zal het volgen: de eerste rentevergadering van de Federal Reserve onder de nieuwe voorzitter Kevin Warsh. De economie is wel toe aan een renteverhoging, eentje die de Europese Centrale Bank deze week al doorvoerde. De vraag is of Kevin Warsh al durft te volgen, of dat hij toch nog even aan de leiband van president Trump blijft hangen. In Beurs in Zicht stomen we je klaar voor de beursweek die je tegemoet gaat. Want soms zie je door de beursbomen het beursbos niet meer. Dat is verleden tijd! Iedere week vertelt een vriend van de show waar jouw focus moet liggen. Te gast: Nico Inberg van De Aandeelhouder BNR Beurs is een journalistiek onafhankelijke productie, mede mogelijk gemaakt door Saxo. Over de makers: Jelle Maasbach is presentator van BNR Beurs en freelance financieel journalist. Zijn favoriete aandeel om over te praten is Disney, maar daar lijkt hij de enige in te zijn. Sinds de eerste uitzending van BNR Beurs is 'ie er bij. Maxim van Mil is presentator van BNR Beurs en journalist bij BNR, waar hij zich focust op de financiรซle markten en ontwikkelingen in de tech-wereld. Je krijgt hem het meest enthousiast als hij kan praten over ASML, of oer-Hollandse bedrijven zoals Ahold of ABN Amro. Jorik Simonides is presentator van BNR Beurs, economieredacteur en verslaggever bij BNR. Hij wordt er vooral blij van als het een keer nรญet over AI gaat. Je hoort hem ook in de BNR-podcast Moerdijk: dorp van de rekening. Milou Brand is presentator van BNR Beurs, freelance podcastmaker en columnist bij het Financieele Dagblad. Jochem Visser is presentator van BNR Beurs, maakt Beursnerd XL en is redacteur bij de podcast Onder Curatoren. Vraag hem naar obscure zaken op financiรซle markten en hij vertelt je waarom het eigenlijk nรณg leuker is dan je al dacht. Over de podcast: Met BNR Beurs ga je altijd voorbereid de nieuwe beursdag in. We praten je in een kleine 25 minuten bij over alle laatste ontwikkelingen op de handelsvloer. We blijven niet alleen bij de AEX of Wall Street, maar vertellen je ook waar nog meer kansen liggen. En we houden het niet bij de cijfers, maar zoeken ook iedere dag voor je naar duiding van scherpe gasten en experts. Of je nu een ervaren belegger bent of net begint met je eerste stappen op de beurs, de podcast biedt waardevolle inzichten voor je beleggingsstrategie. Door de focus op zowel de korte termijn als de lange termijn, helpt BNR Beurs luisteraars om de ruis van de markt te scheiden van de essentie. Van Musk tot Microsoft en van Ahold tot ASML. Wij vertellen je wat beleggers bezighoudt, wie de markten in beweging zet en wat dat betekent voor jouw beleggingsportefeuille.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
"You never know what insight or information you're going to glean from someone, and so I want to be open to surprises. And not have any preconceived notions of what, who this person is, what they're going to tell me, imposing my own values, beliefs, whatever on them, because it's all a discovery," says Pulitzer Prize-winner Barry Meier, whose piece "You Can Run" appears in The Atavist Magazine.Barry Meier is here for another Atavistian chat! Yeah, these have not come out in as timely a manner as I had hoped. The late delay of the โrevivedโ one with Mac Montandon, and having pods that were getting moldy in the can too precedence. Anyway โฆBarry Meier has won this little award you might have heard of called the, what is it, oh, yes, the Pulitzer Prize as part of a team of reporters in International Reporting for the New York Times. He's also been a finalist for the Pulitzer and a two-time winner of the George Polk Award. He's got a new piece out for The Atavist magazine titled: You Can Run: When their parents ripped two young sisters from their privileged lives, gave them fake names, and took them on the lam, they thought it was because their father was in trouble with the IRS. It would be years before they learned the truth about his life of crime.โHe's the author of three books, Pain Killer, which was the first to chronicle the Sackler family and the origin of the opioid epidemic. โThe book that started it all,โ wrote Patrick Radden Keefe, whose book Empire of Pain was heavily informed by Barry's work. Barry also wrote Spooked and Missing Man. You can learn more about Barry at barryemierbooks.com . In this conversation we talk about: Using the boundaries of an envelope to map out a story Interviewing and the tools he uses or doesn't use Being open to surprises Beginnings, endings, and pacingThis episode pairs well with Ep. 385 with Robert Kolker
A Reddit question sparks a conversation that hits close to home for thousands of side-hustling professionals: a full-time teacher wants to know how to balance a demanding classroom career with landing and serving their first freelance clients. Preston sits down with Meredith Cooleyโformer 17-year educator turned full-time copywriter and teacher-to-freelancer mentorโto dig into the real, unglamorous work of building something on the side when your day job leaves almost nothing in the tank. From mindset shifts to a surprisingly simple paper-and-pencil time audit, this episode is a practical guide for anyone trying to grow a freelance business without quitting their day job first. Links: Support our show sponsors -> โ โ https://freelancetofounder.com/sponsorsโ โ Submit your own question -> โ โ https://freelancetofounder.com/askโ Attend The "10X Your Freelancing" Summit -> โ โ https://10XFreelance.comโ โ (FREE) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
CHECK, PLEASE โ Thanks for tuning in. Just a note before we get going: This is the 50th episode of The Full Bleed, and I, along with the team here at Magazeum, truly appreciate the time you spend with us. Waiting is what I consider a perfect magazine. Not because of its design or the writing, though both are stellar. But mostly because it functions as a closed loop. How? The subject and the audience are one and the same. Waiting, you see, is a magazine about creatives in New York's service industry. And it is a magazine for creatives in New York's service industry. That's a neat trick and also makes me wonder why no one had done this before founder, editor-in-chief, and complete magazine neophyte Adele Blanton hit upon the idea. Adele has done the math: 10 percent of the estimated 700,000 people working in the food and beverage industry in New York are artists of some kind. Artists, actors, writers, dancers. You name it. And that number is a healthy baseline for any publication. Waiting has published three well-received issues and now she and the team behind it has to figure out how to maintain and grow the media. That's one of the many things we talk about on the show. Did we tell you this is our 50th episode? Because it's our 50th episode. โ This episode is made possible by our friends at Freeport Press. A production of Magazeum LLC ยฉ2021โ2025
Le problรจme, ce n'est pas toujours l'รฉchec. Parfois, c'est aussi la rรฉussite.Dans cette Minute Marine, je te parle d'un article de Pรฉnรฉlope Boeuf qui m'a fait rรฉflรฉchir ร une dรฉrive assez classique quand on travaille ร son compte : รชtre constamment ร l'affรปt des opportunitรฉs, des contacts, des projets, des contratsโฆ au point de perdre un peu de recul sur la direction qu'on est en train de prendre.Parce qu'on ne se rรฉveille pas un matin en se disant : ยซ tiens, je vais construire une activitรฉ qui ne me convient pas ยป. C'est gรฉnรฉralement beaucoup plus insidieux que รงa.Et toi : est-ce que tu arrives ร dรฉbrancher ? Est-ce que tu prends encore le temps de te demander si la faรงon dont tu dรฉveloppes ton activitรฉ correspond vraiment ร ce que tu as envie de vivre ?(Pour me rรฉpondre, envoie-moi un mp sur Linkedin)PS : dans cet รฉpisode, j'ai mentionnรฉ un article de la newsletter Love Stories de Pรฉnรฉlope Boeuf ainsi que la Minute Marine consacrรฉe au syndrome ยซ Je suis mon SIRET ยป.ร trรจs vite,Marine
Think you can't take a real vacation as a solopreneur? Carly and Joe are calling it what it is: a design flaw, not a workload problem.In this episode, they break down why time off feels impossible when you work for yourself, why solopreneur PTO is really UPTO (unpaid time off), and how the ownership trap convinces you that the business leaves when you do. Then they get practical with a step-by-step pre-vacation runway that starts four to six weeks out, not four to six days.You'll learn how to set client expectations from the start of every relationship, how to decide between going fully dark and scheduling limited check-ins, and why your re-entry plan matters just as much as your prep. Plus, Joe makes the case for the hybrid "have laptop, will travel" approach, and Carly shares the buffer day trick that protects your post-vacation glow from inbox overwhelm.What you'll learn in this episode:Why your business surviving a week without you is a design question, not an effort questionThe vacation readiness audit every solopreneur should run before booking a tripHow to build vacation boundaries into your scope of work from day oneGoing dark vs. scheduled availability, and how to choose what fits youThe hybrid vacation model for extending trips without losing incomeHow to design a re-entry plan with a buffer day so you don't kill your vacation highThis week's challenge: What is the one thing that would need to be true for you to take a full week off in the next six months? If it doesn't exist in your business yet, can you build it?If this isn't the worst episode you've ever heard, leave us a five-star review. It helps us reach more solopreneurs building a life-first business.Subscribe to The Aspiring Solopreneur on your favorite podcast platform, including YouTube.Life First. Then Business.Lifeย F
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Tu t'es lancรฉยทe ร ton compte pour gagner en libertรฉโฆ mais concrรจtement, tu aimerais rรฉcupรฉrer combien de temps chaque semaine ?Dans cette Minute Marine, je te raconte les coulisses de la table ronde que j'ai animรฉe ร la Free Party autour d'une question toute simple : comment reprendre le contrรดle de son agenda ?On parle d'IA, de communautรฉs, de projets qu'on choisit d'arrรชterโฆ mais aussi de toutes les injonctions qui circulent dans l'รฉcosystรจme entrepreneurial.Entre la hustle culture et le fantasme de l'entrepreneur qui travaille 4 heures par semaine, pas toujours facile de savoir ce qui nous correspond vraiment.Comment construire un modรจle sur mesure ? Et surtout, comment prendre suffisamment de recul pour ne pas laisser les modรจles des autres dรฉcider ร notre place ?Et toi : si tu rรฉcupรฉrais une journรฉe par semaine, tu en ferais quoi ? Qu'est-ce que tu serais prรชtยทe ร arrรชter pour y arriver ?(Pour me rรฉpondre, envoie-moi un mp sur Linkedin)PS : dans cet รฉpisode, j'ai mentionnรฉ la Free Party, Myriam, Loรฏc et Pauline, ainsi que la nouvelle chaรฎne YouTube de La Cohorte.ย ร trรจs vite,Marine
Freelance public relations consultant, Paddy Daly, took the plunge and moved his family and his business to the other side of the English Channel. Music: ยฉ Barney & Izzi Hardy
It wouldn't be PaizoCon without an advice seminar for freelancer writers and designers looking to get published. Featuring Jeremy Croff, Tony Saunders, and Katrina Hennessy. Listen Now!(mp3)
ย | If we're talking about your private social media, you can do whatever you want! But when you're the face of your business, there's more strategy involved and you have to make decisions based on your audience. In this episode, I'm looking at 3 topics:ย 1.ย When does it make sense to post content in an additional language?2.ย 7 reasons why we sometimes get in our way with this โ and what we can do instead3.ย 3 reasons why speaking to potential clients in your additional language(s) can help with visibility and credibility.ย The point of this episode is to be practical. To examine what is working/what could work for us in the future, some of the reasons why there's a gap between what we want to do and what we actually do, and an encouragement to move forward if this is a direction in which you want to go.ย ย It's not something that I find easy, so I also explain my plans and give myself some accountabaility by talking about them on the podcast.ย ย And of course, if you are looking for support with being more visible in English, let me know using the contact form on the show notes page and we can arrange a time to discuss it. I have a number of group and individual programmes in which I accompany people on this visibility journey. Also check my websiteย if you'd like more details about the individual programmes.Show notes: https://englishwithkirsty.com/podcast/episode315/Home page: https://www.englishwithkirsty.comย LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kirsty-danielle-wolf-a8478235/
Bienvenue dans Prospection Pรฉtulante et Performante โก๏ธ!Notre objectif avec cette mini-sรฉrie : montrer qu'on peut prospecter de faรงon alignรฉe, plus funโฆ et aussi plus performante.โจ Mon acolyte pour cette mini-sรฉrie : Laetitia, pro de la vente et podcasteuse @Vendue.Pour ce premier รฉpisode, je vous ai demandรฉ de nous envoyer des exemples de messages de prise de contact.Un grand merci ร toutes celles et ceux qui ont participรฉ: on a rรฉcoltรฉ des mails, des campagnes externalisรฉes, des messages LinkedIn, des prises de contact aprรจs un salonโฆAvec Laetitia, on dรฉcortique tout รงa au micro. On souligne ce qui marche bien, ce qui marche moins bienโฆ et on vous donne des conseils pour augmenter les chances qu'on vous rรฉponde.
This week, Jen and Pete noodle on the idea that sometimes the simplest answer might really be the answer. Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about: What is Occam's Razor? How might we simplify our problem solving? What tactics can we utilize when we are stuck on something? ย More from us in your inbox. Subscribe to Box O' Goodies. A weekly email with the books, podcasts, quotes, and other noodles Jen and Pete are mulling over.Listen to all episodes and read full transcripts at thelongandtheshortpodcast.com.Reach us: hello@thelongandtheshortpodcast.comPete's work: humanperiscope.com ยท Jen's work: jenwaldman.com
What would you do with 90 days, $100, and zero credibility? Personal branding expert Alejandro Sanoja says forget everything else, go on a podcast tour.In this episode, Carly and Joe sit down with Alejandro Sanoja, founder and CEO of Latinpresarios, adjunct professor at the University of Houston, TEDx speaker, and one of the top six personal branding experts to follow. Alejandro shares how he went from an introverted immigrant who fled Venezuela's economic collapse to building a brand around authentic communication, and why podcasting is the single highest-leverage move a solopreneur can make right now.We dig into the storytelling framework that makes "selling" feel natural, the warmth-plus-competence formula that actually builds trust, and why introverts often outperform extroverts when they do the prep work. Alejandro also breaks down how he protects his time by "dripping" his visibility instead of burning out, and shares a real client result: 3โ5 new clients and ~$30K in pipeline in 90 days from podcast appearances alone.In this episode, you'll learn:The $100 personal branding plan: podcast tour math (list, camera, AI tools) that actually fits the budgetHow to tell a story with an "inciting incident" so promotion never feels salesyThe warmth + competence formula behind real trustWhy introverts can make better salespeople, and the prep that gets them thereHow to set boundaries and run visibility as a "drip" to avoid burnoutWhy SEO content alone no longer cuts through in the age of AI overviewsThe asymmetry of value: ~2 hours of work that compounds into 30+ pieces of contentAbout our guest: Alejandro Sanoja is the founder and CEO of Latinpresarios, an adjunct professor at the University of Houston, a TEDx speaker, published author, and international speaker recognized as one of the top six personal branding experts to follow.Resource: Landing page mentioned in the episode: https://latinpresarios.com/the-aspiring-solopreneur/Find Alejandro on LinkedIn and at latinpresarios.com.Enjoyed this episode? Leave a 5-star review, share it with a friend, and subscribe on your favorite podcast platform, including YouTube.Life First. Then Business.
JFDI with The Two Lauras | For Freelance Social Media Managers
We've been running the biggest survey of its kind in the freelance social media management world, and the early results are already throwing up some uncomfortable questions about what we're charging, what we're offering, and what AI is actually doing to our businesses.This is a first look at the data so far, the trends that are already obvious, and the things every freelance social media manager needs to be thinking about before the full report drops.Hit play to hearโ The platform that most social media managers offer, according to early data, is the least profitable.โ What freelance social media managers are actually doing about raising their prices right nowโ Some early insights on how social media managers are using AI and how it's affecting their pricingโ What social media managers know AI can't do instead of themTake the State of Freelance Social Media Management 2026 survey Join the membershipThe membership is where freelance social media managers learn to build flexible, profitable offers and expert systems. You get monthly expert training, coaching from us, a community of hundreds of SMMs, and full access to our Hubsy software to manage your invoicing, social media and email marketing, create websites, sales pages and more, all in one place.Less than ยฃ3 a day for annual members. Check out all the details to join here.Connect with usIf this episode has resonated or inspired you, take a screenshot and tag us in your stories @thetwolauras!We would love to continue the conversation with you, so come and chat with us on your preferred platform by searching for @thetwolauras.
Tu veux que les gens pensent ร toi ? Qu'ils parlent de toi ? Qu'ils soient capables de dire : ยซ tiens, il faudrait que tu rencontres Bidule ยป ?Alors il faut peut-รชtre leur faciliter un peu la tรขche.Dans cette Minute Marine, je te parle de lisibilitรฉ, d'รฉtiquettes, de hashtags, de phrases totemsโฆ et pourquoi je trouve cet exercice plus utile (et plus rรฉaliste) que de chercher le pitch parfait.Et toi : c'est quoi tes hashtags ? Tes รฉtiquettes ? Est-ce que les gens comprennent facilement ce que tu faisโฆ et ce que tu recherches ?ย (Pour me rรฉpondre, envoie-moi un mp sur Linkedin
The party decides to follow in the footsteps of Eberron's Rayne and discover where his mission went awry. Email us your questions at: FreelanceHeroismPodcast@gmail.com Visit Freelance Heroism on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/freelanceheroism/ We have a Patreon! Any support you can provide goes toward us giving you a better podcast listening experience: https://www.patreon.com/Freelance_heroism Check out Deece's webcomic! http://www.1d4rounds.com/ Find the cast on BlueSky: Deece: https://bsky.app/profile/roguist.bsky.social Rae: https://bsky.app/profile/raedrie.bsky.social You can find our gameplay videos on our YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6TwfLOFsl192ExdAugebgg/ You can check out our web page here: https://rss.com/podcasts/freelancehero/ Intro theme is Waltz op. 64 no 2 in c-sharp minor composed by Frรฉdรฉric Chopin and performed by Olga Gurevich. License: The song is permitted for commercial use under license public domain, non copyrighted. http://www.orangefreesounds.com/
Tu livres, tu factures, tu recommences. Et si tu t'arrรชtes 30 jours demain, il rentre quoi sur ton compte ?
Je vais te parler d'un truc que je trouve prรฉcieuxโฆ et qu'on oublie peut-รชtre un peu ร force de vouloir tout optimiser : les mises en relation.Dans cette Minute Marine, je te parle de rรฉseau vivant, de rencontres sans ROI, de pourquoi รงa vaut parfois le coup de discuter avec quelqu'un juste parce qu'une personne t'a dit : ยซ vous devriez vous parler ยป.Et toi : tu fais souvent des mises en relation ? Tu prends encore le temps de rencontrer des gensโฆ sans savoir exactement ce que รงa va t'apporter ?ย (Pour me rรฉpondre, envoie-moi un mp sur Linkedin
Dรฉcouvre l'hymne de la Free Party, le festival des freelances et des solopreneurs qu'on organise le 9 juin ร Nantes.Crรฉation musicale : Flavie Prรฉvot (assistรฉe par IA)
Historisch wordt het sowieso, komende vrijdag: de beursgang van SpaceX. Het heeft het in zich om de grootste beursgang ooit te worden. Het bedrijf mikt op een waardering van 75 miljard dollar, meer geld dan een beursgang ooit heeft opgebracht. De aanloop ging met horten en stoten. Maar het gaat er nu dus toch van komen. Hopen voor Elon Musk dat de stand van de maan goed staat. We vertellen je alles wat je moet weten over de aanloop naar die beursgang. In Beurs in Zicht stomen we je klaar voor de beursweek die je tegemoet gaat. Want soms zie je door de beursbomen het beursbos niet meer. Dat is verleden tijd! Iedere week vertelt een vriend van de show waar jouw focus moet liggen. Te gast: Cornรฉ van Zeijl van Cardano BNR Beurs is een journalistiek onafhankelijke productie, mede mogelijk gemaakt door Saxo. Over de makers: Jelle Maasbach is presentator van BNR Beurs en freelance financieel journalist. Zijn favoriete aandeel om over te praten is Disney, maar daar lijkt hij de enige in te zijn. Sinds de eerste uitzending van BNR Beurs is 'ie er bij. Maxim van Mil is presentator van BNR Beurs en journalist bij BNR, waar hij zich focust op de financiรซle markten en ontwikkelingen in de tech-wereld. Je krijgt hem het meest enthousiast als hij kan praten over ASML, of oer-Hollandse bedrijven zoals Ahold of ABN Amro. Jorik Simonides is presentator van BNR Beurs, economieredacteur en verslaggever bij BNR. Hij wordt er vooral blij van als het een keer nรญet over AI gaat. Je hoort hem ook in de BNR-podcast Moerdijk: dorp van de rekening. Milou Brand is presentator van BNR Beurs, freelance podcastmaker en columnist bij het Financieele Dagblad. Jochem Visser is presentator van BNR Beurs, maakt Beursnerd XL en is redacteur bij de podcast Onder Curatoren. Vraag hem naar obscure zaken op financiรซle markten en hij vertelt je waarom het eigenlijk nรณg leuker is dan je al dacht. Over de podcast: Met BNR Beurs ga je altijd voorbereid de nieuwe beursdag in. We praten je in een kleine 25 minuten bij over alle laatste ontwikkelingen op de handelsvloer. We blijven niet alleen bij de AEX of Wall Street, maar vertellen je ook waar nog meer kansen liggen. En we houden het niet bij de cijfers, maar zoeken ook iedere dag voor je naar duiding van scherpe gasten en experts. Of je nu een ervaren belegger bent of net begint met je eerste stappen op de beurs, de podcast biedt waardevolle inzichten voor je beleggingsstrategie. Door de focus op zowel de korte termijn als de lange termijn, helpt BNR Beurs luisteraars om de ruis van de markt te scheiden van de essentie. Van Musk tot Microsoft en van Ahold tot ASML. Wij vertellen je wat beleggers bezighoudt, wie de markten in beweging zet en wat dat betekent voor jouw beleggingsportefeuille.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Founder of Upshift, Shawn Yeager, joined me on Ditching Hourly to talk about how AI is killing the billable hour and what professional services firms can do about it.ย Jonathan and Shawn dig into judgment versus execution, what firms should commercialize after AI, why cost-cutting is only the first move, and how agent workflows change what small and midsize firms can do.00:00 - Introduction01:54 - AI and the billable hour03:56 - The judgment sandwich05:19 - Strategy, execution, and hidden value09:06 - Client conversations about AI pressure13:26 - Validating AI output15:29 - Judgment, marketing, and cost of being wrong17:07 - AI transformation and commercialization20:08 - The hard parts big firms still need humans for22:20 - Cost recovery versus new offerings25:35 - Agents as extra employees26:40 - Interns versus chiefs of staff28:44 - Scaffolding agent workflows30:12 - From chatbots to delegated workflows37:00 - AI adoption inside firms42:01 - Closing remarksShawn Yeager runs Upshift, a firm focused on helping professional services firms understand what they sell after AI. His career has focused on emerging technology and getting it to market, including work on Microsoft's first browser team, the SaaS/cloud wave, mobile, Bitcoin, and AI. His background is in computer science, and his work has included sales, marketing, partnerships, consulting, Accenture, early-stage startups, and his own ventures. Learn more at upshiftco.com. (00:00) - Introduction (01:54) - AI and the billable hour (03:56) - The judgment sandwich (05:19) - Strategy, execution, and hidden value (09:06) - Client conversations about AI pressure (13:26) - Validating AI output (15:29) - Judgment, marketing, and cost of being wrong (17:07) - AI transformation and commercialization (20:08) - The hard parts big firms still need humans for (22:20) - Cost recovery versus new offerings (25:35) - Agents as extra employees (26:40) - Interns versus chiefs of staff (28:44) - Scaffolding agent workflows (30:12) - From chatbots to delegated workflows (37:00) - AI adoption inside firms (42:01) - Closing remarks ----Do you have questions about how to improve your business? Things like:Value pricing your work instead of billing for your time?Positioning yourself as the go-to person in your space?Productizing your services so you never have to have another awkward sales call or spend hours writing another custom proposal?Book a one-on-one coaching call with me and get answers to these questions and others in the time it takes to get ready for work in the morning.Best of all, you're covered by my 100% satisfaction guarantee. If at the end of the call, you don't feel like it was worth it, just say the word, and I'll refund your purchase in full.To book your one-on-one coaching call, go to: https://jonathanstark.com/callI hope to see you there!
Quand on pense interview, on imagine souvent la mรชme chose :Quelqu'un pose des questions. Quelqu'un rรฉpond.Et pourtant, ces derniers jours, je suis tombรฉe sur plusieurs formats qui m'ont rappelรฉ qu'on pouvait faire plein d'autres choses avec une interview.Dans cette Minute Marine, je te partage des interviews absurdes, des interviews en carousel Instagram, des interviews oรน on n'entend mรชme pas les questionsโฆ et pourquoi tout รงa me fascine autant.(Entre 2, Between 2 ferns, les swipecasts de Mimi, Passages)Parce que moi, les interviews, c'est un peu mon terrain de jeu.Et toi : il y a un exercice, une pratique ou une faรงon de faire dans ton mรฉtier que tu cherches constamment ร renouveler ?(Pour me rรฉpondre, envoie-moi un mp sur Linkedin
Setting boundaries is one thing. Setting them without feeling like a jerk is another. In this follow-up to their popular boundary-setting episode, Carly and Joe tackle the discomfort head-on and reframe boundaries not as confrontation, but as filters that let the right work through and keep the chaos out.They dig into the boundaries you already have but never formalized, why being available around the clock actually makes you look less valuable, and how to handle the big three: response times, working hours, and scope creep. Joe shares a war story about working until 2 a.m. for a "urgent" project the client didn't evaluate for two months, plus a clever premium-pricing trick that makes clients stop expecting instant replies.You'll also learn simple, drama-free scripts for pushing back on scope creep, the power of starting every project with a statement of work, and why respect has to flow in both directions, even when a client is paying you.In this episode:Why your assumed boundaries are still boundariesThe myth that 24/7 availability equals good serviceHow to set response-time expectations that clients actually respectThe "premium plan nobody buys" pricing strategyCalm scripts for handling scope creep and change ordersSwapping deliverables for budget-conscious clientsEnforcing respect and when to fire a clientWant Joe's statement of work template? Email joe@lifestarr.com with "SOW" or "statement of work" in the subject line.Boundaries won't cost you good clients. They'll reveal which clients were never going to be good ones in the first place.Life first. Then business.
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Today we'll be talking about the gender pay gap for freelance workers in Thailand, then in Pattaya a Korean tourist gets his Gucci bag snagged by some usual suspects, down in Phuket a British man given a second chance commits to his misbehavior for a second arrest, also, a Thai caregiver has been criticized for drinking and dancing in videos while on the job, in Airport news, Phuket will be opening automatic passport gates in the next ten days, and finally in some feel good news a good samaritan taxi driver returns more than 300,000 baht to some very grateful tourists.
Young, Wild & Freelance | Le podcast pour ta vie d'indรฉpendant
Vous avez une newsletter, mais vous sentez qu'elle pourrait vraiment faire dรฉcoller votre activitรฉ freelance ? Dans cet รฉpisode, Thomas partage sans filtre sa mรฉthode concrรจte pour segmenter sa base mail, personnaliser ses envois et crรฉer un vrai lien avec ses lecteurs. Un dรฉclic essentiel pour ne plus dรฉpendre des rรฉseaux sociaux et bรขtir un marketing authentique, alignรฉ avec vos valeurs.La conversation plonge au cลur des coulisses de l'รฉcosystรจme freelance : Thomas dรฉtaille ses propres processus, ses outils, ses prises de tรชte et ses apprentissages sur la segmentation. L'objectif ? Que vous repartiez avec une vision claire et actionnable pour structurer votre newsletter, toucher votre audience lร oรน elle en a vraiment besoin, et avancer vers plus d'impact sans y laisser votre รฉnergie.
This week, Pete and Jen noodle on the activity of a subtraction audit...one more thing to add to their plate, that will hopefully free up more space. Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about: What is a subtraction audit? How might we help ourselves filter the things we say yes to? What are some tactics protect the free time in our calendar? ย More from us in your inbox. Subscribe to Box O' Goodies. A weekly email with the books, podcasts, quotes, and other noodles Jen and Pete are mulling over.Listen to all episodes and read full transcripts at thelongandtheshortpodcast.com.Reach us: hello@thelongandtheshortpodcast.comPete's work: humanperiscope.com ยท Jen's work: jenwaldman.com
Ashley Stahl, career strategist, founder of Wise Whisper Agency, and speaker of one of the most-watched TED Talks of all time, joins the show to break down exactly how solopreneurs can build a powerful personal brand through speaking, without burning out or constantly performing online.In this episode, Ashley shares why "do what you love" is the wrong advice, how to identify your core values as a career filter, and why most people confuse credibility with authority (and which one actually gets you clients).What you'll learn:The difference between your skillset (the what) and your core values (the how), and why both matter for your businessWhy authority, not credibility, is what actually drives client growthThe "islands" framework for building a personal brand onlineHow to write a signature talk with original thinking, even if you've never been on a stageWhy a TEDx talk can generate opportunities for 15+ years after you give itThe structural formula Ashley's team uses to write talks (including word count, page count, and emotional arc)How focusing on one brand channel per year beats trying to be everywhere at onceConnect with Ashley:Website: wisewhisperagency.comBook a call: wisewhisperagency.com/calendarInstagram: @ashleystahl
Astrid takes Rayne to the mall and Kaeviir gives a lecture. Email us your questions at: FreelanceHeroismPodcast@gmail.com Visit Freelance Heroism on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/freelanceheroism/ We have a Patreon! Any support you can provide goes toward us giving you a better podcast listening experience: https://www.patreon.com/Freelance_heroism Check out Deece's webcomic! http://www.1d4rounds.com/ Find the cast on BlueSky: Deece: https://bsky.app/profile/roguist.bsky.social Rae: https://bsky.app/profile/raedrie.bsky.social You can find our gameplay videos on our YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6TwfLOFsl192ExdAugebgg/ You can check out our web page here: https://rss.com/podcasts/freelancehero/ Intro theme is Waltz op. 64 no 2 in c-sharp minor composed by Frรฉdรฉric Chopin and performed by Olga Gurevich. License: The song is permitted for commercial use under license public domain, non copyrighted. http://www.orangefreesounds.com/
Matt and Shelby are joined by David Lebensfeld (founder, Ingenuity Studios) as they discuss facing major changes, professionally and personally. We cover everything from founding Ingenuity Studios to its eventual sale, his approach to navigating industry challenges, and how he views his next chapter. The conversation offers valuable insights into entrepreneurship, leadership, industry shifts, and personal growth.ย
@Hokiesmash_ASD and @TalkinACCSports reviews spring and previews 2026 Pittsburgh Football with @ChasRich27 Creator/owner of http://PittBlather.com. Freelance writer/editor Bluesky: @chasrich .bluesky.social
As Iran and the U.S. creep closer to a possible peace deal...war between Israel and Iran's ally in Lebanon - the militant group Hezbollah is ramping up. Israel has been expanding its ground operations further into Lebanon and have captured a medieval castleAlso: Just north of Congo...The Central African Republic has one of the world's highest birth-rates but it's also one of the most challenging places in the world to give birth.Freelance reporter Caitlin Kelly visited maternity wards in the capital city Bangui to look at barriers pregnant women face when seeking health-care...And the people on the front-lines of that crisis. And: The family of Stanley Cup winner Claude Lemieux is donating his brain to the Boston University CTE Centre.The Centre is a world leader in studying the effects of repeated head trauma. Lemieux -- who was known for his high-contact play style -- died last week.Plus: teens trying to get into trades are finding it's not that easy, Canadian men'ssoccer team prepares for the World Cup with a friendly match against Uzbekistan Monday...and more.
First up on the podcast, a company is using whole brainsโmaintained with specialized life supportโto study new drugs. Freelance science journalist Sara Reardon joins host Sarah Crespi to talk about the advantages and ethical considerations of keeping brains intact but inactive. Next on the show, when some lizards lose their tails, they might regenerate new ones. But what happens to the old tail? Whereas a castoff lizard tail quickly decomposes, this isn't the case for the castoff tube feet of the sea cucumber, Psolus fabricii. Sara Miller Jobson, a Ph.D. student at the Memorial University of Newfoundland, describes how these โlivingโ limbs healed after amputation and then survived for more than 3 years in just seawater. Their survival in such simple conditions, while maintaining a complex tissue with a functioning immune response, could make amputated tube feet a useful model system for studying regeneration. Finally this week, the first in our book series on science biographies. Books host Angela Saini talks with historian Anna-Luna Post about her recent book, Galileo's Fame: Science, Credibility, and Memory in the Seventeenth Century, which explores how fame shaped the scientific fortunes of Galileo Galilei. This week's episode was produced with help from Podigy. About the Science Podcast ย Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ever open your inbox on a Monday morning, spend two hours responding to everything, and realize you haven't actually moved your business forward? You're not alone.In this episode, Carly and Joe break down the crucial difference between communication and commitments, and why confusing the two is quietly killing your productivity as a solopreneur.You'll learn the simple three-part structure (What + Who + When) that turns vague promises buried in email threads into trackable, actionable commitments. Joe shares his own journey from losing entire mornings to his inbox to building a paper-based system inspired by David Allen's Getting Things Done, and how that evolved into something even more streamlined.In this episode, we cover:Why treating every message as equally urgent keeps you busy but unproductiveThe difference between communication (talking about work) and commitments (owning the work)The What, Who, When framework for creating clear, trackable commitmentsWhy every commitment needs exactly one owner, never twoHow to track commitments others make to you (the ones most likely to fall through)Using tags and separate lists to filter by context so you only see what's relevantThe 60-second recap habit that prevents miscommunication before it startsJoe's analog card-and-notebook system that kept projects on track for yearsWhether you use a notebook, a spreadsheet, or a dedicated app, the tool doesn't matter, the habit does. Hit play and learn how to build it.Big news: The Aspiring Solopreneur podcast is now in the top 2% of all podcasts globally! Thank you for listening, now help us hit the top 1% by sharing this episode.
This week, Pete and Jen are celebrating four hundred weeks of podcasting (with no breaks!). To honor the occasion, they answer questions that were sent in by you, the listeners. Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about: How have Pete and Jen sustained their momentum of recording, over four hundred episodes? What episodes are in The Long and The Short Of It's cutting room floor? What episode might Pete and Jen want to revisit, with new information or context? What three leaders from their industry might Pete and Jen want to invite for dinner? Should we spend less time training leaders, so there is more time to train followers? What is a favorite lesson or transformation that Pete and Jen have had, over these years of podcasting? More from us in your inbox. Subscribe to Box O' Goodies. A weekly email with the books, podcasts, quotes, and other noodles Jen and Pete are mulling over.Listen to all episodes and read full transcripts at thelongandtheshortpodcast.com.Reach us: hello@thelongandtheshortpodcast.comPete's work: humanperiscope.com ยท Jen's work: jenwaldman.com