Freelance Feels: Conversations about self-employed life
93 episodes - English - Latest episode: 12 months ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingFreelance Feels - a podcast all about freelance life and being a freelancer! The format is interview-style and guests range from freelance writers and authors to adventurers and chefs. It’s about career journeys, career lessons and work/life balance as well as mental health when you’re freelance
Host Jenny Holliday, a career coach and founder of Freelance Feels Coaching - chats to guests about their freelance career journey, their challenges, triumphs and advice.
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Creative Happy Work and starting over in Antigua with Kat Byles
July 14, 2023 06:00 - 37 minutes - 23 MBAs a global communications director working for the biggest names in sport, Kat burnt out. Her heart guided her to Antigua in the Caribbean where walking barefoot on the sand, floating in turquoise waters and eating mangoes from the tree brought her back to life. Then nature began feeding her with inspiration for a radical way of being in business - True Business. Instead of pursuing profit and growth at all costs your are invited lead with the wisdom and creativity of your heart and thri...
Journalism, film, freelancing and George Michael at a party with Karen Krizanovich
July 07, 2023 16:33 - 33 minutes - 21.6 MBKaren Krizanovich is known in the film industry for her work on major studio feature films as a researcher. As a journalist, she has been published in Wired, The Times, The Telegraph, The Guardian and Financial Times among others. Broadcasts include BBC1 Breakfast, BBC Radio 4’s Front Row, Woman’s Hour and BBC World Service. For ten years the writer of Dear Karen, the quite popular comedy column in EMAP’s Sky Magazine, Karen’s career encompasses voiceover work (she was once the voice of a ...
Mental Toughness with Penny Mallory
June 17, 2023 09:13 - 42 minutes - 27.5 MBPenny Mallory was a homeless runaway teenager, against all the odds, she turned her life around and made the impossible possible to become a Champion Rally Driver. Her own life experience means she is well equipped to work inside and alongside many world class teams (including F1) to develop the qualities a high performing team needs to succeed. Although her interest began with automotive performance, her passion quickly shifted to human performance and Mental Toughness. She became a T...
Online balance, behaviour and allyship with Natasha Devon MBE
June 09, 2023 08:00 - 40 minutes - 25.5 MBNatasha Devon MBE is a writer, presenter & activist. She tours schools, universities and events throughout the world, delivering talks as well as conducting research on mental health, body image, gender and equality. She campaigns both on and offline to make the world a fairer place. Natasha is the founder of the Mental Health Media Charter, which scrutinises the way the media report on mental health. She works with a number of charities, is a Patron for No Panic, as well as an Ambassado...
Journaling and The Power of Mess with S.C.Lourie @butterfliesandpebbles
June 02, 2023 12:24 - 44 minutes - 34 MBBased in London, Samantha Lourie is the face behind Instagram page @butterfliesandpebbles, with 100k followers. She has been running journaling workshops and online self-love/self-healing courses since 2016, developing an approach that aims to make the difficult areas of life more approachable and facilitate emotional integration and self-healing Samantha Lourie has an English degree from King’s London and a teaching and film industry background. She describes herself as a 'free-spirit po...
Freelance Feels with Anniki Sommerville - author, writer and podcaster
December 02, 2022 14:59 - 40 minutes - 27.9 MBAnniki Sommerville is podcaster and freelancer writer. Her podcast 'How To Be A Boss At Ageing' was released in June 2020. In each episode she tackles a different aspect of growing older, with interviewees such as Cariad Lloyd and Sali Hughes. She has her own monthly radio show on Soho Radio and regularly speaks on panels on topics such as motherhood, the changing nature of work, relationships and ageing. She has written for the Telegraph and the I and used to edit the successful parenting ...
Being a freelance adventurer with Levison Wood (Walking With The Wounded)
November 18, 2022 17:56 - 17 minutes - 11.2 MBA freelance adventurer?! Yes, you heard that right! You may recognise Levison Wood from his documentaries about walking such as Walking the Nile. He's supporting charity Walking with the Wounded and spoke to Freelance Feels about his own freelance work, the mental health benefits of walking and the parallels between freelancing and exploring. Walking With The Wounded Walking With The Wounded ‘WWTW’ deliver employment, mental health, care coordination and volunteering programmes in coll...
Gardening, freelancing and mental health with Ellen Mary Gardening
August 26, 2022 13:18 - 36 minutes - 18.8 MBGardening and freelancing is an analogy I've loved for a long time, and we (ahem) dig deep into it in this episiode! Ellen Mary is a gardener, author, broadcaster, co-host of the plant based podcast and radio show host, promoting the wellbeing benefits of gardening, plants and the natural world. She writes a regular column in Grow Your Own Magazine and her first book The Joy of Gardening; the every day zen of mowing the lawn, was released in May 2021. Her second book How to Grow a Garden wa...
Podcasting and copywriting with Louise Shanahan: 15minutefreelancer
August 01, 2022 13:39 - 33 minutes - 19.7 MBLouise Shanahan is a freelance health copywriter who specialises in white papers, web copy, and long-form content, to help medical and biotech organisations spread the word about their latest breakthroughs. She’s also the host of 15 Minute Freelancer, a podcast and newsletter for ambitious B2B and creative freelancers who want to build a business that works for them (and not the other way round!). We talk about how and why she set up her podcast, dream guests, the realities of podcasting (...
Festival Season special with Catherine Riley and Primadonna
July 18, 2022 12:21 - 30 minutes - 22.6 MBCatherine Riley lives in London and is a writer and director of the literary festival Primadonna. Described as ‘books, with a little bit of rock ’n’ roll’, Primadonna showcases established and emerging voices that aren’t heard enough in the mainstream. They have previously published two works of non-fiction. IS THIS LOVE? is her first novel. Primadonna Festival runs from July 29th - get your tickets at www.primadonnafestival.com and follow them @primadonnafest Find Catherine at www.cather...
Freelance Mum on building a community for self-employed parents
July 15, 2022 10:29 - 41 minutes - 31.7 MBGet ready for some inspiring chat and a big dose of positive energy in this episode with Faye Dicker, AKA Freelance Mum. Faye is a Broadcaster, Voiceover and founder of the award-winning network Freelance Mum. Faye set up Freelance Mum in 2013, when she struggled to find a network for fellow mums in business. If it didn’t exist then she’d just have to create one! Freelance Mum was established and successfully run in Bristol for 7 years, before pivoting during lockdown to launch hubs acros...
Community and networking with Freelance Mum Faye Dicker
July 15, 2022 10:29 - 41 minutes - 31.7 MBGet ready for some inspiring chat and a big dose of positive energy in this episode with Faye Dicker, AKA Freelance Mum. Faye is a Broadcaster, Voiceover and founder of the award-winning network Freelance Mum. Faye set up Freelance Mum in 2013, when she struggled to find a network for fellow mums in business. If it didn’t exist then she’d just have to create one! Freelance Mum was established and successfully run in Bristol for 7 years, before pivoting during lockdown to launch hubs acros...
Building a new business with Harlow
July 01, 2022 08:46 - 44 minutes - 33.2 MBAndrea Wildt and Samantha Anderl are the co-founders of Harlow, an all-in-one freelance tool and community to help solopreneurs manage their business and reduce stress. As former marketing execs and freelancers themselves, they built Harlow because they value balance and autonomy and want to help others find it. Remote working became the norm during the pandemic - but founders of Harlow, Samantha and Andrea, take that to a whole new level as they explain how they began - and run - a busines...
Community and building a new business with Harlow
July 01, 2022 08:46 - 44 minutes - 33.2 MBAndrea Wildt and Samantha Anderl are the co-founders of Harlow, an all-in-one freelance tool and community to help solopreneurs manage their business and reduce stress. As former marketing execs and freelancers themselves, they built Harlow because they value balance and autonomy and want to help others find it. Remote working became the norm during the pandemic - but founders of Harlow, Samantha and Andrea, take that to a whole new level as they explain how they began - and run - a busines...
Freelance journalism and podcasting with Lily and Emma from Freelancing For Journalists
June 13, 2022 16:54 - 42 minutes - 30.6 MBFreelancing For Journalists was founded by Emma Wilkinson and Lily Canter, and is now an online community, with workshops, webinars and more, as well as an award-winning podcast! If you're starting out on your writing career, their advice is invaluable. We talk about the 'pitching feels' as well as how they navigate their own 'freelance' with running FFJ - and actual running. All the links to their platform are below! freelancingforjournalists.com Listen to the FFJ award-winning pod...
Freelance Feels with Lily and Emma from Freelancing For Journalists
June 13, 2022 16:54 - 42 minutes - 30.6 MBFreelancing For Journalists was founded by Emma Wilkinson and Lily Canter, and is now an online community, with workshops, webinars and more, as well as an award-winning podcast! If you're starting out on your writing career, their advice is invaluable. We talk about the 'pitching feels' as well as how they navigate their own 'freelance' with running FFJ - and actual running. All the links to their platform are below! freelancingforjournalists.com Listen to the FFJ award-winning pod...
Freelance Feels with Lucinda Gordon-Lennox
June 06, 2022 13:29 - 36 minutes - 27.9 MBTW: Trauma, addiction For episode two of season 7 we dive into trauma therapy with Lucinda Gordon-Lennox. Lucinda Gordon-Lennox, MSc, MBACP, is an accredited psychotherapist, writer and lecturer. She is a Consultant at The Recovery Centre, Belgravia and has a private practice. She also lectures on trauma at the IESE Business School in Barcelona, helping students to recognise when and why they are triggered, and how to step back into their adult selves so that they can thrive. She lives in...
Freelance Feels with Sian Meades-Williams ”The Pyjama Myth”
May 27, 2022 10:45 - 44 minutes - 32.7 MBWelcome back to the Freelance Feels podcast! Season 7 kicks off with Sian Meades-Williams, author of The Pyjama Myth and founder of the hugely popular Freelance Writing Jobs newsletter. We chat about mental health, why Sian doesn't like the phrase 'side-hustle' and freelance interiors (watch out for the cuckoo clock!) Sian Meades-Williams is an award-winning freelance writer and editor, with over 15 years' experience in writing emails and chasing invoices. She's creator of the media indust...
Being PA to Santa and Head Elf with Louise Crockett at A Magical Letter
December 10, 2021 07:00 - 31 minutes - 17.8 MB** Christmas spoilers! Don't listen with children! ** Time to talk letters to Santa... Louise is Head Elf at A Magical Letter and PA to Father Christmas. She helps the big man to write uniquely personalised, truly magical letters to children. Moonlighting as a VA for the rest of the year, she is also a Virtual Assistant at The Perfect Assistant. Louise loves nothing more than making people happy, whether that's making children's eyes light up that the big man took the time to write to the...
Freelancing, parenting and Christmas with Frankie Tortora and Steve Folland from Doing it For the Kids
December 06, 2021 07:00 - 38 minutes - 27.9 MB** Festive warning: Christmas-themed spoilers! Probably best not to listen in front of the children ** It's the first of this year's Christmas Specials! Being a parent and self-employed is hard enough, but when you add in the festive period, Christmas holidays and clients who can feel a bit like having an extra child (or two) then it can be stressful. So I called on Steve Folland and Frankie Tortora, who run the award-winning Doing it For the Kids podcast, to chat about all of the above a...
Confidence and the career ladder with Helen Hill AKA Unlikely Genius
November 12, 2021 07:00 - 43 minutes - 30.4 MBHelen Hill is a self-employed Digital Learning and Content Designer at Unlikely Genius Ltd. Having always been an eternal student, she fell into the eLearning industry by accident and found her place in the world – creating enjoyable learning for others. She works as a freelancer/contractor for clients in the UK and Europe, with a focus on physical and mental health, medicine, personal development, technology, and the environment. Helen keeps getting herself shortlisted for awards such as D...
Falling/jumping off the career ladder, entering awards and confidence with Helen Hill AKA Unlikely Genius
November 12, 2021 07:00 - 43 minutes - 30.4 MBHelen Hill is a self-employed Digital Learning and Content Designer at Unlikely Genius Ltd. Having always been an eternal student, she fell into the eLearning industry by accident and found her place in the world – creating enjoyable learning for others. She works as a freelancer/contractor for clients in the UK and Europe, with a focus on physical and mental health, medicine, personal development, technology, and the environment. Helen keeps getting herself shortlisted for awards such as D...
Food waste and founding an app with Tessa Clarke from OLIO
November 05, 2021 08:53 - 32 minutes - 23.5 MBTo mark the week of the COP26 conference, I spoke to Tessa Clarke, founder of food sharing app OLIO. We talk about running a company with sustainability in mind, how much food we waste, sharing household items and the remote working world. There's so much to think about, from the food we chuck away to the things we buy such as fancy dress or seasonal 'tat'... Tessa says: The ‘lightbulb’ moment came on 17th December 2014 – I remember it well. I was packing up our apartment in Switzerland, ...
Meeting your needs and craft for mental health with Boo Paterson
October 22, 2021 13:46 - 44 minutes - 32.9 MBT/W: Therapy, abuse, sexual assault Boo Paterson joins me from her home in New York to talk about therapy, art, running away from the circus, battling poverty as a freelancer and joining Tik Tok... An award-winning artist, writer, and creative director, Boo Paterson is most commonly known for her strong conceptual and political artwork. She was declared a winner in the American Illustration Awards 2021 and has been shortlisted in the World Illustration Awards twice. Boo's fine art has ...
Entrepreneurship, writing books (and being married!) with Bianca Miller-Cole and Byron Cole
October 15, 2021 07:32 - 34 minutes - 26.5 MBBeing an entrepreneur is one thing - but what about when your husband or wife is, too? And you work together on projects including writing books? I find out in this episode, talking to Bianca Miller-Cole and Byron Cole. You might recognise Bianca's name - she was on the Apprentice in 2014 - we talk about how they navigated that experience as a couple, including the post-series experience and impact on mental health, as well as balancing work, life and marriage and... yacht networking! Bian...
Making a magazine for freelancers with Sophie Cross and Ange Lyons, Freelancer Magazine
October 01, 2021 14:51 - 31 minutes - 21.7 MBSophie Cross and Ange Lyons work together to produce Freelancer Magazine. They chat about the moment Sophie had the idea, how that came together, working in their own freelance jobs and producing the mag, freelance friendships and much more. Sophie Cross, a freelance marketer and writer at Thoughtfully.co.uk, came up with the idea of a quarterly business and lifestyle, square and glossy, print-first mag for freelancers at the beginning of 2021. She launched Freelancer Magazine via a Kicksta...
Instagram and social media with Milla Richardson, founder of Pink Storm Social
September 24, 2021 11:45 - 33 minutes - 25.4 MBTime to talk social media and ALL the feels it gives us! Milla Richardson runs Pink Storm Social and is full of amazing advice on how to enjoy and use social media as a freelancer, from finding the right platform to putting yourself (and your face) out there... Like me, she's a self-confessed lover of Instagram and is all about helping businesses and brands build an engaged following on Instagram to promote their services and products. Find her at https://www.pinkstormsocial.co.uk/ And fo...
Social media feels with Milla Richardson, founder of Pink Storm Social
September 24, 2021 11:45 - 33 minutes - 25.4 MBTime to talk social media and ALL the feels it gives us! Milla Richardson runs Pink Storm Social and is full of amazing advice on how to enjoy and use social media as a freelancer, from finding the right platform to putting yourself (and your face) out there... Like me, she's a self-confessed lover of Instagram and is all about helping businesses and brands build an engaged following on Instagram to promote their services and products. Find her at https://www.pinkstormsocial.co.uk/ And fo...
Community and connecting with Matthew Knight from Leapers.co
September 10, 2021 11:57 - 53 minutes - 41.8 MBDo you find comfort and support in freelance communities? It's time to talk about the why and how of founding one, as well as what you can gain from taking part - and how to build up your confidence, too. Matthew shares his thoughts on mental health as a freelancer, being lonely even when you're in a co-working space and advice for anyone thinking of setting up their own freelance community. Matthew Knight is an award winning independent creative strategist and innovator who helps business...
Building your freelance business with Jack Williams from UnderPinned
September 03, 2021 11:39 - 33 minutes - 26.2 MBJack Williams is the founder of UnderPinned and a seasoned creative, editor, and writer with experience working with brands such as HarperCollins, 4th Estate, The Week, Intern Mag, and Screen Shot Mag; through his role as COO at UnderPinned, he has pushed for freelance rights and education while working with the government to improve rights for the self-employed. Jack spends his weekends combing London's bookshops for second-hand deals and sleeping in. We talk about branding, choosing a bus...
Season Six Trailer
September 03, 2021 08:48 - 1 minute - 2.09 MBThere's new music and we've ditched the biscuits - too noisy! Welcome to Freelance Feels: Conversations about self-employed life. This podcast is for anyone who is self-employed, freelance, an entrepreneur, small business owner or thinking of making the leap. Each episode is an informal chat about freelance life, with advice, experience and tales from the 'freelance front line'. Find out more at @freelance_feels on Instagram and www.freelancefeels.com
Drumming and baking cookies with Ralph Rolle from CHIC
August 25, 2021 07:12 - 49 minutes - 35.3 MBTo celebrate the Big Feastival 2021, I had the honour of talking to Ralph Rolle, freelance drummer and founder of the Soul Snacks Cookie Company. Ralph will be at the feastival playing with Nile Rogers and CHIC as well as demonstrating his baking skills! We chat about money as a driver for success, seeing a project through to completion, passion for what you do, hanging up on the New York Times (oops!) and the joys of playing and watching live music. Ralph's CV includes playing with Bono, ...
Freelance Feels with Ruth Kudzi: Founder, Optimus Coaching Academy
June 08, 2021 05:00 - 27 minutes - 20.8 MBRuth Kudzi is a MCC accredited and award-winning coach, coach trainer, business mentor, speaker and best-selling author. She is the CEO of two successful companies: A coaching and mentoring business helping entrepreneurs build and develop their businesses and a coach training school which helps people to train as certified coaches and develop their coaching skills. She combines her background in sales and school leadership and education with over 25 years of study of Psychology and Neurosc...
Coaching 101 with Ruth Kudzi: Founder, Optimus Coaching Academy
June 08, 2021 05:00 - 27 minutes - 20.8 MBRuth Kudzi is a MCC accredited and award-winning coach, coach trainer, business mentor, speaker and best-selling author. She is the CEO of two successful companies: A coaching and mentoring business helping entrepreneurs build and develop their businesses and a coach training school which helps people to train as certified coaches and develop their coaching skills. She combines her background in sales and school leadership and education with over 25 years of study of Psychology and Neurosc...
Freelance Feels with Tom Kerridge: Chef and author 'Tom Kerridge's Outdoor Cooking'
May 28, 2021 05:00 - 22 minutes - 18 MBChef, author, pub owner, festival organiser... Tom Kerridge has a lot of strings to his self-employed bow. In this episode, recorded in the launch week of his new book 'Tom Kerridge's Outdoor Cooking' we talk about the stresses of chef life, finding balance with exercise, being a Dad to his son Acey, and how cooking helps our mental health. Tom Kerridge worked as a chef in restaurants across Britain before deciding to set out on his own and take over a rundown pub in the quiet Buckinghamshi...
Cooking and the hospitality industry with Tom Kerridge: Chef and author ’Tom Kerridge’s Outdoor Cooking’
May 28, 2021 05:00 - 22 minutes - 18 MBChef, author, pub owner, festival organiser... Tom Kerridge has a lot of strings to his self-employed bow. In this episode, recorded in the launch week of his new book 'Tom Kerridge's Outdoor Cooking' we talk about the stresses of chef life, finding balance with exercise, being a Dad to his son Acey, and how cooking helps our mental health. Tom Kerridge worked as a chef in restaurants across Britain before deciding to set out on his own and take over a rundown pub in the quiet Buckinghamshi...
Freelance Feels with Helen Campbell: Coach and author 'Founders, Freelancers and Rebels'
May 10, 2021 06:00 - 40 minutes - 30.6 MBHelen Jane Campbell works as a life and business coach for ambitious and creative entrepreneurs. Clients seek her help to bring more joy, energy and abundance into their lives, to create space and reconnect with their self-worth and creative freedom. Prior to becoming a coach, Helen spent two decades of her career in PR and comms strategy, with a focus on building and leading effective teams and working directly with decision-makers and CEOs. She lives in the famous book town of Hay-on-Wye ...
Freelance Feels with Sarah and Kathryn Phillips: Founders, Well and Truly Workshops
May 07, 2021 06:00 - 38 minutes - 28.8 MBIt's another double interviewee episode! And two more sisters who went into business together. We talk productivity, 'tech hygiene' and what it's like being business partners with a sibling. Well & Truly are specialists in work productivity and wellness brought to you by sisters Kathryn & Sarah Phillips. Launched in 2019, but 7-years in the making, Well & Truly is a company inspired by their own health setbacks and family grief. Both sisters have trained and worked with some of the world’s...
Freelance Feels with Lucy Orton: Positive psychology coach and self-sabotage expert
April 25, 2021 23:07 - 37 minutes - 27.7 MBTime to talk self-sabotage! Lucy Orton is a certified positive psychology coach, podcaster and expert on self-sabotage. Her popular weekly podcast 'Self-Sabotage To Success' is in the top 5% of podcasts globally and has reached no.7 in the UK Apple Entrepreneurship charts. We talk about her challenges as a freelancer, how we can try and manage self-sabotage and podcasting. Lucy empowers female, purpose-led entrepreneurs to step away from mindset gremlins and a critical inner voice and in...
Freelance Feels with Anna Codrea-Rado: Journalist, podcaster and author 'You're the Business'
April 19, 2021 06:00 - 36 minutes - 28.5 MBTwo words really stuck with me from this chat: ‘Emotional Tax’ – the feels of dealing with all the ‘things’, especially finances, as a freelancer. It’s one of the many brilliant insights from Anna Codrea-Rado, who joins me to talk about freelancing, her new book ‘You’re the Business: How to build a successful career when you strike out alone’ and her ways of managing the challenges of freelancing on our mental health. Anna Codrea-Rado is a journalist, podcaster and campaigner. She writes a...
Freelance Feels with Shona Chambers: Marketing Consultant and Founder of 'The Self Employed Club'
April 16, 2021 06:00 - 36 minutes - 28.9 MBTime to talk marketing! I chat to marketing consultant Shona Chambers who is also founder of The Self Employed Club. She talks about making the leap from redundancy to freelancing, putting yourself out there in the self-employed world. We talk about real-life networking vs online networking with new connections (virtual coffee, anyone?), with lots of advice on how to go about it, and why Shona believes we need to connect with other humans especially when we live and work alone. From the id...
Freelance Feels with Steve Keith: 'The Branding Man' and founder of the Queer Student Awards
April 14, 2021 12:11 - 26 minutes - 25.2 MBThis episode I speak to Steve Keith, AKA The Branding Man, all about his journey from teaching to self-employment, and his passion for helping young people. We chat about the impact of lockdown on work, the feels of coming out of lockdown as a self-employed person, the nerves we might be feeling about socialising and networking, as well as dealing with anxiety and moving to a new city when you’re freelance and finding time for new friendships as well as work connections. Steve is an emp...
Freelance Feels with Sarah Owen: World Bipolar Day special episode
March 30, 2021 05:00 - 32 minutes - 24.9 MBTo mark World Bipolar Day, I spoke to Sarah Owen, co-author of 'Bipolar Disorder - The Ultimate Guide'. Lots of advice here for those who wish to better understand Bipolar Disorder as well as those who manage it alongside freelance life. Sarah started at Cosmopolitan in 1994 (health & beauty intern/assistant/editor) for three years before going freelance. Over three decades she has written health features for a wide range of publications (including The Sunday Times, The Express, The Daily M...
Pitching and writing articles - and working with a friend! With Heidi Scrimgeour and Hazel Davis: Founders of Museflash Media
March 29, 2021 09:00 - 39 minutes - 31 MBTime to talk pitching! Heidi and Hazel run Museflash, which runs pitching courses and workshops as well as training and bespoke mentoring and now virtual retreats! Is there no end to their talents? They're both full-time freelance journalists, too. I've taken part in Museflash webinars and pitching course, and love the community they've created. So for this second 'double guest' episode I ask them all about setting up a company with a friend, pitching (just don't call your pitches your 'bab...
Freelance Feels with Heidi Scrimgeour and Hazel Davis: Founders of Museflash Media
March 29, 2021 09:00 - 39 minutes - 31 MBTime to talk pitching! Heidi and Hazel run Museflash, which runs pitching courses and workshops as well as training and bespoke mentoring and now virtual retreats! Is there no end to their talents? They're both full-time freelance journalists, too. I've taken part in Museflash webinars and pitching course, and love the community they've created. So for this second 'double guest' episode I ask them all about setting up a company with a friend, pitching (just don't call your pitches your 'bab...
Freelance Feels with Fiona Thomas: Author 'Out of Office: Ditch the 9-5 and be your own boss'
March 22, 2021 09:49 - 38 minutes - 28.4 MBFiona Thomas is an author and freelance writer with work published in iPaper, Grazia, Happiful Magazine and Huffington Post. Her most recent book Out of Office: Ditch the 9-5 and Be Your Own Boss is a guide to freelancing. We dig deep into the feels of using social media, running a business online, following and muting, making time for your mental health, the feels of finances and how being in control of your rates can help your mental health as well as exercising on Instagram... As always...
Freelance Feels with Marina Gask: Co-founder of Audrey Online
March 15, 2021 09:00 - 34 minutes - 25.4 MBCo-founder of Audrey Online, Marina was not only launch editor of Sugar magazine, she was also editor of More! magazine, so I was delighted when she agreed to speak to me about her journey from editor's office to freelancing and co-founding Audrey Online. Audrey is a members club and community for women who consider themselves 'Generation Restart' - "an online magazine full of inspiration and advice, plus a community for women who want to explore hopes and dreams, share tips and resources ...
Freelance Feels with Francesca Specter, founder of Alonement
March 08, 2021 10:00 - 33 minutes - 25.4 MBSeason 5 begins with a chat all about managing your alone time when you're self employed with Francesca Specter, founder of the 'Alonement' movement with blog, podcast and online community. As always there are lots of practical tips in the episode, and Francesca talks about how she created the concept of Alonement, even trademarking it. Francesca Specter is a London-based journalist and founder of the platform and podcast, Alonement. Prior to launching Alonement in 2019, Francesca was the ...
Freelance Feels with Alice and Madeleine Weightman: The Work Crowd
January 22, 2021 06:00 - 37 minutes - 27.6 MBIt's the first two-interviewee episode! I speak to sisters and business partners Alice and Madeleine Weightman, who founded online freelance platform for marketers, The Work Crowd in 2016. They talk about working together as siblings, the family 'exercise' what's App group chat, and have loads of advice for anyone starting out in the freelance world as well as how they make time for self-care as business women. Find the work crowd at www.theworkcrowd.com
Vegan life and freelancing with Lucy Watson: Business woman and vegan lifestyle author
January 15, 2021 05:00 - 29 minutes - 22.9 MBIt’s another bonus episode! For #Veganuary I spoke to Lucy Watson (yes, THE Lucy Watson!) all about her vegan lifestyle and being a businesswoman in the spotlight. Lucy – who you may well know from Made in Chelsea – runs several businesses, including a Vegan food company, Feed Me Vegan, and has a new book, Awakenings: A guide to living a vegan lifestyle. She explains how she came to be self-employed, why she loves it, and how a vegan lifestyle helps her mental health. Is it harder to be a...