Being Freelance
326 episodes - English - Latest episode: 23 days ago - ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsFreelancing? Being boss of your own life and business can be tough and isolating. But it can also be totally rewarding. Pick up tips, advice and thoughts on how to make it as a freelancer, an entrepreneur, as the owner of your own business, by hearing other freelancers share their experience. Hosted by Steve Folland. Come join us in the Being Freelance Community - You're not alone being freelance. Not anymore. www.beingfreelance.com/community
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Creative Director & Designer Raydene Hansen
February 06, 2022 06:30 - 48 minutes - 22.1 MBAfter years of working her freelance life from 6pm-1am alongside other jobs, Raydene’s now gone full-time freelance. Working for herself. But not by herself. She’s set up a collective of freelancers to collaborate on projects. Sharing the work but importantly, sharing values. Far too many toxic jobs made her discover what matters. Kindness. Inclusivity. Philanthropy. She’s realised a business can be built whilst being true to yourself. Supported by those who get it too. This episode i...
Visual Storyteller Ashwin Chacko
January 30, 2022 07:30 - 37 minutes - 17.2 MBWhen Ashwin moved from India to Ireland, it was more than just his surroundings that changed. At first he took any design work he could get. Then he decided to focus on being an illustrator. But the pandemic allowed him to pause and focus further. He wanted to be a visual storyteller spreading positivity and joy. His self initiated (and even self published) side projects brought that to life. They showed the work. Now they bring him work. Embracing an abundance mentality is bringing him...
Illustrator & Animator Lo Harris
November 28, 2021 14:17 - 59 minutes - 27.2 MBWhen you work for a news organisation you're not allowed to let your personal thoughts out in your work. So when 2020 happened - the pandemic, George Floyd and beyond... Lo needed a way to express what she was feeling. She chose Instagram. And it wasn't long before big named brands chose her. Amazon, Adobe, American Express, The Ellen Show, Disney, Hulu, United Nations. All in her first year?! While the world locked down, it had suddenly opened up with freelance life to Lo. She was free to...
Digital Marketer Claire Gallagher
November 21, 2021 07:00 - 47 minutes - 21.7 MBWhen Claire moved from Ireland to France in 2009 she started picking up freelance work with the expat community. Since then she’s been on an even bigger journey. From a designer of ‘everything’ to a niche digital marketer. From ‘having lots of work’ to ‘having a business’. From working into the early hours with no life, to working a four day week with two months off in the summer. So much learned. Not just a new language. This episode is sponsored by the very first Being Freelance cour...
Filmmaker & Digital Artist Wayne Sables
November 14, 2021 07:00 - 54 minutes - 25 MBAfter years as professional dancer, Wayne started to make moves in a new direction. He picked up a camera and taught himself filmmaking. At first shooting what he knew - the dance world. Before stepping out into other genres and techniques including projection mapping and light installations. After a decade of freelancing Wayne’s realising the power of working with other freelancers. Both in promoting his business, pushing himself creatively and making his business bigger than just himself...
Reel Relationships - Voiceover Tim Odofin
November 07, 2021 08:00 - 42 minutes - 19.6 MBTim Odofin always wanted to work in the media, but his day job was in local government. For years he would do voiceovers on the side of his job, often starting early, working late and even through lunch breaks. Finally, with a year’s buffer of cash saved up he decided it was now or never. It was time to go full-time freelance. That was three years ago and it wasn’t the savings that got him through - it was the relationships he’d invested in. Time to get Tim behind the mic, not for a voic...
No Competition - Social Media Strategist Suz Bird
October 17, 2021 06:00 - 43 minutes - 20.2 MBFrom South Africa, to Scotland and now to your ears. This is the story of Suz Bird. Being made redundant, going through a separation, moving house, parenting… it might not have seemed like perfect timing. But volunteering her vast marketing experience to a charity suddenly led to the possibility of freelance work. Something flexible for her new life. A year later after referrals kept bringing her work she looked around and realised - “oh, so this is the business you always wanted to start,...
You are more capable than you think - Writer & Editor Afoma Umesi
October 10, 2021 06:00 - 41 minutes - 18.9 MBAfoma trained to be a doctor. Yes, an actual medical doctor. So how did she end up worrying more about the health of her business than of patients? Hear how Afoma forged a career as a freelance writer & editor working with clients from around the world from her home in Nigeria. First via UpWork, then through her own contacts. All without losing her love of writing. Alongside freelancing, Afoma runs a successful book blog, which serves as an income stream, living proof of her SEO skills, an...
LinkedIn-lingual - Copywriter Vic Giménez
October 03, 2021 06:00 - 39 minutes - 18.2 MBVic realised he didn’t just want to be a Spanish copywriter. He knew his strength was in being bilingual. He also knew other freelancers were using LinkedIn to great effect to find clients. So he formed a LinkedIn strategy and stuck to it. Creating quality content and making real connections. Now Vic has great recurring clients and writes in Spanish and English. Confident to say adiós (or goodbye) to the work that no longer interests him. This episode is sponsored by With Jack - insuran...
Every client is a learning experience - Illustrator Kendyll Hillegas
September 26, 2021 06:00 - 52 minutes - 24.1 MBChronic pain had left Kendyll unable to work. Stuck at home, depressed, her sister gave her a watercolour set, saying ‘If Henri Matisse can paint from bed, then you can too”. And she did. Every single day. Sharing her illustrations of food and household objects on Tumblr. Kendyll’s fine art education had helped her find relief from the pain. Unexpectedly, it also helped her find work when a celebrity chef with a magazine got in touch. A year and a half after that first commission Kendyll h...
Seize the moment - Web Developer Tom Hirst
July 11, 2021 06:00 - 43 minutes - 19.8 MBTom began freelancing right out of university after realising that the suit-and-tie life wasn’t for him. 12 years on, he’s built a strong and successful web development business and he’s now ready to branch out and try his hand at other things. When one of his tweets blew up and gained 2.5 million impressions, Tom seized the moment and wrote an ebook; the first in a lineup of digital products he’s creating to help freelancers get ahead. He’d always wanted to write a book and sell a product ...
Exploring the potential - Art Director Erica Yunwook Choi
July 04, 2021 07:00 - 41 minutes - 19.2 MBErica was born in Korea, where she studied and worked before moving to London in 2010 to complete a masters degree. After that, Erica stayed in the UK and built a career as a designer. Ready for a new creative challenge after 7 years in a full-time job, Erica began freelancing. Her first project helped her decide which direction to head in and it’s been a rocky but exciting ride ever since. She chats to Steve about figuring out how to introduce herself, exploring the potential in both Lond...
Connection and belonging - Speaker and Facilitator Kat Vellos
June 20, 2021 06:00 - 43 minutes - 19.8 MBKat freelanced on the side of her design jobs for years, with work coming in via word of mouth referrals from her large, local community. After designing day and night for years, Kat eventually pulled back on freelancing so that she could spend her free time exploring other creative pursuits. Later, Kat spent several years writing a book while still working as a designer for companies including Slack and Pandora. After self-publishing that book in January 2020, opportunities and offers bega...
Creative freedom - Designer Marco Inve
June 13, 2021 06:00 - 36 minutes - 33.3 MBMarco moved from Italy to London in 2015, ready for a big reset in his life and career. He quickly found a job in design but he wasn’t happy with the work he was doing. In search of more creative freedom and control, Marco began working with agencies and looking for a better job, but it soon became clear that freelancing was his best option. Today, that drive to create work he’s proud of is still steering Marco, and he focuses on building relationships with clients who trust him and his exp...
Human Centered Freelancing - Brand Designer Nela Dunato
June 06, 2021 06:00 - 41 minutes - 19.2 MBNela Dunato is an artist, designer, and writer from Rijeka, Croatia. She likes to have fingers in 'many pies’, but equally has to balance the challenge of having so many hobbies that could also become work. As a freelancer she specialises as a brand designer. But she’s realised that once she’s created your logo and brand, she’s then in a position to offer you much more over the months and years. Drawing from her experience in web and print, she can take your brand and run with it. She's fo...
Human-centred freelancing - Brand Designer Nela Dunato
June 06, 2021 06:00 - 41 minutes - 19.2 MBNela Dunato is an artist, designer, and writer from Rijeka, Croatia. She likes to have fingers in 'many pies’, but equally has to balance the challenge of having so many hobbies that could also become work. As a freelancer she specialises as a brand designer. But she’s realised that once she’s created your logo and brand, she’s then in a position to offer you much more over the months and years. Drawing from her experience in web and print, she can take your brand and run with it. She's fo...
Putting in the work - Designer Oladimeji Ajegbile
May 30, 2021 06:00 - 48 minutes - 22.2 MBOladimeji studied architecture but soon realised he wanted to make his own thing. Not a building or a structure, but a creative business that would free him from the nine-to-five. Developing the skills he learned in university, Oladimeji taught himself graphic design. He put in the hours to practise and got started by volunteering his services to local businesses. Today, Oladimeji works globally, offering a variety of design services to clients and creating content to educate and inspire t...
Being deliberate - Writer and Editor Melanie Padgett Powers
May 23, 2021 06:00 - 47 minutes - 21.9 MBMel’s freelance story began when she walked away from a job that she hated. She had a big network of contacts in her industry, and so she emailed them all to say she was going solo. She got a couple of jobs right away and built it up from there. Eight years on, Mel’s still freelancing and she says that she’s deliberate in everything she does. From how she plans her days, to the type of clients she takes on and the way she prices her services—Mel’s looking for order and structure in her free...
Spreading optimism - Artist and Graphic Designer June Mineyama-Smithson
May 16, 2021 06:00 - 42 minutes - 39 MBJune’s been freelance since 2008 when she left her full-time role in London in pursuit of creative freedom. Today, she’s on a mission to inject optimism into the world via her art and design work. With support from advisors and coaches, who’ve taught her the business side of things, June’s working towards a big goal. She wants to earn enough for her husband to retire. This episode is sponsored by the very first Being Freelance course! Steve’s rolled up everything he’s learnt from over ...
Bouncing back — Photographer and Videographer Charlie Budd
May 09, 2021 07:00 - 55 minutes - 25.3 MBCharlie started taking photos when he was 8 years old, but it wasn't until he fell and broke his back in 2017 that his current freelance journey began. With no insurance and a long recovery ahead of him, Charlie was left with zero income. He chats to Steve about how he slowly bounced back from the fall and built a new freelance business in the process. This episode is sponsored by the very first Being Freelance course! Steve’s rolled up everything he’s learnt from over 6 years of conve...
Getting ahead - Graphic Designer Aaron Draplin
March 28, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 58.1 MBFrom designing for his buddies to speaking at events all over the world, Aaron’s been riding the freelance wave for more than two decades now, and it’s going well. With speaking gigs, his ‘Big Three’ retainers, a stream of other freelance work, his own merch shop and the thriving product business he co-founded, Aaron’s got a lot on his plate. There wasn't a lot of balance, but he was determined to get ahead and win his freedom. Aaron talks to Steve about how he got there, how he keeps it t...
Crafting a business - Brand and Web Designer Salma Sheriff
March 21, 2021 07:00 - 46 minutes - 42.4 MBSalma made her first $3 online by selling a digital planner on Etsy. As she worked to grow that product-based business, Salma fell in love with design and began developing her skills. In time, she built a portfolio and a second, service-based business. Salma chats to Steve about setting up processes, staying organised and using content and social media to demonstrate expertise and bring clients to you. This episode is sponsored by the very first Being Freelance course! Steve’s rolled u...
Weathering the storms - Photographer Adrian Best
March 14, 2021 07:00 - 42 minutes - 39 MBWhen his wife became ill and his employer wouldn’t offer paid leave, Adrian gave up his job to care for her and their two young sons. And that’s where his freelance journey began. Now with more than a decade of experience behind him, Adrian knows that there will always be challenges ahead. But with passion, joy and a determination to provide quality work, he’s confident that he can weather those storms. This episode is sponsored by the very first Being Freelance course! Steve’s rolled ...
Don't stop believing - Podcast Producer Vic Turnbull
March 07, 2021 06:30 - 48 minutes - 44.2 MBHer background is in marketing and fundraising but Vic knows that she was born to be a radio superstar. She stopped working for “The Man” in 2017 after redundancy and a particularly bad interview left her ready to set out on her own. Today she’s using her audio production skills to help organisations that do good. Vic’s set-up her business as a social enterprise, which means that the profits she generates go back into the pot to help her achieve her social mission. Listen to the episode for...
Creativity is self-care - Brand Designer Hope Meng
February 28, 2021 07:00 - 52 minutes - 24.3 MBHope woke up one day to realise that she hadn’t accomplished even half of the things she’d envisioned for her career. Motivated to recover from the low-grade depression she’d been in, she began making time for creativity again. Hope set out to find more purpose and meaning in her work, to connect with other creatives, and to explore her own interests and creative projects. She shares her story with Steve, from bricks-and-mortar business owner to world-traveller; to mum of two and now brand...
Blagging and learning - Web Designer Andy Clarke
February 21, 2021 07:00 - 52 minutes - 48.1 MBIn 1998 Andy gave up a comfortable position — “£35,000 a year to answer the phone about three times a week” — to start his own thing as a freelancer. It was the early days of the web and he didn’t have much of a plan, but he was keen and enthusiastic about doing better work. Two decades later, Andy and his wife Sue, who handles the business side of things, are still going strong. He chats to Steve about putting out good content to show what you can do, maintaining a reliable income with few...
Designing and diversifying - Web Designer Karmen Kendrick
February 14, 2021 07:00 - 40 minutes - 37.4 MBKarmen was selling hair extensions online when she first got into web design. After designing a site for her own business, she began building on her skills and eventually developed a portfolio of demo sites to show what she was capable of. With part-time work in insurance to back her up, Karmen launched a web design business. She chats to Steve about finding clients through content marketing and social media, getting confident with pricing, and developing digital products to diversify her i...
Fieldtrip freedom - Brand Consultant and Coach Austin L. Church
February 07, 2021 07:00 - 52 minutes - 48.5 MBAustin wants to be the dad who goes on all the field trips. The dad who’s around so much, the kids get sick of him. He’s been self-employed for 12 years now, from freelance to fledgling agency, and while it’s been a bumpy road, Austin says he’s learned to embrace the mistakes and change the wrong turns into right ones. From his first client — the agency who’d made him redundant the week prior — to building a full-time team and learning the art of delegation, Austin shares his biggest lesson...
Creative confidence - Commercial Artist Murugiah
January 31, 2021 07:00 - 46 minutes - 42.3 MBAfter spending seven years studying architecture, Sharm Murugiah realised he didn’t want to be an architect. He wanted to be an artist instead. And so, six months out of university, his freelance journey began. Since then, Murugiah’s worked with high-profile brands such as Wired, Vans and Adobe. From learning to manage clients, to finding the best places to share his work online, to booking projects through agents and then taking back control, Murugiah says there’s a lot he’s done over the ...
Snowballing success - Email Strategist and Conversion Copywriter Liz Painter
January 24, 2021 07:00 - 49 minutes - 45.3 MBLiz had been working as a newspaper journalist for two years when she began helping her husband set up his freelance photography business. With her own freelance journalism work on the side as well, it soon got too much and Liz left the newspaper to focus on the businesses. It’s more than 15 years later now and both businesses are still going strong. Liz chats to Steve about how she’s learnt to find and manage clients, develop herself personally and professionally, and get more of the high-...
Build processes to delegate - Freelance Web Designer and Strategist John D. Saunders
November 29, 2020 07:00 - 41 minutes - 18.8 MBThis episode is kindly supported by With Jack! With Jack help keep you in business by supporting you financially or legally if you have problems with a client. Get the freelance insurance you deserve. Visit withjack.co.uk and be a confident freelancer. John’s first client was his mum, a teacher in need of a website so she could offer one-to-one tutoring. Today, after spending four years learning the ropes in an agency, John’s running his own agency as well as three other businesses an...
When working for free makes sense - Photographer Alexandra Cameron
November 22, 2020 07:00 - 52 minutes - 23.9 MBAlex studied film at university but soon found that the immediacy of photography suited her better. She worked part-time on the side for years while building up her skills and portfolio, often shooting for free or a small amount. These days, with a strong portfolio including some famous faces, Alex says that she will still work for free sometimes because it pays later on. She chats to Steve about the different ways she’s made money, including from licensing her photos and selling prints. W...
From CVs in Soho to CEO - Director and Editor Chiraag Parmar
November 15, 2020 07:00 - 35 minutes - 16.5 MBChiraag got his start in TV after handing out CVs around Soho in London. He landed an entry-level job as a runner and was soon promoted to assistant editor. Chiraag moved to an advertising agency later, where he stayed for more than five years before setting up shop on his own. He planned it in advance, saving up a safety net of cash, updating his website and freelancing on the side to build up his network. Today, Chiraag’s an award-winning director and editor running an independent produc...
The art of business - Lettering Artist Shelly Kim
November 08, 2020 07:00 - 49 minutes - 22.7 MBWorking in insurance and ready for a change, Shelly gave it all up after her fiancé encouraged her to find something she’d love doing. She began to pursue a career as an artist, slowly at first alongside a back-up study programme, just in case it didn’t work out. By the time she’d finished studying, Shelly was ready to take her art full time. Since then and with many lessons along the way, Shelly’s developed multiple income streams including custom work, in-person and online workshops, bra...
Building up a buffer - Copywriter Graeme Piper
November 01, 2020 07:00 - 39 minutes - 18 MBWhen Graeme made the decision to go freelance, he changed his mindset completely and started saving every spare penny he had. He stayed in a full-time job, freelancing on the side until he had enough in the bank to cover him for six months. It’s around five years later now and introvert Graeme is in a good routine, happily working from home for clients new and old. He chats to Steve about how he got started, where his work comes from and how he balances everything without getting overwhelme...
Bake it till you make it! - Illustrator Tom Hovey
October 25, 2020 07:00 - 54 minutes - 24.9 MBFor Tom, the guy behind the illustrations on the Great British Bake Off, freelance life was years in the making. After studying illustration at university, Tom worked in a series of full-time, temporary jobs while pursuing illustration on the side. Tom’s break came when, by chance, he landed a role as an editing assistant on a TV show. Tom was honest about his situation: “I’m not interested in a career in telly, this is just something to pay the rent. I’m going to be an illustrator.” Manage...
Focus on where you’re going - Graphic Designer Innocent K Boateng
October 18, 2020 07:00 - 37 minutes - 17.1 MBInnocent began developing his graphic design skills when he was working in a printing press during high school. He’d watch and learn from a colleague and then practice with YouTube tutorials. Today Innocent’s studying full-time, in his third year of university in the city of Kumasi, south Ghana, while building a freelance business and an online following on the side. He chats to Steve about how he’s learned to use YouTube in combination with Fiverr to demonstrate his value and win clients;...
The Yorkshire Tea break that didn't end - PR Consultant Sharon Davis
October 11, 2020 07:00 - 52 minutes - 23.8 MBSharon has always known that she wanted to do her own thing. Her freelance journey began back in 2010 when she was in her mid-twenties, restless and ready for a change. After six years freelancing and with plenty of successes (and some failures) under her belt, Sharon felt that call again. She needed something new, or a break at the very least, and so she moved to the middle of the English countryside to take a waitressing job for the summer. Still there 3 years later, Sharon’s freelancing...
Hourly billing is nuts! - Business Coach Jonathan Stark
October 04, 2020 07:00 - 57 minutes - 26.6 MBFor Jonathan, who was a software developer before he became a business coach, freelance life began after an epiphany. While working with a team as an employee, Jonathan realised that many of the problems they faced were caused by hourly billing. And so Jonathan started his own shop offering software consultancy with fixed prices based on value rather than time. Today, after a successful career in the tech industry that saw him flying all over the world to give talks and consult with busine...
Learning to say no - Branding Expert Bhavini Lakhani
September 27, 2020 07:00 - 37 minutes - 17.3 MBBhavini didn't want to be freelance. When she came back from maternity, her role was no longer available and so she had a choice: retrain or take voluntary redundancy. Bhavini took the redundancy and started out with one freelance client. When the work kept coming in - mostly through friends and family on Facebook - she soon fell in love with the flexibility. She chats to Steve about finding clients, building a website and social media presence, protecting her family time and learning to ...
Bonus episode: Live Q&A with John Espirian (LinkedIn, content marketing and personal branding)
August 16, 2020 07:00 - 34 minutes - 15.7 MBPrevious podcast guest John Espirian (friend of the show), joined us for a Live Q&A in the Being Freelance community in May. John is widely known for his “Relentlessly Helpful” approach and he was indeed very generous during this chat. As a content marketing expert and self-confessed LinkedIn nerd, John answered questions from the community around building a personal brand, making quality connections on LinkedIn, and finding ways to do more with the content you’ve already spent time and ene...
Survival skills - Copywriter and Author Sarah Townsend
July 19, 2020 07:00 - 38 minutes - 17.9 MBSarah’s been freelance for more than twenty years now and she says it’s taken her “a damn long time” to get to where she is. She’s gone from saying yes to everything and trying to do it all herself - including raising two children as a single parent - to taking herself seriously as a business owner and finding boundaries, balance and a way to do more than just survive. These days, after turning fifty, Sarah gives herself Fridays off and outsources the jobs she doesn’t enjoy. She works from ...
Add value first - Content Marketer Ross Simmonds
July 12, 2020 07:00 - 43 minutes - 19.9 MBRoss started freelancing on the side of a full-time agency job back in 2013. Fast-forward to today and he’s running his own agency that employs over a dozen people. Ross was living in his parents’ basement in Nova Scotia when he began building up a roster of small, local clients. Over time, Ross’s portfolio grew to include Fortune 500 companies and some of the fastest-growing startups in the world. He chats to Steve about how he found clients in the early days, how he’s built his reputatio...
The power of choice - Cultural Consultant Marge Ainsley
July 05, 2020 07:00 - 46 minutes - 21.2 MBAfter she hit the ten-year mark in her freelance career, Marge took a step back to reassess. She hired a business coach and began reflecting on her values, her ideal clients and the way she structures her time. In the process, she discovered the power of choice. The choice to work with clients who share her values. To take a month off every summer. To start a second business that fills a creative hole. Marge chats to Steve about what she learned from that period of reflection and the chang...
An appetite for adventure - Photographer and Videographer Steve Zavitz
June 28, 2020 07:00 - 43 minutes - 20 MBSteve began learning his craft in 2008 and took it professional in 2011. His ambition, back then, was to build a name for himself as an action sports photographer in the world of Parkour (freerunning). Depsite knowing there wouldn’t be much money in it, Steve gave it a go anyway. And he invested his time into a second niche, too. Calling on his background and contacts within the food industry, he began shooting for restaurants and then built his portfolio as a food photographer from there....
What do I want my days to look like? - UI/UX Design Consultant Rafal Tomal
June 21, 2020 07:00 - 43 minutes - 19.9 MBRafal taught himself design and started freelancing around his schoolwork at age 16. When he moved from Poland to the United States at 18, and with zero contacts and no design qualification, he landed a full-time job as a developer. Rafal progressed within the company, designing for some of the biggest websites and blogs out there, all while continuing with freelance work on the side. Until, eventually, he left the job to focus on his business and his personal brand full time. He formed a ...
Nothing is a mistake - Email Conversion Strategist Eman Ismail
June 14, 2020 07:00 - 52 minutes - 24.1 MBEman was working as a production assistant at a local TV station when she realised she wanted to write. She began applying for jobs while at the same time setting up her business and brand. Eman took a job offer and became the communications manager at a charity. A necessary experience, she says now, even though the commute was a killer and she barely saw her young son. These days, Eman’s found her own version of work-life balance after leaving the 12-hour days behind. She’s building on th...
Finding my own clients - Graphic Designer Christian Tait
June 07, 2020 07:00 - 34 minutes - 15.8 MBChristian spent the best part of two decades working in agencies before eventually going freelance. He’d had a couple of trial runs before but this time he wanted to do it properly. To Christian, that meant bringing in his own clients rather than setting up in the corner of an agency. And it’s working. These days, Christian gets most of his work via social media or word of mouth. He talks about taking a slow approach where the focus is on building relationships. He also chats to Steve ab...
Freelance to be free - Art Director and Graphic Designer Lina Forsgen
May 31, 2020 07:00 - 28 minutes - 13.2 MBLina spent a year working at an agency before going to design college. When she did, the agency offered her a first freelance client - the United Nations, Sweden. She picked up other freelance work while studying and soon founded a feminist communications agency with a friend, bringing together a network of freelancers for shared projects. A year out of college, Lina went freelance full-time on her own. “I like having my freelance life and to be free,” she says, though she still m...
Freelance to be free - Art Director and Graphic Designer Lina Forsgren
May 31, 2020 07:00 - 28 minutes - 13.2 MBLina spent a year working at an agency before going to design college. When she did, the agency offered her a first freelance client - the United Nations, Sweden. She picked up other freelance work while studying and soon founded a feminist communications agency with a friend, bringing together a network of freelancers for shared projects. A year out of college, Lina went freelance full-time on her own. “I like having my freelance life and to be free,” she says, though she still manages te...