SWP18: Feel the fear and freelance anyway

If you're dipping your toe into the turgid waters of a freelance career, Sound Women have the event for you: a free freelancer training day on 21st November, in association with Creative Skillset and the BBC Academy. Keep an eye on http://soundwomen.co.uk to find out how to reserve your place.

As a freelancer myself, I've spent ten years alternating between joy and terror. So for this month's podcast, I assembled a crack squadron of freelancers to share their self-propelled wisdom:

• Nicky Patrick, current breakfast show presenter at Radio Jackie and previous official Mrs Potato Head
http://nickypatrick.com/
• Ellie Davis, producer of the likes of Jo Whiley and Steve Lamacq and deliberate avoider of staff jobs
http://thisisellie.com
• Matt Hill, producer of podcasts for the Guardian, BAFTA, and Broadcast, as well as the power behind the Media Podcast and Spark London audio thrones
http://rethinkdaily.co.uk

We're all available for hire! You can find me at http://twitter.com/helenzaltzman and http://helenzaltzman.com.

This episode was produced by Penny Bell, Cheeka Eyers, Maria Williams and me. Many thanks to Somethin' Else for kindly lending their studios, and to Martin Austwick for the theme tune.

To find out more about Sound Women - events in your area, training, and membership - visit http://soundwomen.co.uk and/or tweet http://twitter.com/soundwomen. You can also email [email protected] if you'd like to get involved with this show.

Back in November!

Helen Zaltzman
helenzaltzman.com

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