095 How to Build a Portfolio Career with Ben Legg

Joining me on today’s show is Ben Legg, an accomplished author and entrepreneur, former COO of Google Europe, currently the CEO & Co-Founder of The Portfolio Collective, a home base for portfolio professionals to sustain their portfolio careers, reinvent themselves, their teams and society for the better. Ben’s passion lies in helping entrepreneurs flourish through hands-on mentoring, team building, consulting, investing, fundraising, board roles and career coaching. 

In today’s episode, we discuss the future of work as Ben talks about The Portfolio Collective and what it means to have a portfolio career. We also discuss the possibilities of having multiple passions and how to create a portfolio career using each of your passions.

What You’ll Learn: 

Ben’s experience working full time in the corporate world before deciding to transition into a portfolio careerWhat a portfolio career is and how to create a successful one3 challenges you can face when creating a portfolio career and how to overcome them How to effectively manage your multiple passions without stress

If you decide to go down a portfolio career path, having an entrepreneurial mindset will be crucial. Working out who you are as a portfolio professional requires you to write out a plan, iterate it, build a profile, start networking, but most of all, have a clear sense of purpose and vision for yourself, so you can align all your passions to create an impact in the world.  

Resources: 

Connect with Ben Legg on LinkedIn : http://linkedin.com/in/benleggTwitter: https://twitter.com/bgleggThe Porftolio Collective https://portfolio-collective.com/ The Visionary Collective Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/thevisionarycollectiveFind me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelisamitchell/Find me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lisamitchell.co.uk/Find me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-mitchell-7218511/My website: https://lisamitchell.co.uk/